St. Louis Record Collector Show - May 2nd

Yesterday, I went with my friend to the St. Louis Record Collector Show at the American Czech Hall 4690 Landsdowne Avenue in South St. Louis.  I haven't been to this show in well over 10 years, but there is always an interesting assortment of stuff available. The show has been running for 31 years and mostly all at this location. See this article in last week's RFT about the show. The show runs about every other month only on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $2.50. (8:30 a.m. early bird entry: $5.)

Since my friend is not a morning person we agreed to leave about 10:30 which would put us at the hall about 11:00 a.m. We arrived and found a pretty decent crowd milling about.  I heard one seller exclaim that one guy had been at his booth earlier and dropped $400!  Most of the sellers were selling vinyl on LP or 45 RPM or CD's and DVD's.  I did not see anyone selling posters and such, but maybe there were a few floating around.

I went to the show mostly looking for 45's for the jukebox and was not disappointed. I came away with about 35 records plus blank sleeves and bags for 45's and LP's. The first booth that stopped at had a couple of boxes for $1.00 a piece and I found about 14 from this seller. Later, another seller I found on the other side of the hall said he had bought a large lot of 45's from a guy in Louisiana and had not even cracked 12 of the boxes.  He was selling them three for $1.00 and the quality ended up being pretty good.  I ended up going through what amounts to one box and found 21 titles to buy. I was also excited to find many of the original basic sleeves for the records.  I got the guy's phone number to maybe buy the rest of the boxes for $25 per box. 

Meanwhile, my friend found a Devo DVD, but not much else so he was ready to go pretty quick. I could have stayed another hour or two, but since Scott was ready to go I figured I wouldn't leave him bored and get going too. Since my wife was still out with her sister, we grabbed some lunch at Qdoba afterwards and headed home.

My friend Tom, who couldn't go to the show this time, said that he's ready with his truck and trailer for next time. He might need it! The prices were pretty reasonable if you look around. I probably could have found some more rare singles had I been able to look a little harder.  The records I did find were good and decent quality, but not overly exciting. I think that I will try to get to the show a little earlier next time though. (By the way...Thanks goes to Tom for the tip on the article).

Here's what I found on Sunday...

The Beach Boys - I Get Around b/w Don't Worry Baby (Capitol)
The Beatles - Get Back b/w Don't Let Me Down (Apple)
Big Brother And The Holding Company - Piece Of My Heart b/w Turtle Blues (Columbia)
J.J. Cale - Crazy Mama b/w Don't Go To Strangers (Shelter)
Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So b/w What Would I Do Without You (Atlantic)
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash b/w Judy, Don't Be Moody (Atco)
Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo b/w Super Trouper (Warner Bros.)
Dion - Runaway Sue b/w Runaway Girl (Laurie)
Dave Dudley - Where Does A Little Boy Go b/w I Keep Coming Back For More (Mercury)
Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie b/w Maybe Tomorrow (Cadence)
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) b/w Sugar Daddy (Reprise)
Eddie Floyd - California Girl b/w Woodman (Stax)
Eddie Floyd - Why Is The Wine Sweeter (On The Other Side) b/w People, Get It Together (Stax)
The Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again b/w Bad Side Of Town (Capitol)
Ferlin Husky - Flat River, MO. b/w One Life To Live (Capitol)
Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock b/w Buckeye (Warwick)
Billy Joel - Piano Man b/w You're My Home (Columbia)
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff b/w Why I Keep Living These Memories (Stax)
John Lennon - Stand By Me b/w Move Over Mrs. L (Apple)
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack And Diane b/w Can You Take It (Riva)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More b/w Trailer (MCA)
Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances b/w You're So Fine (Atlantic)
Otis Redding - Respect b/w Ole Man Trouble (Volt)
Run DMC - My Adidas b/w Peter Piper
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard b/w Try To Understand (GNP Crescendo)
Carly Simon - You're So Vain b/w His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin (Elektra)
Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino b/w I Wanna Be Your Mama Again (Smash)
The Staple Singers - City In The Sky b/w That's What Friends Are For (Stax)
Edwin Starr - War b/w He Who Picks A Rose (Gordy)
The Stone Ponys - Different Drum b/w I've Got To Know (Capitol)
Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady b/w West To Tomorrow (Liberty)
The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On b/w Remove The Doubt (Motown)
Little Johnny Taylor - You're Savin' Your Best Loving For Me b/w What Would I Do Without You (Ronn)
The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal) b/w Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental) (Gordy)
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Mutiny b/w Home Cookin' (Soul)
Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie b/w High School Dance (Specialty)

Lately, I have been buying some records at the local stores too and thought I would tack that on the end of this post.

Euclid Records - April 30

Andre Williams - Rib Tips Part 1 b/w Rib Tips Part 2 [45 RPM]
Various Artists - A Tribute To Woody Guthrie (Warner Bros.) [Vinyl]
The Clash - Super Black Market Clash [CD]
Jesse Malin & The St. Mark's Social - Love It To Life [CD]
Palace Music - Viva Last Blues [CD]
Various Artists - Live At KDHX Vol 7. [CD]

Record Exchange - April 23

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice b/w God Only Knows (Capitol)

The Box Tops - The Letter b/w Happy Times (Mala)

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man b/w I Knew I'd Want You (Columbia)

The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better b/w All I Really Want To Do (Columbia)

Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman b/w Obviously 5 Believers (Columbia)

The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night b/w I Gotta Move (Reprise)

The Kinks - Tired Of Waiting For You b/w Come On Now (Reprise)

The Kinks - Autumn Almanac b/w Mr. Pleasant (Pye)

The Kinks - Father Christmas b/w  Prince Of The Punks (Arista) [Picture Sleeve]

Drive By Truckers - The Big To Do [CD]

Upcoming St. Louis Record Collector Shows

American Czech Hall

4690 Landsdowne Avenue 

St. Louis, MO

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Admission is $2.50. (8:30 a.m. early bird entry: $5.)

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Finds At The Antique Mall II

I went digging in the crates at the antique mall again today at lunch time and found some more 45's for the jukebox. Most are hits from the mid-1960's, but I was happy to find the three Ray Charles singles on Atlantic. The first two singles are taken from the album What'd I Say (Atlantic, 1959). I already have an original copy of the single for "What'd I Say Parts 1 & 2" that originally belonged to my dad. Complete with his inscription of "Larry" in cursive on the B-side. The third Ray Charles single is also on his album   Yes Indeed! (Atlantic, 1958).  I bought the "Band On The Run" 45 to replace the one I had in the jukebox and I'm glad that I did because the new one sounds much cleaner and crisper. I haven't even cleaned the record yet.

45's
Ray Charles - That's Enough b/w Tell Me How Do You Feel (Atlantic, 1959)
Ray Charles - You Be My Baby b/w My Bonnie (Atlantic, 1959)
Ray Charles - Swanee River Rock b/w I Want A Little Girl (Atlantic, 1957)
James Brown - Get It Together - Pts 1 & 2 (King, 1967)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Tyrell - Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing b/w Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl (Tamla, 1967)
Kool & The Gang - Celebration b/w Morning Star (Deelite, 1980)
The Supremes - Reflections b/w Going Down For The Third Time (Motown, 1967)
The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love b/w Put Yourself In My Place (Motown, 1966)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run b/w Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (Apple, 1973)
The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me b/w Mindrocker (ACTA, 1967)
The Coasters - Yakety Yak b/w Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart (Atco, 1958)

The Mama's and The Papa's - Deliver (Dunhill, 1967)