They’re first organized by region-New Orleans, Chicago, etc.-then alphabetized. This isn’t just an alphabetized collection. ![]() Just talking with him in the first few minutes I could tell he was both very knowledgable about music and thoughtful about the way he goes about buying and organizing his records. In fact the room is pretty much dedicated to music-turntable and stereo, guitar, Beatles poster. They are the centerpiece of the living room. Walking into his home the first thing that caught my eye was the shelves and shelves of records. Marino is serious about his record collecting. Lead by the soulful and funky vocals of singer (and Jeff’s wife) Vera Sousa, they have been bringing the groove to venues all around New Jersey and New York for almost a decade. Marino is a guitarist/vocalist with the rhythm & blues/soul/rock outfit The One and Nines. Named for the busy roads that course through much of New Jersey, the band plays a modern rhythm and blues that pays respects to the glory days of Stax Records and Motown Records. What we heard from Alan about the collection really impressed us so we headed to Jersey City on a cloudy Sunday morning. ![]() When our friend Alan “Sucia” Smith of the Montclair band The Porchistas told us about a record collection we had to check out we didn’t waste any time making contact with Jeff Marino.
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