The dates for the 2011 St. Louis Record and CD Shows have been released. This show is for you if you love vinyl (45's and LP's), compact discs, 78 RPM records, videos, rare items, and more. If you haven't been to one of these shows check out the video made by Lo Fi St. Louis from You Tube at the bottom of the post for a glimpse of what the show is like.
Where:
American Czech Hall
4690 Landsdowne (at Kingshighway)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dates: (All shows on Sundays)
January 9
March 6
May 1
July 10
September 11
November 6
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Admission: $3.00
Early Bird: $5.00 (8:30 a.m.)
Table Fee: $35.00 (set up 8:30 a.m.)
Click on the link to this post for the Official St. Louis Record and CD Show website
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
Lunch Hour Finds - Antique Mall
Found some more 45's at the antique mall today at lunch.
The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe (Capitol, 1963) [LP]
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick b/w The Lord's Prayer (Capitol, 1963) [Green Vinyl]
The Beatles - Nowhere Man b/w What Goes On (Capitol, 1965)
KISS - Tears Are Falling b/w Any Way You Slice It (Mercury, 1985) [Picture Sleeve]
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) b/w Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Capitol, 1971) [Green Vinyl]
Motley Crue - Looks That Kill b/w Piece Of Your Action (Elektra, 1983) [Picture Sleeve]
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me b/w Want Some, Need Some (Enigma/Capitol, 1986) [Picture Sleeve]
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up b/w ( [Picture Sleeve]
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted b/w (Soul, 1966)
Afterwards I went through the drive thru at McDonald's next to the antique mall. I got in line and placed my order and was advised to pull forward to the first window. As I was paying a young girl asked me "is that vinyl?" while pointing to the passenger seat. I affirmed her query and she went on saying that her "parents made me listen to vinyl copies of their albums as a kid." I advised that I do the same with my daughter with our jukebox and 45's. She went on to say that her parents had a turntable and she had listened to the likes of John Denver and other 70's artists. I advised that many bands are releasing their new albums on vinyl and she should pick up her new favorites on vinyl with digital downloads.
I had fun trying to convert the masses and I had a smile on my face all the way back to the office.
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Later in the evening my wife, daughter and I went to Borders and I found a few more cheap finds. Ever since Borders (and the other big box retailers for that matter) decided that books were more important than music and movies in their business plan I have not had as enjoyable experience shopping in the store. But as we walked up to the store there were racks outside the front door and a large pink cover emblazoned with the words "The Clash" caught my eye instantly. I walked up to the rack and checked out the book and was shocked that they were selling this book for $5.99! This hardcover book was normally priced at $40.95.
The Clash by The Clash [Book]
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446539732
After we went in my wife found the book she had come looking for we meandered back to the music and kids section with our daughter in tow. Every Borders store has severely reigned in the floor space of the music department and now the shopper is relegated to new releases, best seller back catalog titles or some diamonds in the rough if you will. These albums that I found fall into the third category.
Jeff Beck - Truth (Bonus Tracks) (Epic, 1968) [CD] - $8.99
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (Island, 1983) [CD] - $6.99
On my way out I saw that Uncut Magazine, a music magazine published in the UK, had a feature about "The 50 Greatest Lost Albums." I didn't pick up the magazine right away, but I'm going to need to go back for that one.
The Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe (Capitol, 1963) [LP]
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick b/w The Lord's Prayer (Capitol, 1963) [Green Vinyl]
The Beatles - Nowhere Man b/w What Goes On (Capitol, 1965)
KISS - Tears Are Falling b/w Any Way You Slice It (Mercury, 1985) [Picture Sleeve]
John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) b/w Listen, The Snow Is Falling (Capitol, 1971) [Green Vinyl]
Motley Crue - Looks That Kill b/w Piece Of Your Action (Elektra, 1983) [Picture Sleeve]
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me b/w Want Some, Need Some (Enigma/Capitol, 1986) [Picture Sleeve]
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up b/w ( [Picture Sleeve]
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted b/w (Soul, 1966)
Afterwards I went through the drive thru at McDonald's next to the antique mall. I got in line and placed my order and was advised to pull forward to the first window. As I was paying a young girl asked me "is that vinyl?" while pointing to the passenger seat. I affirmed her query and she went on saying that her "parents made me listen to vinyl copies of their albums as a kid." I advised that I do the same with my daughter with our jukebox and 45's. She went on to say that her parents had a turntable and she had listened to the likes of John Denver and other 70's artists. I advised that many bands are releasing their new albums on vinyl and she should pick up her new favorites on vinyl with digital downloads.
I had fun trying to convert the masses and I had a smile on my face all the way back to the office.
