dropone Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 i know some of you out there know what i mean. its fucking addicting. im not even a dj. i collect records for the pure enjoyment of the sound and the feeling you get when you root through piles and piles of records to find that one sick gem in the cheapie bin. call me a nerd but that is a fucking rush!!! Id like to know what you people look for when crate digging. if its a record i havent heard i usually look at the date and the artwork on the sleeve. most of what ive been collecting is jazz, funk, soul, ragtime, big band, blues, some hip hop etc. recent finds: original miles davis "kind of blue" ac/dc "back in black" original clockwork orange soundtrack. blackbyrds, the one with rock creek park. pink floyds "the wall" ohio players "skin tight" dj shadow and cut chemist "product placement" double lp im always looking for anything by eddy senay. this guy is out of control funky. original herbie hancock and the headhunters. walter benton with freddy hubbard and wynton kelly. original soundtrack to "the sting" most of those are mediocre finds but i think theyre ok. im kind of just starting out. if any of you collect post what youve been picking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 To get the really good old vinyl, you have to look in out-of-the-way places. Record stores are not it. Look in flea markets, estate sales, Second Hand stores and places like that. Most of the old stuff I've found was in pretty poor shape, scratched, beat covers, no record jacket, but I've found some gems, too. And none of this paying $65 for a record crap. If you can't get it for less than $5, fuck it. Most of the records I found this way I got for $1 or $2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest --zeSto-- Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 there's a store called 'The Vinyl Record Museam' in Clearwater FL. They used to have a store up here in the Tundra, but I guess it got too cold. They have EVERYTHING! You're not going to find much of the dead, or hendrix or other popular stuff. But if you do... it's original and priced like it. But they had just soooooo much stuff that it was a crate digging paradise. I wasn't even old enough to really appreciate it, but I did get a box of records for nothing. You can tell the real deal record shops by the number of 45's they carry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002JS6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blahblahblah Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 i used to try to dig for funk all the time but it's so risky and time consuming. If you pick up like 10 records you've never heard going on sleeve art alone, maybe 2 will be any good. in the last couple years i've been heavy into looking for those obscure records that had little to no market. Sound effect records, story records, how to be a salesman... some recent scores: 1-4 of the gremlins story series and a record on how to make friends. For thoseof you who actually listened to the radio show you know what's up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimodub Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 fucking yea! hunting vinyl is addictive, been at it for years but the record shops round my way have been shit recently, been getting into charity shops more, you need to check the same ones really regular but you get some nice surprises if you persevere...stuff i've got recently is Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers : Kyoto LP, Fatback Band : Yum Yum (Gimme Some) 7" & Do The Bus Stop 7", DJ Shadow : Midnight In A Perfect World 12" (:eek:) Joy Division : Love Will Tear Us Apart 12", New Order : Blue Monday 12", Kraftwerk : The Model 7" some Soul & Northern Soul and of course the random crap you find like comedy and sound effects records...my mate has more luck than me (we compete for the same shops) he's had Lee Perry 7"s, Massive Attack 7"s, and shitloads of Soul...none of any of these cost more than a can of pepsi or whatever...also if there's no records i can at least find a decent book dirtcheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 all i really look at is dollar bins and goodwill. im too poor. picked up a pretty nice maynard ferguson the other day. and another henry mancini (the theme to ironsides is madd fressh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy_Screw Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 yeah vinyl is addictive.we call it 'black crack' round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dyptheria Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 i sometimes find some really great stuff at thrift stores for 50 cents. but usually, used record stores have really great stuff for two or three bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I got AC/DC's "Back In Black" for 2 cigarettes from this guy who was hard up for cash.......it is un-opened,still in the plastic,and has the price sticker on it.....dated from 1981.....you want to buy it?...nah,just kidding,I wouldn't want to sell it anyway.that is a gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl4ckh4m Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Originally posted by dropone original clockwork orange soundtrack. blackbyrds, the one with rock creek park. what version of the clockwork orange soundtrack. i believe there are two different ones. one has an extened version of "timesteps". I've them both. that blackbyrds record is "city life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NATO Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Originally posted by KaBar To get the really good old vinyl, you have to look in out-of-the-way places. Record stores are not it. Look in flea markets, estate