just came back from a short trip to paris.
didn't really have time or money to look for records (well, on thursday i had, but almost all the small shops were closed) but still managed to buy some stuff during the early evenings.
first wednesday i was at the vinyl office. luckily stumbled over it.
small but nice selection of lps and 45s. prices a bit high most of the time (especially the 60s section ) but there was a very nice bargain 45 section.
the owner was a great and friendly guy and good to chat about records. really recommended store!
sound of feeling - spleen (really chuffed to finally have an og of this. one of my fave lps, no doubt! and in nm condition as well )
emphasis - same (librariesque cavalli project from the mid 70s. didn't know this has become so cheap, or maybe i was just lucky...anyway...impossible to find in switzerland so i'm glad i found a copy.
for some odd reason i always thought this was a bit dull. but listened to it today and its actually a pretty strong lp the whole way through.
from jazz to funk to rock to easy...all with a good library feeling )
some bargain 45s you all i know i guess...
the tribu - love is all was a new one to me and features an odd 4 minute deep soul-psych harmony mess that is stunningly beautiful.
all others are good fun, and the masseira produced chris gallbert - carmen 45 gets better with every listen.
then on saturday i went to crocodisc. lots of stuff but i hate it when stores mix ogs and reissues so after 5 minutes i sticked to the 45 boxes.
cheap stuff only. kind of regret to have left that triptyque 45 behind...but didn't really remember how it sounded...and it was a bit expensive for a blind punt.
lots of crap in the boxes though but managed to buy some standard stuff to fill some gaps in the collection..
all pretty well known again. the julien clerc - hair 45 has the best version of "let the sunshine in" i've heard so far.
starting up reduced but groovy just to build itself up druing 4 minutes until the full choir sets in...brilliant!
love the triangle - viens avec nous 45. not very proggy, more slow with nice melodies...good stuff.
also wanted that wallis - patter of rain 45 for a while. odd produced hippie-folk-pop.
also found a spare copy of the brilliant one - don't listen to me 45 on fontana. but my girlfriend loved it so much, i left it right there.
wanted to take the metro after the crocodisc but stumbled over an antique bookshop a couple o fstreets later with some records in it.
didn't expect much...
..but couldn't believe it when i took out the moravagine - same lp! a longtime want and something i thought i would never come across and there it was.
absolutely stunning private jazz record out of paris. listened to it 5 times in a row today and i will put it on a sixth time!
not very cheap but still a good price i thought.
the bookstore owner bought some copies of the bassplayer he told me...so there are still copies around...
dutronc is pretty much a best of from his earlier eps. nice to have on one lp with some added goodness bewteen the hits.
paris was nice! cheap 45s and very very friendly storeowners.
havent been out booting for a while, today
got a welsh folk single Hogia'r Wyddfa which is quite mellow thing
a shite Remington symphonette record of folk [USA]
"Out of this world with flying saucers" London 78
and out of a large pile of MOR shit [kaempbert etc] I got 4 Ernie Freeman albums, a very early Teresa brewer LP, Cilla, monty shunshine on london, Ventures
so i be chuffed.
Lots of records through the door in the last couple of weeks - quality is variable and I'll post up the better LPs later but here's the pick of the 45s.
Found this copy 'rough but plays OK' copy of this Meek / Loony shouter today - good flip too
..and this nice UK copy of the Rufus classic
Some trade action from top chap Sie Fly - you're right mate it does sound like 'Mess Around' - I have it on the LP but nice to have the 45 for the play out box
Great UK RnB stomper
More UK RnB - is this or Lulu's the original?
Sorry for the dodgy pic - it's a nice copy of Marsha Hunt's 'Hot Rod Poppa' thanks to a bit of luck in a new local shop's £1 box - great to mint up without having to pay P&P and all that
Another trade with sir Flytipper - stomping Bo Diddley beat and mouth organ - smashing
A long time want struck off for a very reasonable price - I love this version - now if someone could let me have a copy of the Score 'Please Please Me' I'd be most grateful
More UK beat - it's 'Help Me' by the Rebounds in case the pic really is that bad
Another lucky find in that £1 box - chuffed
..along with this - it's a great, credible version without a hint of comedic wackiness - not what I was expecting from the Barron Knights (and a long time before 'In Teknickolor Dream')
Yeah - it's Lulu and it's great!! Jimmy Page does a viscous guitar solo on it too.
another crap pic - sorry It's the Elcort - 'Searchin' - great menacing fuzz on this tasty flip side - very unlike the A!
