Rolling 2008 Vinyl Thread

yeah the mayo is apparently also limited.

the best of carly simon vol. 1

flatt and scruggs 20 greatest hits
budos band - s/t
space - just blue

i almost bought 'time to fly' by david pomeranz because of the presence of some interesting early 70s jazz dudes but his rep for pap terrified me.

The Last - Last Train to Hagerstown
Jazz at the Black Lion comp. (I now have some Stephane Grapelli!)
The Cool Notes 12"
Laser Pace - Granfalloon
some African jazz 12"

daft punk - homework 2lp
rocketship - a certain smile, a certain sadness lp
the pastels - up for a bit with the pastels lp
camera obscura - let's get out of this country lp
v/a - ultimate breaks and beats lp

my copies of the Mayo Thompson and Gary Higgins represses came today. They look good! But now I'm afraid to open them because of all this limited edition crap.

LISTEN HERE:
Lula Cortes & Ze Ramalho - Paebiru (expensive reissue, but so fucking necessary.)
notorious byrd brothers.
MEV/AMM split (literally started drooling when i saw this.)
moondog - the viking of sixth avenue
folklords - release the sunshine
robbie basho - falconer's arm, part 2

lula cortes = $15 on cd

fuck shadoks, as always

This ain't the Shadoks version (which sells for about $150 on ebay now.) It's a new legit reissue on uhh.. some label that begins with a B. It's not quite as pricey as a shadoks issue.. should be in stores for maybe $35-39, on the low end. Totally worth it, considering how many more listens I'll get out of the LPs than a CD; don't listen to CDs at all these days.

do i need that mayo thompson thing? i'm not a huge fan or anything. but they do have a copy at the record store.

i got a buttload of classical rekkerds yesterday. listening to those. HANS WERNER HENZE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE!!!??? listening to his 5 symphonies on pristine white label promo dgg vinyl last night was a revelation. now i wanna hear the operas he did with auden.

scott, that mayo record is IMHO better than any red krayola record. i am not a fan of the 2nd red krayola LP, which may come as a shock to some people. it never "hit me" and i sold my copy.

now playing: moby grape '69

Philadelphia OST
Rickie Lee Jone debut, for a friend as it was so cheap

Hey Drag City, if you're gonna be repressing vinyl then:

1. Plz make more than 500.

2. Last two Charalambides recs on vinyl ASAP please.

2. Last two Charalambides recs on vinyl ASAP please.

^^^ these were Kranky, right? Does Kranky get the T&G distribution? More urgent and key is reissues of the Siltbreeze LPs!!

now playing:
raekwon - only built 4 cuban linx
pharoahe monch - internal affairs
gza - liquid swords

oops, my mistake. They were on Kranky. that's what I meant to say.

I think I wrote them asking them why vintage burden wasn't on an LP, and it had something to do with the track lengths not working out well for LP sides.

is the new siltbreeze thing good? um, can't remember title. something in french, maybe?

there are twoooo new ones.
Naked on the Vague and Operazione Nafta. I think the second one looks more interesting, but haven't listened to either. Naked on the Vague has been referred to as "the death star version of times new viking" if that'll sell ya.

baden powell - os afros sambas og one not that crappy 80s one
gilberto gil - one of those musica popular brasiliera thingies
donald byrd - royal flush
nitty gritty - turbo charged
syl johnson - is it because i'm black?

