Record Finds 08/06/2010

Yet another great Friday at the thrift shop for vinyl! Here are my finds:

Erroll Starr - The Key (12" single, 1986)

Note: Cool Canadian music from the late 80's. A fun fact: the song actually starts at the end of the lead-in area!

Jenson Interceptor - Jenson Interceptor (1980)

Note: Edmonton, Alberta-based group from 1980. Note that this record was actually mastered by the fabulous Bob Ludwig, whom I actually have an article about! Also take note that there were about a dozen sealed copies of this album. So even though I read they were a B-circuit group, I got it just for thehell of it! And I discovered that it's actually pretty good!

Apollo 100 - Joy (1972)

Note: Features the well-known rendition of Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring".

Seals and Crofts - Down Home (1970)

Note: The folk-rock duo's second album ever. Canadian pressing on Bell, and distributed by Quality.

Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (1984)

Note: Sheila E. was an American female singer best known for her work with Prince. This is her debut album.

The Michael Zager Band - Life's a Party (1978)

The Cinema Soundstage Orchestra - Cleopatra Soundtrack Scores (196?)

Glenn Miller - A Memorial: 1944-1969 (197?)

Note: Ahhh, the best of the master of swing. Glenn Miller, a legend all in one.

Andre Gagnon - Neiges (1975)

Note: French-Canadian instrumental musician and composer.

Walt Disney's Most Beloved Songs from His Great Motion Pictures (1964)

Walt Disney Presents All the Songs from "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree" (1965)

Walt Disney's Merriest Songs (1968)

Sir Malcom Sargent - The Pirates of Penzance (197?)

Note: I also have the 1968 D'Oyly Carte recording of this amazing William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan play.

Hong King! Exotic Chinese Pop Music Recorded in Kowloon (1966)

Cinema Soundstage Orchestra - Dr. Zhivago (196?)

Note: I saw two copies of this album; one mono and one stereo. I got the mono copy, because it's the original (doesn't say "also available in stereo")!

Annie (Original Cast Recording) (1977)

Note: The fabulous musical based on Harold Gray's comic strip "Little Orphan Annie". This showstopper will be returning to Broadway in 2012!

New York, New York (Original Motion Picture Score) (1977)

Note: The soundtrack to Martin Scorcese's musical drama film starring Liza Minelli. Now I actually have a little story to tell you. It was 1977, and George Lucas's first ever Star Wars film came out (but the fourth in the whole six-episode trilogy). My grandfather came to the theater especially to see Star Wars, but since a god-awfully big line of people were higly anticipating it, he went to see "New York, New York" instead. And he hated every single minute of NY, NY. Why? BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET TO SEE STAR WARS! Netherless, I now have the original soundtrack, though I daren't share it with him because he still hates the movie!

Well, that's all my finds for this Friday. Talk to you later!

Ryan AKA OldMusicOnVinyl1

Record Finds 23/07/2010

A Friday at the thrift shop scored me some more finds! Here are 'em:

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman (1970)

Note: I already have this album, but I got a second copy just because the one I already have is warped. Now despite its extreme warpage, it still plays all the way through on my Numark TTUSB with absolutely no skips! Huzzah! But I know that warped records may damage your needle, because force is applied to the needle as it goes up and down. So I will be trading my warped copy. If you don't know already, this utterly excellent studio effort, from the man that is known today as Yusuf, includes classics such as "Wild World" and "Where Do the Children Play".

J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (1981)

Note: Includes the mega-hit "Centerfold".

Waldo de los Rios - Encore (1984)

Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde (1986)

Note: LA alt-rock band.

Level 42 - Lessons in Love (Shep Pettibone Remixes) (1986)

Note: 2 12" 45 rpm singles housed in a gatefold sleeve. Both records are warped, but they may still be playable!

Love Unlimited - Under the Influence of Love Unlimited (1973)

Note: Barry White's backing vocalists star in their own studio album.

Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues (Original Soundtrack) (1979)

Hello Dolly! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1964)

The Monks - Bad Habits (1979)

Note: UK punk rock band consisting of former members of Strawbs. This is their 1979 debut album. I also have "Suspended Animation" (which was a Canadian exclusive and released nowhere else).

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)

Note: Why not quote the first verse from "Just the Way You Are"?

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We could never have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times...

The Stylistics - Let's Put It All Together (1974)

John Cougar Mellencamp - American Fool (1982)

Note: I'm just talking a little ditty bout Jack and Diane, and that's all.

Seals and Crofts - Unborn Child (1974)

Note: Cover has a nice diecut square in it which shows the picture on one side of the picture sleeve.

My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Cast) (1956)

Leonard Bernstein - William Tell and Other Favourite Overtures (196?)

Kokomo - Kokomo (1975)

Note: British soul ranking with the likes of Average White Band.

Poco - Legend (1978)

The Bells - Fly Little White Dove, Fly (1971)

Note: I already have this album, but the one I have is a reissue with a different cover and title ("Stay Awhile"). I will also be putting the reissue up for trade soon.

The D'oyly Carte Opera Company - The Mikado (1950)

Note: 2-LP set released in the USA by London Records during the early years of the LP, and containing one of Gilbert and Sullivan's great operas.

