Proper Crate Digging

Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul 

Hank WIlliams 

John Mayall - Ten Years Are Gone

Copulatin' Blues - Vol 1 

Copulatin' Blues - Vol 2 

Bargin Priced LPs

The Best of - Judy Garland

Possibly paid around 2 bucks for this double lp of hits. Judy was my Aunt Barbara's favorite so this album has a special place in my heart.  

Crispin Hellion Glover - The Big Problem?

Glover takes a leaf out of Morrison's book on this one, spoken word, unreleased songs, and crazy sounds. It ever has a Charles Manson song on it. Spooky.

Th Best of - Donovan

One of the many comps to sell Donovan on Hickory 

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

For awhile I was hearing this Head Over Heels all over the place; in stores, on the radio, Donnie Darko.... It was a no brainer to buy this album. 

Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros 

70's psych on Elektra album that I took a chance on for $5. It's not bad, it's not good but the cover is out of this world and continues to gatefold. 

The Simon Sisters

Early album featuring Carly with her sister Lucy before she was famous. Together the two sing really cute songs for kids. I'll hang on this album for my kids one day. 

ATL Record Hunting

Okay, so it's been awhile! We've got a ton of stuff that we will be posting over the next week or so. 

We just got back from a weekend trip to Atlanta. Had an amazing time at a music festival and found some amazing records. 

But first we will start with this lamp:

 On our way to Starbucks we saw a yard sale flier and it grabbed us. We came across this very unique lamp and I just had to have it. Not quite sure what will become of it yet, we may sell it or keep it. Who even knows at this point where we are going to put it. 

The Sex Pistols - Where Were You In '77? 

This is a sweet Sex Pistols bootleg that Mr. Empty found. The recording is very,very quiet but it's a killer concert and having to turn up the music is never a bad thing. 

Johnny Cash 

We paid almost nothing for this record. It's got a great track list including a cover of A Long Black Veil that I can't wait to listen to. 

 Bon Iver - Calgary 

We purchased this album at Wax n' Facts and perfectly priced at $13. 

 The Runaways - Litte Lost Girl

It's always very rare for us to see any Runaway records. This picture disc consists of the last recordings of the Runaways and it's Still Sealed! The day before finding this record, we actually got a chance to see Joan Jett live. She was amazing and still rocks as much as she did with the Runaways. Hopefully soon we will open this baby and hear it. 

 Nirvana - The BBC Sessions

This is a really cool Italian concert by Nirvana. It's got a cool track list and a great listen for Nirvana fans.

 Johnny Cash - Now Here's Johnny Cash

It's not everyday that you come across an early Johnny Cash record on Sun Records. And that's just what this is. 

 The Clash

Why this was in the dollar record at Criminal records I will never know. I happily snatched this record up without even thinking about it. Finding cheap records is what I'm all about. 

 The Rolling Stones - Flowers 

What you see here is a mono copy of Flowers. We could not believe what awesome condition the jacket and record is in. I was kind of on the fence about paying almost $20 but decided that the only way I would ever get a better copy is if I had a time machine. 

The Doors - Moonlight Drive

This is a bootleg of an early Doors performance from The Matrix in 1967. It has some great versions of classic favorite Doors songs sung by a very young Jim and played to what sounds like an audience of maybe 15 people. It's also really cool to hear Jim and Ray singing together on a few songs. And for such an early performance I was surprised how clear it sounds. 

Money for the animals

There is a local thrift store that donates all it's proceeds to the Human Society in town that we shop at a lot. They always have a good turnover and consistently have around 2 shelves of vinyl. I decided to drop in one day before work to check out what they had. I was pleasantly surprised to come across these. I ended up only paying $4! 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced?

 Santana - Santana

 Chuck Berry - One Dozen Berrys

 Spanky and Our Gang

 Easy Rider Soundtrack

 James Brown - 22 Giant Hits

 Herb Albert - Whipped Cream

 King Curtis - The Best Of King Curtis

 Jimmy Smith - The Best of Jimmy Smith

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love 

Greater Columbia Record Fair

Today was a big deal. The Columbia Museum of Art hosted the Greater Columbia Record Fair. We had a lot of fun and got a lot of cool records! Meet some new people and chatted with some friends. 

 Entrance to the Museum. 

 Papa Jazz booth from above

Around a dozen vendors set up with great stuff! 

 Simon and Garfunkel

Not entirely sure what this is actually. It's some sort of unofficial release. I hope it's early because I prefer their earlier recordings.

 

 Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde 

 Oh Dylan! It's in great shape and a very clean copy. Also has the pictures of the women inside the gatefold.

 Melanie - At Carnegie Hall

The jacket is a little dirty. It's splattered with something that resembles dried blood but i'm gonna stick with calling it coffee. :)

 Patti Smith - People Have The Power

Mr. Empty pulled this out for me. I love the cover photo shot by Mapplethorpe. This 12 inch single came with a packet insert of an interview with Patti Smith and other photos by Mapplethrope.

 Elliott Smith - New Moon

Mr. Empty: "Aside from two 7"s, this is actually, shockingly, my first Elliott Smith record! Double LP, not a gatefold, but so, so good. Already listened to the whole thing, couldn't resist putting it on as soon as possible. It's also not a re-issue, which isn't the biggest deal to me but it's nice to have an original."

 Patti Smith Group - Because The Night 45

If this record didn't have the picture sleeve with it, I probably would have never bought it. The look in her eyes are so gut wrenching on this cover. I had to take it home.

 The Doors - The Best of The Doors

Kinda rare double LP that was released at a time when not a lot of vinyl was being pressed. Very iconic picture of Jim on the front.

 Queen Ida (And The Bon Temps Band) - Zydeco

 Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band - In San Francisco

 Janis Joplin - Janis 

Soundtrack to the Janis documentary. I own the film on vhs because it was never released on DVD. This record has a lot of rare and intimate songs by Janis that you can't hear anywhere other than the movie and this record.

 Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High

Used records at Charlie's

2nd & Charles - Augusta, Georgia

2nd & Charles is a used bookstore in Georgia that we visit at least once a week...or three times. Okay, we practically live there. You seriously never know what you will find in there because they buy literally thousands of new items every week. We having been finding all kinds of gems there since they opened a year ago. The prices have gone up a bit lately but it was days like today that we find cool stuff.

Lara's Theme 

A random record Mr. Empty picked up on a whim.

 Earl Grant - Gently Swingin'

Don't ask and I won't tell :)

 Nancy Sinatra - Nancy's Greatest Hits 

All the best of little Nancy's songs. I love her outfit!

 Grace Slick And The Great Society - Somebody To Love 

The original band 60's band that Grace and Darby Slick we part of before Jefferson Airplane. I'm a sucker for San Francisco bands and couldn't let this go. 

 Fat Mattress - Fat Mattress

The 1969 LP from Noel Redding. The same Noel Redding from The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This is a nice pressing on the UK Atco label. 

Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire VI

I don't understand Mr. Empty's obsession with MS. It's weird. He was happy to get this for less than $3.