I loved hearing your stories behind the music. It's amazing how music touches our souls. "Team Sonny" 😊

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Lol. I loved Sonny & Cher so much. I always wished they had gotten back together. ♥️ Thank you and take care.

I am crying hearing your stories, Melinda! I am just so grateful for you being you! Personally, the one album I will say that has changed my life the most is Van Morrison’s “Poetic Champions Compose “…He was on such a spiritual plane at the time, and everything from the moody “Spanish Steps” to the ethereal “Celtic Excavation” to the beautiful “Someone Like You”, along with the meditative road anthem, “Alan Watts Blues” and the incredibly transformative “Did Ye Get Healed?” has influenced me in one way or another throughout my life…I remember being in a record shop crate digging and this record came on…The young folks that were in the shop were digging it, the old guys with white ponytails were digging it, the clerks were digging it and I was digging it…It’s almost as if everyone in the shop was having a moment at the same time…I can’t ever recall there being such a universal album that resonated with everybody quite like that one, so that’s my pick! Plus, it’s the one album I can listen to over and over again and never get tired of hearing it!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Wow! You can still remember that moment and what everybody looked like in that record store. The power of music still surprises me. Thank you for sharing. ♥️🤗

Your discussion of your relationship with your parents was truly a beautiful thing, Melinda. It made my eyes tear up.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗 It was definitely an emotional video but that's the impact music can have for all of us. Take care.

Brilliant video as always, Melinda. Wonderful choices and such emotional and sincere back stories.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

A story beautifully told. My respect for you has no ends. Thank you for all your videos Melinda.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That means so much to me. 🤗♥️ Take care.

A wonderful post. Thank you so much. Such touching moments about your parents. Thanks for sharing. Love your posts. This could be the best yet. Much love.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

You went deep here M! Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I sure did. 😳 Lol. Thank you and take care.

Love this video!! Excellent albums and great stories. Wonderful as always! Thank you.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Another lovely and nice video. Lots of great titles, 1984, Off the Wall, Pink Floyd and ELO. Can’t go wrong there! And the stories. Thank you Melinda 😊

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Dark Side of the Moon is the album that changed the way I listened to music. Alan Parsons is the man who authored the quad mix. 11 years ago today I got to meet Alan Parsons, and the one thing I said to the man who's been a lifelong idol was that his quad mix of Dark Side was the cleanest, clearest thing I'd ever heard. He was so gracious and said he was happy to hear that!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! What an amazing experience. 🤗♥️The quad mix is very clean. I can hear the words much clearer on it than any other copy. Thank you and take care.

@juliosanchez95

5 ай бұрын

No Beatles????@@MelindaMurphy

@celtic-audiophile

5 ай бұрын

Bless you, how sweet your memories are. How about doing your top 10 jazz records you own.

@boomer3150

5 ай бұрын

@@juliosanchez95 Probably in her Top 20.

Making me tear up at work😢 great video. Loved this. It’s beautiful how much impact music can have on our lives and relationships

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Music brings back so many memories - good and bad. Thank you for your kind words. 🤗♥️ Have a fun weekend.

Loved the stories of your life and how music has connected you to them - so wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Melinda you are a joy to watch. Thank you for all the work you put into your videos. Stay well,safe and happy. Chris and Dave

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Thank you for the video. Very emotional, very warm hearted.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Great video Melinda. Good to see a video where the actual relevance to someone of their vinyl records is highlighted.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🤗♥️

Thank you for sharing, not only the soundtrack to your early life but your personal story as well.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🤗♥️ Have a great Saturday.

Great video, Melinda! Thank you.

@MelindaMurphy

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 🤗♥️

I loved this video and am really enjoying hanging out with your channel! Thanks so much for this (some months late)!

@MelindaMurphy

Ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much. I really appreciate the encouragement. 🤗♥️ Take care.

