Record Collecting - Your Secret Pleasure
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colortrakker
Thinking in color...
Kidding me? Half my collection is guilty pleasures. Like thedelihaus, I enjoy a good Enoch Light record once in a while. I especially like Command records with Tony Mottola, Dick Hyman and/or Doc Severinsen on them. Nice way to demo your system - which I guess was part of the point of buying them at the time.
Post-space age instrumental is another weakness of mine. Phil Bodner's Brass Ring and King Richard's Fluegel Knights are a couple of my favorites.
But I can never own up to telling anyone how much Lawrence Welk I have.
Post-space age instrumental is another weakness of mine. Phil Bodner's Brass Ring and King Richard's Fluegel Knights are a couple of my favorites.
But I can never own up to telling anyone how much Lawrence Welk I have.
brainsmasher
Mid-Fi Madman
My 2 records I grab every time I see them is Steely Dans Goucho and the Comodores Midnight Magic. And then there is Elvis, I dont really keep them but a fella I work with is an Elvis fanatic, I figure I have given him at least 100 elvis records over the years
Randy Bassham
Active Member
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys...
gata
Active Member
Okay, I've got to chime in. I'm not as bad as I used to be, mostly 'cause my two little boys keep me from roaming the racks like I used to. Also, years ago, I used to work in a store with used books, records, CDS, etc. Uggh. . .daily temptations! I've since pared down to just a couple thousand, and I still can't help myself whenever I'm at the local GW looking for abandoned audio treasures.
My guilty pleasures are novelty records, and the stupider the better! This includes sound effects, CB radio and trucker LPs, anything having to do with race cars or motorcycles, racy stuff from the 50s and 60s, any strange books being read on LP or famous people reading their stuff, motivational records from the 50s and 60s, stuff in other languages, etc. I've acquired quite a collection of really wacky, dumb, and strange records.
I did have a friend who once bought every copy she saw of Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream and Other Delights. She eventually wallpapered an entire room with the album covers. :yes:
Oh, and I almost forgot to add that I buy every K-Tel or Ronco compilation I see in good condition. Sick sick sick!
My guilty pleasures are novelty records, and the stupider the better! This includes sound effects, CB radio and trucker LPs, anything having to do with race cars or motorcycles, racy stuff from the 50s and 60s, any strange books being read on LP or famous people reading their stuff, motivational records from the 50s and 60s, stuff in other languages, etc. I've acquired quite a collection of really wacky, dumb, and strange records.
I did have a friend who once bought every copy she saw of Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream and Other Delights. She eventually wallpapered an entire room with the album covers. :yes:
Oh, and I almost forgot to add that I buy every K-Tel or Ronco compilation I see in good condition. Sick sick sick!
To the Linda Ronstadt fans;
Go get the Philip Glass album "1000 airplanes on the roof". He uses her as the primary vocalist on this and she hits notes and sings far better than I thought possible. Not too many rock people can handle those types of vocals & although she's no Dora Ohrenstein, you really have no clue it's Ronstadt singing and hitting--and holding--those notes.
Go get the Philip Glass album "1000 airplanes on the roof". He uses her as the primary vocalist on this and she hits notes and sings far better than I thought possible. Not too many rock people can handle those types of vocals & although she's no Dora Ohrenstein, you really have no clue it's Ronstadt singing and hitting--and holding--those notes.
Saratoga48
I need that radio
must be the New Orleans thing
Keep trying the thrifts, up here at least, I usually find one or two a week, Im overflowing with Pete Fountain and Al Hirt, If you like Pete, try some Woody Herman, if you can find anything recorded from the mid fifties on.jasong said:I would love to have more Pete Fountain stuff. He really kicks ass on the clarinet. Pretty good for a white guy.
kenhappen2u
Ken/N9QPE naperville il
there is something about tommy roe that i just cant seem to part with his records , and songs like SHEILA, DIZZY, SWEET PEA, JAM UP AND JELLY TIGHT ,Hooray for Hazel, PARTY GIRL.
Toasted Almond
RIP 1952-2016
No guilt here as well. Post space age instrumentals. There's Frank Comstock and then the shiznet is a Cuban fellow named Esquivel. Really souped up versions of 40's and 50's standards.
I buy all the decent condition copies of Whipped Cream and Other Delights by Herb Alpert that I can find. Couldn't tell you the name of any of the songs on the album though.
I buy all the decent condition copies of Whipped Cream and Other Delights by Herb Alpert that I can find. Couldn't tell you the name of any of the songs on the album though.
Stanton681EEES
Addicted Member
Oh that's easy THE BEATLES, only problem is do to my lack of knowledge at the time I started around 3 years ago I passed on a few things that I still need, and now are selling for a nice piece of change. Also i've found in collecting Beatles I seem to have to bid against the same bidders with newbies joining the list all the time. I have found a few really nice deals though.
Toasted Almond
RIP 1952-2016
Thanks for the correction and I hope I didn't offend. You have any of his material? He's hot stuff in my book, and I thought he was recorded really well with great separation. On a decent rig it's coming from all over the room. Great fun.