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Spinning Monday or: The Haul 6/15/19

17 Monday Jun 2019

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Calexico, Cheap Trick, Cyndi Lauper, Discogs, Dokken, Don Henley, Haydn, Iron and Wine, Joe Walsh, Michael Schenker Group, Music, Neil Young, Records, Roy Orbison, Supertramp, The Babys, The Less Desirables, Timbuk3, Underdog Records, Vivaldi, Was (Not Was)

Salutations™!!

Since yesterday was Father’s Day, we did our grocery shopping on Saturday after breakfast before running over to Underdog Records before we had to be in Greensboro for a Cobras game Saturday night. So, here’s the haul:

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  • Calexico / Iron & Wine – Years To Burn — The BCPF is a huge fan of both acts and having albums (there have been others) with both on at the same time means ecstasy for her. It came out just this week and is in lime green vinyl. New.
  • Supertramp – Supertramp — This is a reissue of the debut album by Supertramp. They were a little more subdued back then. I am glad to have this in my collection but I like their late-70s/early-80s stuff best. It is also one of two Supertramp albums we got on Saturday. VG+.
  • Dokken – Beast From The East — Live 2xLP set recorded in Japan. I know Dokken is one of those love ’em or hate ’em bands, but I’m really in the middle with them. I like their stuff but I don’t go crazy for it. However, I loved this when I had it on CD. They left off some stuff because it was long from the CD. This will be fun, I think. VG.
  • Cyndi Lauper – True Colors — One of two Cyndi albums I got this weekend. The other was in the $1 bin. We like those 80s pop staples and I felt she was one of those. VG+.
  • Joe Walsh – The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get — 1980 reissue of this album. I like “Rocky Mountain Way” so, let’s do it. VG+.
  • Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl — Roy Orbison was a unique talent both in songwriting and singing technique. He was a great one. This album had a lot of input from Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty as well as a tune from Bono and The Edge. It was completed a mere month before Orbison died at the age of 52. I was 18 when this came out and I thought he was so old. I’m less than four years from being 52. That’s crazy. This is a slight bit warped but plays awesomely and is still VG+.
  • Cheap Trick – Next Position Please — I don’t know how I feel about this album. I like “I Can’t Take It,” but the rest of it is weird to me. I know Todd Rundgren produced it. Jon Brandt is the bass player. I thought he was on only two CT albums but he was on like four, I think. Anywhat. It’s okay. VG+.
  • Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks – Everybody’s Rockin’ — The Shocking Pinks was a band made up just for this album and features a selection of rockabilly songs (both covers and original material). It’s only 25 minutes and is Young’s shortest album. Everybody’s Rockin’ is typical of his 1980s period in that it bears little or no resemblance to the album released before it nor the one released after it. I’m worried about it because I’m hit-or-miss with him. The BCPF wanted it, though.
  • Was (Not Was) – What Up, Dog? — This is a weird and quirky album but it was so fun to listen to. The biggest hits of the band’s career were on this album: “Spy in the House of Love” and “Walk the Dinosaur.” VG+.
  • The Michael Schenker Group – MSG — The former Scorpions and UFO guitarist’s band’s second album. It featured Cozy Powell on drums and Gary Barden on vocals. Stephen Stills of CSN actually did some background vocals. VG++.
  • Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence — Don Henley was part of one of the more polarizing bands ever, The Eagles. I never cared for Glenn Frey’s contributions to vocals, but he was a partner of Henley’s. I don’t care much for Frey’s solo stuff, but I really like Henley, especially this and Building the Perfect Beast. I just love Henley’s vocals. VG+.
  • Timbuk 3 – Greetings From Timbuk 3 — Yeah, their most famous track, “The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades” is on here, but the album has some great spots. “Future” got a little cliche in 1986 but after a while, it got better and the story is funny. I liked listening to this. It was a great listen. VG+.
  • Supertramp – Crisis? What Crisis? — The fourth album overall from Supertramp and the second on this day’s collection. Again, it’s not Breakfast In America but I like it. VG+.
  • Vivaldi- – Max Goberman, The New York Sinfonietta – Three Concertos For Viola D’Amore / Two Concertos For Mandolin — It’s a classical jam. The interesting thing is that the album came out in 1968 and it was still sealed at Underdog. I opened it, but I didn’t look at the vinyl. It’s 51-year-old vinyl in there that hasn’t seen light since 1968. NM.
  • Cyndi Lauper – A Night To Remember — $1 bin find. Second Lauper this list update, too. To my knowledge, the only song on this album that I remember is “I Drove All Night.” I liked the album. VG+.
  • The Babys – Broken Heart  — This was the highlight of my purchase day, even though I didn’t know it until last night. The BCPF was alphabetizing our collection (the first time in almost a year) and it was my turn to pick an album. It was a great listen and if you haven’t listened to it, you absolutely should. Front-to-back, it’s awesome! VG.
  • Haydn, The Prague City Quartet – String Quartets Opus 76, No.4/Opus 20, No.4 — VG+.

