Archambault Kati

Article by Francis Racine
Le Journal, Cornwall
20 January 2016

Cornwall resident Kati Archambault and her father are owners of an extraordinary
collection, home to thousands of records. "I started collecting about eight years ago,''
the young woman says. "My friends gave me a Rick Astley record and my mom gave
me some that she had been stashed away, so I brought them to my dad's for safekeeping
and it went from there. Being so young my dad didn't really think that I was serious but
then I kept bringing him more and more. My father buys in bulk; it's always a good time
going through to find- the gems."

Standing next to a good part of her collection, which is exposed on metal shelves in her father's basement, the young woman can't help but smile. "(My father) told me it's
the real way to listen to music," she exclaims. "The album art is cool too! They were so big a lot of thought was put into making the covers really pop. I actually have some of my favourites hanging in frames in my living room as decoration.''

Although she' a real fan of vinyl, Archambault explains that there are some drawbacks to the black discs. '' (It) take a lot of room to store these things,'' she says. ''I've got a huge metal rack and a cabinet or half of them, and the rest are unfortunately in boxes.

But the you woman explains that the drawback is sure worth it, for when she puts one of her records and lower the small needle, she can't help but feel happy. What I like the most is the sound quality. You can hear the individual track and instruments if you have a good enough sound system hooked up.'' She then poses before adding ''maybe I'm a weirdo but the cracks and pops add to it, I love it.''