I Love Vinyl! Recent Haul/Score/Purchase Thread (2010)

werrrd

first time i've been in a record store since i don't know when (pete, when did we go, i think it was then?)

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beautiful cover on that 'Little Dreamer'! i have that but it's got a different -- way lamer -- cover, just a close-up of hands on a guitar

what's Megan McDonough? old stuff or new stuff?

ya, that's actually the one i have too :( first 2 songs and very last are amazing. could do w/o all the blues in the middle :-/

megan mcdonough is sorta folky, songwriter w/a band. kinda funky

oh, it's from 74

went to chattanooga yesterday and came home with:

* a clean copy of Betty Swann - Make Me Yours 45
* hums of the loving spoonful
* alex chilton - no sex
* ikettes - prisoner of love 45
* ikettes - i'm blue 45
* Lightnin Hopkins - legend in his own time anthology

what i got at the record show at umass today. nice to see all the nice people. justin, bugsy, andy, conrad, byron, the other byron, chris, josh, mark zip!, and malcom who i haven't seen in years. and others. they are my people.

smokestack lightnin' - off the wall (bell - '69?)

roger powell - cosmic furnace (atlantic - 1973)

strutt - time moves on (brunswick - 1975)

dirty tricks - hit & run (polydor - 1977)

pacific gas and electric - s/t (columbia - 1969)

the move - message from the country (capitol)

christopher milk - some people will drink anything (WB - 1972)

the other side - rock x-ing (de-lite - 1977)

don agrati - homegrown (elektra - 1973)

blue steel - no more lonely nights (infinity - 1979)

buckacre - morning comes (mca - 1976)

jf murphy and free flowing salt - almost home (mgm)

atlantis - s/t (polydor - 1975)

diamond reo - dirty diamonds (kama sutra - 1976)

hookfoot - s/t (a&m)

what now, people? 2 (paredon - 1977)

black magic! - s/t (atco - 1970)

c.w. vrtacek - when heaven comes to town (rer - 1989)

donnie elbert - where did our love go (all platinum)

max neuhaus - electronics & percussion (columbia)

pidgeon - s/t (decca)

revival - s/t (kama sutra - 1972)

samba soul - do it (rca - 1978)

the counts - funk pump (aware - 1974)

badfinger - s/t (wb - 1974)

rig - s/t (capitol)

v/a - live at the nameless 1973 (n.c.p.)

severin browne - new improves (motown - 1974)

don ray - the garden of love (polydor - 1978)

m.c. twist and the def squad - comin' thru like warriors (skyywalker)

dry lungs II (placebo - 1986)

dry lungs III (placebo - 1987)

frank tovey - tyranny and the hired hand (mute - 1989)

arnett cobb - the wild man from texas (home cooking - 1989)

sam rivers - sizzle (abc - 1976)

dobie gray - new ray of sunshine (capricorn - 1975)

the plimsouls - s/t (planet - 1981)

baker gurvitz army - s/t (janus - 1975)

starbuck - rock 'n roll rocket (private stock - 1977)

michael bocian - for this gift (gm - 1982)

secos & molhados - s/t (continental - 1973)

the hook - hooked (uni)

the fatback band - let's do it again (perception)

michal urbaniak & urszula dudziak - tribute to komeda (mps/basf - 1976)

colours - atomsphere (dot)

the controllers - in control (juana - 1977)

the standells - dirty water (tower)

mike heron - diamond of dreams (bronze - 1976)

david axelrod - messiah (rca - reissue)

yellow sunshine - s/t (gamble - 1973 - reissue)

fat theus - black out (cti - this has to be a reissue. didn't even know there were reissues.)

the spizzles - spikey dream flowers (a&m - 1981)

john coltrane - live at the village vanguard again! (impulse)

oh and i got the maldoon album i needed. happy to see that. probably the ONLY person in the room happy to see it...

it really is just another curtiss/maldoon album, but it's only got clive maldoon's name on the cover. forget what happened there.

and i only have a tape of the blue steel album, so its nice to have that on vinyl. you blue steel fans understand.

secos & molhados album is kinda sad. looks fine, but its a really noisy pressing. like, loud. but it was only three bucks. and the cover is always fun to look at

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and was siked to get the tribute to komeda album and the fatback album. both so great.

the controllers - in control (juana - 1977)

this is the LA punk band, yeah? never knew they had an LP!

scott, you mean the Maldoon record with the skywriting? that's a good record.

yeah, the skywriting one. i've been keeping an eye out for it. i'm usually happy to find random things, but there are specific things that i want to hear. like the second diamond reo album. i needed that too.

oh and this controllers is actually funky disco soul stuff. not punk stuff.

if i knew you were lookin' for that maldoon record, i would have mailed you one. i used to see it all the time.

that yellow sunshine album is so amazing. i'm glad to have it even as a reissue.

well, you know, its rarely life or death. just certain things that i know i'd like. i like the first album they did a bunch. i'd always wanted to hear that pidgeon album too. its pretty crazy. that's jobriath's first band.

