Joe Mac
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Tupelo Honey!!!!!
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Tupelo Honey!!!!!
Diaper Baby Escape Plan
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Yea, honestly, I didn't care about it being a Japanese pressing or not. I just needed a good copy of this album that is woefully OOP. Happened upon this NM copy for a good price so wasn't too concerned about missing OBI.
Joe Mac
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Yeah I found an Irish OG in my local a few years back for €20. It’s a bit more than I’d usually spend on an OG from my local but it was clean and I’ve never seen another copy in the used bins in a store since. Brilliant album.
MikeH
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I found a copy in Notts!
hype
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Big Pooh - Sleepers (Test Press) - I've been after a clean copy of this for awhile and somehow was able to get the Test Press for about $30.. I need to get more Justus League on Vinyl!
Then the very next day I seen a guy on ebay selling a bunch of test presses and got the following 3 for $11 each.
Bobby Patterson – My Thing Is Your Thing
It Happened At The Hop - Edison International Doo Woppers And Sock Hoppers
Buck Owens – (It's A) Monsters' Holiday
I've been after some good Box Set sleeves for awhile since I moved on from Sleevecity and decided to give the brand i'm always seeing on Amazon a chance and tbh they're mediocre at best for the price.. A 10 pack of 2mill for smaller Box Sets up to slightly over 1" for $20.. The 4mil is $40 for a 10 pack which is bat shit crazy imo at $4 a sleeve.. The search continues.....
Came across Elvira on Amazon of all places for $15 & still sealed.. Another one that was on the wish list for quite some time!
Then Nicole Atkins was 1 of 5 used albums (all but 1 was still sealed) I got in the last Zia sale which ended up being about $50 total including the Yellow Amazon version of Boots and new Tuff Gong re-issue of Cormega.
Not a big Comedy on vinyl person but Uncle Joey spinning furiously of my turntable for $7 ?!?
Then a few more to knock off the want list.
Lastly, the Vinyl I got from the Best Buy treasure hunt. Seeing everything else I posted in here is making me regret most of these a bit more but at least they were somewhat cheap I guess
Then the very next day I seen a guy on ebay selling a bunch of test presses and got the following 3 for $11 each.
Bobby Patterson – My Thing Is Your Thing
It Happened At The Hop - Edison International Doo Woppers And Sock Hoppers
Buck Owens – (It's A) Monsters' Holiday
I've been after some good Box Set sleeves for awhile since I moved on from Sleevecity and decided to give the brand i'm always seeing on Amazon a chance and tbh they're mediocre at best for the price.. A 10 pack of 2mill for smaller Box Sets up to slightly over 1" for $20.. The 4mil is $40 for a 10 pack which is bat shit crazy imo at $4 a sleeve.. The search continues.....
Came across Elvira on Amazon of all places for $15 & still sealed.. Another one that was on the wish list for quite some time!
Then Nicole Atkins was 1 of 5 used albums (all but 1 was still sealed) I got in the last Zia sale which ended up being about $50 total including the Yellow Amazon version of Boots and new Tuff Gong re-issue of Cormega.
Then an Alternate Fleetwood trifecta PIF from @Fleetwood-Matt !Not a big Comedy on vinyl person but Uncle Joey spinning furiously of my turntable for $7 ?!?
Then a few more to knock off the want list.
Lastly, the Vinyl I got from the Best Buy treasure hunt. Seeing everything else I posted in here is making me regret most of these a bit more but at least they were somewhat cheap I guess
Selaws
Well-Known Member
Dave Van Ronk – Folksinger (Prestige Folklore, 2023 Vinyl Me Please Classics Pressing)
The National – Cherry Tree Vol. 4 (Cherry Tree, 2023 Members Exclusive Pressing)
A couple of 'club' records arrived. Had a bit of a worry with the Cherry Tree as it said it was delivered yesterday but was nowhere to be seen....then it turned up today!
Phil Seamen With Tony Archer And Tony Lee – Now! ... Live! (Verve Records, 1968 First Mono Pressing)
Collin Bates Trio - Brew (Fontana, 1968 First Pressing)
Laurie Holloway – Cumulus (Hobo, 1979 First Pressing)
Some British jazz heat! The Phil Seamen is up there as one of the worst covers I have seen, but the music makes up for it. I actually have a copy of Collin Bates Trio's 'Brew' but there is a bit of surface noise on my favourite track so this is an upgrade. Finally, the 'Hobo' label was a London-based label that released a handful of albums in 1979 before sticking to 7" releases for a couple of years and then quitting altogether. Two of these records have become crate digger finds and I stumbled across one of them at a local record shop last week. I was shocked to see it priced up at a fraction of its 'going rate' so I quickly bought it. I'm fortunate enough to now have both of the Hobo releases worth listening to (the other being 'Magician' which was recently reissued from a needle drop by Trunk Records). Fantastic music.
