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3,000,000,000 12-inch singles!
I stopped by the DAV thrift store in the Irvington Plaza, just a wee bit East of Arlington on Washington, earlier today. About 10 years ago or so this was the best place to find LPs; I found stuff like 13th Floor Elevators and rare Jazz and odd German pressings of 70s prog records, all for .45 cents and would find great stuff at least twice a week.
It has been dead for quite a while and I never stop anymore. Maybe a year ago I found a nice mono copy of the first Fugs LP and a month back I found a mono copy of an early Beach Boys but it is a pale imitation of its former self.
Anyway.....
Having just read John Sheets post on the Zerfas LP when I was stopping at the Marsh supermarket this afternoon i thought, oh what the hell. At first I was very excited. Where there are usuall a couple small stacks of LPs there were a dozen or so crates, all full.
I know nothing about 12-inch singles, nothing. There are about 3 billion of them there, most are in what look to be unplayed shape. Mostly hip hop and R&B, I notice some things of Def Jam but other than that you're on your own. If you ask me for details here is what I will tell you: I am 99% sure they are all 12 inches in diameter. And many of them are on black vinyl.
I also left a decent original brown label A&M copy of my favorite Judy Collins LP "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" that Steven Stills plays on - great record, and a white label promo on A&M of a Lee Michaels LP with a very clean disc. I have the Collins and don't really care for Lee Michaels.
Anyway.... If anyone goes and finds a bunch of $400 beats 12 inchers all i ask is that you send me some money or never mention it in a "LOOK WHAT THAT IDIOT LEFT!!!" post.
It has been dead for quite a while and I never stop anymore. Maybe a year ago I found a nice mono copy of the first Fugs LP and a month back I found a mono copy of an early Beach Boys but it is a pale imitation of its former self.
Anyway.....
Having just read John Sheets post on the Zerfas LP when I was stopping at the Marsh supermarket this afternoon i thought, oh what the hell. At first I was very excited. Where there are usuall a couple small stacks of LPs there were a dozen or so crates, all full.
I know nothing about 12-inch singles, nothing. There are about 3 billion of them there, most are in what look to be unplayed shape. Mostly hip hop and R&B, I notice some things of Def Jam but other than that you're on your own. If you ask me for details here is what I will tell you: I am 99% sure they are all 12 inches in diameter. And many of them are on black vinyl.
I also left a decent original brown label A&M copy of my favorite Judy Collins LP "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" that Steven Stills plays on - great record, and a white label promo on A&M of a Lee Michaels LP with a very clean disc. I have the Collins and don't really care for Lee Michaels.
Anyway.... If anyone goes and finds a bunch of $400 beats 12 inchers all i ask is that you send me some money or never mention it in a "LOOK WHAT THAT IDIOT LEFT!!!" post.
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Comment by Stan Denski on July 1, 2008 at 12:39pm - And, um, speaking of blogs... http://thesethingstoo.blogspot.com/ Look at my links too.
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Comment by mike whybark on July 1, 2008 at 12:31pm - I just added a blog post with the link - on your main page, if you go to "My Blog" you can start making more permanent additions.
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Comment by Kurt/Yukki on July 1, 2008 at 11:34am -
Indeed, indeed.
I posted that link as a comment on my own page, but it fell off. I didn't know the right way to get people to see it.
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Comment by mike whybark on July 1, 2008 at 11:20am
- Kurt, what an awesome link! That guy's site is gold!
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Comment by Stan Denski on July 1, 2008 at 9:58am
- The record crates at the DAV are on the floor. It's funny but I always thought I'd have knees so i never even took pictures of them. Shame. I'm not going back to the DAV, not for the 12-inchers or for the 2 records I actually DO know about so be my guest.
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Comment by John P. Strohm on July 1, 2008 at 9:48am - Thanks, Kurt - it's going to be a struggle to get any work done today.
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Comment by Kurt/Yukki on July 1, 2008 at 9:45am
- Also, that link I provided takes you to Toby Myer's humble beginnings.
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Comment by John P. Strohm on July 1, 2008 at 9:40am
- Thanks, I'll check out those downloads.
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Comment by Kurt/Yukki on July 1, 2008 at 9:36am
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Okay, a couple of things, here...
Number one, look into those hip hop 12 inchers! A friend of mine sold some recently on ebay, and, IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR you can get good money from some of them. I guess there are some rampant Japanese hip hop collectors that eat that shit up. I guess going to ebay and looking for completed items might give you an idea of what to look for. In general, look for dates, and if they're from the 80's, and relatively obscure, you may hit pay dirt.
The other thing, Mr. John Strohm, is this:
http://indiana-bands-60s.blogspot.com/2007/10/clarence-browns-memorial-string-band.html
This guy runs a web site all about 60's Garage bands from Indiana. It's a fuckin' gold mine. You can't download, but you can listen to stuff and he has some great facts and pictures and stories up there. Well worth a visit.
Check it out!
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Comment by Stan Denski on July 1, 2008 at 8:18am
- AND here's a youtube video of Anonymous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swvw2MReFhw
Here doggy!
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