Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from the local news teams of the ACM network, which stretches into every state and territory. Today's is written by ACM reporter Matt Lawrence.

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I remember where I was the first time I felt "old".

I was spending a late lunch browsing the CD [compact disc for the younguns] racks at my favourite secondhand book store, Wards - a near daily occurrence.

Across from me were a couple of girls in school uniforms having a look at the books. I overheard one say to the other, "what's this", which roused my curiosity.

To my amazement, she was holding up a vinyl single, looking quite puzzled.

The other girl had no idea what it was either.

"Surely they jest", I thought to myself, but no, neither had a clue.

On closer inspection, and after a pause, one worked out that it must be something you listen to, by which time the other had offered up that her parents........

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