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- Gardener1
Visited my first Scottish car boot on Sunday, the field slowly
filled up but there were some very dodgy looking characters
about, so I had to watch my step but I found a few albums and
just missed getting into a good box first and I was up at 6am.
These are some of the folky things, there were more a lot more, at 50p a pop.
Not a Scottish folk album in the same box as the three above
shock!! a great sleeve for this one from '73On Saturday morning I had visited a Northampton boot before
I drove to Dundee (bloody hardcore me) and found a few things
I liked.
A local rap act 12" from the early 90's released by the Northampton Musicians Collective, inside was a flyer to
a local festival, below.
A well loved but playable copy of Stevie's 2nd single from 1962.
I couldn't find anything online about this 10" disc, possibly because typing Marley Vinyl into a search engine throws up
quite different results!
I admit I only picked this up for the cheesy sleeve,
but listening through it's not that bad either.- "Marley vinyl rainwater goods made their first public appearance at the London Ideal Homes Exhibition in 1959" - https://marleypipesy…webazoot
- & much respect for all these early starts!webazoot
- cheers, but am paying the price now though and I've only had a glass of wineGardener
- Errol and Crail are probably the best car boots in your area.Doris_McSquirter
- Secret Bunker (near Crail) is worth a visit.Doris_McSquirter
- thanks for the heads-up!Gardener
- You're welcome. My ex went to St Andrews Uni so I visited that area alot. Be sure to visit the Isle of May also.Doris_McSquirter
- Gardener1
I'm currently on a trip to my old hunting grounds, local car boots
& charity shops etc, I've had a few good finds in Scotland
including a huge jazz collection but for sheer I-never-know-what-is-gonna-turn...
Northamptonshire has few equals for surprises, although I
rarely stray further than Bucks so I'm kinda biased, but I did
find a few nice things at a boot and a shop with the weekend
finds to come.
Time was I'd pay little attention to the boxes the records were
in but this pretty 60's case was too good to leave for a pound.Some of the more interesting albums most of which were 50p
from the same car boot as the fancy case.
I assumed the 'Featuring CHILDREN' refered to the kids
on the front but it was to a composition of his own and sadly
not a cover of the Robert Miles tune either.
I've never come across a copy of this scarce album before,
the sleeve has wear but the disc is lovely.
A nice minty album of childrens songs released on a Topic
imprint, some good witchy (Ritual Games) tunes on side 1.
I find it incredible that an Appalachian folk album released
in 1977 to raise money for an obscure American coal mine
somehow finds it's way to a field in Northampton!
It's signed on the rear but I can't make out if it's either
of the artists - Rich Kirby or Michael Kline.
The tip shop in town had a lot of fresh albums but
I unearthed some interesting globe spanning singles.
Arabian release from 1962 by Saken Qassadi
Square flexi-postcard picture disc from Venice.
Obscure Welsh indie band from 1984.
UK one sided stereo test disc.
12" of the classic Planet Rock complete with Hip Hop sticker.
- Gardener2
I have discovered the joys of Scottish auctions this week
which has turned up all sorts of things and not just records,
I won a couple of boxes of folk albums of varying quality but
pretty much all in tip top condition. However, when the kind
gentleman from the auction house loaded them into my car
told me to make room for the other stuff I'd won which confused
me as I assumed I'd only won records but it seems part of the
lot included paintings, crockery, mirrors and other stuff I never
wanted.
So the lesson I have learned is that I have to watch the "additions" to lots I bid for as I was left with a car full of some
dead persons belongings that I had to make a trip with straight
to the nearest charity shop, apart from a couple of really nice plant pot holders..jpg)
I found quite a few Scottish singles in the charity shops
(probably no surprises there) but there were some interesting
ones (to me) like this pair celebrating the opening of the Tay road
bridge in August 1966 turned up among the albums.
The blue bags hanging from the railings were full of sweets and
crisps (not poo) and are dotted along the bridge, not sure if these
have been left to try and dissuade folk from leaping off but it's
possible as there are lots of warning signs not to jump.
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The legendary rail bridge is in the distance, it was as grey a day as it looks too.
Charity shops and SNP HQ side by side.
