until now the only the only Perry I'd heard was Super Ape, so it's definitely a lot to take in.
― the baby grew up to be a secessful kid (unregistered), Thursday, 15 June 2017 17:56 (six years ago) link
Ape-ology is also good as is the Wonderman years and I think there are a couple of other good ones in that Sanctuary Trojan series.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 15 June 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
I think there are a couple of other good ones in that Sanctuary Trojan series
the sanctuary era of trojan was a wonderful wonderful thing.a lot of care and attention went into those releases.the packaging, the extensive sleevenotes, the deep archive album releases with tons of extra tracks, the mad themed comps .. suspect we will never see that kind of reissue program for the catalogue again.
― mark e, Thursday, 15 June 2017 18:40 (six years ago) link
At least the ones that came out at the time seem to have reappeared over the last couple of years after being OOP for several years.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 17 June 2017 10:26 (six years ago) link
Was in downtown LA this morning for a meeting, so I made a trip over to Amoeba to do some more trading. Here's what I came away with (all CDs):
Bobby Hutcherson — Live at MontreuxAbdullah Ibrahim — Good News From AfricaAlice Coltrane — Translinear LightFugazi — 13 SongsFugazi — Repeater + 3 SongsFugazi — Steady Diet of NothingFugazi — In on the Kill TakerFugazi — Red MedicineFugazi — End HitsFugazi — The Argument
― Austin, Monday, 26 June 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
Bought the 2005 2CD reissues of the Stooges' s/t debut and Fun House, just 'cause I didn't have physical copies in the house (though I do have the Complete Fun House Sessions box).
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 26 June 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
I found the following used records last week and am very happy with them
Ultravox! : s/tLocust: Morning LightPere Ubu: Dub HousingTuxedomoon: Half MuteDanielle Dax: Jesus Egg That Wept
― akm, Monday, 26 June 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
Those Stooges 2CD deals are pretty great.
I also recently got Dub Housing and I like it!
― Austin, Monday, 26 June 2017 22:03 (six years ago) link
i have kind of a hard time with it (and most pere ubu) to be honest, but I got a deal on it and I'm trying to enjoy it more.
― akm, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 05:35 (six years ago) link
I was wondering what cds that promised to be great ended up stinking up your earholes.
Pumarosa - The WitchJoan Shelley - s/t
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 11:31 (six years ago) link
The covers of the Stooges cds seem to have been remastered as well as the audio, quite notably with Funhouse. I think it's even more noticeable on the vinyl version since it's larger would love a poster of that same remastered image. Is remastered the right word for an image?Anyway you could feel yourself sinking into the image the quality is that good. I grew up with a pretty bad reproduction on a single non-gatefold sleeve on my vinyl version and the old cd was as bad
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 11:39 (six years ago) link
The covers of the Stooges cds seem to have been remastered as well as the audio, quite notably with Funhouse. I think it's even more noticeable on the vinyl version since it's larger would love a poster of that same remastered image.
funny you should say, but a friend of mine emailed me yesterday saying exactly the same thing re the stooges covers.along with the cover for Led Zep II which he says 'looks like its sun bleached in comparison to the colours on the original.'
― mark e, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 12:09 (six years ago) link
I found Dub Housing to be more conventional, and therefore more accessible, than the one after it (New Picnic Time).
But yeah, in general, I've had a hard time getting into Pere Ubu. But, I've come around lately.
― Austin, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 15:51 (six years ago) link
Pere Ubu for me has always been about The Modern Dance. That was really a small step for David Thomas but a big step for mankind. Unsettling and attractive at the same time. After that nothing ever really brought back that weird feeling of estrangement. Does that word even exist in English?
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 27 June 2017 17:01 (six years ago) link
Hit a used record store on father's day and picked up:
The Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt 12"Monk Higgins - What Fah / Ceatrix Did It 7"JJ Barnes - Baby Please Come Back Home / Chains of Love 7"The Velvettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You / Since You've Been Loving Me 7"
― city worker, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
i just picked up a Barbra live cassette and a cassette of native american flute recordings at an outdoor flea market in Woodstock. super cool, both of them
― surm, Tuesday, 27 June 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
bought a 3-CD lot of In C CDs on ebay from some guy in Wisconsin:
In C (Terry Riley, 1968)In C (Shanghai Film Orchestra, 1989)In C (25th Anniversary Concert, 1990)
the Chinese version is fun, although it has sort of a rushed vibe - "this aleatoric stuff is making me nervous -- can we please just get this over with?" and the 25th anniversary version isn't nearly as out-there as I'd hoped it would be, given the personnel involved. maybe I should try the Acid Mothers Temple version, or maybe I should just download 50 versions at random on slsk
― the baby grew up to be a secessful kid (unregistered), Monday, 10 July 2017 11:32 (six years ago) link
L'Infonie, a weird French Canadian prog group, did a version too.