Underdog Records is closed on Mondays, but on Tuesday, you should run by and see what used equipment Jonathan has for purchase. Get started in your record collectin’ if you aren’t already one. Then you can join in the madness fun with me! Listen to each new episode of The Less Desirables to hear the latest UDR/TLD special for that week. I use Discogs to bring you this list each week and to keep straight what I already own before I make purchases.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Silent Sunday or: The Haul 9/16/17

17 Sunday Sep 2017

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.38 Special, ABBA, Art Garfunkel, Bangles, Black Sabbath, Blondie, Carly Simon, Carole King, Dan Fogleberg, Discogs, Duran Duran, Eddie Money, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, George Harrison, Haircut One Hundred, Haydn, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Jim Croce, Joan Baez, Laura Branigan, Metallica, Miles Davis, Mozart, Nat King Cole, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Peter Paul and Mary, Player, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Red Rider, Sting, Styx, The BCPF, The Kingston Trio, The Moody Blues, Underdog Records, Van Halen, Werner Müller

Salutations™!!

Underdog Records was jumping yesterday but The BCPF and I didn’t see most of our “regulars” friends that we usually get to hang with. That was sad, but it was a great day otherwise. We filled in some “collection” gaps, I added to my hard rock genre, The BCPF got one of her favorite albums of all time. It was a great day. Here it is:R-3555769-1481559753-1737.jpeg

  • Paul Simon – Graceland (Top 5 for The BCPF, had it special ordered for her, new)
  • Sting – …Nothing Like The Sun (The BCPF nearly squealed when I presented it to her)
  • Metallica – Kill ‘Em All (NM used copy)
  • Metallica – Master Of Puppets (on RS Top 500 of All Time, I never cared for it before now, it’s a fave, NM used)
  • Metallica – …And Justice For All (2xLP, NM used)
  • Quiet Riot – Metal Health (Dutch pressing, VG+)
  • Bangles – Different Light
  • George Harrison – Cloud Nine
  • Player – Player
  • Miles Davis – Decoy (VG+ clean copy)
  • Ratt – Ratt
  • Eddie Money – Can’t Hold Back
  • Elvis Costello And The Attractions* – The Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions (VG+)
  • Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality (1974 pressing, VG+)
  • Art Garfunkel – Fate For Breakfast (with what has to be the silliest back cover photo ever)
  • Art Garfunkel – Scissors Cut
  • The Moody Blues – The Other Side Of Life
  • Duran Duran – Notorious (still sealed, will change that soon)
  • Dan Fogelberg – The Innocent Age
  • Styx – Kilroy Was Here
  • Carly Simon – Anticipation
  • Van Halen – Fair Warning
  • Haircut One Hundred – Pelican West
  • Red Rider – As Far As Siam
  • Jim Croce – Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
  • Pete Townshend – Empty Glass
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
  • Nat King Cole – When You’re Smiling
  • The Nat King Cole Trio – The Vintage Years
  • 38 Special – Strength In Numbers
  • 38 Special – Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
  • Carole King – Simple Things
  • Carole King – Touch The Sky
  • Carole King – One To One
  • Carole King – Rhymes & Reasons
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – S.R.O.
  • Laura Branigan – Branigan 2
  • Peter, Paul And Mary – Album 1700
  • Kingston Trio – The Best Of The Kingston Trio Vol. 2
  • Werner Müller – O, Tannenbaum (Christmas On The Rhine)
  • Joan Baez – Joan Baez Vol. 2
  • Mozart*, Haydn*, N.W.D.R-Orchester, Hamburg*, Leopold Ludwig – Symphony No, 41 “Jupiter”, Symphony No. 94 “Surprise”
  • Ella Fitzgerald – Ella In Hollywood
  • Blondie – The Hunter
  • ABBA – Greatest Hits

In addition, there is another jazz album that is from the 1930s but it’s not in Discogs so I will have to put it in, I suppose. It should be in soon. Getting back into vinyl? Then Underdog Records is your place! Whether you’re getting new stereo/turntable equipment, looking for the best accessories for your equipment or to buy a shload of vinyl, this is it. And Discogs is where I do all my cataloging and archiving.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“I don’t take coffee, I take tea, my dear. I like my toast done on one side. And you can hear it in my accent when I talk. I’m an Englishman in New York.” – “Englishman In New York” (Sumner)

Silent Sunday or: The Haul 9/9/17

10 Sunday Sep 2017

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Art Garfunkel, Casino Lights, Discogs, Haydn, Iggy and the Stooges, Jim Stafford, Jo Basile, Joan Osborne, Neil Young, Ohio Players, Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Stars On, The Church, Underdog Records, Vienna Philharmusica Symphony Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky

Salutations™!!