This is a nice two sider - the A is more pop sike but this side is a proper rocker with a blistering guitar solo - now to find 'Go Go Children'
Another £1 box pull - not had this on 45 til now - very good
and some funk to end with - classic instro funk n breaks tune! Cheers Boney
I spent Saturday morning having a 3 hr walk to the town centre and back as I am now officially a fat b*stard. It was worth it as here's what I picked up from various charity and second hand tat shops on the route.
Wout Steenhuis Bird in the Park
Finally a copy turns up - was it Lord Thames who recommended this years ago? Hum Dono really is a super, crazy-ill bomb.
The Million Airs
Big Band stuff with a cool version of Norwegian Wood.
Lulu Love Loves To Love Lulu
My years of not spending £15 on this from a local record shop have paid off! Lovely LP with cracking version of Day Tripper. Not as good as Nancy's version though.
Lulu Lulu's Album
LP opener 'Show me' was driving me nuts as the intro was so familiar. Of course it's 'Lulu's Theme' from the expanded Movements CD. Again really good LP, nice and gritty like here Atco stuff in places.
David Blakeley Something Old, Something New
I was hoping for a bit of 'Working Man's Soul' here...it's pretty slicks stuff but the best track, a cover of me & Mrs Jones' is too 'carbon copy' to be anything special. The boy can sing though.
Brian Bennett The Best of the Illustrated London Noise
I've never found the London Noise LP, or any other Brian Bennett so finding this late 80's comp was a treat. It has his full 'Change of Direction LP' plus 6 tracks from ILN.
Tommy Roe Dizzy
Snapped up this UK issue even though it's not really my thing as it's in great nick and not too common as far as I know. Not listened to it as yet.
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Lulu Lulu's Album
LP opener 'Show me' was driving me nuts as the intro was so familiar. Of course it's 'Lulu's Theme' from the expanded Movements CD. Again really good LP, nice and gritty like here Atco stuff in places.
Great LP mate, and one I still need to find!
"Hangin' out with you two is like partying with Fugazi"
David Blakeley Something Old, Something New
I was hoping for a bit of 'Working Man's Soul' here...it's pretty slicks stuff but the best track, a cover of me & Mrs Jones' is too 'carbon copy' to be anything special. The boy can sing though.
I have that and it isn't great. He does have another LP though (name eludes me but its sleeve is black and orange) which is better, a couple of funky tracks and some ill killer breaks etc. Turns up quite a bit round my way as i believe he was a local boy..
..along with this - it's a great, credible version without a hint of comedic wackiness - not what I was expecting from the Barron Knights (and a long time before 'In Teknickolor Dream')
First you suggest Russ Abbott was in them and now you're suggesting the Barron Knights did Teknickolor Dream! C'mon Lee, they'll terminate your fanclub membership if they get to hear about these incorrect statements
PS Dave B had their Columbia LP from 64' on the stall this weekend. Beaty and novelty but nothing as good as that b side you played us.
"Don't get involved in the f**kin' chat pages. It's just full of arseholes talkin' sh*te non-stop"
First you suggest Russ Abbott was in them and now you're suggesting the Barron Knights did Teknickolor Dream! C'mon Lee, they'll terminate your fanclub membership if they get to hear about these incorrect statements
PS Dave B had their Columbia LP from 64' on the stall this weekend. Beaty and novelty but nothing as good as that b side you played us.
Sorry Nige - I just can't keep my novelty musical comedy groups in line mentally. I have Teknickolor Dream (grumbleweeds eh?) and the 'good' Barron Knights (Another Man's Meat). I've also had that Black Abbots LP but I thought it sucked and moved it on
not much at todays bootfair,found this for 5p tho..
kwela-gwigwis band 77 records 1966
WOW ! I love that album - I too have the Honest Jons reissue - there's a fast version of 'MRA' from the 1st Brotherhood Of Breath isn't there ? 5p ? ridiculous !
"Cover condition:Is perfect except on back cover theres an area of dirty smudge dont know what it is and covers a bit wrinkled which im sure could be flattened out"
Sorry Nige - I just can't keep my novelty musical comedy groups in line mentally. I have Teknickolor Dream (grumbleweeds eh?) and the 'good' Barron Knights (Another Man's Meat). I've also had that Black Abbots LP but I thought it sucked and moved it on
We'll let you off...we all know you have the novelty musical comedy genre on-lock
"Don't get involved in the f**kin' chat pages. It's just full of arseholes talkin' sh*te non-stop"
VG+-friendly records have been thin on the ground for me recently, but I picked up Robert Wyatt's version of "I'm A Believer" yesterday, which is always worth a listen.
