Over the past five years or so there has been a sudden resurgence in the popularity of vinyl records. Personally, I have been collecting them for decades, but I am more than a little happy to see them back in the limelight.
Ya it's the same here in Ireland. It's never something I got into, I went from tapes to CDs to Torrent downloads to Spotify. I never had a record player..
So you're a Counting Crows fan, eh.... Great band in fairness, I used to listen to these guys a lot, especially August and Everything After and This Desert Life albums..
I'd say my two favorite albums are August and Hard Candy. I've seen them live three times. They are pretty amazing. I hear they are getting ready to tour again. I have their last two albums on vinyl.
Yes Hard Candy is another quality album now that you mention it, I will be driving for approx. 1 hour later and that is what I am going to listen to now... Cheers..
Enjoy!