_______________
Later in the evening my wife, daughter and I went to Borders and I found a few more cheap finds. Ever since Borders (and the other big box retailers for that matter) decided that books were more important than music and movies in their business plan I have not had as enjoyable experience shopping in the store. But as we walked up to the store there were racks outside the front door and a large pink cover emblazoned with the words "The Clash" caught my eye instantly. I walked up to the rack and checked out the book and was shocked that they were selling this book for $5.99! This hardcover book was normally priced at $40.95.
The Clash by The Clash [Book]
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446539732
After we went in my wife found the book she had come looking for we meandered back to the music and kids section with our daughter in tow. Every Borders store has severely reigned in the floor space of the music department and now the shopper is relegated to new releases, best seller back catalog titles or some diamonds in the rough if you will. These albums that I found fall into the third category.
Jeff Beck - Truth (Bonus Tracks) (Epic, 1968) [CD] - $8.99
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (Island, 1983) [CD] - $6.99
On my way out I saw that Uncut Magazine, a music magazine published in the UK, had a feature about "The 50 Greatest Lost Albums." I didn't pick up the magazine right away, but I'm going to need to go back for that one.
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.
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]
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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Thursday, December 03, 2009
The Weather Outside Was...Frightful...No, That's Not It...
On Saturday the weather was beautiful for late November. St. Louis has had some perfect weather this year. Not too hot, not too cold. My wife and I had plans to go to St. Louis and do some shopping with her brother and his wife. First, we went to the Central West End to a store my wife wanted to go to called Ivy Hill. She found some earrings that she liked there and we also went to a couple of other stores.
Then we headed downtown to the Syndicate Lofts on Olive for an art show. These were all local artists and my wife found out about the show from one of her co-workers. We had a card, but left it someplace though I remembered the address somehow. After driving around a little we found the address. We had to be let into the building and went up to the 5th floor. There was an artist with some jewelry, pottery, metal sculpture and paintings. After looking around a little my wife found some earrings and our sister-in-law found a pendant. While we were downtown we decided to stop in the new Culinaria (Schnuck's) grocery store and check it out. We bought a few snacks for the ride home and headed back to my wife's brother & his wife's house.
Before heading home we stopped by the Record Exchange to look for some Christmas 45's for the jukebox. We searched through about 4 boxes stuffed with 45's and found a few gems to go home with us.
Gene Autry - Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer b/w If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas (Columbia)
Pearl Bailey - Five Pound Box Of Money b/w Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha (Roulette)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Jingle Bells b/w Winter Wonderland (Stax) [Promo]
Johnny Cash - The Little Drummer Boy b/w I'll Remember You (Columbia)
Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby b/w Lloyd Glenn - Sleigh Ride (Hollywood)
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa b/w That Old Time Feeling (Atlantic) [Promo]
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song & Mrs. Santa Claus b/w Frosty The Snow Man & Little Christmas Tree [Picture Sleeve]
Perry Como - Silent Night b/w O Come, All Ye Faithful (RCA)
Bing Crosby - White Christmas b/w God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Decca) [Picture Sleeve]
Stan Freburg - Green Chri$tma$ b/w The Meaning Of Christmas (Capitol, 1958) [Picture Sleeve]
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock b/w Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) (Decca)
Eartha Kitt - (This Year's) Santa Baby b/w Hey Jacque
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas b/w Be There (Atco)
I cleaned the records on Sunday and made the title strips (green) on Tuesday and got them into the jukebox on Wednesday for the holiday season. Now if we can just finish decorating the tree.
Then we headed downtown to the Syndicate Lofts on Olive for an art show. These were all local artists and my wife found out about the show from one of her co-workers. We had a card, but left it someplace though I remembered the address somehow. After driving around a little we found the address. We had to be let into the building and went up to the 5th floor. There was an artist with some jewelry, pottery, metal sculpture and paintings. After looking around a little my wife found some earrings and our sister-in-law found a pendant. While we were downtown we decided to stop in the new Culinaria (Schnuck's) grocery store and check it out. We bought a few snacks for the ride home and headed back to my wife's brother & his wife's house.
Before heading home we stopped by the Record Exchange to look for some Christmas 45's for the jukebox. We searched through about 4 boxes stuffed with 45's and found a few gems to go home with us.
