"I'd buy that for a dollar!" Great purchases for a buck or less

Not a buck or less, but $7.50 for all four:

Clubroot - s/t
Machinefabriek - Marijn
Machinefabriek - Weleer
Sum of R - s/t

$1, Village Thrift on S. Congress:

Phil Harris On The Record (RCA Victor 10-inch EP, early '50s probably) (has "Darktown Poker Club," "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," "That's What I Love About The South," "Minnie The Mermaid," a couple other songs, but not his biggest novelty hit "The Thing")

^ Actually at St. Vincent De Paul thrift, I meant.

And today at Antone's, $1 each:

Jay Ferguson Real Life Ain't This Way (Elektra 1979 - w/ yacht-rock classic "Shakedown Cruise")
Freedom "Are You Available" (Malaco 1984 - w/ a presumably Southern soul cover of "Do It All Night" by Prince; still can't tell by looking whether Freedom is a band, or one person, or what)
Krystol Talk Of The Town (Epic 1985 - very cool-looking r&b girl group I never heard of before)
Timex Social Club Vicious Rumors...The Album (Danya 1986 -- LP never charted; single, on a different label, went to #8)

Passed up a mid '80s album by Andre Cymone that claimed to be "nu wave" and a mid '80s album on Total Experience (Gap Band's label) by a weird new-wave looking post-Prince funk guy named "E.T." If anybody tells me these are too good to have passed up, I'll go back. Also curious which, if any, Dazz Band LPs might be worth $1. Don't think I've ever had one.

i got the self titled by a gun called tension in brooklyn for a dollar

I clearly have no will power or self control. Antone's, $1 each, today:

Andre Cymone Survivin' In The '80s (Columbia 1983)
ET Best Friends (Total Experience 1986)

in new york, where are there good places to get records for like a dollar

They're $2 at The Thing, a thrift store on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, but there are tons of them there -- a huge basement entirely packed with vinyl, floor to ceiling. So worth the trip, but picking up a paper dust mask at a drugstore down the street is highly advised. There are plenty of other thrift stores in Queens and Brooklyn that are worth checking out, too -- do a search of this thread for "Sunnyside" up above. And sometimes sidewalk dealers in Manhattan have them cheap, or even free. But mostly, used LPs at actual NYC record stores -- by my experience anyway -- are overpriced for suckers.

Also, I didn't have a car in New York, so I never got to check out the thrifts in Staten Island. But I've heard there are lots of good ones.

Also worth the trip for $1 LPs: Princeton Record Exchange (Exit 9 off the NJ Turnpike, I think), if you can get a lift there.

o thanks i live in new jersey that's perfect

$1 each -- Hog Wild Records in San Antonio; a Goodwill store in downtown San Antonio; Sundance Records in San Marcos, this weekend:

Colonel Abrams You And Me Equals Us (MCA 1987)
J. Blackfoot Physical Attraction (Sound Town 1984)
Camel The Single Factor (Passport 1982)
Marshall Chapman Marshall Chapman (Epic 1978)
Detective Detective (Swan Song 1977)
The Forester Sisters Perfume, Ribbons & Pearls (Warner Bros. 1986)
The J. Geils Band Showtime! (EMI 1982)
Merle Haggard Greatest Hits (MCA 1982) (All 1977-1981 songs, like "My Old Kind Of Hat" and "Red Bandana"; used to own this, remember liking it, shouldn't have gotten rid of it.)
Robin Lane & the Chartbusters Imitation Life (Warner Bros. 1981)
Little Milton Annie Mae's Cafe (Malaco 1986)
Ian Matthews Stealin' Home (Mushroom 1978)
O.B. McClinton Album No. 2 (Hometown Productions 1986)
New Birth Behold The Mighty Army (Warner Bros. 1977)
Charlie Rich Big Boss Man/My Mountain Dew (RCA 1977)
Charlie Rich I Do My Swingin' At Home (Epic 1973)
Skyy Skyway (Salsoul 1980)
The Smothers Brothers Curb Your Tongue, Knave! (Mercury 1963)
Billie Joe Spears Blanket On The Ground (United Artists 1975)
Billy Swan Rock N Roll Moon (Monument 1975)
Keith Sykes I'm Not Strange I'm Just Like You (Backstreet 1980)
Hank Thompson Movin' On (ABC 1974)
(Various) Motels And Memories (Warner Special Products 1981) (100% country cheating songs, from the mid '70s to early '80s)

xhuxk, let me know how that Keith Sykea record is. I'm a recent convert of his earlier, (much?) different stuff on Vanguard.

I like that Robin Lane record. I remember I paid 50 cents for mine in a Woolworth's cutout bin.

I'll let you know about the Sykes when I get to it, Ian. Never listened to any albums by him before. I only bought this one because the cover makes him looks like a Nashville hack making a 1980 corporate new wave quasi-rockabilly move, hence promising on a wtf level if nothing else.

robin lane lives up the road from here!