The National – Cherry Tree Vol. 4 (Cherry Tree, 2023 Members Exclusive Pressing)
A couple of 'club' records arrived. Had a bit of a worry with the Cherry Tree as it said it was delivered yesterday but was nowhere to be seen....then it turned up today!
Phil Seamen With Tony Archer And Tony Lee – Now! ... Live! (Verve Records, 1968 First Mono Pressing)
Collin Bates Trio - Brew (Fontana, 1968 First Pressing)
Laurie Holloway – Cumulus (Hobo, 1979 First Pressing)
Some British jazz heat! The Phil Seamen is up there as one of the worst covers I have seen, but the music makes up for it. I actually have a copy of Collin Bates Trio's 'Brew' but there is a bit of surface noise on my favourite track so this is an upgrade. Finally, the 'Hobo' label was a London-based label that released a handful of albums in 1979 before sticking to 7" releases for a couple of years and then quitting altogether. Two of these records have become crate digger finds and I stumbled across one of them at a local record shop last week. I was shocked to see it priced up at a fraction of its 'going rate' so I quickly bought it. I'm fortunate enough to now have both of the Hobo releases worth listening to (the other being 'Magician' which was recently reissued from a needle drop by Trunk Records). Fantastic music.
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Phil Seamen...hehehehehe
Selaws
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He should have leaned into it, like the saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore did with his album "Skid Marks"
TenderLovingKiller®
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November 2022 Fresh Grabs
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
Chicago - Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits
VA - Psych-Out Christmas
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy A Thrill
Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy And The Voiced Concern
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
Izaak Opatz - Extra Medium
VA - Now That's What I Call A Decade 1980s
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - 1984
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Plains - I Walked With You A Ways
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
Alright, I have been busy and haven’t kept up with my fresh grabs and got behind a couple months so hold on to your butts while be dip back into November. Most of these albums were deals from the holidays a big chunk are from Walmart. The ones I was most excited about were The Steely Dan, which is the recent reissue and it sounds fantastic. I also was pumped to add Lil Ugly Mane, one of my faves from 2021 that finally got released on vinyl and Izaak Opatz, a record I preordered back in March that finally arrived. Psych-Out Christmas is super fun, and the autographed copy of Plains was a nice edition.
Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
Chicago - Chicago IX: Chicago’s Greatest Hits
VA - Psych-Out Christmas
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy A Thrill
Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy And The Voiced Concern
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
Izaak Opatz - Extra Medium
VA - Now That's What I Call A Decade 1980s
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Van Halen - Van Halen
Van Halen - 1984
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Plains - I Walked With You A Ways
Ghostface Killah - Ironman
Gang Of Four - Entertainment!
Alright, I have been busy and haven’t kept up with my fresh grabs and got behind a couple months so hold on to your butts while be dip back into November. Most of these albums were deals from the holidays a big chunk are from Walmart. The ones I was most excited about were The Steely Dan, which is the recent reissue and it sounds fantastic. I also was pumped to add Lil Ugly Mane, one of my faves from 2021 that finally got released on vinyl and Izaak Opatz, a record I preordered back in March that finally arrived. Psych-Out Christmas is super fun, and the autographed copy of Plains was a nice edition.
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TenderLovingKiller®
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December 2022 Fresh Grabs
VA - DFA Compilation #2
Alice In Chains - Dirt
Bush - Sixteen Stones
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Rush - 2112
Drugdealer - Hiding In Plain Sight
Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill
Clem Snide - The Ghost Of Fashion
Hot Hot Heat - Make Up The Breakdown
Guided By Voices - Scalping The Guru
Bonnie “Prince” Billy - Master And Everyone
Johnny Jenkins - Ton-Ton Macoute!
Harold Land - Westward Bound!