Gene Autry - Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer b/w If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas (Columbia)
Pearl Bailey - Five Pound Box Of Money b/w Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha (Roulette)
Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Jingle Bells b/w Winter Wonderland (Stax) [Promo]
Johnny Cash - The Little Drummer Boy b/w I'll Remember You (Columbia)
Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby b/w Lloyd Glenn - Sleigh Ride (Hollywood)
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa b/w That Old Time Feeling (Atlantic) [Promo]
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song & Mrs. Santa Claus b/w Frosty The Snow Man & Little Christmas Tree [Picture Sleeve]
Perry Como - Silent Night b/w O Come, All Ye Faithful (RCA)
Bing Crosby - White Christmas b/w God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Decca) [Picture Sleeve]
Stan Freburg - Green Chri$tma$ b/w The Meaning Of Christmas (Capitol, 1958) [Picture Sleeve]
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock b/w Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) (Decca)
Eartha Kitt - (This Year's) Santa Baby b/w Hey Jacque
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas b/w Be There (Atco)
I cleaned the records on Sunday and made the title strips (green) on Tuesday and got them into the jukebox on Wednesday for the holiday season. Now if we can just finish decorating the tree.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Finds At Euclid Records
Found a few more 45's for the jukebox at one of my favorite stores, Euclid Records, on Friday at lunch. It's so great to have a record store with this kind of selection close enough to the office to run over there on my lunch hour.
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - Mary Lou b/w Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad) (Roulette 4177, 1959) Cut in New York during their 2nd session at Bell Sound Studios. No. 26 on the charts in the summer of 1959.
The Rivieras - California Sun b/w H B Goose Step (Riviera 1401, 1964)
Ronny And The Daytonas - G.T.O. b/w Hot Rod Baby (Mala 481, 1964)
Leonard Cohen - Avalanche b/w Dress Rehearsal Rag (Columbia, 1971)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire b/w You Win Again (Sun 281, 1957)
Recorded October 8, 1957 at Sun Studios, Memphis, TN. Reached #2 on Billboard Pop Charts, #3 on R&B Chart, and #1 on the Country chart.
The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind b/w Mississippi Murderer (Mainstream 684, 1968)
Junior Wells - Cut My Toe Nail b/w I'm Losing You (Bright Star 146, 19??)
Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John b/w I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmin) (Columbia 4-42175, 1961) [Picture Sleeve]
Wilco - You Never Know b/w Unlikely Japan (Nonesuch 520404-7, 2009) [Picture Sleeve]
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Official Live 'Leg (Counterfeit Version)
To find out more information on this rare promotional album go here
Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - Mary Lou b/w Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad) (Roulette 4177, 1959) Cut in New York during their 2nd session at Bell Sound Studios. No. 26 on the charts in the summer of 1959.
The Rivieras - California Sun b/w H B Goose Step (Riviera 1401, 1964)
Ronny And The Daytonas - G.T.O. b/w Hot Rod Baby (Mala 481, 1964)
Leonard Cohen - Avalanche b/w Dress Rehearsal Rag (Columbia, 1971)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire b/w You Win Again (Sun 281, 1957)
Recorded October 8, 1957 at Sun Studios, Memphis, TN. Reached #2 on Billboard Pop Charts, #3 on R&B Chart, and #1 on the Country chart.
The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind b/w Mississippi Murderer (Mainstream 684, 1968)
Junior Wells - Cut My Toe Nail b/w I'm Losing You (Bright Star 146, 19??)
Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John b/w I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmin) (Columbia 4-42175, 1961) [Picture Sleeve]
Wilco - You Never Know b/w Unlikely Japan (Nonesuch 520404-7, 2009) [Picture Sleeve]
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Official Live 'Leg (Counterfeit Version)
To find out more information on this rare promotional album go here
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Shafted!
I called the guy selling the records yesterday afternoon to confirm that we were still meeting today for me to look at and buy the records he had for sale. We decided on a place and a time. Everything was set.
Then I received a call on my cell phone last night. I was on the phone with the cable company about our new DVR so I let it go to voice mail. I listened to the message after I got off the phone. The guy leaves this rambling message about how he had "forgotten" that he had told a guy on Sunday that he could come by on Wednesday night after work and gave him the address. He then said that he got the guy mixed up with me and sold him the records.
Damn!
I would have arranged to come by two days ago or yesterday had I known that he had received other calls, but he never mentioned that tidbit. *** GRRRRRrrrrrrr****
Then I received a call on my cell phone last night. I was on the phone with the cable company about our new DVR so I let it go to voice mail. I listened to the message after I got off the phone. The guy leaves this rambling message about how he had "forgotten" that he had told a guy on Sunday that he could come by on Wednesday night after work and gave him the address. He then said that he got the guy mixed up with me and sold him the records.
Damn!
I would have arranged to come by two days ago or yesterday had I known that he had received other calls, but he never mentioned that tidbit. *** GRRRRRrrrrrrr****
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Found!
On a whim I decided to pull up Craigslist today and found the following ad:
Vintage 45 rpm records over 1000 - $150
This is a great jukebox stuffers, with over 1,000 mostly hits from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s being offered. Almost all come with record sleeves, some even with picture sleeves Vintage 45 rpm records all in various conditions and un picked through. Many have jukebox title strips. To many to list.
