Thrift Store Records that NOBODY wants

Back when AM radio was king and the 'pretty' background music was at the grocery store on MUZAK a lot of folk bought 'pretty' music like Lawrence Welk, Montovani, and 101 Strings, ect, for their new pride-and-joy "Hi-Fi" consoles to play for dinnertime and when nothing interesting was on the radio which could be most of the time. Daytime '50s/60s TV, aside from the 'radio-with-moving-pictures' novelty factor, had much the same problem. Kids bought pop 45s and folks into music bought the 'good' stuff on LPs we now seek.
 
I finally did it.....picked up a copy of First Family. Haven't had the guts to listen to it yet, maybe after a cocktail or two!
 
Pio1980 said:
Kids bought pop 45s and folks into music bought the 'good' stuff on LPs we now seek.
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My sister bought some pretty cool 45's but few survived in any playable condition. My parents bought mostly the stuff that you found in the grocery, discount stores (five and dime:banana:), gas stations and early pre Kmart department stores. That's where many of those Christmas collection titles came from that we still see today. I still have many of those Christmas albums. Not sure they can be cleaned up and played though.
 
My favorite records score ever was collecting inheritance of an older relative's 45s and LPs. These were purchased from the late 40s to the eight track era. (exact year unknown). A different relative got to keep the 78s and acoustic victor victrola.
I must have had the entire Streisand collection along with Film Scores by Mantovani in nice shape. I ended up selling most for nickels on the dollar and junking everything which was beat up visibly or jacket wear.

Well. all those 'GOOD' 7" 45s got me into vinyl. I have the Decca flipbooks with the plastic index cards. My pride and joy in my whole library of analog.
 
eclectik said:
If you see 'the ring of fire', get it! It's absolutely hilarious to hear (Jimmy Swaggart--Ed.) rant about how the Beatles are the 'damndest, rottenest, filthiest filth ever to hit the earth' !
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It's on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnE39OjUWKE and for a hysterical build-up to the Beatles bit start listening a minute and a half before it, beginning at 43.17 into the clip.

It's one of those Jim Records 'Sermon Series' albums....they're even funnier played at 33 1/3 (as opposed to the 16 2/3 they're made to be played at). I have one of the others, one called FLYING MISSILES, ATOMIC BOMBS AND THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST....crazy stuff....
 
eclectik said:
If you see 'the ring of fire', get it! It's absolutely hilarious to hear him rant about how the Beatles are the 'damndest, rottenest, filthiest filth ever to hit the earth' !
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No, that would be either him or his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis!
 
In todays adventure so far I found what had to be the complete works of Streisand AND Cher all in 1 crate and that was all.
 
MickAvory said:
I have 'The First Family' and mine is in mono also. My collection also has 'The New First Family, 1968' which was on Verve and "presented" by Bob Booker & George Foster.. nobody really famous on that one.. And I have 'The First Family Rides Again' from the early 80s, I think. That one has Rich Little, Shelley Hack, Jenilee Harrison, and on the LP cover in a tutu, Michael Richards (Kramer of Seinfeld fame)... That one is still sealed and is on Boardwalk Records.. "presented" by Earl Doud only this time.
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I never noticed this LP until this past weekend where I saw 2 copies in the same place. Both were Mono and one had a misprint that made the lettering blurred like double print. Must have been the 3d version :D. Same store also had the Rich Little version as well. This from Wikipedia would explain why so many:

Issued by Cadence Records 1962, it was honored as the "largest and fastest selling record in the history of the record industry" selling at more than a million copies per week for the first six and one-half weeks in distribution, by January it had sold more than 7 million copies. Cadence president Archie Bleyer credited the album's success to radio airplay.[2] By time of the release of The First Family - Volume Two, the sequel, it had sold 7.5 million copies — unprecedented for any album at the time, let alone a comedy album.
 
I dont bother with thrift store records.
If I want a record, it has to be NM so I will have to fork out cash !
That's why I go to garage sales, most of the time, the 1 owner records are NM.
 
Some years ago I was in Singapore's audio emporium on Coleman Street, if memory serves right. It's a multi-story building filled with high end audio stores, record stores and electronics. I walked out convinced that this is the place that records that nobody wants stateside, come to die. Carpenters, Shaun Cassidy, Mantovani, Jim Nabors, Herb Alpert - name your poison, they had it
 
Never saw one of these before. Still had lots of shrink :scratch2:


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Had forgotten about this career killer:


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I can't think of anyone inparticular. Most of what I see sitting around is either the typical classical/polka/gospel albums or stuff in horrible condition. Which could be anything from the same said junk to popular stuff. One store near me has had a Ozzie Osborne record in such bad shape they can't even sell it for $0.50
 
Arkay said:
Or maybe they have someone, perhaps a dealer, who culls through them and buys all the good stuff, before the little remaining unwanted rubbish gets put out in the bins? It wouldn't be the first time such an arrangement existed at a thrift store.



I'd be tempted, if I lived in the area, to make an arrangement with them to haul away all their unwanted vinyl. They probably miss a few gems, plus if there are any places near you making records or other things of vinyl, you can sell the vinyl for recycling. You might also do a sideline business making salad bowls, clocks, flower vases, etc... from them, and coasters from the labels, etc... --or donate them to groups like boy scout groups, who can do that and sell the items made as fund-raisers. The main benefit to you, of course, is the chance to find the gems among their supposedly "unsaleable" dregs.
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The several thrift stores around here have become exactly that way. A dealer offered them double what they sell records for normally to get first choice. So they hold back everything till he goes through them. i know at least 4 stores that are all "run" by the local record scalper. Not even worth going into.
 
analog_guy said:
I'm surprised no one has mentioned

Maria Muldaur
Melanie Safka

Seems like you can pick up the complete collection for either one at no more than $2 per copy. Haven't ever been tempted to pick up a copy of anything by either one. Also seems like an awful lot of Judy Collins & Karla Bonoff, both of whom are nice to listen to. I first sampled Collins' stuff on a thrift store impulse buy. Bonoff came in a lot of LPs I bought. I'm listening to everything in the lot. She made the cut to keep.

Scott
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I could see taking a pass on Melanie...but Maria Muldaur? Yeah..."Midnight At The Oasis" has been beat to death...but she's been pretty prolific with some mighty good albums released. Still touring...my buddy saw her at a casino a couple of years ago & had a great time.:thmbsp:
 
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