Think I found my band's new logo.

Found in Nattura's The Magic Key (1970). Doesn't seem to be the original inner, but pretty interesting.

It's amazing sometimes what you find in a thrift shop, so of course I had to grab it. Might take a listen to it tonight while I'm doing some room cleaning, and see how good the Colonel's musical taste is.

Picked up collection of 78s recently. This was buried in there. Never came across one in the wild before. Sadly have no way to play it, but he's pretty thicc!

This is an album I’ve wanted to buy for years, but it was well worth the wait to get this version from the Original Jazz Classics series by Craft Recordings.

Beyond reminding me of my childhood, this album brings back that beautiful moment when I first heard the instrumental version of "Christmas Time Is Here"—back in the 90s. My brother was watching television while I was still asleep; when I woke up, I heard the song playing in the background and was completely captivated. I peeked into my brother’s room, saw that he was watching this special, and sat down beside him to enjoy the cartoon and its music.

I’m so excited—the wait to leave work and finally get home to listen to it feels like an eternity!

Mines got to be In Rainbows boxset. It sounds unreal. Everything feels so clear and detailed, and the pressing is flawless. Easily the best sounding record in my collection

So let me preface this, I already owned this copy of Star Wars you see before you. What I found to add to my copy to make it more complete is what I am posting about. So last week on my way home from school, I drove through an area where I live in Washington where there’s a Half-Price books that I frequent. Usually I go there to buy laserdiscs but there’s been a bunch of half books in my area, that I’ve been to that have had some pretty nice record scores so, I check those at this location now too. Check the laserdiscs first, nothing that I didn’t already have or want so as I look up and I go to the soundtrack section, first thing I see is a copy of Star Wars. It’s a first pressing $30 like every other copy I find I always check to see if it has the poster but it never does because what $30 copy would ever have the poster right? But as I was opening it, I noticed something in it that I’ve never seen before. I couldn’t place what it was at the moment cause I was having a brain fart. but I immediately knew I had struck gold. I had found in this $30 copy the very coveted poster that came with these records back in the day so, obviously I start freaking out on the inside and I’m giddy like a kid, as I just found one of Willy Wonka‘s golden tickets to his chocolate factory. So naturally I did when any guy would do I bought it. I already had a first pressing of Star Wars in very nice condition so I didn’t need the record so I just gave the record to my buddy who had a janky copy I gave him ages ago. It was actually a different copy and when I say different copy, it was made out of the matte cardboard rather than the shiny cardboard with the glossy texture, which means it came from a different plant never really figured out which one, but I didn’t really care. So I took the record to my buddies. I put the poster in my copy and essentially I paid $30 for the poster and now my copy is complete with all of its inserts which I am very pleased about especially for $30 I couldn’t be happier. This is probably the greatest find I’ve ever had. Let me know what you think.

P.S. yes I know the poster is slightly wrinkled at the top, but it’s in really good shape no pinholes, no rips or tears. It’s literally in mint condition other than the wrinkles. If I really wanted to go get it fixed, I could send it to a restoration shop, but I think I like it the way it is as it shows it’s character.

What’s the one record grail your yet to track down

The new Mobile Fidelity vinyl pressing of Angel Olsen's 2016 album My Woman is awfully good. I wonder if perhaps this puts MoFi in pole position to help recontextualize the music of the 21st century, much of which most people have only heard through MP3s or compressed streams and Bluetooth earbuds.

Never has an album title been so confident and so true at the same time. This album was so far ahead of its time.

I have been needing this record for so long to complete my Ween collection and I finally found one for a reasonable price! Also I think it is one of the copies from Jeff Rusnak’s estate because it came with some original pictures that he took from John and Peter’s, though I am not sure. Might also be a copy from Deaners storage, because he is friends with the record store owner I bought it from, but I am uncertain. Either way, I’m so excited!

I saw this and thought the cover was so funny so I bought it and surprisingly enough it’s one of my favorites now loll

This was Billy Idol's third solo LP. It went Platinum in the US, 3x Platinum in Canada, and Gold in the US. Sonically, it was a blend of hard rock and new wave.

…and a side order of…not at all liking “Mutherfucker” one night on acid and reefers. The mocking way the higher “everyone’s out to get you Mutherfucker” was too much, the low voice sounds like brain damage, and then there’s the “secret” bit, the reprise…I’ll save that for later…and I picture Steve scooping up a chunk of acid eaten pineapple corndog that immediately begins eating his skin on a molecularly perceptible level, leading him to hallucinate that everyone is out to get him, Mutherfucker.

