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Silent Sunday or: The Haul 01/13/18

14 Sunday Jan 2018

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Benjamin Britten, Berlin, Big Star, Charlie Byrd, Clay Howard, Cole Porter, Count Basie Orchestra, Discogs, Elvis Presley, Etta James, Jerry Chapman, London Symphony Orchestra, Manassas, Music, Nat King Cole, Peter Pears, Ray Parker Jr., Raydio, Run-DMC, Stan Getz, Stephen Foster, Stephen Stills, The BCPF, Underdog Records

Salutations™!!

It was cold as all get out yesterday when The BCPF and I took to the streets to do our “Saturday Thang.” Near, if not in, the 60s the day before, it was at around 34° or so as we went to Underdog Records. Brrrrrr! But, we got to warm up with some great music. Let’s hit it.At_Last_-_Etta_James

  • Big Star – Radio City – Local ties all around this album. I know it’s a favorite of many of the musical circles in town and some of them even had some things to do with the band itself. It’s #405 on the RS List and you know what? It’s a fantastic album. New.
  • Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. – One of the pioneering rap albums that set that whole genre on fire. It’s #242 on the RS List. New.
  • Etta James – At Last! – The first time I heard this woman’s voice I was smitten. She’s so powerful and soulful. It’s easy to see where Amy Winehouse got her inspiration. Great album coming in at #119 on the RS List. New.
  • Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Picks The Winners – VG copy.
  • Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba – I loved the Getz/Gilberto album that we got last year, even more so than the first time I heard it. I missed out on the second album from that duo, but I think I’ll dig this one. VG+.
  • Berlin – Love Life – I’m listening to this as I write this post. It’s a good new wave/pop record. Good stuff. I’ve always loved Terri Nunn’s voice (and she’s cute). VG+.
  • Ray Parker Jr. – The Other Woman – Yep, I love some cheese. Parker Jr., though, is a really good guitar player. He has been a session player for some big names in music like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Boz Scaggs, David Foster and Herbie Hancock. He also wrote a lot of hits for others like “Mr. Telephone Man” for New Edition and so on. VG+.
  • Ray Parker Jr. And Raydio – A Woman Needs Love – Ditto. VG+.
  • Stephen Foster, Jan Degaetani, Leslie Guinn – Songs By Stephen Foster (1826-1864) – VG+.
  • Stephen Stills & Manassas – Down The Road – One of two albums Stills made with this band after the break up of CSN. VG+
  • Elvis Presley – Seine 40 Grössten Hits – A 2xLP German-released greatest hits album. Disappointingly, he’s not doing the songs in German. VG+.
  • Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra – Nocturne – Four Sea Interludes – Passacaglia (Peter Grimes) – The BCPF was excited about this one. VG+.
  • Cole Porter – American Musicals: Kiss Me, Kate/Can-Can/Anything Goes – 3xLP of highlights from Porter’s musical forays. VG+. $1 bin find.
  • Nat King Cole – The Man And His Music – Because we grab anything we can with Nat King Cole on it, and it was only $1 and a 2xLP at that. It’s in fairly good condition, too.
  • There was another Benjamin Britten that we got but it’s not in Discogs and I’ll have to enter it along with about four or five others that take about 30-45 minutes each to put all that info in (especially hard when their in foreign languages) and it’s not easy to find info on some of those things. A headache. For the record, I think I’ve only purchased one album that I had to put in. She has purchased the rest… sigh… I kid.

