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The Denmarkian Wonder said:
From the Craft sale. Side B got hairlines and discolored surface which is annoying because Side A is super clean. But Craft has already made a replacement order so that's good. And customs cleared it without billing me which is another plus lol

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Same happened to me, went through customs without a charge. I wonder what craft did to trick them, that’s not happened with any package in years!
 
Joe Mac said:
Same happened to me, went through customs without a charge. I wonder what craft did to trick them, that’s not happened with any package in years!
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The shipping label on the package shows the value and everything so it should have been a slam dunk. But they did the same back in October with a movie from Arrow Video in the UK. That one also got stopped in customs and then released the next day. It's even weirder considering how messed up importing has been post-Brexit haha
 
Between PIFsgiving, My Birthday, Holiday Sales and Holiday Gifts. Things have been coming in faster than I can spin em. Here’s a few of my recent additions.

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Josh Rouse - Nashiville
The High Llamas - Hawaii
Girls - Album
The Men - Drift
The Grateful Dead - Duke ‘78
All of these are just recent reissues or new releases the Grateful Dead and The Men records were both deeply discounted which is nice.

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Bedhead - WhatFunLifeWas
Terry Allen - Lubbock (On Everything)
Arab Strap - Monday At The Hug & Pint
Soul Asylum - Clam Dip & Other Delights
The Buggles - The Age Of Plastic
This batch is the fun stuff. First up is the Original Pressing of Bedheads debut, I also ordered a recent reissue of that classic Terry Allen album. The Arab Strap is an original pressing as well. One that I am not super familiar with but decided to give a shot since it was still pretty affordable. Also, an original pressing of Soul Asylum final EP with TwinTone that was priced to move. Lastly a promo pressing of The Buggles that I pick up at Half Priced Books on my Birthday with a 15% Off Birthday coupon.
 
Andy Hay - Polaris (Self-Released, 2024 Limited Pressing)
Muriel Grossmann – The Light of the Mind (RR GEMS, 2024 Limited Pressing)
The Tony Kinsey Quintet - Play A "Jazz At The Flamingo" Session (Decca, 1957 First Mono Pressing)
London's Gentlemen Of Jazz - Fiddler On The Roof / Sweet Charity (Ace Of Clubs, 1968 First Mono Pressing)
It's been a while since I last shared my recent finds so here are the past few month's worth. First up is a couple of great new releases from Andy Hay and Muriel Grossman, and I've already listened to both more times than I can count, they are wonderful! A while ago I found a sleeve for Tony Kinsey's (British drummer) "Jazz At The Flamingo" album but without a sleeve. I already had the album but took it anyway and recently found a sleeveless LP, so I was able to join the 2 together! Finally, a real oddity in the "Fiddler On The Roof / Sweet Charity" which strangely features a killer trio lineup of Phil Seamen on drums, Tony Lee on bass, and Tony Archer on bass. The mad bit is that although it looks like a cheesy bargain bin find, this actually averages at an eye-watering £126 on Discogs!

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Joshua Redman Quartet - MoodSwing (Warner Bros. Records, 2021 Nonesuch Pressing)
Wes Montgomery - The Complete Full House Recordings (Riverside, 2023 First Pressing)
Ashley Henry - Who We Are (Believe, 2024 First Pressing)

Some incredible cheapo buys from ebay. I paid less than £15 for each of these which seems like a pretty great deal to me. The Wes Montgomery has a few marks to the A-side but the rest looks fine, so I'm looking forward to digging into them!

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Prince Lasha Ensemble – Insight (CBS, 1966 First Pressing)
This was a great find that I have been looking out for a while now. I don't usually buy from Oxfam online because they WILDLY overprice their stock (to the point where I find it offensive considering they get it as donations). Anyway, they had this reasonably priced so I took the chance and it looks superb. It's an interesting date as it was recorded in the UK with some fantastic British side-men including Stan Tracey, Mike Carr, and Jeff Clyne.

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Tony Crombie And His Men - Atmosphere (Columbia, 1959 First 7" Pressing)
Tommy Whittle Quintet - Ten-Bar Gait (Esquire, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - Kings Cross Climax / Caravan (Esquire, 1955 First Pressing)
Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber, 2010)

Finally, a bunch of 7" records from some killer British jazz musicians. Plus, I visited a book fair on the way to seeing Pat Metheny at the Barbican here in London a few months ago and left with this interesting looking book from Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Selaws said:
Andy Hay - Polaris (Self-Released, 2024 Limited Pressing)
Muriel Grossmann – The Light of the Mind (RR GEMS, 2024 Limited Pressing)
The Tony Kinsey Quintet - Play A "Jazz At The Flamingo" Session (Decca, 1957 First Mono Pressing)
London's Gentlemen Of Jazz - Fiddler On The Roof / Sweet Charity (Ace Of Clubs, 1968 First Mono Pressing)
It's been a while since I last shared my recent finds so here are the past few month's worth. First up is a couple of great new releases from Andy Hay and Muriel Grossman, and I've already listened to both more times than I can count, they are wonderful! A while ago I found a sleeve for Tony Kinsey's (British drummer) "Jazz At The Flamingo" album but without a sleeve. I already had the album but took it anyway and recently found a sleeveless LP, so I was able to join the 2 together! Finally, a real oddity in the "Fiddler On The Roof / Sweet Charity" which strangely features a killer trio lineup of Phil Seamen on drums, Tony Lee on bass, and Tony Archer on bass. The mad bit is that although it looks like a cheesy bargain bin find, this actually averages at an eye-watering £126 on Discogs!

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Joshua Redman Quartet - MoodSwing (Warner Bros. Records, 2021 Nonesuch Pressing)
Wes Montgomery - The Complete Full House Recordings (Riverside, 2023 First Pressing)
Ashley Henry - Who We Are (Believe, 2024 First Pressing)

Some incredible cheapo buys from ebay. I paid less than £15 for each of these which seems like a pretty great deal to me. The Wes Montgomery has a few marks to the A-side but the rest looks fine, so I'm looking forward to digging into them!

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Prince Lasha Ensemble – Insight (CBS, 1966 First Pressing)
This was a great find that I have been looking out for a while now. I don't usually buy from Oxfam online because they WILDLY overprice their stock (to the point where I find it offensive considering they get it as donations). Anyway, they had this reasonably priced so I took the chance and it looks superb. It's an interesting date as it was recorded in the UK with some fantastic British side-men including Stan Tracey, Mike Carr, and Jeff Clyne.

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Tony Crombie And His Men - Atmosphere (Columbia, 1959 First 7" Pressing)
Tommy Whittle Quintet - Ten-Bar Gait (Esquire, 1955 First 7" Pressing)
Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - Kings Cross Climax / Caravan (Esquire, 1955 First Pressing)
Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber, 2010)

Finally, a bunch of 7" records from some killer British jazz musicians. Plus, I visited a book fair on the way to seeing Pat Metheny at the Barbican here in London a few months ago and left with this interesting looking book from Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Totally missed that Ashley Henry had a new one. Thanks for putting that on my radar!

That Muriel Grossmann is absolutely fantastic. It was much cheaper for me to preorder through HHV than directly from Bandcamp so I'll be waiting until sometime in January before I can spin it, but I'll damn sure be streaming it again between now and then.

Gonna have to give that Andy Hay a go too.
 
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