sales, Second Hand stores and places like that. Most of the old stuff I've found was in pretty poor shape, scratched, beat covers, no record jacket, but I've found some gems, too. And none of this paying $65 for a record crap. If you can't get it for less than $5, fuck it. Most of the records I found this way I got for $1 or $2. exactly, most record shops know their business you aren't gonna get something dope and rare without shelling out. Charity shops are a good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropone Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 today i got a vince guaraldi trio record and a blues roots compilation double lp with a milton glazer illustration on the front that is great. on a totally unrelated note i also bought royal tennenbaums on dvd which is a very excellent film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Originally posted by 455 I got AC/DC's "Back In Black" for 2 cigarettes from this guy who was hard up for cash.......it is un-opened,still in the plastic,and has the price sticker on it.....dated from 1981.....you want to buy it?...nah,just kidding,I wouldn't want to sell it anyway.that is a gem. while thats a good album, and im sure you love it, i doubt its worth all that much, even being in the perfect unopened condition its in. its just not all that collectable, and it dosnt top alot of collectors lists. if you want to get your hands on some money, try to get promo copies that are in great shape, from artists like elvis, or elton john, not good music, but if you get older, rare stuff from the right people, it can sell for thousands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbian bum Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I picked up a nice record player from a garage sale for 15 bucks. I started buying records, i was surprised at how cheap they are. I was at a garage sale and i found this ill ass looking record its called rick springfield:comic book heros. Its weird but cool, i also got some john lennon paul simon and some punk 7 inches. FUN TIMES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 went shoppin today, picked up isaac hayes- hot buttered soul for a couple bucks main ingredient steve miller band x2 weather report (2nd copy) monkees (doubles of the mary mary break) and some cat hooked it up w/ a buncha hiphop joints for pretty cheap. i thought i got eric b & rakim's microphone fiend for 2 bucks.. ends up it was jsut the jacket w/ some bs r&b rekkid : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ElectricitySucks Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 ac/dc.....back in black motha fucka..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropone Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 went to jerry's records in pittsburgh. gotta check this place out if youre ever there. picked up -bob wills and his texas playboys -shuggie otis -chopin -poppa john gordy's ragtime piano -2001 a space oddysey soundtrack -the first maze album. it seems like everytime i go looking for specific records i come back with a completely differnt genre than what i was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl4ckh4m Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Originally posted by dropone went to jerry's records in pittsburgh. gotta check this place out if youre ever there. jerrys is the spot forsure. im luck enough to live in pittsburgh. that place has supplied over half of my record collection. one of the best used vinyl shops anywhere on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropone Posted July 23, 2002 Author Share Posted July 23, 2002 i used to live there. i go back around holidays. jerry is the man. hit me up around thanksgiving if you want to dig and or paint. writeonstuff@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAMP Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Does anybody know what the title of the song/album(s) by kraftwerk with breaks on them? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bl4ckh4m Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Originally posted by TRAMP Does anybody know what the title of the song/album(s) by kraftwerk with breaks on them? thanks are you thinking of trans europe express? there are a bunch of good kraftwerk albums though. that one has the planet rock break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crso Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 i miss having dusty fingers........:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAMP Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Originally posted by bl4ckh4m are you thinking of trans europe express? there are a bunch of good kraftwerk albums though. that one has the planet rock break. thanks man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 DADDY SCREW u no of anywhere i can get good old school hip hop vinyls in london? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NATO Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 / mr bongos is alway my pilgrimage when im down in the smoke. oxfam satisfies most of my diggin needs. i haven't been beat diggin in ages recent purchases of the vinyl kind include - Evil Ed - The tournament round 2 12" Lootpack - On Point 7" People Under the stairs - OST LP Dutch Massive - Evaporate EP DJ Yoda - Quid control 12" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndicate Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 yeah its all about gettin your fingers dusty trying to find those records...i've found a bunch of old shit at antique stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 Pffffff....the "real" homies know its all about GRAVE DIGGING.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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