Not much to go on, but I quickly e-mailed the seller anyway and asked some questions. He e-mailed back and asked for my phone number. I replied and sent him my number and he called me. We talked for about 15 minutes or so. He said that he bought about half of the records from someone he knew that collected that had died. He had the other half from garage sales, flea markets, and from jukeboxes he had repaired over the years. I advised that I was interested and we agreed to meet around lunch time on Thursday.
I talked to my wife shortly afterwards and we discussed this. I did the math and found that he was charging about 15 cents per records. She asked how much I normally paid for the 45's that I bought. I advised anywhere from $1-$4, but sometimes more. She did the math and said that if I liked 50 of the records or 5% total that it would be worth it. I agreed. Now, I'm just crossing my fingers for something good! I've been pretty lucky this year so far...
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)
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)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Finds At The Antique Mall
Across the street and down a block or two from work is an antique mall in an old Kroger store. This is one of those huge antique malls with booths of miscellaneous items and some dedicated to specific things. One of the booths I obviously like is one dedicated to records. This booth has all vinyl and has both LP's and 45 RPM records. I found a few for the jukebox there a while back. Here are some records that I found on Friday - all for $3 each.
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Here's a blistering version of the title track filmed at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ on September 19,1978
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone
Peter, Paul & Mary - (self titled)
Peter, Paul & Mary - In The Wind
George Carlin - FM/AM
Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton
Stan Freberg - The United States Of America Vol 1: The Early Years
If you've never heard of Stan Freberg take a listen to the album through a series of videos on You Tube. Funny stuff!
In another booth I found a used copy of Goo [Deluxe Edition] - Sonic Youth. I was just talking about buying this version a day or so before with Mary and here I found a used copy in great condition for almost half of what I would pay for a new copy. Yes!
I was very excited to find the copy of Darkness On The Edge Of Town since my wife and I will be seeing Springteen & The E Street Band on Sunday night. However, I was more excited to find the Sammy Hagar album. This might seem strange, but I have a method to the madness here. If you have lived in the St. Louis area at some point in your life post 1974 you have likely been issued a copy of a Sammy Hagar record. It's the law! In an issue of Creem magazine I once saw Hagar wearing a KSHE 95 t-shirt on in concert! Hagar got his "Red Rocker" moniker in St. Louis, plays concerts in honor of KSHE birthday parties, he wins when the station does a March bandness game (read: NCAA Final Four brackets w/ bands and voting) and even has a Cabo Wabo bar at a local casino. I owned Standing Hampton on tape when I was young, but I'm sure that got sold a long time ago when I was getting rid of my tapes. Lately, I have been doing research on albums and release dates and I found that this album came out on October 23, 1981. Here I was 28 years to the day later buying a copy of the album again.
After I got the records home and inspected them a little closer - something I should have done at the store - I was disappointed to find that the Commander Cody album had the wrong record inside the sleeve. It was a live record by Commander Cody from 1974. Bummer.
On Saturday, my wife, daughter, and I went to a resale shop in O'Fallon, IL and I found a copy of Rickie Lee Jones self titled first album for $1! By the way...if anyone is interested that store has most of the albums ever released by Mac Davis for $1. I can tell you where they are if you are a big Mac Davis fan or feel the need to go get them.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Artists Pondering The Demise Of The Album
Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash (Columbia Records, 1959) with some of my other records
I was reading my recent copy of Rolling Stone the other night before bed. I came across something sent a shock wave through my system. Artists were talking about the limitations of album releases and talking about releasing MP3 versions of tracks a little at a time or in weekly bursts or further outragous ideas. You can see an article by David Browne on this subject regarding Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins here. Radiohead broke some of the boundaries in 2007 when they relased their album via the internet allowing the public to pay whatever they wanted for the album. This Fall, Tom Petty is selling a $24.98 subscription to weekly "leaks" of the new live album and then the consumer can download the rest of the album on the release date. However, as an established artist Petty is also selling the live release in CD/LP formats as well. See a review here. However, both Radiohead and Petty are sticking to the concept of an album, but getting it to the public in a different fashion.
If you read my post late last week you might have an idea of where I am going with this...
I know that changes to the way that artists release their music shouldn't come as too much of a surprise due to the growth of the MP3 download via iTunes, Amazon, et. al. over the course of this decade. The subject has been out there for a few years now - see here and here. However, like anything else from the last 15 plus years, the concept of focusing on the hits is not a new one (45's, tape and cd singles), nor is the concept of a playlist - you've certainly heard of a mixtape right?