Just this week, Jonathan got in a set of Bose speakers and a JVC receiver that were in good shape, he sold the speakers pretty quickly. But, he is always getting groovy record gear in and it’s there for the taking. Follow Underdog Records on Instagram to get the latest of what’s going out there. He posts new releases, freshly obtained used vinyl and other record-related info. Jonathan, like Clay Howard, Jerry Chapman and myself all use Discogs to keep up with our collection and share with others. Plus, the Discogs Marketplace is pretty banging, too.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“September girls do so much. I was your Butch and you were touched. I loved you, well, never mind. I’ve been crying all the time. December boy’s got it bad. December boy’s got it bad.” – “September Gurls” (Chilton)

Silent Sunday or: The Haul 11/4/17

05 Sunday Nov 2017

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Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Camile Saint-Saëns, Clay Howard, Discogs, Elvin Bishop, Elvis Presley, Gordon Lightfoot, Isaac Hayes, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, London Symphony Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Marlene Dietrich, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Neil Diamond, Nick Drake, The BCPF, The Beatles, The Dukes of Hazzard, The New Birth, Todd Rundgren, Tony & Amanda Dagnall, Underdog Records, Willie Nelson, Wings, WSNC

Salutations™!!

First off, Happy Guy Fawkes Day.

Yesterday, The BCPF and I got to see our buddies Tony Dagnall and Clay Howard in the same day, at the same time! That was cool. Clay and I sang Happy Birthday to Underdog Records because it was their anniversary weekend. Wednesday, November 1 was their FOURTH anniversary! Woot! Here’s what we walked out with:R-5219787-1387843222-4514.jpeg

  • Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left (The BCPF started pawing at this, so we knew we had to get it, it was on the previous RS list, new)
  • The Beatles – Help! (#331 on the RS list, new)
  • Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (fantastic album, #6 on the RS list, new)
  • Leonard Cohen – Songs Of Love And Hate (#295 on the RS list, new)
  • Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume II (VG)
  • Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home (#31 on the RS list, VG+)
  • Various – A Motown Anniversary Collection (5xLP set, VG++)
  • Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley (reissue, #56 on RS list, VG+)
  • John Lennon – Imagine (#80 on the RS list, VG+)
  • Isaac Hayes – The Best Of Isaac Hayes (VG+)
  • Willie Nelson – Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) (2xLP, VG+)
  • Various – The Dukes Of Hazard (promo with scenes narrated by the actors, VG+)
  • Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (VG+)
  • Marlene Dietrich – Wiedersehen Mit Marlene (Dietrich doing Burt Bacharach tunes in German, VG+)
  • Louis Armstrong – Mame (VG, what I’m listening to whilst writing this post)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach – Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Rudolf Baumgartner, Festival Strings Lucerne – Konzerte Für Violine, Streicher Und Continuo Nr. 1 A-moll, BWV 1041 & Nr. 2 E-dur, BWV 1042 / Konzert Für 2 Violinen, Steicher Und Continuo D-moll, BWV 1043 (VG)
  • Neil Diamond – Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (Clay said I should have it, $1 bin, VG)
  • The New Birth – It’s Been A Long Time (I know little of the band, but someone else posted a lot of them, so why not? $1 bin, VG)
  • Elvin Bishop – Struttin’ My Stuff ($1 bin, VG)
  • Andrew Gold – What’s Wrong With This Picture? (another Clay recommendation, $1 bin, VG)
  • Gordon Lightfoot – Summertime Dream ($1 bin, VG+)
  • Argenta, London Symphony Orchestra – España ($1 bin, we get anything foreign language we can find, VG)
  • Todd Rundgren – Something / Anything? ($1 bin, G)
  • Prokofiev / Saint-Saëns, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler – Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67 / Carnival Of The Animals (I’ve been looking for Carnival of the Animals by Camile Saint-Saëns for a while, I didn’t even know The BCPF had found this, $1 bin, it’s rough)

As I said, it was the anniversary weekend of Underdog Records. For four years Jonathan has brought vinyl goodness to Winston-Salem. Plus, the holiday season is coming and he’ll offer gift “certificates” for your gift-giving needs. Also, he has several turntables in store for sale if you’re looking for a good one and he said he had some turntables coming soon. The holiday season is the perfect time to get into/back into vinyl. Then use Discogs to catalog your collection.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Cheesecake. Gobble, gobble. Cheesecake. Gobble, gobble. Cheesecake. Cheesecake! 
My girl, she’s crazy, over cheesecake all the time, so I’ll bring her cheesecake, and she’ll treat me mighty fine!” – “Cheesecake” (Fields/Armstrong)

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