Vinyl

DarkAudit · Nov 6, 2013

Quite the find at a music store about half an hour away that also does used books and records...

Most were in decent shape to almost new. Except for one:

The wash solution didn't do anything to that, so I post on Audiokarma. Response is the wood glue method may rescue even this. And so...

In about an hour I'll turn a fan on to speed curing, and then by time to get up for work I will know. Worst case is I'm out a shot of glue and 50 cents.

PatrThom · Nov 6, 2013

Heh. What is this? I have the West Side Story album, too.

Is this like Videodisc, where theres only so many copies of things that everyone seems to have?

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Nov 6, 2013

It's an unwritten rule that any used record store or thrift shop (ESPECIALLY thrift shops) must carry a) Herb Alpert, b) Ray Conniff, or c) Bert Kaempfert. Usually all of the above. I've yet to find a store that didn't have at least one copy of Alpert's Going Places. Too bad for me I chose the worst quality one of the bunch to finally buy.

GasBandit · Nov 12, 2013

PatrThom · Nov 12, 2013

I admit, I'm curious.
I imagine your profession lends itself to the discovery of some gems.

--Patrick

GasBandit · Nov 12, 2013

PatrThom said:
I admit, I'm curious.
I imagine your profession lends itself to the discovery of some gems.

--Patrick

Heh, in all seriousness, this was cool 20-25 years ago... but now it just sounds like hilariously dated punk. But dat album cover.

Whole album:

DarkAudit · Nov 23, 2013

Appropriate for the occasion this weekend...

(Finds like this keep the rest of the family interested and gives me free reign to spend whatever on vinyl

)

DarkAudit · Nov 26, 2013

Ironic find. 50 years to the week after his career essentially ended, I find this at my local Goodwill:

sixpackshaker · Nov 26, 2013

Man, that First Family album was still in print when I was in high school around 85-87. I remember seeing it in the stacks at Musicland.

DarkAudit · Nov 26, 2013

sixpackshaker said:
Man, that First Family album was still in print when I was in high school around 85-87. I remember seeing it in the stacks at Musicland.

Which is odd, as the story goes all unsold copies were destroyed after November 22, 1963.

sixpackshaker · Nov 26, 2013

DarkAudit said:
Which is odd, as the story goes all unsold copies were destroyed after November 22, 1963.

It could have been the Nixon or Reagan ones that were done later.

DarkAudit · Dec 4, 2013

Kind of Blue was remastered in mono and released on 180g vinyl on Record Store Day Black Friday this year.

My copy just arrived:

It sounds awesome.

DarkAudit · Dec 13, 2013

This week's haul...

PatrThom · Dec 13, 2013

First haul you've posted that doesn't duplicate at least one of anything I already own.

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Dec 13, 2013

The Esquivel album is the only one of that set I didn't already have on iTunes. Bought 'em anyway.

DarkAudit · Jan 12, 2014

More...

PatrThom · Jan 14, 2014

http://www.dustandgrooves.com/

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Jan 17, 2014

More more. $40. $15 of that was for the White Album...

The single is Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass. Original is on the Hugh Masekela album I bought on Sunday.

PatrThom · Jan 17, 2014

Ooo, a 45!

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Jan 24, 2014

DarkAudit · Feb 4, 2014

In between paydays run was a little sparse, but still productive:

PatrThom · Feb 4, 2014

Heh. I have Moving Waves on CD. It's a great one to spring on people unawares.

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Feb 7, 2014

Yes, I bought another copy of Moving Waves. Side two of the first one was a disaster. That DNFTF is a recent remaster bought new.

DarkAudit · Feb 21, 2014

The collection grows again...

sixpackshaker · Feb 21, 2014

How did Freedom of Choice work out for you. That has been one of my favorite albums for 30 years now.

DarkAudit · Feb 21, 2014

sixpackshaker said:
How did Freedom of Choice work out for you. That has been one of my favorite albums for 30 years now.

Very well, thank you. Freedom of Choice (the track) just THUNDERS on this setup.

DarkAudit · Mar 8, 2014

Small run this week. Was holding onto cash for a new receiver (that was already sold before I got back to the store after seeing it a few days ago) and a new stylus for the current cartridge (the one everyone keeps telling me I need to get).

DarkAudit · Mar 21, 2014

Payday haul...

PatrThom · Mar 21, 2014

We're finally moving all our albums over to where they will be displayed*, perhaps I shall shoot a pic or two.

Two did not survive or were in too bad of shape to be rescued: Bill Cosby's "Wonderfulness" (too scratched) and The Beatles' "The Beatles" (cracked from edge to center).

--Patrick
*no decent player, yet.

DarkAudit · Apr 4, 2014

Another nice haul...

Pink Floyd is mono UK reissue on pink vinyl. Both Who albums are on Decca.

PatrThom · Apr 4, 2014

And a triple-Zappa, to boot!

--Patrick

DarkAudit · Apr 5, 2014

PatrThom said:
And a triple-Zappa, to boot!

--Patrick

Quintuple. Freak Out and Sheik Yerbouti are double albums.

And I found out those colored vinyl copies of Piper at the Gates of Dawn are fakes. Unauthorized by the band or label. Sounds decent enough, so no biggie.

DarkAudit · Apr 19, 2014

Today's Record Store Day! Attic Records had 20% off all used. Jerry's Records had a grab bag off 100+ free records. That's all in the crate.

DarkAudit · Jun 2, 2014

Just arrived from the UK. Mono, 1967 vintage:

GasBandit · Jul 17, 2014

Let me tell you guys... this LP, 12 inch, by Masonry? Worst album I've ever heard. Hands down. I can't believe anybody listens to this crap. "Discard if Damaged" is a halfway decent track, though.