Up the lane?

she lives on robin lane! not really.

when i first opened my store here i kept wondering why i was seeing so many robin lane & chartbusters albums. then someone told me she lived up the lane. so, she has a lot of supporters around.

though some don't want to hold on to her album, apparently...

Just got this at the Goodwill Today.

http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/folk/records/thegreaterantillessampler.html

was listening to that yesterday. nobody wants to buy it in my store for some reason. maybe i should give it to the goodwill.

worst poll ever too:

Best Track On The Greater Antilles Sampler

i got a nice 12 pack of colored pencils from a bin at k-mart for $.89

nobody wants to buy it in my store for some reason. maybe i should give it to the goodwill.

It cost me $1.06. Maybe it might move at that price.

$1 each CDs (!!! - not vinyl!!!), Citywide Garage Sale, Austin. (And actually, since I didn't buy anything else, if you figure in the $5 entrance fee, these were technically $2 each. Last time I went I found a pile of $1 LPs, plus a great 4-foot-square partitioned wood shelf for my compilation CDs, which made the entrance fee totally worth it obviously. But this time all the vinyl LPs were either ridiculously overpriced for stupid suckers or just not very good. Could have bought $1 copies of the Rockets' No Ballads and the Dwight Twilly LP with "Girls on it from one guy, but I decided to pass for some reason):

Miley Cyrus -Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (Walt Disney/Hollywood, 2008 -- also, this was a ripoff. I bought it because the 10-song listing on the back cover includes "See You Again," "East Northumberland High," and "G.N.O. {Girl's Night Out}," but one disc of the two two discs is a DVD, and there are a different 10 songs listed inside the booklet, and when I put the CD on it starts with "Best Of Both Worlds," which doesn't correspond with either list. Wtf?)
The Fall This Nation's Saving Grace (Beggars Banquet, 1985/1988 -- Last Fall album I ever cared about; even gave it a good lead review in the Voice when it came out, then inexplicably got rid of my vinyl copy sometime in the '90s I guess. Good to finally have it again, in some form. Looks like this expanded CD version adds both sides of the "Rollin' Dany"/"Couldn't Get Ahead" 45, which I also don't own anymore, plus seemingly a few other previously non-LP cuts, cool.)
Lucy Pearl Lucy Pearl (Pookie/Beyond/BMG, 2000)
Eric Satie Piano Music: Daniel Varsano/Philippe Entremont (Sony Legacy, 2003 -- starts w/ "Trois Gymnopedies," of course)
Mel Torme The Best Of (EMI/Capitol, 1999 - 10 songs.)

It's not that I don't like the extra songs on that Fall CD, but I hate the way they break up the running order that I got used to (I had the US vinyl originally). It flowed really well. Have similar issues on a few of their other albums on CD. Oh well, there are bigger problems in this world...

Some months ago I got a power of Q and Not U - Power for a dollar. Perfect conition, not a promo or anything, and I'm pretty sure it's not like the store was overflowing with multiple copies of it. I have absolutely no idea what was up with it. Nevertheless a dollar well spent. (Oh, and I've never seen a dollar-CD their that I'd deemed buyable either, so...).

There was a time where I loved Q and not U but when I went back recently (about a year ago) I found that they didn't really hold up. Although it could well be the case that I could go back to them a year from now and mysteriously like them again.

earlier this evening from atomic records in bubank's 50cent bin:
galt mac dermot's new pulse jazz band - pulse on!! (slightly warped, but plays alright so)
fairport convention - rising for the moon
fine young cannibals - s/t

Soooo much goodness recently for less than 1 pound/euro..

Alexandre Langa - Late 80's afropop album pressing from Mozambique.
Sugar Creek - Please Tell A Friend - dodgy eastern european bootleg
The Souls of Inspyration - another dodgy eastern european bootleg
Steppenwolf - The Second
Chicken Shack - Imagination Lady
Circuit Rider - German bootleg of obscure early 70's LP
Washrag - Bang! - 1973 Instrumental LP by Steve Cropper
The Association - Stop Your Motor
A.B Skhy - A.B. Skhy LP - Yellow label DJ Promo
Wild Thing - Partyin' LP - The only record Jac Holzman regretted releasing on Elektra - after playing it i can see why.
Chick Corea - Return to forever - ECM LP
Squeeze - Sweets from a stranger
Squeeze - East Side Story
JJ Cale - Shades
Talking Heads - Naked
Aztec Camera - Love
Blue Rondo - Bees knees and chickens elbows
Steve Winwood - Arc of a diver
Nils Lofgren - 1st LP
Michelle Shocked - Short Sharp Shocked
Landscape - From the Tea-rooms of Mars....
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Laughter
Melanie - Gather Me
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Nothing Wrong
Jackson Browne - For Everyman
The Shamen - Drop

all on vinyl of course...