Hits are fine - not that I have particularly liked or identified with too many in the past 15 plus years, but they have their place. What if there are other songs that the listener itentifies with on the album? Further, I've made plenty of mixtapes in my life and it's great fun to sequence songs in a particular order for your enjoyment or for the enjoyment of someone else - particularly someone to whom you're enamored. I've made mixtapes for roadtrips, dates, new loves, old loves, friends, etc. When I only had a tape player in my 1968 Chevrolet Camaro I would also dub entire albums onto blank tapes so I could listen to it in the car. But the beauty of making your own mixtape is that you can choose not to include the hits. You can choose to include songs that include lyrics that may mean something to that person or the current situation or just fit the overall vibe.
A very small amount of the overall compact discs that I own
However, the thing that I LOVE about albums are that they are snapshots of an artist at a particular time in their career. I LOVE the artwork, the packaging, the cohesive sound, the track listing, the liner notes, the recording details, the thank yous - basically the creativity within the boundaries of an established medium. As artists I can see their need to sometimes break through these boundaries and chart new territory. Painters would not stand for having to paint the same size painting every time so why should musicians have to release an album?
I realize that there have been MP3 only releases for a while too, but those are usually reserved for "super" fans of the artist that go out seeking everything available. My wife calls me a completist and I would have to agree. I like to collect all of these "snapshots" of an artist to get a clear, overall picture of their career. To me an album is like a book - a physical copy of a produced work that you can hold in your hands. If artists want to break the boundaries of the album I wish they would keep all consumers in mind and still release a physical copy of their work to the public. I know it's not eco friendly to waste paper, plastic, and vinyl, but this is the one time when I really don't care.
Albums I listened to today:
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
Bill Janovitz - Up Here (2001)
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)
Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet (1991) released on October 22
Finally, a Happy 35th Anniversary to the album Hotter Than Hell by KISS released on October 22, 1974. If you're not really into classic KISS, you can also listen to Fumbling Toward Ecstacy by Sarah McLachlan released on October 22, 1993, or if you're a really big Paul Simon fan you can pull out your copy of The Rhythm Of The Saints released on this date in 1990.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Vinyl Continues To Make A Comeback
In an era of "Sound Wars" the albums of the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's could not compare to the albums released in the late 1990's and the 2000's. The significance of these classic albums dictated that they needed to be remastered to compete with the sound of the new albums being released. Thus, I have been slowly replacing many of my compact discs with remastered copies for the better part of a decade because of the better sound, extra tracks, live versions, restored album artwork, expanded liner notes, etc. While I have noticed a considerable difference in the sound quality on remastered compact discs when compared to the original release on compact disc I don't have all the necessary vinyl to compare the various releases. If I did my "man cave" (or apartment as mine is above the garage) would look like Rob's apartment in Almost Famous. Not that I would complain...
The 180 gram vinyl re-releases have been the turning point for the vinyl devotees. These thick, lush slabs of vinyl sound delicious. I first heard about 180 gram vinyl when I bought the records of post rock band Shellac in the 1990's. Finally, the reissues started arriving at a frantic pace in the independent record stores and I bought the much heralded mono version of the Bob Dylan classic Blonde On Blonde on vinyl and found out what all the fuss was about. However, I still buy compact discs, but I have been buying more vinyl for the experience and the free digital download. Two very different experiences, but the convenience and portability of digital balances out the enjoyment of dropping the needle on the vinyl perfectly.
The problem being that new slabs of vinyl are not cheap! You can end up paying anywhere to $15 to $30 for a new record depending on the number of sides. The price point is set higher which is disconcerting for those who remember the flip side of this 20-25 years ago when compact discs were the more expensive of the two.
I recently purchased replacements for The Beatles Abbey Road and Revolver albums. These two pivitol albums by The Fab Four are central in my musical consciousness. I have heard these two albums hundreds of times at least both on vinyl and compact disc. I will reluctantly admit that it's been quite a while since I have pulled out my vinyl copies of these albums, but that's how I experienced them in the first place and that counts for something. I believe there is a muscle memory of that experience that's locked in my brain. These come as close as anything I've heard digitally to the vinyl experience. The thing I noticed first was the harsher (read: tinny or grating) sounds on the top of the treble spectrum were gone and made the overall experience more enjoyable. What had been added were the crisper sounds of Ringo Starr's high hat cymbals and the punchy deeper sounds of Paul McCartney's bass. A perfect example of this would be Come Together from Abbey Road. A conspiracy theorist would say that these observations point to the fact that Starr and McCartney are the two surviving Beatles and they wanted their parts to be heard. Wild conspiracy theories aside the remasters are doing a couple of things: 1) updating the digital catalog of one of the best bands to ever put music to tape and 2) bringing the music of The Beatles to yet another generation of fans. Both are going to continue to make money.
