JohnnyCashFan
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Got a copy of this one from the local today, VG+, $10, 25% off for Fathers Day. Sounds Fantastic!
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JohnnyCashFan
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Couple local Fathers Day presents today
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jamieanderson1968
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A brewery near me was having its first record fair since COVID but I couldn't make it. My wallet is probably happy
TheThinWhiteDuke
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So instead of dropping $70 for two LP's on RSD I raided their 50% of CD collection. And on the way up to see my folks, I visited this record shop in a sleepy lil town off the interstate. They had mostly classic rock and country, but found a stack of alternative LP's including these. I have never seen the Pussy Galore on physical LP before:
When I picked up the Sonic Youth album i noticed some scribbling on the jacket in the bottom corner; I knew this wasn't a band signed copy because i've seen on of those...(Guitar Gallery in Bham has one and those assholes want $400 for it) so i start inspecting it closer:
I'm like, does that say John Fahey? What is this? So i searched and had no idea that legendary folk singer Fahey was a Sonic Youth fan and they commissioned him to paint the album cover to The Eternal which he did, a piece title "Sea Monster". So here we have a signed copy numbered 1/98
When I picked up the Sonic Youth album i noticed some scribbling on the jacket in the bottom corner; I knew this wasn't a band signed copy because i've seen on of those...(Guitar Gallery in Bham has one and those assholes want $400 for it) so i start inspecting it closer:
I'm like, does that say John Fahey? What is this? So i searched and had no idea that legendary folk singer Fahey was a Sonic Youth fan and they commissioned him to paint the album cover to The Eternal which he did, a piece title "Sea Monster". So here we have a signed copy numbered 1/98
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TenderLovingKiller®
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I don’t usually care much about signed albums but within this context and combined with how you seemingly stumbled across it at random makes it really fucking cool. Love the Pussy Galore album too. That’s a great day of digging right there.
Edit: I was just looking online and it looks like all the photos of the album art on Discogs show the same signature with a “1/98” numbering my guess is the signature is printed as part of the album cover as opposed to being hand signed which is kind of a bummer. Still a great album regardless though.
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TheThinWhiteDuke
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Bahahaha, you are totally right- every copy of the album has the Fahey signature. I feel ridiculous because I really like this album and I swear I've never noticed the sig on any copy I've ever seen- funny how that happens, right? Well, at least I've learned about the Fahey-Sonic Youth connection and my visual aid may have been a history lesson lol. I feel like the rooks that thought they got a signed Who contract in their copies of Live At Leeds! And hey, I only paid like $25 for it so I didn't get taken for a ride or anything
debar22
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Last one this week (I think) until my RCJP order arrives. Had someone pickup my 1 RSD buy along with a few used odds and ends from my local for me. And a Target sale straggler.
Bobby Hamilton Quintet - Dream Queen RSD
This was the only RSD overflow release I was interested in and luckily my local had a few copies left over Sunday morning online.
Keitaro Miho Trio & Masako Miyazaki - The Good Life
I think this was a Yamaha showcase for their recording equipment. Picked it up on the strength of the A Song For You cover I found on Youtube. Interested to see what the rest of it sounds like.
Space Singers - Trying To Live By God’s Command
$1 Chicago gospel
Noreaga - God’s Favorite
Only thing I remember from this album were the 2 Neptunes singles. Need to revisit this.
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
Last of the Target sale. Been holding out for an og copy of this, but under $30 for a reissue got me to pull the trigger.
Bobby Hamilton Quintet - Dream Queen RSD
This was the only RSD overflow release I was interested in and luckily my local had a few copies left over Sunday morning online.
Keitaro Miho Trio & Masako Miyazaki - The Good Life
I think this was a Yamaha showcase for their recording equipment. Picked it up on the strength of the A Song For You cover I found on Youtube. Interested to see what the rest of it sounds like.
Space Singers - Trying To Live By God’s Command
$1 Chicago gospel
Noreaga - God’s Favorite
Only thing I remember from this album were the 2 Neptunes singles. Need to revisit this.
Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
Last of the Target sale. Been holding out for an og copy of this, but under $30 for a reissue got me to pull the trigger.
