of course you don't HAVE to smoke pot to enjoy those records. but it doesn't hurt.
― scott seward, Sunday, 1 August 2010 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Ecology was one of my recent dollar finds.
― bamcquern, Sunday, 1 August 2010 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
did you like it? and was it a decent copy?
― scott seward, Sunday, 1 August 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I've bought well over $200 worth of records in the last week and a half, so I haven't gotten around to it. I'll put it on tonight.
I've gotten more laissez faire about condition as I've gotten older.
― bamcquern, Sunday, 1 August 2010 19:16 (thirteen years ago) link
skot how do i get all this static off my records? i use a brush but it all is just so staticky. i might go back to CDs :(
― just to guetta rep (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 1 August 2010 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
like seriously whats the goddamn point if i just have to listen to all these records through a chorus of pops
― just to guetta rep (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm totally convinced this is the definitive argument against the "vinyl sounds better" argument
― just to guetta rep (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
wet cleaning helps a lot but takes some dedication
― ␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆␆ (LOLK), Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Vinyl will have surface noise, especially in low volume passages. It's a trade-off for several things, but I think the quality of looking for vinyl is different from looking for CDs or mp3s, and that's what attracts a lot of people to the hobby.
― bamcquern, Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:34 (thirteen years ago) link
if u look at the record b4 buying, sometimes you can spot physical imperfections that often are the cause of pops, etc.
― hobbes, Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
also, w/r/t new releases, pressing quality is (ime) much more hit-or-miss. also, it could be your stylus
― hobbes, Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
by "new releases", i mean stuff pressed in the last 10 years. maybe i'm totally wrong on this, i dunno.
― hobbes, Sunday, 1 August 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno, i don't have a problem with most new vinyl. i wish people would just press normal vinyl records though. 180 gram sickness just jacks up the prices.
whiney if you want to be cheap just buy those wipes/cloths that they sell in supermarkets and put a little water on them and wipe off your records. should do the trick. that's the easiest possible way to get rid of static/dust. (not the wipes for babies or anti-bacterial ones, duh. just plain thin ones that people use for drying dishes.)
― scott seward, Sunday, 1 August 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
and just in case people think i'm some kind of rare earth FREAK or something, i wouldn't wholeheartedly recommend *willie remembers*. despite the fact that it has a great cover and some great jams. i like it. but its not something that everyone needs.
― scott seward, Sunday, 1 August 2010 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Scott, I love MA! Though, I usually just get into one new track from side two per week. I'm up to Come With Me now... I accidentally played it at 45 and it was pretty jammin'... you won't be able to hear the orgasmic moan as nicely at that speed though.
― barry leavitt, Monday, 2 August 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i wish people would just press normal vinyl records though. 180 gram sickness just jacks up the prices.
yeah, do they reissue old stuff on regular vinyl at all these days?
i guess some of those (pretty inexpensive) big star repressings are normal vinyl... but the rest...
― by another name (amateurist), Monday, 2 August 2010 05:29 (thirteen years ago) link
i never used to clean my records then had some cool but gnarly dollar record one day and cleaned it with a t-shirt rag and water/isopropyl alcohol mix. it took off so much gunk that the shirt was brown, record sounded 200% better. little pieces of dirt that cause skips, pops, white noise, everything sounded so much clearer. Wipe with the grooves to prevent scratches. Don't know if this would be wise on rare records, but def will work for Rare Earth.
― Chewawa Allstar (herb albert), Monday, 2 August 2010 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
was so stoked when i cleaned a dirt-caked $1 copy of TWO SEVENS CLASH into a totally listenable VG++ copy
― 69, Monday, 2 August 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
im turning this into ask skot:
a scrabble friend of mine mentioned SEA TRAIN last night -- are they good? he also talked about ultimate spinach and incredible string band, so i figured maybe they were good.
???
― 69, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i always confuse them w/Sea Level, who are kinda cool. funky, jazzy, rootsy rock
― jaxon, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
sea train are okay if ya find their recs for a dollar imo. kinda middle of the road 'rural' pop. i am not an ultimate spinach fan.
scott, do you like don cooper? i forget.
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
i am a fan of the first two ultimate spinach albums. over the top psych with big efx-laden production. some people write them off as exploito-psych, but i think they are fun and suitably trippy. the third album with the doobie brothers guy stinks though. i like sea train! yeah, definitely worth a buck or two. i like sea level okay too. was listening to them today. problem with sea level is they usually had one good funky intrumental per album and a lot of filler.
i forget if i like don cooper too!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
this might actually be a top 100 record for me. or it is when i play it anyway. love it so much. if you see one make sure its CLEAN. don't buy a crappy copy. it deserves to be heard in all its glory. i was lucky enough to find a sealed copy at a thrift store for a buck. hell, buy it on cd if you see it. is it on cd? haven't checked ebay for vinyl. it probably pops up. not terribly hard to find i wouldn't think. as david yow used to say: this is bliss.
http://img11.nnm.ru/9/8/4/3/2/98432b0450840f645c86e242ca6d687a.jpg
― scott seward, Friday, 27 August 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
im always lookin for this since you hyped it last year!
