Blogcritics: Comments on Of collecting and whatnot

Comment by Dew

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:15:33 EDT

Thanks guys. I will keep the great advice in mind. I am also looking for great album covers as well as great music. The not-so-good music usually has great cover art. I've been wanting to frame some and use it as decor for my next apartment.

Comment by andy

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:29:47 EDT

Dew, for jazz, if you can find it cheap score yourself the Smithsonian Jazz Collection. It's like, a 5 record boxed set of classic jazz. I got mine for free(one of the treasures I scored from my friend), and I play it constantly. It has great liner notes too.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:01:51 EDT

Excellent Dew, I am in the mood for some good news. I hope you have a great time and find some really good stuff for good prices. Remember too, it can be the dumbest looking stores that specifically DON'T specialize in what you are looking for that can cough up the best deals because the people don't know what it's worth and don't care anyway.

Comment by Dew

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:02:04 EDT

YAY!! I found a store in New Orleans that has an excellent collection. Check out: www.JimRussellRecords.com. As suggested I did call them and they seem to offer all the old vintage Jazz I am looking for. I think its illegal too be this excited.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:30:07 EDT

Frosty, that's a great list. The used vinyl place near us has mostly the usual '70s crap and '80s promos, but the last time I went through the pile there - which I only do about once a year - I stumbled on to a vein of VG-M '50s and '60s jazz and vocalists that about made me pop something: Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Sinatra, Peggy Lee, all for $.50 each. YOu just never know. Dew, sounds like you should make a weekend trip to the BIG CITY and stock up on the cheap vinyl. I would call ahead, though, and make sure you know what prices and what type of stuff each place has.

Comment by frost@work

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:55:04 EDT

Ok, this is my greatest find ever... a guy I worked with sold me most of his old vinyl for a mere $50. Here's what I stole errr, bought from him... Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (M) The Smiths - Meat is Murder (M) The Who - Quadrophenia (M-) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of The Moon (M, w/ orig stickers and two orig posters) The Beatles - 1967-1970 (VG) Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (M-) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live 1975-85 (M, only two out of the five LP's have ever been played. Those two were played once) 10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair (M) The Pogues - Red Roses For Me (M) The B-52's - Wild Planet (M, hey it's got Private Idaho...) Devo - Freedom of Choice (M-) The Bangles - All Over The Place (M) The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach (M-) Heart - Dreamboat Annie (VG+) Squeeze - Argybargy (VG+) Pretenders - II (VG+) Fire Power - Legs of Diamond (VG-) Eddie and the Hot Rods - Thriller (VG) Face Dancer - This World (F) Annabel Lamb - Riders on the Storm (VG + Promo remix) Go Go's - Beauty and the Beat (VG) Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo! (M-) Brian Eno - On Land (M-) Brian Eno - Another Green World (M-) Lyle Mays - S/T (M- I have no idea who this is) Styx - The Grand illusion (VG+) Times Square - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (M- Feat. music of: Suzi Quatro, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Gary Numan, Marcy Levy & Robin Gibb, Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, XTC, The Ramones, Robin Johnson & Trini Alvarado, The Ruts, D.L. Byron, Lou Reed, Desmond Child & Rouge, Garland Jefferys, The Cure, Patti Smith Group, David Johansen)

Comment by Dew

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 12:10:17 EDT

We have had one expo before (that I know of), but the turnout was not good enough for a repeat appearance. The closest place I could go where I could really do damage would be New Orleans which is a 2.5 hour drive. From what I understand there are tons of shops and expos in N.O. and Atlanta.

Comment by andy

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:17:18 EDT

Dew, any music expos or record shows in your town or near by?

Comment by Dew

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:53:29 EDT

Eric, thats the problem with living in the not-so-big city. We only have 1 Vinyl store here (at all, the record stores sell only CD and Cassettes) and that store caters mostly to Urban DJ's. All the vinyl in that store is priced 15.99 and up. I don't pay that much for CD's. We used to have several different USED CD stores that carried limited Vinyl but they were sold or closed down due to lack of business. Woe is me...