Thanks Melinda for bringing back such wonderful memories. I was also a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s. Our music collections are very similar. I still have most of my records and cassettes that I purchased from the money that I earned delivering papers when I was age 10 through 13. I just recently repaired one of my old Nakamichi cassette decks and popped in a 45 year old cassette yesterday of Hotel California that I received from the Colombia House record and tape club and it still worked. Listening to that old cassette brought back wonderful memories of my childhood home and neighborhood in Santa Fe NM. It's amazing that music can bring back such fond and emotional memories. Take care Melinda I can't wait for your next video!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! What an incredible thing to do. It's cool that you brought an old cassette and cassette deck back to life. ♥️ I'm sure the room was full of nostalgia. Thank you and take care. 🤗

What an absolute touching video! You may have shared 10 Lp’s here that changed your life, but more so, to tell the stories about each, and show your own emotional feelings with your subscribers was truly heartfelt. I honestly thought you were going to start crying at one point when you talked about your father. I can relate to your feelings about your dad, because I too experienced the exact same situation growing up. I can easily name ten Lp’s that changed my life. I can also name songs that when I hear today, bring about tears with my mother’s passing in 2003. If your viewers did not already know that you are such a kind and caring individual before this video, they definitely have to realize it now. I applaud you for all that you’ve shared here over the years, and now today, I admire you more for what I already knew! Thank you Melinda! You are a rockstar in so many ways! 👏💯🏆👍🥇🙃

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a sweet and touching comment. It is hard to talk about my dad and I'm sure my voice cracked a couple of times. Music is truly magical and those records mean the world to me. I'm sorry for the loss of your precious mom. ♥️ Take care.

Thanks Melinda. This is such a personal video. I watched Pete's video a couple of days ago and loved it, and it started me thinking about my music turning points.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Pete did a great job. Thank you and take care. ♥️😀

Wonderful video, Melinda. Really wonderful!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. ♥️🤗

I was 13 years old when my grandma for Christmas in my stuffing stockers purchased 3 bands on cassette. They were ratt out of the cellar, Def Leppard pyromania and of course 1984! My grandma was the best!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

You sure did have a very cool Grandma. ♥️🤗 What a cool memory. Thank you and take care.

@arfshesaid4325

5 ай бұрын

uhhhhaha you said stuffing stockers, totally different thing. lol

@Dave__f

5 ай бұрын

I think most of us in that age group got those for Christmas 😂💯 I did too!

Thanks for sharing your memories and heartfelt connection to the music you love. I’m going to look for that Sonny & Cher record! 😊

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

It's a fantastic album that brings back so many memories. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗

Great choices Melinda! This is what music does memories in time! And having a wide choice of genres makes it more interesting! Lovely video Melinda!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I agree. I like a wide variety of music and the memories they represent .Thank you and take care.

This is one of the most interesting videos you have made. Interesting stories behind each choice and deeply personal. You had me booked until the end. Thank you.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

I just have to say that it's videos like this that help me discover new music that might be of interest to me... Thanks for the great content! ✌️

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. ♥️🤗

I really appreciate you sharing the tough moments of your life with us, Melinda - and also how the music helped you through them. You bring a personal side to the vinyl community that most don’t.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Music is very nostalgic and I love hearing wonderful stories about why a certain album is so special. Take care and enjoy your weekend. ♥️🤗

Loved the video and hearing your story and the music connection! Yeah and love the Ktel records they always take me back!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Those old compilation records were a lot of fun. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.

Wonderful video! I was very touched by the stories of your dad - especially the small detail about the flowers. I also remember "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship as one of the first songs on the radio that caught my ear in my formidable years - every time I hear it, I'm immediately brought back to that magical year of 1975.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Yes, that song is so nostalgic. It just sounds like the perfect 70's song. I love it. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗

Always love your videos.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

Thank you for sharing your heartfelt stories. ❤❤❤❤

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

VC video of the year. Wow. Heartfelt and honest. Well done.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for such a sweet comment. ♥️🤗 Take care.

Thank you so much for sharing these very personal stories. You are an inspiration ❤

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🤗♥️

Wow Melinda, really enjoyed your video today. Made me think back on my records that changed my life, some on your list like Dark side of the moon, Thriller , ELO and the Bee gees. Great memories, great music, music is my life. Thank you for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Nice video. And it's nice that music makes your life better. I can't imagine not having music in my life. Keep up the great videos!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I agree. Life would have been a lot less enjoyable without music. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️

You are undoubtedly one amazing human. This content was so brilliant in the emotions it evoked in what I assume was (and looked like) an extemporaneous narrative. Could have been one hell of a TED talk! Too good for YT, for sure. 🙏👍

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I'm so honored. Thank you so much for the kind words. ♥️🤗 Take care.