The BCPF’s and my trip to Underdog Records was a bit of a lighter load than normal, yesterday. That’s okay. It helps with the pocket book. I will include two albums on this that we got previously but not on Discogs because I had to enter them myself; they’re after the line. That’s a long and arduous process. All the credits need to be included individually in each song, person, etc. Again, long. For one album alone it took me almost an hour to do. Anywhat! Here’s the haul:

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©Reprise Music

 

  • The Church – Starfish (great album even beyond the two singles, new)
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – The Punishment Of Luxury (brand new music from this band and it’s good stuff, new)
  • Neil Young – Hitchhiker (previously unreleased album from 1976, new)
  • Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power (2xLP set with the original mix by David Bowie and a remastered mix by Iggy Pop, barely used, NM+)
  • Ringo Starr – Ringo
  • Various – Casino Lights
  • Jim Stafford – Jim Stafford (somewhere there is a cassette of me, at about 4 years old, singing “Spiders and Snakes”)
  • Stars On / Long Tall Ernie And The Shakers – Stars On Long Play
  • Ohio Players – Honey
  • Rod Stewart – Every Beat Of My Heart
  • Art Garfunkel – Watermark
  • Jo Basile, His Accordion And Orchestra – Accordion De Paris (again, our love of Parisienne music)
  • J. Haydn, Karl Ristenpart Conducting The Chamber Orchestra Of The Sarre – Symphony No. 6 “Morning” / Symphony No. 7 “Noon” / Symphony No. 8 “Evening”

  • Willi Boskovsky, Vienna Philharmusica Symphony Orchestra – A Thousand And One Nights & Other Viennese Favorites (I got this about six months ago, it wasn’t on Discogs and thought it would take longer to put in, took about 15 minutes)

  • Joan Osborne – Songs Of Bob Dylan (this one took about an hour to put in, not necessarily a lot of credits as much as the listing was wacky)

So, a shorter list this week and that’s okay. If you want to get back into vinyl after a long hiatus or are looking to see what all the buzz about vinyl is, then head over to Underdog Records and talk to Jonathan. He can direct you. The new and used vinyl are all competitively priced and you’ll find deals every day. Listen to The Less Desirables each week to hear what that week’s Underdog/TLD special is. And when you start buying again, archive it all on Discogs and show pride in your collection.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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Silent Sunday or: The Haul 6/10/17

11 Sunday Jun 2017

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Bad Company, Billy Joel, Bobbie Gentry, Brce Dessner, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Discogs, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Gene Simmons, Grease, Haydn, Heart, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, James McAlister, James Taylor, Jerry Goldsmith, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Lesley Gore, Mary Martin, Men at Work, Michael McDonald, Music, Nico Muhly, Oliver!, Pointer Sisters, Queen, Readers Digest, Rod Stewart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Romeo and Juliet, Sufjan Stevens, Terri Gibbs, The BCPF, The Sound of Music, The Temptations, Underdog Records

Salutations™!!

The BCPF’s and my journey to Underdog Records yesterday was a successful and fruitful one. We got some good stuff and since you’re reading, let’s just jump to it, eh?

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©Casablanca Records/Universal Music Group

 

  • Kiss, Gene Simmons – Gene Simmons (my absolute favorite of the solo albums; I have Peter and Paul on back order – new)
  • Sufjan Stevens • Nico Muhly • Bryce Dessner • James McAlister – Planetarium (new)
  • Various – Grease
  • Queen – The Game
  • Jerry Goldsmith – Patton (Original Motion Picture Score)
  • Men At Work – Two Hearts
  • Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
  • Elton John – Ice On Fire
  • Fleetwood Mac – Bare Trees
  • Diana Ross And The Supremes & The Temptations – Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations
  • Terri Gibbs – Somebody’s Knockin’
  • Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe
  • André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra* – Joseph Haydn – Symphony No 94/104
  • Pointer Sisters – Break Out
  • James Taylor  – Dad Loves His Work
  • Led Zeppelin – The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains The Same
  • Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (I don’t know how good either of the Zep albums will sound, there are some pretty rough spots on each of them, they were in the $1 bin)
  • Heart – Dreamboat Annie
  • Bad Company – Bad Co
  • Nino Rota – Romeo & Juliet
  • Leland Hayward, Richard Halliday, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd* Present Mary Martin – The Sound Of Music (Original Broadway Cast)
  • Rod Stewart – A Night On The Town
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – The Beat Of The Brass
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – What Now My Love
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Sounds Like… (all three Alpert albums were given to me by my pal, Clay Howard)
  • Lesley Gore – The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore (Ma Mère had this when I was younger)
  • Billy Joel – Piano Man
  • Lionel Bart – Oliver!
  • Readers Digest Association – Popular Music We All Love (9) Record Box Set 33 LP Readers Digest RCA (9 LP box set)
  • Various – Hits From The Shows – The Greatest Music From Broadway (10 LP box set)

We listened to several of them yesterday and excluding the Gene Simmons album – because it’s Gene Simmons – and the Queen album, I was really, really impressed and happy with the Michael McDonald album. Great musicianship and production. But, Underdog was jumping yesterday and we had fun. If you’re into vinyl and haven’t been to Underdog Records, then shame on you. “I don’t have a turntable,” you say? Well, Underdog has you covered. They have turntables, receivers, and speakers for sale. Pick one and find a whole new joy in music. And, if you’re not using Discogs to curate your LP collection, then you’re also missing out. If (goodness forbid) something happens, you need to know what you had to turn in to insurance and to recollect if you are so inclined.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Happy listening!

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