What's inside the boxes?

[Carlitos]

Got these boxes on Sunday but I had to buy them blindly, without knowing the contents. What do you think was inside?

In a couple of days I will post pictures with the contents but meanwhile you can share with the rest of the board the excitement and expectations I had when I first opened them.

[babycart]

BEFORE YOU OPENED THE BOX:
Big box: Unplayed Mulatu originals, Gentle Rain, Fuentes cumbia lps, Italian library records, dub plates from King Tubby's Hometown Hi Fi, Small box: Exquisite selection of reggae 45s on Aquarius, Impact!, Rockers, Pantomime labels.

AFTER YOU OPENED THE BOX
Big Box: Jim Reeves Lps, Small Box: Jim Reeves 7"s (some doubles)

[amidar]

Reeves it's always Reeves although I voted Laserdisc in the hope you can make a profit punting Jaws and Close Encounters on eBay (do they still fetch money, they used to?). The big box is well worth a tenner mind you if it's old.

[SirSlim]

The last time I saw a "big" box like that it belonged to Peter Sundae and had nothing but rare British Jazz LPs within

[giantchicken]

Reeves it's always Reeves.

The look of the boxes absolutely SCREAMS 'I am a JIm Reeves completist' - so I've gone for the Xmas albums and storydiscs...because nobody else has and therefore I will get to look real clever if I'm right...

[bongolia]

BEFORE YOU OPENED THE BOX:
Big box: Unplayed Mulatu originals, Gentle Rain, Fuentes cumbia lps, Italian library records, dub plates from King Tubby's Hometown Hi Fi, Small box: Exquisite selection of reggae 45s on Aquarius, Impact!, Rockers, Pantomime labels.

AFTER YOU OPENED THE BOX
Big Box: Jim Reeves Lps, Small Box: Jim Reeves 7"s (some doubles)

if the previous owner was West Indian you can get both reggae *and* Jim Reeves

[Skip]

Love this thread and I like this lucky bag style of record buying. I might use it to dispose of some of my Jim Reeves LPs and singles.

[bongolia]

years back I used to work with someone who sometimes bought the "mystery" bundles from MVE. at the time they were mostly mediocre dance 12"s IIRC

[Shere Khan]

Some of the LPs in the big box seemed to have plastic covers on them which makes me think it's maybe a little better than Jim Reeves. Did anyone ever put a protective sleeve on Jim Reeves?

[Skip]

Are you going to do a YouTube “unboxing” video like they have these days?

[babycart]

Are you going to do a YouTube “unboxing” video like they have these days?

That'd be brilliant. Especially if he does a bit of ASMR whispering and stroking with the Jim Reeves covers, too.

[bongolia]

Some of the LPs in the big box seemed to have plastic covers on them which makes me think it's maybe a little better than Jim Reeves. Did anyone ever put a protective sleeve on Jim Reeves?

Or worse - old calendars still in shrink?
found an unopened Kittens 2013 calendar in a record crate the other day (didn't buy)

[Shere Khan]

Kittens

You're speaking my language

[The Divine One]

There has to be at least one copy of Kensitas Club "Musical Memories Of The 50s" - I can even spot it from the pantone colour of the top spine...

[amidar]

Alongside the plastic sleeves some of them look reasonably new well newer than old 50 and 60's Jim Reeves albums. I think I spy a gatefold too and I don't think I've ever seen a Jim Reeves fold out unless there is a ktel comp or something like that. Could be a box of Hansi mind and you've thrown in Jim as a red herring to throw us off the James Last scent.