This brings me to my final point. I don't want to keep buying my record collection over and over again! The Beatles did the right thing, especially waiting 22 years before re-releasing their catalog. In the future there may be a fewer albums that fall into that category for me. But, I will say that I would gladly buy Abbey Road as many times as it took. Yes, it's that good.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Listen To The Entire Album
This past week I decided to eschew the shuffle function on my iPod. I have purchased quite a few new albums recently and put them on the computer and uploaded them to my iPod. Instead of just pushing shuffle I have made a new promise to myself to get back to the basics -- listening to the entire album. In our current world of soundbites & highlights, I found it refreshing to get back to my roots and spend 30-50 minutes with an album. This is something that many (including myself) consider to be a work of art so why was I chopping it up like a personal satellite radio station?
This made even more sense with the recent shows that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have been playing recently. They are incorporating playing entire albums into their live sets. So far they have done Born To Run, Born In The U.S.A. & Darkness On The Edge Of Town. This is not a new trend in live sets as many acts are doing this now, but Mary and I are seeing Springsteen in 10 days and they are schedule to play one of my favorite albums 1975's Born To Run. There was a need for a change. Here's what I have listened to lately...
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beatles - Revolver
Buffalo Tom - Let Me Come Over
Laura Cantrell - When The Roses Bloom
Green Day - American Idiot
Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
R.E.M. - Reckoning + entire live show from July 7, 1984 at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella
Josh Ritter - Golden Age Of Radio
Sonic Youth - Dirty
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Bruce Sprinsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
Carla Thomas - The Queen Alone
Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
If I could only get the iPod to let me turn over the record at the end of side one...
This made even more sense with the recent shows that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have been playing recently. They are incorporating playing entire albums into their live sets. So far they have done Born To Run, Born In The U.S.A. & Darkness On The Edge Of Town. This is not a new trend in live sets as many acts are doing this now, but Mary and I are seeing Springsteen in 10 days and they are schedule to play one of my favorite albums 1975's Born To Run. There was a need for a change. Here's what I have listened to lately...
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time
The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beatles - Revolver
Buffalo Tom - Let Me Come Over
Laura Cantrell - When The Roses Bloom
Green Day - American Idiot
Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
R.E.M. - Reckoning + entire live show from July 7, 1984 at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella
Josh Ritter - Golden Age Of Radio
Sonic Youth - Dirty
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Bruce Sprinsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
Carla Thomas - The Queen Alone
Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
If I could only get the iPod to let me turn over the record at the end of side one...
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Records Will Be Playing Soon...I hope
In February, our dream of owning our very own jukebox that plays 45 RPM records came true. I had posted a note on Facebook stating how I was thinking about buying a jukebox that we saw for sale at a classic car business in St. Charles, MO. One of the responses I received was from Amanda, a girl that I knew from state student council while we were in high school. She said that her mom had one for sale if we were interested. This piqued my interest and we started exchanging e-mails. She told me what model she thought it was and I responded with some pictures. The pictures weren't quite right and she said it was much cooler and had been in the movie 'Ghost'. I researched clips on You Tube and found out that the jukebox was a Continental II made by a company called AMI. I sent pictures again and she confirmed that this was the model. Amanda had her mom take some pictures of the jukebox and send them to me so I could ascertain the condition of the machine. The jukebox looked to be in good condition on the outside, but I knew from her e-mails that it wasn't in perfect working order. After discussing and agreeing on a sale price we made plans to go pick up the machine near Champaign, IL.
We rented a 16' box truck with a lift gate from Enterprise and I grabbed my friend Tom and my wife grabbed her brother and we drove the two hours to Central Illinois. We knew that we were going to pick up an old jukebox, but we arrived and found that the jukebox was in a house that was just over 100 years old itself. After the meeting my friend's mom and brother we were ushered into the basement to a party type room that was decorated like a bar. There were antiques all over the basement and the jukebox was tucked in a back corner of the room. The jukebox looked like it had not been played in a while and had cobwebs to prove anyone who wanted to disprove that theory. We began to hatch a plan to get it out of the basement. Amanda's brother went to work taking off the banister to the basement stairs so the jukebox could fit through the door. We loaded the jukebox onto the appliance dolly and Tom, my brother-in-law, and I pushed, pulled and heaved the jukebox up the stairs out of the basement into the backyard. We loaded it into the truck and started the trip back home after loading a Hoosier Cabinet, church pew, and drafting table for my friend Amanda.
After getting the jukebox safely home, we bathed in the glory of our acquisition, but soon realized that the machine needed more work than we thought. There was brittle and cracked wiring and there was no cartridge to play records. I found and ordered a cartridge from the internet, but we decided that the only way for this jukebox to play was with the help a trained repairman. I had done my research before buying the jukebox and found a company called Grand America Jukebox in St. Louis who repairs coin-operated machines (jukeboxes, soda machines, pinball machines, etc). I spoke to the owner Jeff by phone and we set up an appointment to come look at the jukebox. Jeff came at the appointed day and time and surveyed the condition of the machine. He left and went back home to give us a couple of quotes on fixing the machine, and/or restoring the machine. We started hold our breath on how much it would cost.