how's that mike heron record? i don't think i've ever seen it.
how much of the stuff you got at the fair is for you and how much is for the store? (also see the pidgeon album all the time!)

pidgeon cover is a great one too:

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yeah pigeon isn't too tough to find. i just wanted one cheap! cuz i'm cheap.

how's that mike heron record? i don't think i've ever seen it.
how much of the stuff you got at the fair is for you and how much is for the store?

i haven't played the heron yet. i played some of the first song. lots of electric guitars.

um, i'm gonna play stuff and see what i want to keep. some stuff i bought just for me. i've needed that hook album for years. i just never wanted to buy one on ebay. so, i didn't mind waiting. chaki's dad really looks like chaki on the back of that album.

i didn't really buy with the store too much in mind though. most of it is just stuff i wanted to hear.

damn, meant that for the hard rock expiry thread. hey wait i can delete things!

My wife got a job so I get to buy records again! Mostly cheap old punk records, filling up gaps, while we pay off overdrafts and stuff.

I'll be making up for lost time in Amoeba (LA) next month! I'm taking an empty suitcase with me...

english subtitles - time tunnel 7"
skroteez - overspill 7"
white town - white town 7"
split - garlands + sugarplums - 7"
chris montez - call me 7"
sham 69 - hersham boys 12"
fire engines - get up and use me 7"
inca babies - grunt cadillac hotel 7"
mambo taxi - prom queen 7"
androids of mu - blood robots LP
stranglers - no more heroes 7"
ramones - baby i love you 7"
ruts - babylon's burning 7"
lurkers - ain't got a clue 7" + flexi
buzzcocks - promises 7"
varukers - protest and survive 7"
stiff little fingers - alternative ulster 7"
tubeway army - are friends electric 7"

the shocking blue -- s/t $1
georgia kelly -- tarashanti $1
bill neely -- blackland farm boy $1
stanley cowell trio -- illusion suite
rip rig & panic -- i am cold
the late bill williams -- blues, rags, and ballads
gang of four -- entertainment!
robert ashley -- perfect lives (private parts): the bar
devo -- duty now for the future
hamilton bohannon -- summertime groove

package from minimal wave (sorry ian):

medio mutante - Inestable EP
Linear Movement - On The Screen LP (666 of 999 \m/ )

hey jaxon i found that led er est 7" for you!

musical youth - youth of today for 25 cents

hey pete, let's party!

what are you doing tomorrow

Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads 12"
Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (Columbia red label mono)
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (half speed master, total ear candy)

MGMT - Congratulations LP
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi LP
Lawrence Arabia - Apple Pie Bed 7"

aquarius has a wack little used section, but i was psyched to find this there yesterday:
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new columbus discount records are awesome!

ron house -- blind boy in the back seat
tommy jay & mike rep -- the grim-o comix sequence

throwing muses - house tornado lp
the rain parade - explosions in the glass palace ep
the gories - outta here lp
chris kenner - land of 1000 dances 7"
wilbert harrison - let's work together 7"

LOVE those two, pete. the jay/rep record is so dark.

Just picked up the released-today 'Buffalo' LP by The Phoenix Foundation

at grooves this weekend:
more clawhammer banjo songs and tunes from the mountains (county)
human league -- travelogue
a certain ratio -- do the du 12"
joe venuti -- violin jazz (sealed yazoo for $8)
vomit launch 7" with barbara manning cover\
the isley brothers -- 3+3 ("what it comes down to," "that lady," "summer breeze" so so fuckin tight)
paul motian band -- psalm ($1, lets see what this dude is up to)

in mail:
music from mills 3LP

messenger girls trio (finally brought this home)
jim shephard - v3 next album

I went to Chico this past weekend. Lots of elderly craftspeople, lots of young tubers, lots of dopesmoking protesters, lots of records.

The Honeycombs - Here are the Honeycombs
Beach Boys - Holland
Everly Brothers - Roots
The Angels - My Boyfriend's Back
Lou Christie - Beyond the Blue Horizon

i received a package from a sweet person that included:
Swamp Dogg lp
Ofege - Try and Love
Electric Prunes - Mass in F Minor

also picked up at the store -
Stash Records comp called Pot, Spoon, Pipe and Jug that rules

scooped up PRISTINE disco 12 inches at the thrift store yesterday. like, never been played.

astrud gilberto - the girl from impanema/mamae eu quero/chica chica boom chic

donna summer - i feel love/theme from the deep (deep, down inside) (so siked to have this in such minty shape. one of the most profound influences on my life.)

dolly parton - baby i'm burnin'/i wanna fall in love (disco mixes on pink vinyl)

donna summer - mac arthur park suite

shalamar - uptown festival medley/simon's theme (instrumental)

alicia bridges - i love the nightlife (disco round)/city rhythm

vicki sue robinson - turn the beat around/hold tight (oh wait hold tight is actually the a side. all 12 minutes of it)

maynard ferguson - gonna fly now/the fly (disco mixes)

paul mauriat and his orchestra - love is still blue (disco mix!)

marvin hamlisch - bond '77/the james bond theme (disco mix)

herb albert - rise/aranjuez(mon amour)

silvetti - concert from the stars/sun after the rain

silvetti - spring rain/spring rain(short version)

winifred shaw - lullaby of broadway/ i.r.t. - lullaby of broadway

love "rise" so much

yesterday:
little feet - s/t
marvin gaye - here my dear
mike oldfield - ommadawn

paul mauriat 12 inch is REALLY good. ultra-disco remix of his usual cheeeeeeze.