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
I had a dub of the original Pussy Galore cassette but lost it over time. What a horrendous, glorious mess that recording is. Really meant to be blasting out of a crappy car cassette deck on a sticky summer evening.
CrazyDiamond84
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So many things, and so many more coming
TenderLovingKiller®
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Nah, it hadn’t ever noticed either. It’s one of the Sonic Youth LPs I don’t yet own on wax and digital album art is small enough that I never knew it either. It reminds me of Father John Misty’s album God’s Favorite Customer, the album label is a faux “Test Pressing” sticker and I genuinely thought I had lucked into a gem, as I was researching it online though I came to the realization that Ol’ FJM had pulled a fast one on me and this was just the standard album label.
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Thackeraye
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TheThinWhiteDuke
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For something different, and a lil context for RSD- I got ALL of this at locals doing 50% off CDs for the same amount that two RSD LP's would have cost. The Neil Young- Harvest is a West German Target, too
Very expensive/busy vacation week. There's still a lot either in the mail or being prepped for shipping
Target B2G1 Grabs:
Nothing too crazy exciting here. A mix of albums I've been meaning to grab for some time, some I've wanted but always thought the price was a bit too high on, and a couple deals too good to pass up.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Beyonce - Homecoming - The Live Album
The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
Lissie - Catching a Tiger (Anniversary Edition)
Haim - Women in Music Pt. III
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra (Mofi)
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Local Store Grabs
This was one I messed up on. I remember here when this repress was originally announced, I gave it a stream and had a great time. By the time I got an additional item I wanted from Zia, it had sold out, and then it disappeared quickly everywhere else. I believe another run is coming but when my closest store had their copy still in the cubes I couldn't resist
Eddie Hazel - Game, Dame, and Guitar Thangs
Amazon Grab:
Eventually the Picture Disc will wear out and it's long overdue for a non-pic-disc-press
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Antique Store Grabs
I mentioned this once before, I think maybe in the Discount thread, we have one antique store up here that is actually really good. It's a mixed bag pricing wise but it's mostly fair and some real bargains could be found. Last time I really spent a lot of time in their rock bins, so this time I took an afternoon and dedicated it to the soul/jazz/blues bins as well as the front bins where all the bizarre, cool, and pricy stuff lives. As a kicker most of it is in great shape. It was a ton of fun and a pretty killer haul
One of my little "mini collections" are children's/family albums. This isn't to say I grab every Disney and oddball variety album I find, but I'm always on the lookout for difficult to find or high quality titles - especially Muppets or Sesame Street. I had to grab this one when I saw it - probably the only "market price" grab I took on the day. Mister Rogers records have a bit of an odd trajectory - much of the mid to late 60s stuff is relatively easy to find in decent shape, the 70s stuff is tougher. However, similarly tough is his first ever record - early on in his career before he was embraced as the kind friendly figure he was and the neighborhood came to be, he relied a bit more on the puppetry work. Specifically, King Friday XIII was his proverbial star. In 1963, they put out King Friday XIII Celebrates In Misterogers' Neighborhood Of Make-Believe - once. Difficult record to find, and it was in this bin in great condition.
Mister Rogers - King Friday XIII Celebrates In Misterogers' Neighborhood Of Make-Believe
From there, I went to look at their 10" stash. One of the cooler things up front is that he seems to have a decent connection on 10" records from the 40s and 50s. Last time I was there, I picked up a very cool Afro-Cuban 10" from the 40s. This time, man, they had some amazing fairly rare jazz cuts in there. I'm not exactly big in the genre but I'm trying to learn what I like. Ended up grabbing 5 of the 10"s, one blues and three jazz
Ma Rainey - First Of The Great Blues Singers Volume 1 - despite looking really clean with only some cover issues, it plays with a lot of noise. I can't tell if it's the recording quality (I mean...old blues and Ma) or just some invisible defects but this is the one bust of the bunch unless I figure that out.