Melinda, WOW what a truly beautiful video. So deeply personal. Thank you. Regards Dave.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 🤗♥️

What a truly wonderful video. I was so affected by your story. I’m glad you had some good times with your dad.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. ♥️🤗 Take care.

What a beautiful video! Thank you so much for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤗♥️

Hello Melinda, your story about naming your daughter was so touching. Honestly there is no one album or ten that I listen to that really changed my life. But there are song that really have impacted me in my life. I just love how you have such great memories that are connected to songs. I think sometimes we forget the emotional impact certain songs have on our lives.. This is why I am such a fan of your channel.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I definitely feel a huge connection to music. Music was always playing in the background of my life. I'm grateful my mom turned on the radio every day. Take care. 🤗♥️

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences Melinda! You are such a great story teller. It’s incredible how we can hear an album or song, and can transport right back to our fondest memories. My dad used to have a small convertible sports car, and I remember he used to play cassettes like Born in the USA, and Wild Planet by the B-52s(which sounded a lot cooler back then lol)

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! It must have been very cool riding in that convertible to those cool songs. 😃♥️ Thank you and take care.

Great video Melinda. I loved hearing your stories. Very touching. You had me a bit choked up there for a minute. Agreed on ELO. I had that compilation. The sound quality of it, inspired me to start seeking out their original studio albums. I’ve gotten 5 so far and they are amazing. 1984 was a Huge one for me as well. I too have that Quiex II pressing, an original pressing and the 2010 remaster. And it will be my first One Step when it Finally comes out. I feel like that won’t be til next year, lol. Perhaps that will be my final time buying the album. But I spin that record At Least once a month. Thanks again and have a great day

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. 🤗♥️ The album 1984 gets a lot of play at my house too. I am looking forward to the One Step but it will be a long wait. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your week. ♥️

Hi Melinda 🌞 ! Thanks for sharing the family stories. It's nice you connected via music with your Dad & how Melissa got her name. Music has such a powerful connection to my memories & clearly yours as well. Thanks for a video that made me smile & reminisce myself. ❤

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. Take care. ♥️🤗

I loved this video Melinda. What an incredible story about your parents. The part about your father and The Bee Gees was really emotional. Music is the universal language.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad to have a band that represents a moment I had with my dad. 🤗♥️ Have a great weekend.

@jmfloyd23

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy You’re welcome! You’ll always cherish those memories. You are loved. Have a wonderful weekend ❤️🤗

I enjoyed this video very much. I grew up in the 70s and early 80s which was the greatest music era! Thanks for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

It was a very special era. Thank you very much. 🤗♥️

another video to watch and relax ,made it good ,i´m more informed now because everything you show ,where i live i wouldn´t dream of it, editions , special editions, some from artists i really like and if it wasn´t for you i wouldn´t know they existed,as an example i already know where to order those special editions of old albums i never had seen before

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words. Take care. ♥️🤗

This is where you shine Melinda. The stories you add to these albums are fantastic. Being just a few years older than you, your timelines for your stories are very relatable to me. And hey those K-Tel records were a big deal bag then. Fantastic video, thanks for sharing. I might have to do this. I know one for sure would be Kiss Destroyer. Have a great week my friend! Gary

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope you do make a video as well. Destroyer could have easily made my list. My neighbor was a few years older than me and I remember being outside with him listening to Destroyer and playing with his Kiss dolls. He died a couple of years ago and his mom told me she still has his old Kiss dolls. ♥️ Thank you and take care.

Beautiful video! Thank you!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Melinda, that was such a great video. You have an amazing gift for storytelling. I don’t know how old you are but when you mentioned the Sonny & Cher show it brought back memories of when I was a child and I too used to love watching it. Not to mention Charlie’s Angels, I could only catch the reruns in the summer because during school session it was on right at the start of my bedtime. Thank you for sharing your stories and memories. Great music choices as well. 😊

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

We must be very similar in age. I'm 53. My mom had a rule that I had to go to bed a half an hour earlier on Tuesday night so I could stay up until 9 to watch Charlie's Angels on Wednesday night. Lol. Great memories. ♥️ Thank you and take care.