A cool minimalist sleeve for a disc by a folk duo released in 1963
and how nice to "come by" a whistling EP by the great Jimmy Shand.
Does it get any more Scottish than these three?
yes it does...
- Gardener2
Mixed picking in my first week since moving to Scotland,
I'll be heading back to my regular haunts in sunny England
once every 6 weeks or so but considering how most of the
charity shops are shut and the car boots are yet to kick off
up here it hasn't been such a bad week.
Scottish law demands that face masks be worn from this week
too so I covered up and headed into Arbroath and Forfar..jpg)
The Serge connection was enough for me to take a punt on this
French EP from 1960.jpg)
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Nice surprise find of the week was this single that I'd not heard of before but looked interesting.
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Rarest find was this Xian Folk 7" which originally came free
with a Scottish bands privately pressed album in 1978 sadly
there was no LP in the box but this is quite lovely.
- Gardener4
Hits and misses at a couple of tip shops this week, I doubt the
Scottish ones I'll soon be visiting will be quite so eclectic or fruitful....jpg)
Despite heavy racks of vinyl I only found a couple of bits in here.
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This isn't all that rare but it caught my interest to find out what
a Bond era Connery has to say on it..jpg)
This kind of single is catnip to me, I have yet to hear it though as
I've already packed away my deck but I'm sure it has some merit..jpg)
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All sorts of things turned up in these ramshackle piles..jpg)
I have the Trunk OST album but never seen this US copy
with actual episodes on before..jpg)
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I don't remember this version at all and I'm old! The New Seekers
version is on the flip though and everyone knows that one..jpg)
Rarest find was this 1st pressing (of only 250 copies)
of the debut release by The Deep Freeze Mice..jpg)
The most curious was this Mexican 12" club mix by Jabba's Palace Band
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- Gardener2
A very early start dug up a few gems in a packed field this
morning, I awoke early and after putting the kettle on and
looking up at the time then realised I was an up an hour too soon
so went back to bed until 6:15 and then merrily drove off to sit in
a queue outside the massive car boot in Northampton.
There were plenty of singles and one guy had 2 huge boxes
at 25p a go, so I pulled loads including Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd
and even an 80's re-issue of The High Numbers I'm The Face
which was an unexpected treat but this 7" was the pick of the
bunch for me as I never knew the French drink Pernod had
released a record on it's own label before and it's pretty good.
I saw a bloke dipped down over a big box of promo card & pvc
sleeved promo CD's and started to dig when the woman said
[i]"these were my ex-husbands, he used to have a record shop,
you can have the lot for £8"[/i] which was so cheap I couldn't
haggle so just said yes straight away and the bloke who had
been going through them was a bit miffed but he had a handful
of them and she told him to just keep them.
There were so many I have pulled out loads of compilations to
listen to on my trips up to Scotland and will give a mate who is
helping me to move all the rest. The smiley face sleeved disc
turned out to be a great surprise, it's by someone called
Dr. Coca Cola and it's worth the free download : http://www.duckworthsquare.com/A…
I couldn't resist these which were all on the same stall at 2 x fiver,
the Screaming Lord Sutch is a keeper!- aceeddieScissors
- A morning well spent!webazoot
- I sold that HIStory last year for 100€ but could have easily sold it for 300€.oey_oey
- caterpus2
woof. Dat Aside...
- spot133
A random selection from my brother's dnb bin:
- Gardener2
all found for a pound a pop in a couple of boxes at an antique market
The theme to TV show Follyfoot - nice touch with the release
date stamped at top of the sleeve.
This has the release date stamped on the side of the sleeve too.
Four track EP from 1977
B side is The Finale sung by Edda.
Taken from their beautiful Barafundle album.
Demo for the theme from the 1968 movie of the same name
that starred Lucille Ball & Henry Fonda.
Best find was this gem by Broadcast, probably the first vinyl
by them I have ever found out in the wild.A few oddities
Despite it's title this doesn't sound like it has any Zappa
connection, it sounds more like a rubbish Rolling Stones song.