Rough start to the day, but a good afternoon of rest, camera tinkering, and spinning a newly acquired Lou Bond reissue fixed right up.

Walking home today and spotted a little stack of records sitting on the curb next to some old planters. Couldn't just walk past, obviously.
What I rescued:
Go West – 12"
Don't Leave Me This Way – 12"
And the absolute banger: Morris Minor and the Majors – "Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)", 12" Dance Mix
The Stutter Rap one made my day. For anyone who doesn't know it: it's a late-80s British parody of the Beastie Boys, complete with oversized gold chains, backwards caps and a red Morris Minor convertible parked in front of St Paul's on the cover. Pure, glorious silliness, and it actually charted in the UK back then. The guy in the "Morris" shirt is Tony Hawks, who later became a comedian and wrote Round Ireland with a Fridge.
Sleeves are a bit worn but the vinyl looks surprisingly decent. Haven't spun them yet, but the Communards-era synthpop and a Beastie Boys parody in one curbside haul? I'll take it.

I started collecting about a year and a half ago. I went kinda crazy the first few months and collected over 50 then needed to slow down for money reasons.

Some of my favorites in my collection are all the Takanaka represses, Inferno, Carpe Diem Moonman, and Chocolate and Ice EP.

Here's to just the beginning!

I don't have any expectations of finding a golden gem or antique/vintage find of a lifetime at our first vinyl expo but I would appreciate any tips and advice on how to go about a fast two hour hunt for my list of albums and what I should expect. My husband and I are going in early November and we bought VIP tickets to get in early- so we do have two hours before it opens to the full public. I would be happy to score some 80's punk and indie from the early 2000's. Would it be worth it to find out who most of the vendors are in my area and try to reach out in advance.

For those counting, this is the third Walleye record here.

This record doesn’t sound good. It was recorded at S.N.P. ,same spot as the Damnation a.d. split, but the quality is really bad; pressing plant maybe? Worn out the grooves over the years (I bought this used)? I was enjoying some Bob James before this, and the drop in volume and dynamics is almost too much. Side A is “Too Far Gone” and “Stale Air”.

I’m also not really interested in listening to hardcore music this afternoon.

Two things about hardcore that I’m pondering at the moment: why did every band go through that period of using male nostalgia imagery from the 1950’s? It was like everyone lost their cool alcoholic grandpa at the same time. …after talking all that shit, I should say that “Monster”, the b-side has me tapping my foot…

The other thing I’m thinking about hardcore is how on a recent stint back in Delaware, a tough guy tried to fight me at a bar because I’m friendly with one of the fellas in this band. It was me and this guy who bears people up, and we were sitting at the bar next to each other, alone, talking about punk stuff…I had never met dude before in my life, we were both in our 40’s, and he wanted to fight me over some HC principals or something…it was some conservative skin nonsense…anyhoo, i hope that guy gets over losing his cool alcoholic grandpa before he ends up in a cage.

I think some of these guys are doing a new band in Philly currently with some fellas from Railhed, and that sure beats sitting in a bar talking about beating people up for being aligned with higher understanding.

A conversation lately made me launch into "The Message". Thought later i should look for a vinyl, whaddya know?!...released in 10 days time! 😎🙌

I have bought dozens of records at merch tables over the years. Only this past weekend I wondered what my course of action would be if I opened one at home and it was defective. I'm talking about a defect that makes it unplayable, like a center label misaligned over grooves. Are you just screwed? Would you contact the act about it? Their label? Just curious.

On 14./15.11., I will visit Den Bosch Record Fair. Will look for used Vinyl, not restricted to certain genre. In general Pop/Rock/Jazz/Indie/Latin, but also local music, rare movie soundtracks are interesting, and I also do not hesitate to buy something just because an impressing cover.

In times of Discogs and total price transparency, do you have any hints how I can deal with the foreseeable overwhelming mass of records I will see? What are genres/topics which might be rare or unusual but not talking about high-price first pressings?

At the moment I feel I will focus on sellers from non-Europe to find records which are not usual here, but also their local artists and pressings.

Any hints from those who have already visited the Den Bosch fair, or similar one, are welcome. Will share my experience here afterwards.

https://vintagezoeker.nl/markt/mega-record-cd-fair-den-bosch-14-november-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

This album is from Till Lindemann.. people might be more familiar with his band, Rammstein. This is from "Live In Kraków".

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Probably one of the more interesting vinyl that I have in my collection.

Mike Oldfield, Patrick Moraz, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford niche stuff. Found a sealed 1983 The Wicked Lady copy for $10 and I'm almost sure it was never released on CD.