recent vinyl finds
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- Gardener1
Along with a huge collection of cheap Mad Professor/Scientist/African Headcharge etc
CD's which I found at the car boots this morning,
there were other nice odds and ends in the fields.
side 1 of this 7" from 1972 features music by Cathy Berberian who is mentioned in the Steely Dan song Your Gold Teeth from
the LP Countdown to Ecstasy : "Even Cathy Berberian knows /
There's one roulade she can't sing."
this was a nice find but is the 1980 re-issue on
Snotty Snail Records, however it still features the
song 'Gary Bushell's Band Of The Week' on the flip
a run of kids EP's released in the early 70's on Kiwi Records
these British Wild Life sound effects singles were a
pleasant surprise as they all feature a selection of
photo slides inside the booklet/gatefold sleeves
a couple of classic soundtracks
a stash of On-U Sounds
from the BBC TV show circa 1971
best find of the day was this scarce US compilation of dopey old 78's
- Gardener2
I was pleased to find these 2 old schools records at a
car boot earlier today, issued in 1972 on Universal Edition.
I could find very little info about them online but they will
have come with teachers books at the time of release,
the one accompanying the Hear & Now single is available
for £50+ on Amazon.
Jonny Trunk also used 2 excerpts on this 7" for his
Classroom Projects compilation album.
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other records are also available at reasonable pricesThis other disc is introduced by John Hosier and features
music performed by St. Anne's Girls School in Southampton
also in 1972.
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listen to side 2
- Gardener0
Saturday morning vinyl yields from the fields
Ewan MacColl's debut 10" - I was a bit annoyed that
I slightly damaged the sleeve as I was rummaging through
the box I found it in but bought it anyway
I took a punt on this LP on the Compact Organization label by The Suburbia Suite
I have Bowie's narrated version and this makes a nice companion piece, awite mate
I have several Dr Who records but had not come
across this one before, and it's on Argo too
odd mix of tunes and narration celebrating the history of the jeans company, came with a comic
lovely EP of train songs by an ex-train driver released on Ash Records
kids songs by the sister of old Jazzer, Johnny Dankworth
just when I think I have a spoken word record for ever occasion I find this!
- Gardener0
I've picked up some nice 7"s and 10"'s finds on my travels,
nothing more than £1 a pop
This was in the 25p each or 5 x £1 box at the recycling centre,
I didn't realise it was so rare until I got home as I just didn't
recognise the tune. Turns out to be one of the rarest Clapton
7" due to it being withdrawn by the band as the didn't like it
sounding quite so fast.
1st track from their LP Surf's Up released
as an A side in UK and B side in America.
Early Strawbs release pre 'Lay Down' their debut UK hit
A cute American 5" single which oddly flipped
UK hit 'Another Nail In My Heart' to the B side
This 10" EP by Tom Waits was an unexpected delight too!- the Tom Waits disc is at the top of the other postGardener
- Gardener0
Best buy was this beautiful original 78 by MM in NM condition
The seller wanted the princely sum of 50 pence for these
ten inches of pleasure
It's a bit rubbish and I don't need it
but I just couldn't leave this in the box
- mg330
Made it out to one of my favorite stores where my wife's family live in Rockford, Illinois. Store is huge and I spent 5-6 hours there Saturday and Sunday. Always looking for old childhood staples like Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon, etc.
- Nice! I've picked up that WWII in a charity shop a couple of weekends ago.scruffics
- Gardener0
tip shop finds earlier today
this little beauty was 20p but I swear I never realised it was
quite so rare it just looked interesting. Turns out to feature
one of Jimmy Page's early session jobs and is worth a few quid.
sorry but I guess I must have bought this for the sleeve
great songs and poems from Derbyshire circa 1978
came complete with lyric booklet
a well spent £1 for a soundtrack album to a film
I've never heard of but it has a great tracklist
in the same box was this LP of Olde English tunes
arranged by Ray 'Funky Trumpet' Davies
great Latin Allstars compilation of Bongo beats released in 1961
as if I didn't have enough sounds of birds albums now I've
got an album of songs about birds by an unpronounceable band
the wonderful sound of dripping, in it's original bag!
charming Folk on Topic from 1962
clearly the Lovers Rock singer's debut album produced by Lloyd Charmers
- Gardener0
I had a tip-off at the weekend from a friend who works
for a local BBC radio station that they were planning on
skipping all their vinyl as "nobody here plays it anymore".
Music to my ears, especially when he offered me to come
down and help myself for free!
It seems some radio folks had got there before me but
I still dug up a lot of rare and unusual stuff, African music,
Electronica, Sound FX singles from the 60's etc.
