‘My grandad got me into The Beatles’

ALL you need is vinyl, according to Beatles-mad teenager Kelsy Finnegan.

The Dundee student is a Fab Four fanatic. And when it comes to listening to her faves, a good old-fashioned record is the only way to go.

Kelsy, 18, is just one of the growing number of youngsters fuelling the record revival.

“My grandad was a big Beatles fan and he got me into them,” said Kelsy, who is studying psychology and forensic biology at Abertay University.

“My dad got me a few albums and when I was 13 I asked for a record player of my own to play them on.

“I got a better, vintage record player recently and they sound even better.”

Kelsy has built up an impressive record collection, with around 30 in her box of most-played albums and another basket of additional albums.

She scours record shops, has attended record fairs and hunted down new additions at a market in Newcastle.

“There’s just something about sitting in your bedroom, looking out what you want and then listening to it right through.

“I do have Spotify for when I’m in the car but downloads and streaming are more just background music.

“You really get so much more out of listening properly to vinyl.”

Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Smiths and Red Hot Chili Peppers are among Kelsy’s oth other favourite artists. She says the vinyl c comeback has really caught on with old school friends and fellow uni students.

“I know a couple of other girls who’ve got record players more recently and started buying vinyl,” she adds.

“So it is definitely an in th thing.”