My favorite way to add to my CD collection is going to thrift stores. You never know what you’re going to find, and sometimes a 99-cent CD comes with a story.
I found Jann Arden’s Living Under June at a Goodwill in Hinesville, Georgia, home of Fort Stewart and the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Hinesville is a bigger town than where I live and about a 30-minute drive away, so I don’t get there all the time.
On this particular trip, my dad was having a procedure at the dermatologist, and I had some time to kill while I waited. Naturally, that led me to Goodwill to see what I could find in the CD section.
That’s where I spotted Living Under June.
The price? 99 cents.
That made the find even better because my radio wife Sharon — @viking.diaries on Instagram — had just played Jann Arden on her show. So, of course, while I was sitting in the car waiting for Dad, I sent Sharon a picture of the album and told her how much it set me back.
She was astounded.
And that’s part of what I love about collecting physical music. Every CD has the potential to come with a story. This one happened to involve a trip to Hinesville, waiting on Dad at the dermatologist, a stop at Goodwill, a 99-cent price tag, and a connection to a song a friend had recently played.
Stories like this don’t come from algorithms.
At 90s Plus Radio, the music is curated by real people with real stories — and, in many cases, a real copy of the album sitting on the shelf.
When you hear Jann Arden on 90s Plus Radio, you’re not hearing a song an algorithm decided you should hear. You’re hearing music selected from a personal collection built one CD at a time.
And this particular CD cost me just 99 cents.
What’s your favorite thrift-store CD, cassette, or album find? Let us know!
Then head over to 90sPlus.us and listen to 90s Plus Radio, where you’ll hear music straight from my personal collection — including plenty of thrift-store finds like this one.
There will definitely be more stories from the CD shelves to come.
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