Jeff got back to us in a few days with the quotes. We decided at this time the best route would be to get the jukebox in working order and think about restoration later. We made another appointment with Jeff to pick up the machine so he could work on fixing what needed to be repaired. Jeff and I loaded the machine, and after taking our deposit for his services and promising to give us an update on the work; Jeff left with the jukebox and an empty void in the house.
The jukebox has been gone about a month and I am missing it already. I am ready to carefully pick out each of the records, make the labels, and start playing records one side at a time when we get home from work. Then, maybe we can have a party and officially welcome it to the family.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Music Library Expansion (or Explosion)
Here is a list of recent music purchases from January to May 2009. Many of these were purchased new via the markdowns that Borders was having while they purged their music department (30-50% off) and others were bought used. A few were bought at Euclid Records on Record Store Day (April 18, 2009) or from Amazon.com. As a general rule, I don't like to pay over $13.99 for a new CD.
Dave Alvin - Ashgrove (2004)
Dave Alvin - West Of The West (2006)
The Beatles - Anthology 3 (1996)
Jay Bennett - The Magnificent Defeat (2006)
Big Brother & the Holding Company - Live at Winterland '68 (1998)
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha (2007)
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, & Stephen Stills - Super Session [Remastered/Expanded] (1968)
Neko Case - Live From Austin, TX (2007)
Neko Case - Middle Cylcone (2009)
The Clash - Sandinista! [Remastered] (1980)
Bill Cosby - It's True! It's True! (1969)
Miles Davis - Milestones [Remastered/Expanded] (1958)
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
John Doe - A Year In The Wilderness (2007)
John Doe & The Sadies - Country Club (2009) Vinyl
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies (2009) Vinyl
Steve Earle - Live At The BBC (2009)
Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror (2006)
Aretha Franklin - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
Patty Griffin - A Kiss In Time (2003)
Murry Hammond - I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (2008)
John Hiatt - Live From Austin, TX (2005)
Peter Himmleman - Unstoppable Forces (2004)
Robyn Hitchcock - Goodnight Oslo (2009) Vinyl
Iron & Wine - Around The Well (B-Sides, Rarities, etc.) (2009)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! [Remastered/Expanded] (1979)
My Morning Jacket - Z (2005)
A. C. Newman - Get Guilty (2009) Vinyl
Pearl Jam - Ten (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Grant Lee Phillips - Virginia Creeper (2004)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [Remastered Mono & Stereo mixes] (1967)
Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings (2001)
Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things (2002)
Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads - Volume 3 (2004)
Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads - Volume 4 (2006)
The Smithereens - Meet The Smithereens! (2007)
Spoon - Girls Can Tell (2001)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Suicide - Suicide [Remastered/Expanded] (1978)
Suzanne Vega - Songs in Red & Gray (2001)
Wilco - Ashes Of American Flags - DVD (2009)
Yes - The Yes Album [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
Neil Young - American Stars N Bars [Remastered] (1977)
Neil Young - Live At The Fillmore East (Neil Young Archives Series) (2006)
Neil Young - Fork In The Road (2009)
Dave Alvin - Ashgrove (2004)
Dave Alvin - West Of The West (2006)
The Beatles - Anthology 3 (1996)
Jay Bennett - The Magnificent Defeat (2006)
Big Brother & the Holding Company - Live at Winterland '68 (1998)
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha (2007)
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, & Stephen Stills - Super Session [Remastered/Expanded] (1968)
Neko Case - Live From Austin, TX (2007)
Neko Case - Middle Cylcone (2009)
The Clash - Sandinista! [Remastered] (1980)
Bill Cosby - It's True! It's True! (1969)
Miles Davis - Milestones [Remastered/Expanded] (1958)
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
John Doe - A Year In The Wilderness (2007)
John Doe & The Sadies - Country Club (2009) Vinyl
Bob Dylan - Together Through Life (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies (2009) Vinyl
Steve Earle - Live At The BBC (2009)
Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror (2006)
Aretha Franklin - Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007)
Patty Griffin - A Kiss In Time (2003)
Murry Hammond - I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way (2008)
John Hiatt - Live From Austin, TX (2005)
Peter Himmleman - Unstoppable Forces (2004)
Robyn Hitchcock - Goodnight Oslo (2009) Vinyl
Iron & Wine - Around The Well (B-Sides, Rarities, etc.) (2009)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! [Remastered/Expanded] (1979)
My Morning Jacket - Z (2005)
A. C. Newman - Get Guilty (2009) Vinyl
Pearl Jam - Ten (Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Grant Lee Phillips - Virginia Creeper (2004)
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [Remastered Mono & Stereo mixes] (1967)
Rilo Kiley - Take Offs and Landings (2001)
Rilo Kiley - The Execution Of All Things (2002)
Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads - Volume 3 (2004)
Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads - Volume 4 (2006)
The Smithereens - Meet The Smithereens! (2007)
Spoon - Girls Can Tell (2001)
Spoon - Gimme Fiction (2005)
Suicide - Suicide [Remastered/Expanded] (1978)
Suzanne Vega - Songs in Red & Gray (2001)
Wilco - Ashes Of American Flags - DVD (2009)
Yes - The Yes Album [Remastered/Expanded] (1969)
Neil Young - American Stars N Bars [Remastered] (1977)
Neil Young - Live At The Fillmore East (Neil Young Archives Series) (2006)
Neil Young - Fork In The Road (2009)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Favorite Albums of 2008
Note: This list has no particular order, but the albums near the top have had more spins than the albums near the bottom.
