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Covered an area of wall with records in a sort of shrine or vision board. They are all real records of significance with the vinyl in 'em but which I have replaced with undamaged ones to measure. Since I cannot part with the ones I had all my life, I'll look at 'em, knowing I have also got nicer :)

Following it, a radio station Steamboat Reprise copy of Are You Experienced. Jimi came around after Cream was already playing. My copy is BEAT UP but it's the three-color Reprise label, i.e. unbelievably old. Sounds live and wild. I'll be showing it on an Unauthorized at some point. Old tube record.

The next row (they're two wide) is a spare copy of the first Led Zeppelin. Represents inventing a whole, huge-scale sound with that instrumentation, there is so much to be learned from the production of old Zeppelin. Not as much personal value there, but a spare legit 1969 record.

The one after that is (I believe) THE copy of Bayou Country I played to death over my lifetime. I don't think it's heavily damaged but I think this is the one I turned to for those gripping, super-intense sounds. I found a less scratchy one, but this one was mine. It belted FOR me when I daren't :)