John Doe Jr

Invisbl Skratch Piklz - vs. Da Klamz uv Deth

$1 pile on the floor:
The Moody Blues - A Question of Balance
The Beach Boys - Endless Summer
Ry Cooder - Boomer's Story
Mason Williams - Hand Made
Burt Bacharach - Make It Easy On Yourself
Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
The Tarney/Spencer Band - Run For Your Life
Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West
Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil
Brigati - Lost In The Wilderness

and as a special bonus gift:

Special EFX - Mystique
Special EFX - Slice of Life

paul mauriat 12 inch is REALLY good. ultra-disco remix of his usual cheeeeeeze.

sounds cool

so went to Portland last weekend to see Jandek and Thurston play. pretty rad city, my first time! hard to make a dent in all of the stores in that town but still managed to fit in 7 in 2 days. think I got some sort of repetitive stress injury on my right had from doing the 'finger-walking' motion through all the stacks. my right arm has been really weak and kind of numb since Monday.

at Everyday downtown:

Six Organs of Admittance - Dark Noontide (sealed, I guess I assumed this one was out of print but they had two sealed copies)
Ten Years After - Stonedhenge (basically a VG/VG for 2 bucks, perfect starter copy)
Chemistry Set EP

at Jackpot downtown:

Freedom's Children 3lp box on Shadoks. Basically been wanting this forever but never had the spare scratch, then when I finally *did* earlier this year it was sold out everywhere. but lo and behold Jackpot still had a sealed copy for 90 bucks, no sales tax!

at Mississippi:

got a couple of the tapes (first one -- the 'love songs' one -- and one of the Ska/Rocksteady ones)
Peter Grudzien - The Unicorn (guess you can still find this around but I figured I'd just grab it)
Sir Victor Uwaifo - Guitar-Boy Superstar (needed this one, think it may be OOP)
'Fanajana' comp

they were playing the Fanajana and then the Range Rats in the store. Range Rats sounds awesome but I figure I'll pick it up later. (saw Pierced Arrows play on Sunday too, they were amazing)

next day hung out w/ yetimike up in St. Johns and we went to Vinyl Resting Place where bumped into Thurston, who was buying like Henry Mancini records or something I couldn't really tell. got--

J.J. Cale - Really
African Mbira: Music of the Shona People
Real Bahamas, Vol II
Detective - s/t (dollar record)
George Harrison - Wonderwall (just a beautiful, super minty copy. with the insert. no ringwear and vinyl basically looks unplayed. I needed to upgrade my ratty old copy soooo bad. $20.)

hitched a ride with TM back into town as he was going to Crossroads, on the way spotted this smaller store that wasn't on our lists, Sonic Recollections. don't remember anybody mentioning it on the boards here either, but a decent little shop! TM bought a Boris Vian record, Percy Sledge, Mary Wells, and some private press wall record, a solo 12-string guitar thing, which I'm kicking myself that I can't remember the name of now. I'd never seen it before. I got:

J. Geils - Hotline (finally!! my JGB collection is complete. super clean copy with no damage to the gimmix)
Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
Spirit - Future Games
Ten Years After - Cricklewood Green

Crossroads, totally insane place, barely made a dent, but got--

Beau Brummels - Triangle (clean gold label Warners, 15 bucks)
Jimmie Spheeris - The Original Tap Dancing Kid
Randy Newman - s/t (later press, but super mint)

went to the other Jackpot on Hawthorne but couldn't really justify grabbing anything else at that point. all in all, super awesome town and can't wait to get back!

last week I also raided the cheap-o bins at the Reckless in the Loop in Chicago. I always forget to check those, got totally playable/keeper copies of the following for .49 apiece-

Jim Capaldi - Oh How We Danced
Chi Coltrane - s/t
Bob James 4
Sade - Diamond Life
Keith Sweat - Make It Last Forever
Michael Franks - One Bad Habit
Gap Band - s/t
Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller
Jeannie Reynolds - Cherries, Bananas & Other Fine Things

and tonight I stopped off at DustyGroove intending only to get that Moby Grape record store day 7", but wound up also getting-

Ike & Tina Turner - 'Nuff Said
Ornette Coleman at Town Hall (later pressing on ESP but glad to have it vinyl and replace my ZYX CD)
The Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix - In the Beginning (totally not an exploito lp, this is legit on T-Neck and been looking for it forever... "Move Over Let Me Dance" rocks!)

good work, dude

Among some sweet hauls today I got a copy of the Midas Touch 12" by Midnight Star. There is surface noise on the b side of this something awful, making this a perfect choice to try that glue on the record trick but I wouldn't dare on this.