― Puke and Other Poems (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 10 July 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
cool, I'll have to check that one out!
― the baby grew up to be a secessful kid (unregistered), Monday, 10 July 2017 23:49 (six years ago) link
Austin & grawlix, I've been finding things to check out through your posts--on the basis of things I've had 30, 40, even 45 years that you are checking out now that you list as successes. So thanks for that, I'll take a chance on things NOT in my collection that you've picked up. Now, I don't think I would've picked up Fugazi & Abdullah Ibrahim or Alice Coltrane on the same trip, but if I recall, the last (only) time I've been to Amoeba & Rasputin in Berkeley, I came away with equally disparate choices.
I have the unique perspective of having bought many of these (on this entire thread) in LP, cassette, and CD--haha, I never got sucked into mini-disc format!!!!
The last several years, I've been in paring down mode, selling off cds as I digitize. Maybe some of my recycles will end up in your hands (though I'm in Michigan, so...)
― j arthur rank, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 00:51 (six years ago) link
Cool! Glad to hear it.
Sadly, I did get into minidiscs in the early 2000s.
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 01:22 (six years ago) link
Indeed, nice to hear.
Just got a copy of Sunn O)))'s Oracle in the mail - bought it on Discogs for $25. It's not easy to come by on CD; the 2-disc version (the one I got) was only 2000 copies, made specifically for an Australian tour in 2007 or so. It's great, though; the main disc is two long tracks that sound like their tribute to Einstürzende Neubauten (James Plotkin plays jackhammer!), and the bonus disc is a 48-minute montage of live clips. It's one of their least-known releases, but one of my favorites.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
a buck a pop:
Slipknot IowaGravenhurst Flashlight SeasonCannibal Ox Cold VeinThe Format Dog ProblemsBeach House Teen DreamMy Morning Jacket Circuital
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 15 July 2017 05:45 (six years ago) link
From today's visit to Amoeba. . .
CDs:Stereolab — Oscillons from the Anti-Sun (this was missing the DVD —which I don't really care about anyway— so it was only $5!)Wire — Pink FlagWire — Chairs MissingWire — 154Abdullah Ibrahim — Anatomy of a South African VillageSiouxsie and the Banshees — The John Peel SessionsGil Scott-Heron + Jamie xx — We're New Here
LPs:Modern English — Take Me to the TreesThe Raincoats — The RaincoatsCluster — Cluster II
― outside, you're never alone. (Austin), Sunday, 12 August 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link
I’ve pre-ordered the new King Crimson 3CD/1Blu-Ray live thing. I saw the tour; it was good.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 12 August 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link
I liked the tour too. But why on earth didn't they play "21st Century Schizoid Man" in Berlin?
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 17:54 (five years ago) link
Got back in the game yesterday. . .
CDs:Bert Jansch — Rosemary LaneAbdullah Ibrahim — No Fear, No Die (S'en Fout La Mort) OSTAbdullah Ibrahim — Cape Town FlowersMcCoy Tyner — Time for TynerTerry Callier — First LightJon Lucien — RashidaGary Burton — Alone At Last
LPs:Jon Lucien — Song for My LadyJon Lucien — RomanticoBobby Hutcherson — Un Poco LocoAbdullah Ibrahim — Black LightningWeldon Irvine — The Sisters
Jon Lucien's super dope. I remember in the early 2000s, places like Turntable Lab and Dusty Groove were really gushing over some reissues of his. I vaguely recall finding a copy of Song for My Lady at a Salvation Army around the time and checking it out. I remember it being nothing like it actually is. I was way more into early Cure and Radiohead at the time.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Sunday, 10 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
Today's haul. . .
LPs:Ralph Towner / John Abercrombie — Five Years LaterJan Garbarek Group — WayfarerCal Tjader — Puttin` it Together
CDs:Gary McFarland / Steve Kuhn — The October SuiteChick Corea — Return to ForeverChick Corea — Light as a FeatherAbdullah Ibrahim — African MagicThe Meters — A Message from the MetersSonny Rollins — The BridgeThe Free Design — Kites are FunThe Free Design — You Could Be Born Again
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Saturday, 21 September 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link