@fidelios_frequency

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy I’m 55. 9pm was my bedtime, that’s the time Charlie’ Angels aired in my time zone

Beautiful share with genuine emotion. Love the content.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

I have enjoyed several of your "video's" in the past but today was your best. You clearly shared some very personal, sensitive times from the formative years in you life. It takes a brave soul to do this and you did it with dignity. Well done Melinda.....keep on rockin' in the free world

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. 🤗♥️ Take care.

That was an emotional video!! My first memories of records was my sister playing "Shake your Booty" Rhinstone Cowboy" "Beth" Every Christmas eve she would put on the Christmas album until I went to sleep. She passed in 2013. Thanks for sharing

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's great to still have the special memories of your sister. It sounds like she was a very caring person. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.

I can only share what comments stated before me. You´re such a wonderful person, who brings a lot of joy into my world! And telling us about difficult moments in your life and it´s relation to the music you love, makes you a very strong character! Thanks a lot for you being exactly you!!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Awww! Thank you so much! Enjoy your weekend. ♥️🤗

Oh, Melinda, I am happy to see a new video from you every time, but especially today. I'm sick as a dog eating grass, if you know about that. Stomach problems, been pretty miserable for a few days now. You made me cry with your stories about your parents. Mine are both gone, too, about a year apart, 15 and 14 years ago. I can see that we have similar tastes in music, so any time you show an album I haven't heard, I know to go check it out. It's probably something I will enjoy. I know the Allman Brothers music, the basics at least, but I never bought their albums beyond a greatest hits CD. That's about to change. Anyway, I love your show. Just wanted to say thanks for what you do.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I'm very sorry for your loss and I hope you are feeling better soon. Thank you so much for the kind words. Take care. 🤗♥️

Music is pretty powerful....enough to take you back decades and remember your exact feelings. Thanks Melinda

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Definitely! Thank you so much! ♥️🤗

What a great video. Thank you for sharing some of your memories with us. There are some albums that are very special to me. Electric Warrior by T.Rex is what got me into music in a big way when I was about 11 and I still listen to it now 50 plus years later. The Temperance Movement self titled album introduced me to this wonderful British band and it's lead singer Phil Campbell who has to be my favourite male vocalist. How Dare You by 10cc reminds me of going to my best friend's house after school and singing along to it. There are so many songs that hold precious memories of my mum and dad, my daughter and grandchildren but there's not room here to list them all. Thank you for the reminder that life is made of the little moments.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Electric Warrior is an excellent album. ♥️🤗 Take care.

Very nice and emotional video. Music can really take us in a journey through time, fellings and images. I watch your videos every time i open up KZread, Don't worry about your real audience, we're here. Regards from México.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love that I have viewers in Mexico. I'm so honored. Take care. ♥️🤗

Thanks so much for sharing, it's a great video.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🤗😀

You got me all weepy on this video. It was so honest. I loved the part about ELO and you took me by surprise with that KTel music machine LP . I had that one on cassette tape 😊 Blessings always!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I didn't even know The Music Machine existed on cassette. That would be cool to see. 🤗♥️ Thank you very much. Take care.

Thanks for sharing the moving personal story of the Sonny and Cher album and your dad.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

It's a powerful memory. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗

Wonderful personal memories. Thank you.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

I have to tell you that you got me all teary eyed with your stories about your Dad. I could tell those stories stirred up emotions in you, and had to be hard to tell. I just want to thank you for sharing them with us. ❤️

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Billy. ♥️🤗

@alanlafromboise3156

5 ай бұрын

Hi melinda, I've followed your channel for 2 yrs but have never left a comment but I like your taste in music especially all the classic rock and in the past you've told stories that instilled memories in all of us as well as yourself, anyway when you were telling the stories of growing up and memories of your mom and dad really hit home, thankyou for sharing your memories and for all your videos on great music! Thankyou Alan

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

@@alanlafromboise3156 thank you so much Alan. I'm so glad you said hello. 🤗♥️ Take care.