They were dumping lots of studio equipment too but
I know nothing of such tech and was told to leave it alone anyway.
There were quite a few Folk albums too so am slowly
going through those today in my cellar.
The 7" singles caught my eye at the back of the BBC dungeon,
I put a word in to try and nab the lovely shelves they were on
but alas they had been earmarked.
However... I did stumble across this wee gem, I had never seen
one before but here was a near mint promo copy of this brilliant
and beautiful tune.
- Gardener0
been going through these this afternoon,
lovely pvc sleeves & some good bits like track 3 on this one
- mrpt0
I'm on the hunt for Aretha Franklin - "One Step Ahead" on 45, if anyone spots one and is looking to sell.
- Gardener0
there were quite a few of these in the BBC cellar,
funny really as I had never come across them in
everyday digging then a few dozen turn up all at once!
- Gardener0
there may be no end to this vinyl madness...
- Gardener0
These are just some of the great singles I bought at
a record fair today - they came from a Music Publishers
clear-out (50p each) there were a lot of unknown acetates
too and plenty to sell on but these were some of my keepers
demo of the first Monty Python related 7"?
note the mis-spelling of Pele
at last! my first and only cricket related record
1968 Argo Records promo -
signed on the back by an Argo label big-wig (probably)
the one and only record released by the great actress
quite bizarre that when they were not releasing Queen
records EMI were knocking out singles like this
one sided test pressing of the TV advert by Darth Vader
this single just bombed upon release
B side of US issue of Coney Island Baby
the original issue date caught my eye
great sleeve for this French EP- what does your girlfriend make of all of this?fadein11
- she has no interest, at all - she is into gardeningGardener
- Is that why she's dating a Gardener? Oh, that's the joke isn't it? I'll see myself out.DRIFTMONKEY
- the short answer is...
yesGardener
- Gardener0
Despite missing an entire weekend of car booting
I still found a few records wandering the charity shops
yesterday, nicest of all was this 78 which was in the tip
shop for 50p (I did put it in one of my company sleeves
when I got home)
and a few 7"s
I only picked this up for the label really,
hoped it was Folk but it turned out to be Male Voice Choirish
I had never seen this Pentangle single before
classic Yardbirds in lovely nick and an ELO 7" in it's original picture sleeve
- Gardener0
A real hotch-potch of vinyl finds the past few days,
a few of which I bought for the covers alone, for example
It's hard to tell if this sleeve was touched up to make
the players look scarier than they probably already
were but there is an unsettling look on their faces that says
yes, I could break your collarbone just like that if I wanted to!
Equally unsettling but perhaps for different reasons
is this comedy album from 1983 features a young-ish
Angus Deayton and musical director Philip Pope who went
on to do Who's Line Is It Anyway? and The Fast Show etc.
Less wacky than the BBC comedy album, this features
the dubious talents of both Rolf Harris and Slim Dusty.
Great gatefold sleeve for this French album by Francoise Hardy released in 1970
some nice themed 7"s
A bit of an oddity this one, featuring clips of the Radio Caroline
DJ going through his paces, released in 1969 probably through mail-order.
I don't remember this show but this is the trailer
Lee Hazelwood would turn in his grave if he heard this version
Luckily I couldn't find a Youtube link to this Princess Di tribute
- Gardener0
some Sunday morning finds
beautiful sleeve art for this German edition of
the OST for 'Once Upon a Time In The West'
rare album from 1970 on Ember,
sleevenotes inside g/f by DJ Tommy Vance
a nice collection of Psychobilly albums and 12"s all 50p a pop
a fiver for a load of old Bowie LP's, all unplayed
as the guy said he was given them and didn't like him!
- mrpt0
Finally got a copy of this record.
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- Gardener0
various bits/bobs from charity/tip-shops
A great 78 on Homochord
The Tangerine Dreamy sleeve caught my eye
but it turns out to be soft Icelandic Folk
East London folkies sole album released in 1967
Cheesey-Electro Bond themes overload
The sleeve was a bit tatty but the vinyl is sweet
In with a large collection of Irish Folk LP's were a few
religious oddities, it's not everyday I come across albums
with sick & dying lying on the cover
The previous owner must have made a few pilgrimages
to Lourdes as there were tickets inside the sleeves
Not sure if I will ever get round to listening to it but it was in the box along with...
- Gardener0
I picked up a right old load of Irish Folk this week,
am slowly ploughing my way through them but will
probably have to stick them up in 2 posts as there
are so many cracking sleeves, all date from the late 60's
to the early 80's and were only 25p each!
OK so
- What do you do with all these weird records?DRIFTMONKEY
- hoard em, play em and maybe sell emGardener