Cliff "Kid" Bastien - In the Mood (1975)

Go West - Go West (1985)

Orchestra of the Vienna State Orchestra conducted by Mario Rossi - Scheherazade (195?)

Note: A unique demonstration record embodying Vanguard quality control.

That's all my finds today. What a haul!

Ryan AKA OldMusicOnVinyl1

Record Finds 16/07/2010

Another Friday for vinyl records, and I scored! Here are my finds:

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Works Volume I (1977)

Note: German pressing by Ariola. The first three sides contain solo pieces done by each of the three members of ELP. Side 1 is Keith Emerson, side 2 is Greg Lake, and side 3 is Carl Palmer. Side 4 has all three members of ELP performing together.

Prince - 1999 (1982)

Note: Australian pressing manufactured by WEA Records Pty Ltd (we rarely ever get imported vinyls from Australia or New Zealand here in Canada, mainly because those two countries have different markets). In some countries, Prince's breakthrough double album would be edited to just a single LP record. Australia was one of those countries to do this!

Two copies of Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)

Note: I will be putting one of these up for trade soon!

The Dream Academy - The Dream Academy (1985)

Note: Features "Life in a Northern Town". Unfortunately they didn't do much but they were still a great band!

Billy Joel - The Bridge (1986)

Note: I already have this album. I just got another copy because the one I already have was made in the USA, but this particular version was made in Canada.

Various Artists - Flashdance Soundtrack (1983)

Note: Made in New Zealand by PolyGram but the cover is Australian (as I said, we rarely get imported records from down under because it's a different market over there).

Rod Stewart - Camouflage (1984)

Rod Stewart - Body Wishes (1983)

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (1988)

Paul McCartney and Wings - Wings over America (1976)

Note: 3-LP live album by Paul, Linda, and company.

Dionne Warwick - The Dionne Warwick Story (1971)

Note: Dionne is live! This was her very last album for Scepter Records, but it's not a studio album (her last studio album for Scepter was "Very Dionne", which I also have).

Paul Horn - Inside (1968)

Note: 1970's reissue with orange Epic label.

Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is (1986)

Ernest Gold - Exodus Soundtrack (1960)

Note: I have a 1970's issue of this record, which I will also be putting up for trade soon.

Bing Crosby - Beautiful Memories (1977)

The Jets - Magic (1987)

Note: The Jets are actually a whole family consisting of brothers and sisters specializing in pop, R&B, and dance music.

Bronski Beat - Hundreds and Thousands (1985)

Note: Features four remixed tracks from "The Age of Consent", and two tracks that should have made up the band's next single at the time ("Run from Love" b/w "Hard Rain").

Culture Club - Kissing to Be Clever (1982)

Cleo Laine - Born on a Friday (1976)

Prism - See Forever Eyes (1978)

Bangles - Different Light (1985)

Note: Features "Walk Like an Egyptian".

Paul Young - The Secret of Association (1985)

The Irish Rovers - Children of the Unicorn (1976)

Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things (1974)

Note: 1980's reissue.

Cats (Selections from the Original Cast Recording) (1983)

Note: I already have the full Broadway cast on a 2-LP set, but I didn't know Geffen made a version that was reduced to just one LP!

Jackson Browne - Lives in the Balance (1986)

Dead or Alive - Youthquake (1985)

Note: You spin me round like a record!

Hall and Oates - Voices (1980)

Note: I already got a copy of this record last week, but the version I previously purchased was a 1981 reissue with the duo looking kinda strange on the cover. The copy I got today is an original pressing from 1980 with a different and much more appealing cover!

So that's all the records I got. Wow, what a haul! I even got a record from Australia!

Ryan AKA OldMusicOnVinyl1 signing off.

Record Finds 09/07/2010

Guess what? I got me some records today! Well I didn't have time to drive to the local thrift shop myself, so I figured my brother would go instead today. I got some pretty nice scores! Now, time to check 'em out:

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Version) b/w Urban Tropical (12" single, 1985)

Note: This Austrian guy also sang "Der Komissar", which would later on be covered by After the Fire.

Bob James - Heads (1977)

Note: This album doesn't have the sides listed as "Side 1" and "Side 2" as usual; instead, side 1 is "Heads", and side 2 is "Tails"!

Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene (1977)

Note: Slime Tron 5000 might like this, since I think he's a fan of Jean-Michel Jarre.

Edith Piaf - The Great Edith Piaf (1981)

Pat Metheney and Lyle Mays - As Falls Whichita, So Falls Whichita Falls (1981)

Note: My brother told me that this was the first Pat Metheney album he had when he started collecting vinyl records

Roberta Flack - Blue Lights in the Basement (1977)

Note: I already have this album. I got another copy just because I'm having a record trade soon, and I'll get to add records into my collection that I don't already have.

UB40 - UB40 (1988)

The Manhattan Transfer - Mecca for Moderns (1981)

Hall and Oates - No Goodbyes (1974)

Hall and Oates - Voices (1980)

Ryan AKA OldMusicOnVinyl1 signing off, hoping that you will have a nice Friday evening.