I found a bunch of Fabric mix CDs in a local charity shop, all for a pound each. I picked up the Tiefschwarz one.

Circuit Rider - German bootleg of obscure early 70's LP

!!! great price for this. it was just reissued again.

LPs averaging a few cents less than a $1 each at various record and thrift stores around Austin today:

J. Blackfoot - City Slicker (Sound Town 1983)
Brian Brain - Unexpected Noises (Secret 1980)
Joe King Carrasco & the Crowns - Party Weekend (MCA 1983)
C.J. & Co. - Devil's Gun (Westbound 1977)
Alec Constandinos - Trocadero Blue Citron (Casablanca 1978, movie soundtrack)
Cruzados - After Dark (Arista 1987)
Joe Ely - Hi-Res (MCA 1984 -- his answer to Trans)
Fashion - Twilight Of Idols (Epic 1984)
Jimmy "Bo" Horne - Goin' Home For Love (Sunshine Sound 1979 - w/ "Spank")
Garland Jeffreys - Guts For Love (Epic 1982)
Greg Kihn - Greg Kihn (Bersekley 1985 -- his first, I think)
Kim Mitchell - Akimbo Alogo (Bronze 1980 - w/ "Go For Soda")
Graham Parker and the Rumour - Stick To Me (Mercury 1977)
The Pontiac Brothers - Johnson (Frontier 1988)
The Raes - Dancing Up A Storm (A&M 1979)
R.J.'s Latest Arrival - Hold On (Manhattan 1986 - w/ a remix of "Shackles")
R.J.'s Latest Arrival - Truly Yours (Manhattan 1988)
Pete Shelley - XL-1 (Arista 1983)
Shooting Star - III Wishes (Virgin 1982)
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Capitol 1985 - w/ title track hit)
Michael Stanley - (Tumbleweed Records Inc 1973 - w/ "Rosewood Bitters")
The System - Sweat (Mirage 1983 - w/ "You Are In My System")
Trooper - Thick As Thieves (MCA 1988)
Peter Wolf - Lights Out (EMI America 1984)
World Saxophone Quartet - Dances And Ballads (Nonesuch 1987)
(Various) -- All Ears (Realistic, c. late '70s, probably -- 10 songs with a CB Radio theme; LP sold exclusively through Radio Shack!)

i love XL-1. i even love it more than Homosapien. so underrated/underheard.

good score with that devil's gun. that's a keeper.

How's the Brian Brain? I only know Fun With Music...

Oh, never mind...it's on Rhapsody. How weird. Will check out myself. Also like a thousand live shows/demos, which is probably about 1000 too many?

$1 CD, at Sound Exchange Records in Houston the other day:

(Various) - Made In Britain: Mojo Presents The Sounds Of A New England 1977[1983 (Mojo 2005)

Which might not be such an amazing deal, seeing how Mojo subscribers theoretically didn't have to pay for the CD in the first place -- except that I also got what looks like about ten years worth of Mojo magazines in brand-new condition (didn't count them, but two very big boxes worth, now in the trunk of my car) absolutely free. Somebody had apparently cleared them out of their house, and the store put the boxes by the front door, next to all the local giveaway entertainment papers, beneath the "free" sign. (I've never actually bought a copy of the mag myself before, because they cost too much.)

nice! i did very well selling old mojos at the store. sold them for, like, four bucks a mag! they have good resale value.

this morning for a buck a piece:

the originals - california sunset (nice 70's motown soul)

incredible string band - the big huge

src - milestones (wahoo! needed this record. cover is a little beat up, but the vinyl is nice. sounds amazing.)

george danzer & band - jetzt oder nie (completely bonkers german record from 1982. included inside is a full page letter from some german dude to an american girl explaining why he was giving her this record for christmas. he went and saw the movie ET for the second time in a week and it still could not make him cry! so german.)

grand funk railroad - on time (2 copies actually. they were both in great shape and i couldn't resist. plus, one of my fave records ever too.)

linda hopkins - s/t (funky early 70's soul record. very aretha.)

the tymes - the sound of the wonderful tymes (parkway doo wop)

don shirley - the gospel according to don shirley (jazz piano don doing gospel tunes)

ellen mcilwaine - everybody needs it (had this years ago and didn't play it much. jack bruce on bass.)

john dankworth & orchestra - the $1,000,000 collection (dankworth has some pricey records out there - mostly cuzza the breaks - this isn't one of them. still cool moody mod jazz stuff on this though.)

santana/mclaughlin - love devotion surrender

savage grace - s/t

murari - s/t (hippie commune album from 1979 and which sells for, like, nothing, but i couldn't remember if i'd heard it or not. probably heard it and forgot all about it.)

the cowsills - s/t (i've been getting into the cowsills lately. god help me. especially the later stuff.)

peter stampfel & the bottlecaps - s/t

eric anderson - a country dream

busoni - doktor faust (dgg boxed set)

pepsi 1970 (boxed set of pepsi jingles featuring bonnie dobson/johnny cash/loadstone/odetta/tammy wynette/bb king/patti austin/mongo santamaria/friends of distinction/three dog night)

pepsi 1971 (double album of pepsi jingles featuring johnny cash/ides of march/ronnie dyson/bb king/bj thomas/delanie and bonnie/roberta flack/tammy wynette.)

steven quarella - book of love (private press xian 70's folk. hey, you never know...)