― 69, Friday, 27 August 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I need that one! I have and love their 'Samba Blim', which might be my favorite of the CTI/A&M releases I have (though Walter Wanderly's 'Moondreams' is up there too). I always pick those up whenever I find them.
― Aqua Buddha (herb albert), Saturday, 28 August 2010 14:27 (thirteen years ago) link
love that record
― Is it remotely possible that Shannara might have been good? (los blue jeans), Saturday, 28 August 2010 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link
yo my tip to you is to have a fuckin rad birthday, mang
― 69, Friday, 1 October 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
holy fuck the Hahn Brotherhood LP is smokin'
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
HUM ALONG AND DANCE off that Rare Earth "Ma" album is so awesome
I have the naked Ma on the rocking horse cover
― dmr, Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
FUNKROCK!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZlq1bCmaXE
― dmr, Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i actually did buy a copy of 'MA' (naked Ma cover) .. for 2 bucks! .. about a month back. haven't checked it out yet, tho -- the 'to listen to' pile is getting out of control
"Hum Along and Dance" always been one of my fave tracks off 'Psychedelic Shack' tho
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't emphasize how great this Jerry Hahn Brotherhood thing is tho .. (caveat: if you dig the Dead)
― Stormy Davis, Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:50 (thirteen years ago) link
love this album. so pretty. i want to find a mint japanese pressing with obi.
http://www.roxcalibur.com/pix/e9573.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
want this copy of this album too. i deserve the very best.
http://img.f.hatena.ne.jp/images/fotolife/e/estacio_records/20100309/20100309152357.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
^ that one's great
― jaxon, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah it is!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 22:24 (thirteen years ago) link
but that one is harder to find. chilliwack should be easy to find for a buck or two. the whole album is great. i always think that "roll on" is my jam on side two but uh oh here comes - the aptly titled - "something better"! "fly at night (in the morning we land)" is my definite side one jam though.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i've only got one chilliwack album. big fan of the song 'seventeen summer'
― jaxon, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
it's them doing fake native american chant and drumming
― jaxon, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i think both you and ian would dig dreams dreams dreams.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 November 2010 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
dear skot
could a future vinyl tip of the week be some guidelines on how to find gold in dollar/cheap bins, something you have proven yourself to be so very great at doing. i'm learning to dig but it's off to a rough start
thanks
― samosa gibreel, Sunday, 21 November 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
if you see a christian folk record and there is no mention of an electric guitar on the back cover, you might not need it. check length of hair. check track-listing for the words "cosmic", "bummer", "drag", etc. determine the ratio of covers/traditional to original compositions. do not be overly enthused by colorful and somewhat psychedelic cover art. it could be a trap! they were, after all, trying to grab the hearts, souls, and minds of children by any means necessary. one morose christian girl on cover, chances dim. three vaguely cheerful christian girls on the cover, even dimmer. two somewhat ennui-infected christian girls on the cover, you might have something there. probably not though. keep looking though! and reach for the stars. the only way to do is to do.
― scott seward, Sunday, 21 November 2010 03:25 (thirteen years ago) link
since this is the de facto 'ask Scott' thread -- Scott, did u ever hear that Gary Usher-produced 'The Ship' thing? local shop has a copy for like 5 bucks. i'm curious
― Stormy Davis, Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
buy it for five bucks. that's a good price. its a cool record. i don't own a copy. i would buy it for five.
― scott seward, Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
sounds good. i might head back over there this evening
― Stormy Davis, Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
its not really "psych" or anything. more breezy folk rock. but i dig gary usher and i like the whole vibe. and that is the right price. might not tell you to get it for ten or up. but its a pleasant record. smoke 'em if you got 'em.
― scott seward, Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/R/rare_earth_getF.jpg
found this today for five bux! it's so good! best drum fills & drum sound
― flopson, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 23:43 (thirteen years ago) link
my copy of that is beat to hell, I need a better one
Magic Key is a fuckin jam
― dmr, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 03:41 (thirteen years ago) link
this album is way cool. 1970 jesus rock on epic. fat beats. sometimes sounds like crosby, stills, & nash with santana's rhythm section. cool organ. great production. and it doesn't sell for much. just checked and one went unsold for 10 bucks recently on ebay. groovy west coast vibe. if you see it somewhere cheap and its in nice shape give it a whirl.
http://www.redtelephone66.com/albumart/overland.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ha! coke escovedo plays percussion on it. explains everything...