I went back to a rather unusual second hand shop yesterday to have another look. It’s unusual because it’s an ‘Ebay’ shop. The owner puts stuff on Ebay for punters and takes a cut. But the weirder thing is he takes stuff to sell in the shop and then tells the seller what they got for it. It seems rather slapdash as the records are not his but he just sells them all at 99p or £1.99 so there is no haggling. Also someone came in with a Playstation. He took it and said ‘I’ll let you know what I get for it’. No starting price or minimum price was mentioned. The bemused seller didn’t say what he wanted for it either and when he asked the shop keeper ‘do you need my name or anything?’ He replied ‘no, I’ll remember you’. Most odd. It was a bit shady. There was another chap in there on his mobile trying to get a quick loan so he could ‘buy some stuff to sell on’ ‘Yes, I’m on benefits but I earn a sh*t load so I can pay the loan back no problems’ he said…ruffian! Anyway, here is what I picked up.
Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine
I’ve been finding a lot of these 80’s Motown re-issues of late. Better than nowt.
Wout Steenhuis Wout.
More Wout and a really lush version of ‘Summertime’ on here…LP needs a full spin.
Paul Jones Love Me, Love My Friends
Opener ‘Love Me’ is a really good pop soul track. ‘Trendy Miss Wendy’ is very groovy and overall it sound like it’s going to be a fun listen.
Bruton Love Stories.
1982 so a bit late…it has some nice orchestral stuff from John Cameron though. Any Bruton completists out there need this? I’m not fussed so would trade if so.
Cilla Black Images / Cilla Sings a Rainbow / Sheroo / Sweet Inspiration.
Over the years I’ve seen the odd Cilla LP and wondered if it was worthy picking up. Seeing as I found all these together I decided it was time to take the plunge. Johnny Harris and Mike Vickers are all over these so surely there will be some treats? I’ve needle dropped the lot to look for the law of average ‘Cilla Bomb’ and found one with her cover of Yo Yo from ‘Sheroo’. It’s an ace soul banger. The Images LP sounds like an interesting listen overall.
i should know, I did two tours of duty on the east coast...
Originally Posted by Payback3000
Also someone came in with a Playstation. He took it and said ‘I’ll let you know what I get for it’. No starting price or minimum price was mentioned. The bemused seller didn’t say what he wanted for it either and when he asked the shop keeper ‘do you need my name or anything?’ He replied ‘no, I’ll remember you’. Most odd. It was a bit shady. There was another chap in there on his mobile trying to get a quick loan so he could ‘buy some stuff to sell on’ ‘Yes, I’m on benefits but I earn a sh*t load so I can pay the loan back no problems’ he said…
I am most jealous at your finds especially jakarta and effi_deep.
The one record worth mentioning is this:
Brian Byrne/ st on Hawk for 50 cents at the messiest of all furniture stores in the area. Its splendid folk album with moog definitely a keeper that will make me buy more of the same Im afraid.
Yep...normal for 'Ull alright...but not the usual surroundings for digging The shop had a very exotic aroma as well...I'm too delicate for the Ghetto of Hessle Road these days.
Over the years I’ve seen the odd Cilla LP and wondered if it was worthy picking up. Seeing as I found all these together I decided it was time to take the plunge. Johnny Harris and Mike Vickers are all over these so surely there will be some treats? I’ve needle dropped the lot to look for the law of average ‘Cilla Bomb’ and found one with her cover of Yo Yo from ‘Sheroo’. It’s an ace soul banger. The Images LP sounds like an interesting listen overall.
I really like "If This Is The First Time" on Sheroo. "Yo yo" is also top.
Enthusiastic vagueness passes for scholarship in the twilight world of the disc-jockey.
Pleased to find this after picking up the 7" "Breezin'"
John Ussery (Mercury) LP
Texas funky blues type thing, the version of "Blue Suede Shoes" is highly entertaining, with a backwards guitar solo thrown in for good measure. I did a little search here, but no mention. Anyone know this?
Routers - Superbird (Mercury) LP
Reasonably groovy instrumental lp, been mentioned here before
Freddie King - Burglar (RSO) LP
One of the best, on top form
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Attention!!! I know this is a very expensive Price for the record. This i one of my most beloved Records, so my primary intention isn't the selling. I like it in my collection. I only will sell it, if someone wants it that much, that he is willing to pay that much money. Therefore the unrealistic price. Please don't tell me about it. I don't want to cheat ,I don't force someone into buying it, I don't want to drive up the price.Thanks for understanding
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Originally Posted by flytipper
) but there was a very nice bargain 45 section.
It's the Elcort - 'Searchin' - great menacing fuzz on this tasty flip side - very unlike the A!
i should know, I did two tours of duty on the east coast...
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