Described on her sole LP as a cross between Max Boyce & Pam Ayres
this is her blue vinyl EP featuring Viva La Wales (Viva Espania)
A great Century 21 adventure released in 1967,
luckily the token was not cut out of the sleeve on the back
- i have the arthur lee and the lps the broadcast and gorky's singles are from. there was so little vinyl being released around then tbfkingsteven
- Gardener1
Been after a decent copy of this old 70's comp for ages
and it's still really bad, as in good.
I took a punt on these soundtracks of films I'd never heard of with mixed results.
This was an unusual find, a double album of stories for
schools released via the BBC & Penquin Books in 1973
A copy of the Ian Fleming story on an imprint better known
for releasing Psych albums by Arzachel and Raw Material.
One I've been digging from a Jazz collection I bought recently.
Cat bothering bad opera compilation.
£1 find I hope to put to good use.
unusual private pressing I found in the same box as the jingles 12".
- Gardener4
sorting through the 12"s I came across this wee gem,
a 1 sided test pressing with press release & unsent reaction sheet
- fooler4
I just picked up this 40th Anniversary edition of Unknown Pleasures
- Gardener0
finds from a weekend trip to Dundee and a day out in Reading.
Perhaps the only place I was ever going to find a fully sealed
England football LP was going to be a charity shop in Scotland.
Bizarrely these 2 old rockers were in the same box in an Age Concern shop.
Weirdest find was this album of salesmen seminars by the
Combined Group Of Companies, complete with booklet insert.
A great double LP of Poe stories with excellent gruesome sound effects.
No nasty sound effects on this album that simply explains how
you can win your scouting badges, zzzzzzzz......
No sexy sound effects here but a couple of good Donna Summer covers.
Mildly interesting unknown fact from a lifelong LFC fan :
The day he retired in 1974 my parents brought home a new pet,
a myna bird who I named Shankly in tribute to the great man.
One of several excellent albums I have enjoyed
after buying a big Jazz & Blues collection recently.
I found a handful of singles too and this one is a stand out oddity.
An over sized 78 flexi stuck onto card available in exchange for chocolate wrappers.
- Gardener1
More flexi-discs that have turned up in the past few weeks
and the answer is.... no.
Great card disc given away at BP petrol stations,
it plays at 78rpm so must be late 50's early 60's.
A similar card disc but this one features animals
from the Warsaw Zoo released in 1975.
Jazzy versions of Hovis ads from 1969, if you knead to find a
copy you'll find they are no relation to the band Bread, crumbs!
Record shop promo flexi by the Japanese electronic band
given away free by Our price etc in 1981more freebie odds 'n' ends
Quite possibly the inspiration for this tune?
French flexi Overload!!
Pretty Polish Postcard
Released in the late 60's this disc originally came with a
creepy doll, complete I'd imagine these would be worth quite a bit.
- Gardener0
nice Jazz score at a local antique shop today
all £3 a pop, some real gems too, guy said he just wanted rid of
the lot but I spent over £150 by pickinghttps://i144.photobucket...
- Gardener1
Most of these I picked up yesterday on a trip up north
(to Wellingborough and Kettering) but some came from
Scotland last week
UK issue of a US TV comedy show that ran from '68 to '73,
but it hasn't aged that well
On first impressions this looked pretty grim but is actually OK
(cheesy good) but Ray is sadly no relation to the drummer with
Budgie and confusingly signs himself Phil on the rear of the sleeve.
A double helping of beer related songs and poems from 1977.
A jazzy film score from 1966.
This is the blue version of the same LP (which I think I
already have) that has a yellow sleeve, this one is in better nick.
I love finding things like this I've never seen before,
this is an in-store promo only compilation from 1972
that has it's own stand on the back to place it on the shop
counter and a sterling selection of tracks.
Unfortunately this has a tatty sleeve but the 10" disc is nice,
hard to find in any condition to be honest.
Not surprisingly this turned up in Scotland, it's a promo 7"
singing the virtues of Dundee in the coming age of technological
enterprise to a minimal/ synth-pop backdrop, the only ever
release on Tay Records niiice.
Another find north of the border was this bluesy single
and 4 years before that Swedish band stole their name.
Sounds wise this pair of 60's Decca Phase 4 albums were
pretty much the finds of the week, if only for the great covers!
- caterpus3
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- yes!futurefood
- Eno was so fantastic before he started making well-respected elevator music.CyBrainX
