In 1969 at the age of twelve, I was already record collecting, even thinking a few crates of records was a lot, never dreaming 50 years later I'd have 80,000+. This was pre disco, house, hip-hop, we didn't even call it dance music, what we called it was rock n soul, as that's what it mostly was. It's easy to say I preferred soul, that's what stuck as my base... but I was always open to a lot more... even pop.