VA - Artificial Intelligence
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
Stonewall - Stonewall
The Joggers - Solid Guild
Audio Learning Center - Friendships Often Fade
Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
Steve Miller Band - Brave New World
The The - Soul Mining
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Jim O’Rourke - Halfway To A Threeway
Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
Kurt Vile - (Watch My Moves)
R.E.M. - Chronic Town
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Ween - Painting The Town Brown
Bongripper - Live At Roadburn
Otis Redding - The Definitive Studio Album Collection
Cassette Tape
VA - Pure Moods
Books
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Those Aren’t Pillows! A Fan’s Guide To Planes, Trains, and Automobiles by Tracey J. Morgan
Warhol by Blake Gopnik
Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock by Barney Hoskyns
Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Steven Hyden
Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows
As you can see, December was bonkers. Between gifts, sales, Secret Santa, and PIFsgiving arrivals I have been buried in music. I do want to thank those that PiF’ed me some awesome records and @Wes C. Attle for the wonderful Secret Santa gifts. There is lots of quality in that list but a few I wanted to point out Meat Loaf is a white label promo the jacket is well loved but the vinyl sounds splendid. Same goes for The R.E.M. Chronic Town EP my local had two OG copies but I picked the one with the slightly beat up jacket because it was pressed on the Quiex II vinyl while the other was not. The last one is the Johnny Jenkins album it’s an OG pressing and one that I had been looking for for awhile now and was super excited to find in my locals recent arrivals bin. The last of the more interesting additions, along with the 3 wonderful albums Wes got me for our Secret Santa exchange, he also gifted me a beautiful copy of the Pure Moods cassette, something I had been looking for for years.
So that’ll close out my 2022 definitely with a bang. As I have said in years past, I hope to drastically reduce my buying in 2023. I have so many awesome albums in my collection at this point I would like to try to spend more time with them as apposed to spending a good chunk of my listening time spinning new additions. Wish me luck!
VA - DFA Compilation #2
Alice In Chains - Dirt
Bush - Sixteen Stones
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Rush - 2112
Drugdealer - Hiding In Plain Sight
Alanis Morrissette - Jagged Little Pill
Clem Snide - The Ghost Of Fashion
Hot Hot Heat - Make Up The Breakdown
Guided By Voices - Scalping The Guru
Bonnie “Prince” Billy - Master And Everyone
Johnny Jenkins - Ton-Ton Macoute!
Harold Land - Westward Bound!
VA - Artificial Intelligence
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
Stonewall - Stonewall
The Joggers - Solid Guild
Audio Learning Center - Friendships Often Fade
Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
Steve Miller Band - Brave New World
The The - Soul Mining
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Jim O’Rourke - Halfway To A Threeway
Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
Kurt Vile - (Watch My Moves)
R.E.M. - Chronic Town
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Ween - Painting The Town Brown
Bongripper - Live At Roadburn
Otis Redding - The Definitive Studio Album Collection
Cassette Tape
VA - Pure Moods
Books
The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan
Those Aren’t Pillows! A Fan’s Guide To Planes, Trains, and Automobiles by Tracey J. Morgan
Warhol by Blake Gopnik
Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock by Barney Hoskyns
Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Steven Hyden
Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows
As you can see, December was bonkers. Between gifts, sales, Secret Santa, and PIFsgiving arrivals I have been buried in music. I do want to thank those that PiF’ed me some awesome records and @Wes C. Attle for the wonderful Secret Santa gifts. There is lots of quality in that list but a few I wanted to point out Meat Loaf is a white label promo the jacket is well loved but the vinyl sounds splendid. Same goes for The R.E.M. Chronic Town EP my local had two OG copies but I picked the one with the slightly beat up jacket because it was pressed on the Quiex II vinyl while the other was not. The last one is the Johnny Jenkins album it’s an OG pressing and one that I had been looking for for awhile now and was super excited to find in my locals recent arrivals bin. The last of the more interesting additions, along with the 3 wonderful albums Wes got me for our Secret Santa exchange, he also gifted me a beautiful copy of the Pure Moods cassette, something I had been looking for for years.
So that’ll close out my 2022 definitely with a bang. As I have said in years past, I hope to drastically reduce my buying in 2023. I have so many awesome albums in my collection at this point I would like to try to spend more time with them as apposed to spending a good chunk of my listening time spinning new additions. Wish me luck!
The Denmarkian Wonder
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avecigrec
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Got to the parcel locker after work today and this just felt like a metaphor for my week:
With water very clear water damage on the wrapper two layers in!
Look like it spent at least a few of the 8 weeks it took to get here from Chicago just hanging out in a puddle! Half of the receipt is practically illegible from water...
Morale was low going into this unboxing...
Fortunately, it somehow survived mostly unscathed! There's a crease in the spine and a very faint dish warp that doesn't affect play, but otherwise it's finally here!
With water very clear water damage on the wrapper two layers in!
Look like it spent at least a few of the 8 weeks it took to get here from Chicago just hanging out in a puddle! Half of the receipt is practically illegible from water...
Morale was low going into this unboxing...
Fortunately, it somehow survived mostly unscathed! There's a crease in the spine and a very faint dish warp that doesn't affect play, but otherwise it's finally here!
