Latest vinyl finds, or jackpot – From Dylan and the Band to Van Morrison and Strawbs
Posted on Sun Mar 1 2009 at 6:39 pm in the category Latest vinyl finds -- Copyright notice
Someone who was quite obviously obsessive in record collecting (he has over 1500 records with four copies of a particular LP in some instances — whether he listened to them much is hard to tell) is selling his collection locally (for $2 a piece). I have managed to get quite a few LPs (most in excellent condition) that I have been hunting for, including the following (and I didn’t have to browse through Bee Gees to find them). In some cases, its time to get rid of bad sounding CDs and replace them with my own better sounding recordings from LP. Update (March 8): I have now added here another collection, including a lot of Dylan, I bought on Saturday for $25 (for 50 records):
- Bad Company, Straight Shooter (1975)
- The Band, Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)
- Beach Boys, Endless Summer (2 LP; 1962-65 [1974])
- David Bowie, Pinups (1973; UK pressing)
- David Bowie, David Live (1974) – unexpectedly, a very bad recording and lame performance – may be one for resell, although I do like to keep some astounding duds
- The Byrds, The Original Singles 1965-67 (1980)
- Jim Croce, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim (1972)
- Crosby and Nash, Graham Nash, David Crosby (1972)
- Crosby and Nash, Wind on the Water (1975)
- Donovan, Sunshine Superman (1966)
- Doobie Brothers, Takin’ it to the Streets (1976)
- Doobie Brothers, Minute By Minute (1978)
- Bob Dylan, Dylan (1973) — almost universally considered Dylan’s worst album – fascinating for that reason
- Bob Dylan and The Band, Before the Flood (1974)
- Bob Dylan, Desire (1975)
- Bob Dylan, Street Legal (1978)
- Bob Dylan, Slow Train Coming (1979)
- Earth, Wind and Fire, All n’ All (1977)
- Emerson, Lake and Palmer, ELP (1970 – better copy)
- Faces, A Nod is as Good as a Wink (1971)
- Fleetwood Mac, Penguin (1973)
- Fleetwood Mac, Mystery To Me (1973)
- Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (1975)
- Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (1977)
- Fleetwood Mac, Mirage (1982)
- Steve Hackett, Voyage of the Acolyte (1975)
- Steve Hackett, Please Don’t Touch (1978)
- Emmylou Harris, Elite Hotel (1975)
- George Harrison, Dark Horse / Hoarse (1974)
- Mark Heard, Appalachian Melody(1979)
- Jimi Hendrix, Band of Gypsys (1970)
- Don Henley, I Can’t Stand Still (1982)
- Buddy Holly, A Rock and Roll Collection (2 LP;1972)
- Buddy Holly, Greatest Hits [MCA 561 - Enhanced for stereo] (1980)
- Jethro Tull, Aqualung (1971)
- Elton John, Captain Fastastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
- Kansas, Point of No Return (1977)
- Van Morrison, Moondance (1970)
- Van Morrison, Tupelo Honey (1971)
- Van Morrison, Common One (1980)
- Pink Floyd, Animals (1977)
- Pink Floyd, The Final Cut, or Woe is Me: the Egotistical Ramblings of Someone with a Persecution Complex (1983) — the latter is my title for it
- Roxy Music, Manifesto (1979)
- Simon and Garfunkel, Wednesday Morning, 3am (1964)
- Simon and Garfunkel, The Graduate (1967)
- Bruce Springsteen, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (gatefold, 1973)
- Chris Squire [of Yes], Fish Out of Water (1975)
- Steely Dan, Pretzel Logic (1974)
- Steely Dan, Gaucho (1980)
- Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman (1970)
- Strawbs, Early Strawbs (1970 [2 LPs 1974 in Canada])
- Strawbs, Grave New World (1972)
- Strawbs, Ghosts (1974)
- Tears for Fears, Songs from the Big Chair (1985)
- 10cc, The Original Soundtrack (1975)
- U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky” (1983)
- U2, The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
- U2, Joshua Tree (1987)
- Tom Waits, Swordfishtrombones (1983) – a second copy for the first friend who requests it – Waits LPs are hard to find, after all
- The Who, The Who By Numbers (1975)
- Steve Winwood, Chronicles (1987)
- Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More (1970)
- Yes, The Yes Album (1970)
- Neil Young, Decade (3 LP; 1977)
- Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
- Neil Young, Old Ways (1985)
October 16th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
that bowie live album is one i’ve had and sold a few times… some of the arrangements are way over the top… the next live album “stages” is worth having for sure though if you don’t already… all star studio musician backing band…