Dollar Bin Staples
fishmongerfunk
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in other words, records that if you don't have or haven't heard you should pick up for a buck or two on the strength.
i'll start off:
Every Steely Dan record
Every Sly Stone record before and including "Small Talk"
Every Joni Mitchell record
Herbie Hancock- Headhunters and Thrust
Ahmad Jamal - But Not for Me
i'll start off:
Every Steely Dan record
Every Sly Stone record before and including "Small Talk"
Every Joni Mitchell record
Herbie Hancock- Headhunters and Thrust
Ahmad Jamal - But Not for Me
Comments
Any record by Nick Heyward and Haircut One Hundred
Youngblood by War
Fleetwood Mac - Heros are Hard to Find
The Police
Stevie
Saturday Night Fever OST
Luther
Henry Mancini
Some later (70's) Paul Mauriat
Hugo Montenegro
??? just some cool easy listening $1 bin shit
:cool:
anita baker- rapture
talking heads- remain in light
jeff beck - blow by blow and wired
roberta flack- feel like making love
bruce cockburn- humans and innercity front
donovan- barbajagal and hurdy gurdy man
the police- synchronicity
is that a dollar bin record? any way, everyone should have a copy and listen to it until it makes sense.
looks like people are going for non soul picks here...
hot buttered soul & what's going on, for starters
the jam - all mod cons
todd rundgren - i saw the light (single)
a 60s motown comp
something by coltrane, anything.
Average White Band - Soul Searching
Any Bill Withers
Bob James - One
Boston - S/T
Brass Construction - II
Brothers Johnson - Right on Time
The Cars - S/T
The Cars - Candy O
Change - The Glow of Love
Cheap Trick - In Color
Chic - C'est Chic
The Chicago Transit Authority
Commodores - Greatest Hits
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Most James Brown 45s pre-80s.
Fever Tree - S/T
Brick - Good High
Late 60s/Early 70s Temptations
Isaac Hayes - ...To Be Continued & Black Moses
The Viceroys - Granny's Pad
Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't That A Bitch
War - All Day Music
Mandrill - S/T & Composite Truth
Brian Auger - Closer To It
Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Deodato - Prelude
Chico Hamilton - The Master
Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll
John Klemmer - Waterfalls(he isn't cheesy on this one)
Herbie Hancock - Man Child
Early 1970s Les McCann
Based on the recommendation of the 'strut, i actually did pick this record up in a dollar bin and it was in constant rotaion for about the 6 monthes last year. Had seen it more than a few times in the dollar bins over the years, too, so yeah, i'd consider it a Dollar Bin staple.
Id also recommend anyone wanting to check out some solid country/bluegrass cop this:
I also tend to see this out there alot
Such a solid LP.
bt express - do it til your satisfied
van morrison - moon dance
robert palmer - sneakin salley through the alley
grover washington jr - mr magic and/or feels so good
superfly ost
barry white - i've got so much to give
funkadelic - uncle jam wants you
parliament - funkentelechy vs the placebo system
herbie hancock - headhunters
roy ayers ubiquity - vibrations
the jackson 5 - maybe tomorrow
herbie hancock - headhunters
ohio players - honey
peace, stein. . .
Definitely not super common $1 bin records in LA these days. haha
It's interesting how regional records are in regards to commonality and how the records you find are a reflection of the history and the community's demographics of an area.
Alice Cooper-Love It to Death, Killer
1st three Blue Oyster Cult LPs
Grand Funk Railroad s/t
The Association-insight out
Any CCR LP
Chambers Brothers-Time has come today
Any 70s ZZ Top
John Lennon - Double Fantasy
Tom Jones - Body & Soul
Bob James - Lucky Seven
Earl Klugh - Late Night Guitar
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors & Heroes Are Hard To Find
Yellow Magic Orch. - s/t
Any version of HAIR
Seriously, when is the last time you guys have regularly pulled clean copies of most of this shit in a dollar bin? I mean I definitely remember when most of these WERE $1 bin staples, but yeah, not really in the last 5 years.
yall hit on a lot of my favorites.
ramsely lewis..sun goddess, upendo, mother natures son
ammad jamal...but not for me
van halens first bunch. FAIR WARNING!!!
bt express- do it till your satisfied. such dollar bin fodder but one of the best disco funk albums
all minnie and roberta
i'll add:
segio mendes stillness
jan hammer melodies
gary wright dream weaver
Patrice rushen straight from the heart and pizazz
roberta flack first take
LTD togetherness and love to the world
lee michaels ST (i think weve debated before if this is a dollar jawn)
bette midler- divine msM
cris williamson just for shine on straight arrow, which is an amazing song independent of the great dilla flip
rufus- rags to rufus
bozz scaggs lowdown
the one with this joint
great record
and the live at the canteen joint too! dope!!!!!!
On the reals, I used to find Lonnie Liston Smith records in dollar bins all day everyday like 10+ years ago. Also, there's braek on Barbara Streisand's The Divine Miss M PLEASE BELIEVE
jeff beck wired
Bette Streisand, Barbara Midler
Ha, I probably should have said I often see VG or worse copies of those records for under $3. I don't think I have ever found a clean fever tree for under $10.