Comment by TDavid

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:39:53 EDT

Collecting Jack In The Box antenna balls, anyone?

Comment by andy

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:32:00 EDT

Rock on! This thread will turn into "post your vinyl treasure finds here"! I missed the last record show due to financial reasons, and I may not get to go this coming month either, but on the uphand a friend just returned my Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Live double record set to me, and I'm happy about that.

Comment by Christian Hauschild

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:16:35 EDT

I got a 12" copy of Central Line's "Walking into Sunshine" with an extended mix b-side in nearmint condition for 50p. That's about $.80!

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:17:44 EDT

Good man

Comment by andy

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:16:28 EDT

It's not mint, but it plays alright. I never noticed an annoying amount of static on it or any skipage. I won't have that.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:08:59 EDT

That's choice if it's mint. That's the only problem with vinyl: you have to be very careful with the condition. It's hard to find mint that have already been opened - you do not want scratches or much wear at all or you won't even play them.

Comment by andy

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:04:15 EDT

TT, we have Stan's on Prince Street. It's well....a record store. I don't know if it's GREAT, but it's decent. I found some Who albums in there for good prices. Vinyls are so much more cheaper than CDs. Nothing beats going to a record show w/ $20 and leaving w/ 20 albums. Did I mention I found a Sly and the Family Stone album for $1? yeah baby!

Comment by Mark Saleski

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:48:33 EDT

eric's right about the cost. there's tons of vinyl out there to be had..pretty cheap too. expecially compared to cds.

Comment by The Theory

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:46:10 EDT

mwahahaha. i don't know if we have a good record store around here. hmmm.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:43:07 EDT

Sometimes it's the right thing to do.

Comment by Taloran

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:34:13 EDT

Oh man.... I think I'll knock off early today and go down to the record store. These stories have me salivating.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:32:17 EDT

No, it's true. I'm very nice and all but I have a bad temper, especially about records.

Comment by The Theory

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:27:17 EDT

oh god, E... please tell me you're kidding!! haha...

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:25:28 EDT

It takes a lot of time - and once I'm in the record browsing trance I can't come out until my stomach is empty, my brain numb, and my head throbbing. Great stories Andy and Taloran! Another great one I found was the original British pressing of the punk classic "The Roxy London WC2" live collection for $.50 And I found Sopwith Camel's "The Miraculous Hump Returns From the Moon," which I loved more than life but lost in a fire, for about $5, which I didn't have on me (it was worth about $50 at the time). I asked the clerk to hold it for me - when I got back he was gone and so was the record. The rat bastard never came back to the shop, I think he went to South America with my Sopwith Camel record or something. About a year later (this was mid-'80s), I saw the prick walking on the other side of the street in Hermosa Beach. I crossed over, walked right up to him, said "Sopwith Camel," and kicked him in the shin, hard.

Comment by Taloran

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:11:14 EDT

I have two copies of the initial pressing of Harvey Mandel's Cristo Redentor in the original plastic wrap. While I was a Harvey Mandel freak in those days, I had heard about this legendary album, but had never known anyone who owned it. I kept bugging the guy who owned Albums on the Hill in Boulder about it, and he kept saying "The first one that comes in is mine - I'll hold the second one for you." One day I'm browsing through the stacks, and not one, but two copies of this amazing album are in there - both in the shrinkwrap! One is priced at $2.99, the other at 99 cents. I take them up to the counter, and the color drains from the owner's face. He didn't want to sell them to me, but I talked him into it by threatening to shop at the other used record stores in Boulder from then on if he refused. I eventually found a used, opened copy of the album, taped it, and sold it back to Albums on the Hill for 90 bucks. Ah, those were the days!

Comment by Andy

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:05:26 EDT

Eric that's awesome. One time I found a bunch of 45s of old 2tone records for like, $.50 each. There was even a copy of the Special's first single. I believe it was a split w/ the Selecter. Scored that day. I never found a bargin on old ska vinyl though other than that. Closest was I found an old Trojan Records comp for $7.