Peggy Lee - Black Coffee With Peggy Lee - This one is cool, just an easier listen with those great 50s jazzy vocals, the rare one where the title of the record is exactly how I want to enjoy it - early in the morning with a big cup of coffee. A little bit of surface noise but compared t available options isn't bad. Has that cool classic look.
Brubeck, Desmond - Jazz At Storyville - Got this for two reasons. I don't have any Brubeck and some would deem that an issue and it's colored vinyl. Colored vinyl from 1953. I dunno, it always seemed like a modern gimmick, just cool to see a red pressing from 60 years ago. Giving it a listen it's not really exceptional more than it's cool - some noise, not the greatest compositions as it was off the cuff before a show, but a fun little piece of Boston history.
E-Yah-Pah-Hah Indian Chanters - E-Yah-Pah-Hah - Really dang cool. In college I went on a service trip to Arizona to Dine/Navajo Nation and that has left me with a soft spot for the Native American experience and how much of that we've lost in the U.S. So I saw this, picked it up and put it down a bunch before just grabbing it. It's exactly what it says: archived Native American chants composed by Louis Ballard - a prominent Native American artist and musician and curator. I really don't know much about it all but if nothing else it's a cool historical piece - the insert has a bunch of educational info and was signed by Louis.
George Wallington Trio - The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio - Really fantastic listen. I probably paid marketish on this (well, not Marketish according to Discogs but according to Ebay), but Curly Russell and Art Taylor backing it's a crystal clean copy and recording - a real joy to listen to. It's better sounding and in better shape than most of my new records.
Then I dove into the blues and jazz bins. Put a bunch back but ended up with these seven LPs. I still need to listen to some I'll present without comment (the first four)
Bukka White / Nathan Beauregard / Joe Callicott / Furry Lewis / Rev. Robert Wilkins – The 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival
Various - They All Played The Tiger Rag (This one is a slew of ragtime/blues legends playing the same one song...like Metallica's Blacklist kinda haha)
Memphis Slim - If The Rabbit Had A Gun
Little Walter – Hate To See You Go
The next two I talked about in the daily challenge a bit if you want to read my thoughts - both unique and pretty cool overall pieces
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Live In New York
Tommy Johnson - (1928-30) Complete Recordings In Chronological Order
Ben Webster – The Soul Of Ben Webster - This one shocked me. Like I said, I'm still diving more into jazz and this was my first taste of Ben Webster, and I'm surely interest in more of his work. For this copy, gorgeous original artwork on the cover, just a completely smooth and flawless playthough. I know there's an AP and Speakers Corner out there for this one, but I'm not sure I need it having this one.
Target B2G1 Grabs:
Nothing too crazy exciting here. A mix of albums I've been meaning to grab for some time, some I've wanted but always thought the price was a bit too high on, and a couple deals too good to pass up.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Beyonce - Homecoming - The Live Album
The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form
Lissie - Catching a Tiger (Anniversary Edition)
Haim - Women in Music Pt. III
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra (Mofi)
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Local Store Grabs
This was one I messed up on. I remember here when this repress was originally announced, I gave it a stream and had a great time. By the time I got an additional item I wanted from Zia, it had sold out, and then it disappeared quickly everywhere else. I believe another run is coming but when my closest store had their copy still in the cubes I couldn't resist
Eddie Hazel - Game, Dame, and Guitar Thangs
Amazon Grab:
Eventually the Picture Disc will wear out and it's long overdue for a non-pic-disc-press
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Antique Store Grabs
I mentioned this once before, I think maybe in the Discount thread, we have one antique store up here that is actually really good. It's a mixed bag pricing wise but it's mostly fair and some real bargains could be found. Last time I really spent a lot of time in their rock bins, so this time I took an afternoon and dedicated it to the soul/jazz/blues bins as well as the front bins where all the bizarre, cool, and pricy stuff lives. As a kicker most of it is in great shape. It was a ton of fun and a pretty killer haul
One of my little "mini collections" are children's/family albums. This isn't to say I grab every Disney and oddball variety album I find, but I'm always on the lookout for difficult to find or high quality titles - especially Muppets or Sesame Street. I had to grab this one when I saw it - probably the only "market price" grab I took on the day. Mister Rogers records have a bit of an odd trajectory - much of the mid to late 60s stuff is relatively easy to find in decent shape, the 70s stuff is tougher. However, similarly tough is his first ever record - early on in his career before he was embraced as the kind friendly figure he was and the neighborhood came to be, he relied a bit more on the puppetry work. Specifically, King Friday XIII was his proverbial star. In 1963, they put out King Friday XIII Celebrates In Misterogers' Neighborhood Of Make-Believe - once. Difficult record to find, and it was in this bin in great condition.