(my copy has a promo stamp on the back so i can't see who did what.)
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link
oh and its 1972 not 1970. according to the red telephone blog coke was in a studio down the hall and decided to sit in with overland stage. a happy accident!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
hey i didn't know that red telephone used something i wrote for their charley d & milo entry! happy to be of service.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link
jeezus so many records i need to hear. i gotta get off that blog. sometimes i think i should just buy nothing but 60's and 70's stuff just to narrow my searches and make things easier for myself. why do i have to be a new wave and latin freestyle and electro fan!!??
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:45 (thirteen years ago) link
and punk and power pop!
*pwr pp* that should be my new chillwave skinny tie band.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 00:47 (thirteen years ago) link
red telephones, along with time has told me, is one of my fave blogs. great stuff on there.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
got a nice visit from my fave w. virginia powerseller today. great guy. so weird too that i always marveled at the amount of stuff he put on ebay and the kind of stuff he sold before i ever met him. he is all about 60's and 70's psych and rural rock and all that. he was making me drool telling me about his haul this trip. travels for weeks with his wife to shows and stores. my dream life. when the kids can fend for themselves and i can hire someone to watch the store i'm doing the same damn thing.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link
fuck that balearic beach bum thread on ilm. i don't even really know what that stuff is about. i'll hang here. jaxon, you need this if you don't have it. you can get a sealed copy on ebay for 3 bucks. you won't regret it.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U1menI3veIs/TTwsILKEXBI/AAAAAAAAC-c/uaNaF_jtQbw/s1600/iguana+-+the+winds+of+alamar+1977+front.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 15:16 (thirteen years ago) link
listened to clips on amazon. sounds nice. kinda more what i had in mind for the west coast thread. like a groovy America or something. have you heard that Batteaux record? reminds me of this.
― jaxon, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't have the batteaux album. i need that one. love the harmonies on the overland album.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
kinda thinking we each should have our 'vinyl tip of the week' threads. i value each and every one of your opinions
― jaxon, Thursday, 7 April 2011 02:10 (thirteen years ago) link
dude this board is your oyster
― scott seward, Thursday, 7 April 2011 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean its everyone's oyster
anyone here can do whatever they want
its not like a mob or anything
want a jaxon thread and a pete thread and an ian thread and a herb thread and a poo thread, etc.
― scott seward, Thursday, 7 April 2011 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
found & bought a copy of the jerry hahn brotherhood album today & it is really incredible thank u scott
― flopson, Saturday, 9 April 2011 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
randy sparks - hazy sunshine (mgm - 1971)
pretty sure you can get this album for nothing cuz nobody knows how cool it is. amazing production courtesy of michael viner. fattest bass and drums on a country/folk pop record i've heard in many a moon! breezy, spacy, expansive. randy does the solo thing well. his voice is great and i promise it won't remind you of the new christy minstrels or the back porch majority. not that there is anything wrong with randy's former groups. the guitars also sound wonderful on here. just the sound in general is all ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh. niceness.
http://www.musikzimmer.ch/pics/covers/albums/16960.jpg
― scott seward, Sunday, 15 May 2011 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
and just to be perfectly clear, this is NOT a rock album or some mindfuck psychfolk album. it's a country pop record. and the two side closers do have back porch style vocal choruses. with phat drumming.
― scott seward, Sunday, 15 May 2011 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Big thanks on the reco for this one, Scott. Really is some stellar production
― Deverly (Bangelo), Friday, 3 June 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
skot where can i get those nice thick poly bags that fit double LPs
― sk8 bush (diamonddave85), Monday, 14 November 2011 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.bagsunlimited.com/c-90-poly-sleeves.aspx
― scott seward, Monday, 14 November 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
thanks!!
― sk8 bush (diamonddave85), Tuesday, 15 November 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
this album is SO good and nobody cares. great 60's popsike with some westcoast vibes. don't get why it isn't reissued and sold to byrds and zombies fans. there is no bottom to the 60's and 70's barrel.
http://www.redtelephone66.com/albumart/mobius.jpg
plus, the production is so cool. its a great sounding record. get a clean copy if you see one. a mint minus (supposedly) copy just sold on ebay for ten bucks. ten bucks! thus, not really in demand. and its not like its a record you see every day. but for some reason it doesn't have a bigger reputation.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 7 March 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
More tips pls!
― just sayin, Saturday, 2 November 2013 21:46 (ten years ago) link