Hello Melinda, it’s amazing how much mine and your life mirror each others I was balling while you were telling your story about your dad and as kids we forget that our parents are human too and they make mistakes I’m so glad you got to work things out with your dad. Great video!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I'm sorry that you had the experiences that relate to what I was talking about. 💔 My dad was only 19 when he married my mom. That's very young. Thankfully, I did have a relationship with him. He told me he was very proud of me and that sticks in my thoughts all the time. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️

A great video Melinda.Their certain albums that bring memories and nostalgia during the early years that stays with you for the rest of your life.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Definitely! ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.

@danielfuentes3226

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphyThanks 👍

Wow Melinda, it’s amazing how I have very similar connections to the same albums you do. I love your channel.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thank you so much! 🤗♥️

I think everyone can feel your emotion and how music is the soundtrack to all the little moments and big moments that pass through a person's life. This is why we all love music. Thank you for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. 🤗♥️ Take care.

Thank You Malinda for your love of music and what it meant in your life. We all have some emotional memories tied to music that shaped our lives. Thank you for letting us know it's ok to open up for healing and how music is important for some of us. Keep doing it how you do it!!!❤

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words of encouragement. 🤗♥️ I really appreciate it. Take care.

Thanks for sharing Melinda. That’s all

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗♥️

Nicely made and very touching video Melinda. This is relatable in some respects, so much so that I feel somewhat inspired to make my own video. We know how personal music can be to us as there are certain touch points in our lives. We hear certain things and we're transported to a moment in time. The story of your father is heartbreaking to hear though I'm happy that you had that priceless final musical moment with him. 😘❤️ Thanks for sharing this with us. Take care. Love your work. Cheers 😘😘

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Please let me know if you do make a video. I would love to hear your stories with music. 🤗♥️ Thank you so much. ♥️ Take care.

@peterx1957

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphyas you've asked, will do. Thanks. ❤️❤️

Great video Melinda. Thank you for sharing your story about your father with us. My friend Melissa was also named after the song because her mom was a big Allman Brothers fan. I also had a friend in High School named Jessica after their instrumental. I love The Allman Brothers Band. For the album that had the most impact on me when I was a kid, it has to be Black Sabbath's first album. That got me into Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. I will never forget the first time I listened to the song " Black Sabbath" with the headphones on when I was a kid. It scared me! haha! Best wishes always to you and family. Love your channel! 😃🤘♥

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

The Allman Brothers were great. ♥️ The first Black Sabbath album was the start of something great. 🔥 Thank you and take care.

Really enjoyed your stories. I have some nostalgia for the K-Tel records...I have a few of them. With 10 songs per side they really pack 'em in don't they! I'm glad to hear you have some nice memories with your dad. It is amazing how music can take us back to certain times and even give us the smells and sensations we had all those years ago. Great video and take tare!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I agree with you. Music can really bring back memories in a way nothing else can. ♥️ Thank you and take care.

,,,,,.....p.s.,,,,,,Dear mrss Melinda...,,,tnx for telling me your past,,,..you are not the only one😮,,.music is all we have to share,.....i hear it in your voice,,( so honest),,..,,i too have a great 45 rpm record collection,,..love the paper covers,..the compilation albums are fantastic as well.....,,,,,,but first and foremost,,RADIO is where it all began,,..and i still strive,and educate how important it is,and would be to create a song to be played on the radio,❤,,...tnx for your work here,,,..it makes my week complete,.....,,take care,..pat,,,land o' lakes,wi.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I love that music can bring back so many memories. ♥️ Have a wonderful weekend.

Such a beautiful and touching video. It’s also cool that you were inspired by one of my other favorite KZreadrs, Pete Pardo. As usual, your videos are informative and you are genuine.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I enjoy Sea of Tranquility. It's a wonderful channel. Thank you for the kind words. ♥️🤗

Melinda, you touched many of us here with your stories about your parents because many of us can relate. I know I can. Growing up, my dad and I were frequently at odds. But, later on, much later on when I was out on my own, we reconciled in a silent sort of way. We didn't talk about the past, we just focused on the present, and it felt good knowing that he felt proud of me as opposed to my teen years when he wasn't so proud because I didn't meet his expectations in certain areas. So, thanks for sharing. You're obviously a sensitive person.

