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One of our good customers had this to say about some Hot Stampers he purchased recently:
Hey Tom,
I am one of Tom’s longest customers. I own hundreds of his Hot Stampers, imagine that… I could have put one of my kids through college or bought a car or two, taken up cocaine or heroine… and so on. Instead, I have a priceless collection of music that makes me smile every time I spin one.
Yes, they are expensive and I could do it myself. I could spend hours and days and months buying 10, 20 30 copies of each album I want and then shoot them out. I am worn out already… LA probably has the greatest stash of good lps in the world, right? Dallas has squat. I even have discount privileges at Half Price Books as they are my client and friend (I have hung out for a few hours in the receiving space with 30 or 40 4’x4’ pallets with solid records stacked 3’ high, wow, impossible task as I thumbed through the top layer of 1 pallet…).
Tom and his people are paid for their time to collect, sort and listen. It is all about access, time and good ears. I have neither access nor time, so Tom gets my business. My ears are getting smarter, but they are not even close to Tom’s. He has been LISTENING for decades.
Gary C.
Thanks, Gary, for your letter, and for not putting your kids through college or buying a new car you didn’t really need, although I have the feeling you did all of those things and just don’t want me to know that all your money did not go to records.
Best, TP
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