Gene Clark - White Light (reissue sounds excellent.)
Fahey - San Bernardino Birthday Party & Other Excursions
Sadat X - State of New York Vs. Derek Murphy (meh.)
F. Rzewski - Four Pieces 1977/Ballad: Whose Side Are You On?
Pharaoh Sanders - Karma

Xpressway Pile-Up

mongo santamaria - mongo '70
sun ra - angels and demons at play
pepe braddock - burning 12"
alice coltrane - ptah the el duder
caetano veloso - araçá azul
incredible bongo band - bongo rock
the groupies - rad s/t exploito spoken word
esg - says dance to the beat of moody 12"
iasos - inter-dimensional music

this just in from the black dog

" First some bad news, the pressing plant we use to do our limited
edition records has gone into liquidation. We did offer to put that
job through with them if it would help, but they just couldn't do it
for us. Another sad day for vinyl but the fight goes on.
We couldn't find another plant that does the old school vinyl weight
(174gram) but we have found another that will do 142 gram, which is
the next best thing and they claim anything over this is "just a
waste". We still loved the old "EMI" weight though.
Anyway, this now means that the vinyl version of Radio Scarecrow
will be pressed at 142g, not the previously advertised 174g. If
anyone wants a refund because of this change please get in touch and
we'll gladly give you one.
"

this also affects the whole DS:93 project, but they are going to get that back on track.

so looks like the love of vinyl still aint quite enough to pay the bills.

what's the black dog? and what's radio scarecrow?

man, i've gotten a ton of stuff over the last couple weeks. i did end up trading for that first frijid pink album. i needed it. plus, the copy is pristine.

the black dog

and radio scarecrow is their rather wonderful new album.

LISTENING TO FLEETWOOD FUCKING MAC'S FUCKING RUMOURS LP RECORD.

lol ian.

I am listening to my new vinyl copy of Shock City Shockers Volume 2 that I bought from The Boredoms at their show. I am pretty pissed off that the ambient remix of "Be Sure To Loop" is apparently CD-only and not included on the vinyl. But the remixes of "Open Your Eyes" and "Mountain Book" rule. I think Yoshimi might be my favorite musician of the new century so far.

they also had copies of that Suncidal Cendencies or whatever pic disc and I wanted it so bad but I had to resist so I could eat this week.

sleeve, check your email.

listening to these:
idea fire company - the island of taste
gene clarke - white light
jo kondo - (can't remember the exact title. it's silver with blue text IIRC, pretty simple cover. pieces for piano & percussion, mostly.)
black forest/black sea - s/t LP (i wish their first three records were available on LP as well. or that split with christina carter, mmmmhmm.)
stud cole s/t (you all need this LP if you haven't heard it. it will appeal to everyone. it has what they call... universal appeal. CD's on norton and he might still have some of ltd LPs to distro as well.)

got scott walker 2 & 3 reissues yesterday. so pretty. the store actually had an original u.s. copy of scott 3 on smash for ten bucks in good shape, but i opted for the fancy new version. glad i did.

also got boscoe numero group reissue cuz i apparently can't pass up any numero vinyl when i see it. they have my number for sure.

got a ton of hippie folk/bluegrass shit too. 70's rounder stuff. bill staines. jaime brockett. that kinda stuff. lotsa dollar records. and harry partch boxed set for cheap. (clean copy but a little warped. plays fine.)

delusion of the fury?
can't say i'm a big scott walker fan, but i'm glad four men with bears are putting out good stuff, instead of uhh.. Aretha Franklin and Television LPs. Affordable, too.

passed on moondog 2lp thing. probably should have got it, but i got sticker shock. though it is pretty.

special ordered THE NEW AGE reissue/comp on RD Records from the record store, but Forced Exposure, who they ordered it from, was out of it and now I'm sad, because I really want a copy. Someone is selling one on ebay for 35 bucks. i just can't afford to spend real money on anything. i've been trading vinyl/CDs to get new stuff.

yeah, delusion boxed-set. i found it in a dusty box at the record store in their storage spot. i'm always digging.

i dig scott. but i'm pretty goth. plus, scott records are fucking audio fucking heaven. some of the best recordings ever for sound loverzzzz.

i've been selling/trading CDs like crazy. being poor will do that to you. probably 500+ in the last month. pretty soon i'll be down to metal promos and my swans CDs. what more do you need? (actually not true. i've got heaps of 60's comps/boxes that i would never trade/sell.)

passed on moondog 2lp thing. probably should have got it, but i got sticker shock. though it is pretty.