@MelindaMurphy

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you were able to have a relationship with your father later in life. I know for me, it brings a sense of peace to my life. It sounds like you have found that peace as well. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️

Hi Melinda thank you for sharing your stories. Your videos are always a highlight of any week. Here in the UK k-tel were very popular. In fact my very first record was k-tel's 20 dynamic hits from 72, i think. It had 2 deep purple tracks, redbone, argent along with a host of others Cilla Black etc. Can still remember buying it and carrying it home. I wore that record out. Still have it!! Thank you again.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

The K-Tel records could really rock. They had some great songs on them. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.

Hi Melinda! Thanks for sharing your memories and the Bee Gees experience you’ve shared reminds me that my earliest memories in life is sitting beside my Dad to listen to music. In the last 3 years my Dad showed no interest on music because of his Alzheimer’s condition and sharing musical moments with him is what i miss most in life nowadays but that’s how life is. I truly hope that one day you will be able to score the vinyl Mosaic Records boxset of Miles Davis’ In A Silent Way. This is not one of my favorite Miles albums but since you’ve mentioned that you love it so much it kinda growed on me due to the love and respect i have for you ❤ Peace!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I really appreciate it. ♥️ I do have that Mosaic box on my wishlist. Maybe someday. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.

Hi Melinda, Great video. Loved the stories you shared about your Mom and Dad and the great memories from the albums you shared with them. Most of your albums are from when you were growing up and it got me thinking. This is really going to date me. I’m a lot older than you but here it goes. In the sixties I could only afford to buy 45’s which I did whenever I had extra money. So I have favorites that were played from cousins or neighborhood kids. Of course I own everyone of them today. First up - Blue Hawaii, Elvis, Meet the Beatles which changed everything for me. The Wonderful World of Sonny and Cher ‘66, I started buying now by 68. The Turtles Greatest, The Rascals Greatest, Mamas and Papas 16 Greatest, The Stones - Darkly through the Past, Favorite of all time Abbey Road, Jackson Five 3rd Album and Tapestry, Carol King. They bring back the great memories. Thanks for making me think about it.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Those records are fantastic. You grew up in an incredible time. ♥️ My mom didn't have a lot of money so we bought a lot of 45's as well. 🤗 Thank you and take care.

Melissa, thanks for sharing your memories and the music that stirred those memories. You reminded me of a time shortly after I learned to drive where I was allowed to take my parent's car to a mountain park, about an hour from home. With the temperature at about 80F, with the wind ruffling my hair, with a brilliant blue sky overhead, on a bridge over a river valley the radio started playing "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" from Crosby, Stills and Nash. When I hear CSN I get the feeling of freedom and joy I felt that day. When you brought up Miles Davis foray into jazz/blues fusion you reminded me of one of my favorite LP''s. That is Jazz Blues Fusion by John Mayall. There's a guitar solo on a tune called Country Road that is so soulful!!! If I lost this disk I would definitely get it again even though it is fairly expensive (about 140 through a common online store). Melissa, I wish you many more great vinyl finds. Happy listening!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

What a great memory of Suite Judy Blue Eyes. ♥️ That feeling of being young and driving around with the wind in our hair is undescribable. We truly felt free. Thank you and take care.

Thanks for sharing. Great video.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😀♥️

You really passionate about the sound qualities and the music effects. You have audiophile ears. I love listening yours. God already blessed you a lot.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 🤗♥️ Take care.

Great video… our records definitely are the soundtrack of our lives.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Definitely. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.

Loved this intimate connection video with music. Music seeps through the superficial and penetrates the soul. ...no matter the style of music.

@MelindaMurphy

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree! Thank you very much! ❤️🤗

Enjoyed your video! Records and certain songs become part of our lives and bring back memories that we have experienced every time we hear that music! I have a vivid memory of my mom playing Ray Charles Can’t Stop Loving You as a boy That song brings tears to my eyes now remembering that

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow! What a wonderful song to remember your mom with. 🤗♥️ Music can touch us in ways nothing else can. Thank you and take care.

