When was the last time... (RR)
waxjunky
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I'm stretching for a topic here, but I've got to try...The last time you were "out in the field" and someone asked you if you were actually going to buy the records in your stack, what was the record(s)? Have you ever asked someone else about their pile of records, or do you just jack that toy in the parking lot? A couple days ago at my local shop, a gentleman saw a 12-inch of "Bounce, Skate" that I had and he asked me if I was going to buy it.I've never asked people about records, and I try to give people space, but sometimes you can't help but see what's in someone's pile. If I spot someone with a record I want, I definitely wait to see if they take it to the counter. One time at Aron's, about four years ago, I saw a guy with a Los Angeles Negroes LP I wanted. I mentioned the incident, and it turns out he posts here (can't remember who though)! And he bought the record, naturally.Any interesting stories? 
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Year and a half ago - went through a couple thousand 45s at a show & pulled some nice pieces, and a great cheapie - Stretch's "Why Did You Do It?". When I spun it on my portable, I had a guy come over and tell me he'd been looking for that & am I gonna buy it.....
A few tables over he asked me again if I willing to sell it, and asked if I was a dealer or a collector, etc..... I wasn't budging.
Funnily, enough, I got a demo vinyl copy a few months later, so if dude is on this board and still needs a copy, PM me.
This throws the entire set of theories from the "karma" thread
out the window ... you are only supposed to find the second copy
because you gave the first one away, not if you kept it ...
weldon irvine "cosmic vortex" for 3 dollah
george benson "erotic moods"
harlem river drive
etc.
The other day I was in Goodwill and I actually saw this dude buying up stacks of Andy Williams and Montavanti records. That really shook my world up.
the Mizzell Bros to these dudes that were getting all amped over
Billy Preston records at a local spot. I forget which, but some LP
they were loudly agreeing was "awesome" made me think they might
appreciate the Rance - dude brought it up to the counter but they wouldn't
play it for him, and he brought it back and handed it to me saying he
wasn't going to drop $8 on a record without hearing it. I bought it and sold it.
I've tried to tell dudes about good 45's on the infamous "Cheapo's Wall"
when I saw how frustrated they were getting with the whole process, although
that's getting harder & harder to do as the stuff I know thins out.
i saw some guy grab david peel and the les 'have a marijuana'
its a novelty record, but i really wanted it. i told him. he graciously gave it up.
i trust the record karma will come around.
Once I saw some hippie guy with a load of LP's at a convention. One of them was the s/t Black Pearl album on Atlantic. It looked like he was playing "elimination," so I politely asked if he was going to score the Black Pearl elpee. He replied that he was definitely considering it, so I left him alone.
But the record karma worked out in the end - I found the same LP for something like $5.99 a week later at a used shop. I know this album has never been hellaciously rare, but it's not supercommon, either, so it was good to see it when I did.
stopped at a local shop. owner told me a hip hop collection just came in. had a stack of about 100 hip hop 12"s that i was looking for. noticed a dressed down dude looking like he just rolled out the house in his pajamas with a stack of his own.
since i scored so big i was like "damn his stack is small but he might of gotten some heat" so i asked him "dude is it ok if i peep what you got?"
he smiled and was like "yea man.."
a few Davy DMX records later and i hit an LL "Around the Way Girl". i was like "man this was my fav record growing up"
he says "hard to believe i made the beat and i dont own one"
he then introduced himself as Marley Marl and got in his early 90's BMW and sped off
ummmm yea
actually found this at a spot i go to last week for $12...
it is an awesome record and def worth a few bucks
i dont see them too often anyway. actually thats a lie. i have never seen it out in the field.
Oh, something I forgot to mention - the incident I described took place in 1991, so for all I know it may have gotten rarer since then. But that second Black Pearl album on Prophesy has definitely vanished off the face of the earth...I've heard it wasn't very good anyway (recorded live, with a lot of extended jams).
i found the one on Atlantic but i actually own the one on Prophescy....
didnt know it was that rare...sought after etc. even if it is
i honestly dont like it
i dont know if theyre sought after, but i know i havent seen the prophesy album in a scary long time. the atlantic joint is more likely to turn up
I always had respect for Pig and Poison Idea, so in a quick moment I was thinking "where, he's here?" until I looked up and realize those guys were looking at me.
Other than that, I generally stay away from any record buying issues, so stuff like that has never come up. There was someone at the Seattle Record Convention a few years ago (the year they blew up the Kingdome) who would constantly hog the section he was looking at, as if I was peeking at his pile. I could care less what he had, I just wanted some room to browse through. No surprise, the kila mea wifa was "dead waffle".
love the Atlantic one. dont like the one u never see....the live one...
never seen either more than once
the live one looked MAD shady...there was something like five songs on it, there were so many photos of the lead singer you'd think HIS name was "black pearl," and i think they'd already broken up by the time it was released. then i tracked down an old ish of Rolling Stone from 1970 where Lester Bangs gave it a bad review and bascially confirmed my suspicions, that it was a li'l too wanky. thats why i never bought it when it was circulating, although if i saw it for 99 cents tomorrow id probably buy it for shits & giggles
I AM STILL LOOKING FOR THE (LAST) THREAD WHERE WE DISCUSSED IT
I think the elusive nature of erotica-related is appropriate.
I don't remember the S/T being all that great? I had it years ago and got rid of it. I still haven't seen the live LP around. That's the one with the braek
For late sixties hard rock, sounds great to me. I ain't guessin'.
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Brisbane dudes arguing over some common's, ya'll need to go to Amoeba!