The ones that leap to mind:

Jandek - unopened copy of Telegraph Melts: 50 cents at a thrift shop
Silver Apples - original Kapp pressing of first album: 25 cents at a thrift shop
Marvin Gaye - pristine copies of Let's Get It On, the Trouble Man soundtrack, and I Want You: 75 cents each at a garage sale
Perrey & Kingsley - The In Sound From Way Out: free after my friend's cokehead neighbor left it at his apartment

murari - s/t (hippie commune album from 1979 and which sells for, like, nothing, but i couldn't remember if i'd heard it or not.

It's pretty forgettable, actually. (I bought a copy for $2 at the thing in greenpoint a couple years ago -- probably even mention it upthread somewhere, come to think of it -- but it's already long gone from here.)

Scott, every time you say you've bought this or that for a dollar, are they purchases you've made in the wild, or are they walk-ins to your store?

xxpost I got two of my Jandek albums for $2.50 each, but that was a decade ago, and his profile has risen so much, so it wasn't quite the same sort of achievement/coup/whatever.

Purchased just now at Goodwill: John Coltrane - Giant Steps, original pressing with the "bullseye" labels. Vinyl is okay, but the cover is in immaculate condition. $1.

$1 each LPs, Waterloo Records in Austin this afternoon:

The Desert Rose Band The Desert Rose Band (Curb 1987)
Mink Deville Mink Deville (Capitol 1977)
The Fleetwoods The Very Best Of (United Artists 1975)
Rickie Lee Jones Girl At Her Volcano (Warner Bros. 10-inch EP 1983 -- my 10-inch fetish again, obviously. Promise to cut it slack accordingly.)
Karen Lawrence & The Pins Girls' Night Out (RCA 1981 -- produced by Jack Douglas; hard rock band 1994's singer making Go-Gos-era new wave move, looks like)
A'Me Loreain & The Family Affair Starring In...Standing In A Monkey Sea (BMG 1990 -- Pretty sure this made my Pazz & Jop ballot that year, though I don't think I owned it on vinyl even then)
Mac McAnally Finish Lines (Geffen 1988)
Hank Thompson Smoky The Bar (Dot 1969 -- looks like pretty much all songs about drinking except for one about cocaine)
Toyah Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour (Safari 1982 double LP)
The Whites Old Familiar Feeling (Curb 1983)
Don Williams The Best Of Don Williams Volume II (MCA 1979)
Lesette Wilson Now That I've Got Your Attention (Soul Brother 2002, apparently recorded and maybe first released in 1981; Never heard of her before, and no idea who she is -- a British soul/dance singer, looks like? -- but she covers Chas Jankel's "Ai No Corrida" and has an original song called "Caveman Boogie," so I figured it'd be worth taking a chance.)

Danny O'Keefe - The O'Keefe File (promo best-of, WB 1979)

i bought this "Masters of Gospel" CD full of 1930s classic bangers for like 2.99 once. and then saw on amazon a single used copy was going for 500.00 but of course i fucking lost it...

@ 0.85 USD

Disko Band: Klassiks go Disko
Ariel Ramirez: La Zamba Vol. II
George Duke: I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry
Joel Grey: Black Sheep Boy
Boston Pops w/ Arthur Fiedler: Peter and the Wolf (Alec Guiness, narrator) / Carnival of the Animals
Teachers OST
Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon OST
Staying Alive OST
Issac Hayes: ...To Be Continued
Petula Clark: Petula
Cher: Half-Breed
The Beat: Ackee 1-2-3-Nike Mix/ I Confess (United States of America remix)
The Beat: Doors of Your Heart / Drowning
Enoch Light and the Glittering Guitars
Lenny Dee: Take It To The Limit

recently got the following for £1 (all on vinyl)

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Dexys Midnight Runners - Too Rye Aye
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
The Wedding Present - Bizarro
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

$1, Goodwill Store, 183 & Burnett in Austin:

The Suburbs Credit In Heaven (Twin/Tone double LP, 1981)

Friday I pick up OMD - Crush for 50 cent at a Goodwill. Saturday I picked up André Cymone - AC, a Beach Boys greatest hits, Rio - Duran Duran, and some others for a buck a piece.