Thanks for this video! I'm so glad you got some reconnection and a bit of closure with your father. As for those life changing records... Beatles Red and Blue albums that my uncle had is #1. Asia from 1982 is another. It made me want to be in a band and write songs, and soon after that I was off and running. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder got me more into "indie/modern rock". At the Drive In - Relationship of Command - I had been out of bands and just writing music on my own for awhile when I saw them on David Letterman and thought to myself I HAVE to get in a band again... I did and met most of the friends I have now thanks to that random event... Thanks again! Looking forward to the next one.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad that I am able to have peace with where my dad and I left things. I know he loved me in his own way. ♥️ I need to pick up that Smith's album. 🔥 Very cool. Thank you and take care.

Very intense video. I got deeply absorbed listening to your memories. Since I grew up in an earlier time I spent a lot of time listening to the radio and there were many single hits that affected me. The album collecting came slowly. Probably the most important purchase for me was Another Side Of Bob Dylan because that album sent me off in so many different directions: poetry and philosophy and literature, after reading his poems on the back. But sixty years later it's difficult to resuscitate the feelings of those early days. But my connection with your list is Cher's solo album, The Sonny Side Of Cher. I have fond memories of that album. Thanks for the video.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

No Dylan is such an inspiration for so many. That's a terrific album. I grew up loving Cher. She has such a unique voice. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️

Another great video my friend

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

Aloha Melinda Such a beautiful touching video of your memories on why these record albums mean so much to you. You had me in tears 😢 on some of your memories & laughing at others. Your K-tel record, your correct not Audiophile quality, but special memories that will last a lifetime when listening to it. That Sonny & Cher record album, we had that same one in the house either it was my sister's or sister in-laws that became my favorite Sonny & Cher record album of theirs. Your ELO record brings back memories for me too. In 1977 I was blessed to see ELO in concert here in Honolulu Hawaii, the wholesale rep, gave employees in the record shop I was working at, free tickets to that Tour, then the following week I was blessed again with tickets from the A&M rep.,to see STYX on there GRAND ILLUSION TOUR show. 1977 was a great year for free concerts for me lol.... On my KZread channel, I have a video of me working in that record shop, again in 1977 , that was used to promote A local record album. Thank you again Melinda for sharing your memories & helping me remember mine. Always looking forward to watching your next video. Mahalo Ed

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Wow! You were able to see some amazing concerts. I wish I had been able to see those bands back in the day. I will have to look up your channel. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.

Wow, how touching to hear. Thanks for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! ♥️🤗

What a GREAT, diverse list ! Well done !!! I grew up with primarily classical music (very strict parents) so I am still learning about some of the artists you mentioned (Van Halen, Allman Brothers etc).

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

I bet you have wonderful memories with classical music. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.

@ptg01

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy Absolutely... Went to several symphonies way before my first main stream concert: Gladys Knight and the Pips !

@colanitower

5 ай бұрын

A fun way to explore the great classics in pop music is Sina-Drums channel on KZread. Sina is a young German lady playing drums and covering the drums part of many songs. It's not just fun to watch, it's also excellent drumming and a great choice of music. Here's one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4F3sMl-j5TNmag.html

The humanity and emotion you exude Melinda is beyond superb. I've always loved Suzanne Vega... espcially her song 'Small Blue Thing'. Last year (after sending her a letter) she allowed me to do her portrait at a soundcheck before one of her world tour concerts. I got a photograph of her in the very seat I sat in first seeing her play in '87 then a close-up shot of her actually playing 'Small Blue Thing'. Music really does create memories. Sorry to ramble on, but my illness has taken my speech and I can go on 'ramble' for sure. Love your channel.

@MelindaMurphy

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. ♥️🤗 What an amazing story. It sounds like she is a sweet lady. Good for you. Take care.

@markorchard2272

4 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy it's generally advised that a person should never meet their heroes. But she was gracious and lovely.

