Fresh Grabs

the ice cream shop held a big sale last Saturday. Crazy prices. Yellow tags = full price (heavy hitters). Orange tag were 50% off, starting at $12 each. Top racks unpriced were $2 each. Floor racks were $1 each (or less). Ended up pulling 111 records, only a few were orange tags. My wife was a huge help! It was well attended by collectors and resellers. Most left with big stacks. Our intention was to keep a few, but most are for my wife's antique mall booth. The owner looked at the pile of $1 records, maybe 50 or so, and said $10. The total was only 156 for the lot. I'll post some highlights later, lots of Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, some Rush, Black Sabbath, Clash, Nazz, a mono Pet Sounds, Bowie, Billy Idol, Pink Floyd, Brubeck, so many more! I think he's putting out more next Saturday, too! :oops:IMG_3822.jpeg

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snoops said:
Finally scored a nice minty sealed copy of Bat For Lashes - Two Suns. I've given up on this getting a repress and finally broke down and shelled out for one on Discogs marketplace. Will give it a spin tonight.

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Based of the cosmic record collecting rules that we all adhere to, this means a Bats For Lashes reissue campaign announcement should be forthcoming
 
MsLoganHenney said:
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.

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Happy to say that it looks like BTS will be slowly pressing the rest of their Love Yourself trilogy albums!!! 😍 I was able to get their 2nd album, Love Yourself: Tear. If BTS becomes the gateway band that inspires me to collect vinyl records I would be okay with that. 😂💜

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Truth Is Where It's At - The Best Of Gospel Truth (Gospel Truth Records, 2023 Vinyl Me Please Box Set)

I saw this pop up in the swaps and although I'm not religious, I figured it was worth it to listen to some (hopefully) funky gospel. Excited to dig in!

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Nat Birchall Unity Ensemble – New World (Ancient Archive Of Sound, 2024 First Pressing)
Nina Simone – Silk & Soul (RCA Victor, 2024 Vinyl Me Please Classics Pressing)

A couple of "new" releases, with Nat Birchall's arriving earlier in the week but officially being released today. He did it again! Its a fantastic album! Plus the latest Classics from VMP.

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The Graham Bond Organization - The Sound Of 65 (Columbia, 1965 First Mono Pressing)
Jazz International - S/T (Vogue Records, 1957 First Pressing)
Eddie Thompson – Midnight In London (Vox, 1958 First Pressing)
Zoot Sims All Stars - S/T (Esquire, 1953 First 10" Pressing)

A bunch of British jazz releases (with Zoot Sims thrown in for good measure). The Graham Bond has been on my list for a while and I was able to get this one for a decent price. The Jazz International is a Jimmy Deuchar (trumpeter) led session and this one is an upgrade copy. The Eddie Thompson was a great score, looks to be in good shape and tricky to find.

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Talking The Groove: Jazz Words From The Morning Star by Chris Searle (Jazz In Britain, 2024)
The Tubby Hayes Quintet – After Lights Out (Esquire, 1957 First 7" Pressing)
Joe Harriott Quartet – No Strings (Pye Nixa, 1955 First 7" Pressing)

Finally, some real gems. The latest book from Jazz In Britain arrived last weekend and comes with an accompanying CD (which I believe is the latest new-fangled music format). Im going to the book launch and accompanying gig in a week or 2 so looking forward to that. The real gems of these "grabs" are actually the 2 7" records. I don't always hunt for these as I can never justify paying silly money for 2-3 songs, but both of these were a steal and I couldn't be happier with them. I now have all of Joe Harriott's music on vinyl (previously I had all his albums and now I also have all the EP's!)

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