BjorgenFjorgen
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First record store visit in months. They had several clearance copies of the Bill Callahan record, and even though it's not my favourite of his, it's worth $13. Happy to have my top Sabbath record finally, and can't wait to spin the Wilco.
MsLoganHenney
Active Member
My vinyl collection is pretty small that's mainly made up of a few 7” records that belonged to my stepdad and a couple of gifted ones. Bought my own vinyl a few months ago in a pre-order, and it was finally delivered earlier this month! Love Yourself: Her by BTS. I hope they press the rest of the trilogy albums.
BTS holds a special place in my heart even though some people have given me a hard time for liking kpop, specifically BTS. At first, I dismissed them as just another boy band when I learned about them back in 2017 while in Korea for a deployment exercise. However, in 2019 I gave their music a closer listen and translated their lyrics (I currently don't know Korean). I already enjoyed their beats and energy, but I was surprised by some of their lyrical skills, and greatly appreciated their stories. When I got to their Love Yourself trilogy albums it resonated with me. At the time, some parts of my personal life were in shambles, and my mental health and self-esteem were really low. Some of the songs from these albums (and therapy!) helped me realize that sometimes loving others hurts, but I shouldn't give up on myself because I’m still worthy of love and kindness even with my flaws. So even though some people have tried to yuck my yum for liking BTS I will always adore them, and the joy and healing they bring me.
BTS holds a special place in my heart even though some people have given me a hard time for liking kpop, specifically BTS. At first, I dismissed them as just another boy band when I learned about them back in 2017 while in Korea for a deployment exercise. However, in 2019 I gave their music a closer listen and translated their lyrics (I currently don't know Korean). I already enjoyed their beats and energy, but I was surprised by some of their lyrical skills, and greatly appreciated their stories. When I got to their Love Yourself trilogy albums it resonated with me. At the time, some parts of my personal life were in shambles, and my mental health and self-esteem were really low. Some of the songs from these albums (and therapy!) helped me realize that sometimes loving others hurts, but I shouldn't give up on myself because I’m still worthy of love and kindness even with my flaws. So even though some people have tried to yuck my yum for liking BTS I will always adore them, and the joy and healing they bring me.
MikeH
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A note on those test pressings! Sundazed gives them out for free with orders over $100 usually, but recently dropped it down to $50 orders. It’s kinda fun to get something random in a box if you plan to order from them anytime soon. Obviously getting ones ya want (instead of mystery ones) for $11 is also pretty sweet!Big Pooh - Sleepers (Test Press) - I've been after a clean copy of this for awhile and somehow was able to get the Test Press for about $30.. I need to get more Justus League on Vinyl!
Then the very next day I seen a guy on ebay selling a bunch of test presses and got the following 3 for $11 each.
Bobby Patterson – My Thing Is Your Thing
It Happened At The Hop - Edison International Doo Woppers And Sock Hoppers
Buck Owens – (It's A) Monsters' Holiday
I've been after some good Box Set sleeves for awhile since I moved on from Sleevecity and decided to give the brand i'm always seeing on Amazon a chance and tbh they're mediocre at best for the price.. A 10 pack of 2mill for smaller Box Sets up to slightly over 1" for $20.. The 4mil is $40 for a 10 pack which is bat shit crazy imo at $4 a sleeve.. The search continues.....
Came across Elvira on Amazon of all places for $15 & still sealed.. Another one that was on the wish list for quite some time!
Then Nicole Atkins was 1 of 5 used albums (all but 1 was still sealed) I got in the last Zia sale which ended up being about $50 total including the Yellow Amazon version of Boots and new Tuff Gong re-issue of Cormega.
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Then an Alternate Fleetwood trifecta PIF from @Fleetwood-Matt !
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Not a big Comedy on vinyl person but Uncle Joey spinning furiously of my turntable for $7 ?!?
Then a few more to knock off the want list.
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Lastly, the Vinyl I got from the Best Buy treasure hunt. Seeing everything else I posted in here is making me regret most of these a bit more but at least they were somewhat cheap I guess
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jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
These pups look to be enjoying being used as models in this picture much more than another members pics
Selaws
Well-Known Member
Bull Trout is an album I have been meaning to listen to. I have seen a few Instagram users that are j-jazz collectors state its their favourite.
Skalap
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I was very happy when I saw that a reissue was coming. Then my local couldn't have any copy and I waited too long to buy one from Japan. I got lucky with this shop. Very few reissues are available now, you better grab a copy now if you want or wait for a (possible) repress. I went with the first option.