Wow.. I just discovered your channel. I definitely. agree with you on the power of music, and the memories it can bring back. I have very similar taste in music that you do, and I have many of those same records. I do have a few that are more sentimental... "Born Free" by Andy Williams. It was one my grandparents had.. So every time I hear it, I am back at their house as a VERY young kid... Great memories! I am looking forward to checking out more of your videos! Thank you so much!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful memory. The Andy Williams Christmas album (red cover) is my most sentimental Christmas record. ♥️ Williams was wonderful and had such a pure voice. I love that his music puts you back in your grandparents house. Thank you for sharing that. To me that's what music is all about. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗

@islygon

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy Thanks! Yes, that red cover Christmas Album is fantastic! while I mostly listen to classic rock, I do love Andy Williams. Now I am listening to a fair amount of Japanese rock bands.. something new, but with a bit of that classic 70's-80's rock sound. No matter what you like, music is a fun adventure! Your videos are great! I now need some new stereo gear!

Some great records. Thank you for sharing a personal story.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! ♥️🤗

@adsph

5 ай бұрын

@@MelindaMurphy I think you are a wonderful person. I truly believe you father did too. Life gets complicated at times as you know.

When I first heard "Dark Side Of The Moon" on my Koss Headphones (Great Bass!) it was the most detailed record in my collection - Alan Parsons made sure the vinyl was pressed to perfection worldwide - I had the UK Harvest LP and the American Capitol and the sound was identical - that sound became the Alan Parsons Project template and I highly recommend the entire collection - those records were made to perfection - the Quiex pressing of "1984" also was mastered beautifully - I was amazed that Warner Bros was able to deliver that brickwall production on vinyl - so amazing - it was sad hearing about your Mom & Dad and I'm so glad you shared that with us - Great video Melinda!❤See you next week!

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Alan Parsons did an incredible job. Dark Side is one of the most impressive sounding records in my collection. Thank you for the kind words. Take care. ♥️🤗

I absolutely love your story about your Dad and the flowers. My Dad left flowers on my Mom's grave every week. I would go with him sometimes and it helped us bond and also broke my heart at the same time. Thanks for reminding me of those times. Thanks for giving K-Tel records some cred too.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

It meant a lot to me to know that my dad still thought enough of my mom to do that after she died. ♥️ No doubt your dad felt that way about your mom as well. It's so hard to lose our parents. K-Tel put out some great compilation albums back then. I remember them fondly. Thank you so much. Take care. ♥️🤗

Good personal choices - amazing how music can take you right back to people and places of the past

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Music is very powerful. ♥️ Thank you and take care.

I don't care what anyone else says about KTel Records, they'll always have a special place in my heart as well 😊. I'm very moved by your video, and God bless you. I feel so privileged, and thank you, Melinda.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

The K-Tel records are very special to me as well. Thank you so much for the kind words. That really means a lot. 🤗♥️ May the Lord bless you too.

Off The Wall is the greatest pop of all time. imo. Love Thriller as well. Bee Gees are a little too amazing. How Deep is Your Love is hard for me to hear it just once. I usually play it 3 or 4 times in a row. So cool you got to share thier music with your Father. A total special moment to have that moment before he passed away. ELO was the first band I got into along with Kansas. very special band for me. I flew to Oakland to see them. You know how much I love Van Halen with Roth. I did not have that K Tell album. But I had a few others as a kid. One had Hard Luck Woman. All those K Tell albums are so special. Another awesome video,, Melinda! Take care.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Ralph. The 70's were an incredible time to grow up and the music was so special. It's sad to think that kids today will never have the carefree childhood we got to have. These bands/ artists were truly special. I hope your parents are doing well. ♥️ Take care.

@moogoomoogoo5990

5 ай бұрын

As much as Thriller was epic, I think I like Off The Wall more.

Nice walk down memory lane. Thanks for sharing.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🤗♥️

Hi Melinda, I really enjoed this video and I must say that Sonny And Cher album means a lot to me. when I was a kid and I had that album I used to play it all the time and I absolutely Loved it and I really feel that Sonny's best vocal performance is You Better Sit Down Kids. I wore out my first copy of that album and so I bought a new copy a few years ago. And Yes, K-tel Records Did not sound as good cause they crammed so many songs in a album but I Loved them and I have many of them in my collection. Nothing wrong with having K-Tel records as they were without a doubt a big part of music history.

@MelindaMurphy

5 ай бұрын

That Sonny and Cher album is definitely worth buying and wearing out. ♥️🤗 The music is so nostalgic for me. I loved Sonny and Cher together. K-Tel records are still cool. Thank you and take care.