MARIE JAMORA
Top 3 fave albums
The White Album (The Beatles)
Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (Meco)
This is Happening (LCD Soundsystem)
Turntable: Akai AP-004d
Vinyl advice: “If you really, really love music, go for it.”
JAY TARUC
Top 3 fave albums:
The Specials’ debut album
Wild Wood (Paul Weller)
Sandinista! (The Clash)
Turntable: Technics SL 1200 , a Pro-Ject and a GE Wild Cat
Vinyl advice: “If you’re just curious, go for a cheap, budget one. If you’re a music fan, you can start with a basic, less expensive set up and upgrade later. Or, start with a pretty decent setup… expect to amass records. Not cheap.”
JOSEPH ESMILLA
Top 3 fave albums:
“…having favorites inhibits one’s ability to explore the vast amount of recorded music… I relax to 1950s jazz and big band, and music from the ’80s.”
Turntable: (for stereo LPs) Garrard 301 and Thorens TD124 (for mono LPs) a Rek-O-Kut B12H
Vinyl Advice: “Enjoy the music.”
ELMER BORLONGAN
Top 3 fave albums:
Boy (U2)
…Nothing Like the Sun (Sting)
Double Fantasy (John Lennon)
Turntable: Technics SL-1200 Mark 2
Vinyl advice: “Start from portable turntables and then upgrade to the new Rega models or restored turntables from the ’70s. Go around record stores in CubaoX or Bangkal selling cheap pre-owned vinyls and check the condition.”
TOTI DALMACION
Top 3 fave albums:
Drums and Wires tied with Black Sea (XTC)
Tin Drum (Japan)
The Blue Nile —A Walk Across the Rooftops
Turntable: 2 pairs of Technics SL 1200 Mark 2 or 3
Vinyl advice: “Go ahead. It’s good that kids are getting influenced by their peers or their elders to get into vinyl but be guided by three things: ground the hobby for your love of music, spend wisely and know what you want.”
DIEGO MAPA
Top 3 fave albums:
Donuts (J Dilla)
Lahat ng Araw
(Joe Cruz and the Cruzettes)
Motor Booty Affair (Parliament)
Turntable: Technics SL-1200Mark 2 ( I have 2)
Vinyl advice: “If you love collecting music, it’s highly addictive so take it easy. Quality vs quantity.”
JULIUS BABAO
Top 3 fave albums:
The Last Ship (Sting)
Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
Breakfast on the Morning Tram (Stacey Kent)
Turntable: Rega RP 1
Vinyl advice: “…this can be an expensive hobby… but if you have time to go around shops or meet individuals selling vinyl you can actually get good deals… if investing in this hobby will make you happier, erase some of the stress of work and you can afford it, just do it.”
ROBERT QUEBRAL
Top 3 fave albums
Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) Japan or UK pressing
Vitalogy (Pearl Jam)
The Soul Cages (Sting) sealed
Turntable: VPI HW19 mk4 w/ Rega RB300 Tonearm and Ortofon Tango Cartridge
Vinyl advice: “Be ready to burn your wallet.”
ELY BUENDIA
Top 3 fave albums
The Beatles Box Set
London Calling
(The Clash)
Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
Turntable: Rega RP1
Vinyl advice: “Don’t scrimp on the hardware.”
ERWAN HEUSSAFF
Top 3 fave albums:
Unmap
(Volcano Choir)
The Works (Queen)
The Graduate OST
Turntable: Rega RP1 (white)
Vinyl advice: “It’s expensive.”
NONOY GALLARDO
Top 3 fave albums:
“I have so many vinyls—jazz, classicals, old standards and selected OPM albums. Wala akong top 3. I do love the music of Celeste Legaspi, Ryan Cayabyab and Willie Cruz, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.”
Turntable: Rega RP1
—Von Katindoy