The Moondog reissue to get is the "Snaketime Series" one, with the red cover. It's late fifties recordings and the LP reish should only cost about $12, tops.

(not that the double LP doesn't rule too, of course. It does.)

http://cgi.ebay.com/HARRY-PARTCH-Delusion-of-the-Fury-SEALED-box-3-LP-book_W0QQitemZ140213154037QQihZ004QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yowza.

Cheap!

http://www.audiophileusa.com/item.cfm?record=14898

i got it for 10 bucks in trade. but like i said, it's noticeably warped. or at least the two performance albums are. the partch disc where he discusses all his instruments is fine. i don't think anyone played it. pretty dusty and attic-y though. i would never sell a warped album on ebay unless it was super-rare. like i said, plays good though. sounds amazing really. i just need to clean it a little more.

when i was digging thru records last time at the store i pulled out another 100+ dollar record languishing in a box. can't even remember what it was. i gave it to mike the owner to sell. see, we both benefit from my digging.

everyone should chip in and get you a record de-warper for your next birthday.

doesn't academy east have one? i have one or two things i'd like to flatten but they're just minor lip warps that you can't really hear.

also got boscoe numero group reissue cuz i apparently can't pass up any numero vinyl when i see it. they have my number for sure.

-- scott seward, Saturday, 22 March 2008 22:04 (Yesterday) Link

numero rules, not bragging here but i sold something to one of the founders who emailed me months later that it will be reissued. i'm sure along with securing permissions they got access to the masters if they exist, but who knows? will spill the beans if it ever happens.

picked up/listening to:

bruce haack - electric lucifer
iggy pop - tv eye 1977 live
esso steel band - bermuda gold
a grip of sealed early stones and grateful dead from the flea
i think i will keep anthem

i have one or two things i'd like to flatten but they're just minor lip warps that you can't really hear.
e-mail me.ty

Where'd you score the Haack? Repress? Want.
You should also keep Workingman's Dead, S/T & American Beauty, but that's just my opinion.

today i got 5 LPs on Argo of steam locomotive recordings.

are there any good techniques for DIY dewarping other than a hot pad, some flat metal plates, and a cinderblock? my copy of Curtis Live needs just a teeny bit of readjusting.

i just traded in a buncha dead vinyl. they sell lots of klassik rock to the kids who are getting into rekkerds for the first time, and i am happy to load them up with stuff. i can always find those records. i couldn't part with my pristine german press of who's next for some reason.

i can't beat sanskrit's numero deal, but that online label IS putting that laser pace album out cuzza me (as a download at least), so that's my good deed for the year. i tried to sell them on putting out bitter blood street theatre stuff. they deserve their day in court.

Where'd you score the Haack? Repress? Want.

i think it must be OG, unless the first pressing was private. columbia two eye grey label. $25 on eBay. but it was one of those weird junker dudes who must have been burned once on chargebacks and he didn't take paypal, which probably informed the final price. i haven't written a check and mailed a letter for a win in like five years.

You should also keep Workingman's Dead, S/T & American Beauty, but that's just my opinion.

yeah, i have these, and a bunch others up until the Disco Dead era. i will slit the Anthem and mint up as that is a favorite. it's funny how for years they used to be a four letter word and now all of a sudden all these indie rockers are professing their love for them.

blame marijuana.
those stones should fill yer paypa for a while...

how much are record de-warpers? how do they work?

i always want to get a record cleaner, one of those vacuum ones that looks like a really bulky turntable box thing. but they are hella expensive. my friend has one and swears it can make the worst vinyl playable again.

i went to a show last nite -- vampire hands -- a local band but anyway it was cool if you bought the vinyl (which had cool hand screenprinted art) you got not only the CD in the sleeve, but also the front card and the tray card, so all you have to do is get an old jewel case, and youve got the complete CD too, not bad for $12, good idea more band should do.

stud cole s/t (you all need this LP if you haven't heard it.

totally true, stuff is amazing and slept on.