Mister Rogers - King Friday XIII Celebrates In Misterogers' Neighborhood Of Make-Believe
From there, I went to look at their 10" stash. One of the cooler things up front is that he seems to have a decent connection on 10" records from the 40s and 50s. Last time I was there, I picked up a very cool Afro-Cuban 10" from the 40s. This time, man, they had some amazing fairly rare jazz cuts in there. I'm not exactly big in the genre but I'm trying to learn what I like. Ended up grabbing 5 of the 10"s, one blues and three jazz
Ma Rainey - First Of The Great Blues Singers Volume 1 - despite looking really clean with only some cover issues, it plays with a lot of noise. I can't tell if it's the recording quality (I mean...old blues and Ma) or just some invisible defects but this is the one bust of the bunch unless I figure that out.
Peggy Lee - Black Coffee With Peggy Lee - This one is cool, just an easier listen with those great 50s jazzy vocals, the rare one where the title of the record is exactly how I want to enjoy it - early in the morning with a big cup of coffee. A little bit of surface noise but compared t available options isn't bad. Has that cool classic look.
Brubeck, Desmond - Jazz At Storyville - Got this for two reasons. I don't have any Brubeck and some would deem that an issue and it's colored vinyl. Colored vinyl from 1953. I dunno, it always seemed like a modern gimmick, just cool to see a red pressing from 60 years ago. Giving it a listen it's not really exceptional more than it's cool - some noise, not the greatest compositions as it was off the cuff before a show, but a fun little piece of Boston history.
E-Yah-Pah-Hah Indian Chanters - E-Yah-Pah-Hah - Really dang cool. In college I went on a service trip to Arizona to Dine/Navajo Nation and that has left me with a soft spot for the Native American experience and how much of that we've lost in the U.S. So I saw this, picked it up and put it down a bunch before just grabbing it. It's exactly what it says: archived Native American chants composed by Louis Ballard - a prominent Native American artist and musician and curator. I really don't know much about it all but if nothing else it's a cool historical piece - the insert has a bunch of educational info and was signed by Louis.
George Wallington Trio - The Workshop Of The George Wallington Trio - Really fantastic listen. I probably paid marketish on this (well, not Marketish according to Discogs but according to Ebay), but Curly Russell and Art Taylor backing it's a crystal clean copy and recording - a real joy to listen to. It's better sounding and in better shape than most of my new records.
Then I dove into the blues and jazz bins. Put a bunch back but ended up with these seven LPs. I still need to listen to some I'll present without comment (the first four)
Bukka White / Nathan Beauregard / Joe Callicott / Furry Lewis / Rev. Robert Wilkins – The 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival
Various - They All Played The Tiger Rag (This one is a slew of ragtime/blues legends playing the same one song...like Metallica's Blacklist kinda haha)
Memphis Slim - If The Rabbit Had A Gun
Little Walter – Hate To See You Go
The next two I talked about in the daily challenge a bit if you want to read my thoughts - both unique and pretty cool overall pieces
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Live In New York
Tommy Johnson - (1928-30) Complete Recordings In Chronological Order
Ben Webster – The Soul Of Ben Webster - This one shocked me. Like I said, I'm still diving more into jazz and this was my first taste of Ben Webster, and I'm surely interest in more of his work. For this copy, gorgeous original artwork on the cover, just a completely smooth and flawless playthough. I know there's an AP and Speakers Corner out there for this one, but I'm not sure I need it having this one.
JohnnyCashFan
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CrazyDiamond84
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Kind of scared to play these. They've been sitting in my car all day in 100 degree weather