Hayes Carll - Trouble In Mind
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
James Hunter - The Hard Way
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain
Cat Power - Jukebox
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
R.E.M. - Accelerate
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Steve Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
The Grand Archives - Grand Archives
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
Justin Townes Earle - Good Life
Crooked Still - Still Crooked
She & Him - Volume One
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
The Moondoggies - Don't Be A Stranger
Magnolia Summer - Lines From The Frame
Reissues/From the Vaults
Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
R.E.M. - Murmur (Deluxe Edition)
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (Deluxe Edition)
Pavement - Brighten The Corners - Nicene Creedence Edition
Neil Young - Live At The Canterbury House, 1968
Hayes Carll - Trouble In Mind
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
James Hunter - The Hard Way
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain
Cat Power - Jukebox
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
R.E.M. - Accelerate
Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Steve Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
The Grand Archives - Grand Archives
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
Justin Townes Earle - Good Life
Crooked Still - Still Crooked
She & Him - Volume One
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
The Moondoggies - Don't Be A Stranger
Magnolia Summer - Lines From The Frame
Reissues/From the Vaults
Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
R.E.M. - Murmur (Deluxe Edition)
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon (Deluxe Edition)
Pavement - Brighten The Corners - Nicene Creedence Edition
Neil Young - Live At The Canterbury House, 1968
Monday, December 31, 2007
New music for the collection
Original Soundtrack Recording - I'm Not There. A collection of Dylan covers doesn't sound all that exciting in the vastness of musical space, but this collection is exciting! Recorded for the Todd Haynes psuedo-biopic on Bob Dylan these songs are some fresh takes on Dylan standards and deep album tracks. There are no covers of some of Dylan's standards such as Like A Rolling Stone; Don't Think Twice, It's Alright; Blowing in the Wind; It Ain't Me, Babe; Tangled Up In Blue. This 33 track, 2 CD set brings together some of the best artists of today to reinterpret these Dylan tracks: Eddie Vedder, Sonic Youth, Stephen Malkmus, Jeff Tweedy, Cat Power, Calexico, Iron & Wine, etc. The obscure gem that is included is a track by Bob Dylan w/ The Band circa Basement Tapes (1967) , the often bootlegged I'm Not There, an unfinished outtake that receives its first official release here. 
The National - Boxer
Original Soundtrack Recording - Once
Friday, May 19, 2006
My current playlist
Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac (Capitol Records, 2006)
How can such a depressing subject make such a good record? Cash writes about the death of her father Johnny Cash, her stepmother June Carter Cash, and her mother in such a tribute that it brings both joy and tears.
http://www.rosannecash.com/
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (Matador Records, 2005) Scotland's finest band puts out yet another great album that shows their English pop roots and their progressions into more jazzy and bluesy material.http://www.belleandsebastian.co.uk/
Rhett Miller - The Believer (Verve Forcast, 2006) Miller's second solo album away from his bandmates in the Old '97's demonstrates the maturation of Miller's songwriting and more of his pop stylings.
http://www.rhettmiller.com/
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - Exploration (New West Records, 2005) This husband and wife duo make great music and harmonies together. Guthrie's pedigree is well known with father Arlo and grandfather Woody. Irion cut his teeth with the band Dillon Fence in the early 1990's on releases from Mammoth Records. http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com/index.cfm
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Columbia Records, 2006) The Boss shows that he even rocks on some traditional folksongs. With a 17 piece band Springsteen recorded a group of traditional folksongs passed on by Pete Seeger in a farmhouse in New Jersey.http://www.brucespringsteen.net/
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