Euro Digs Oct 2008

llmod1llmod1 317 Posts
edited November 2008 in Strut Central
Just back from a weeks trawl around the record shops of Germany, Holland and Belgium. Flew to frankfurt where I met Grope (Germany's most hated digger) we then went to Stuttgart and expored the city and the surrounding area.b,121b,121Next it was off to Amsterdam to stay with Strutter Fej Melba including day trips to Den Hague and Rotterdam where I went to Modal man's excellent new store. You must check it out if you are in town.b,121b,121Finally went to Brussels not realising that the 1st November is a big holiday. Most of the stores were closed but luckily bumped into the owner of Jukebox on the street who took pity on me and opened his store specially!b, 21b,121b,121b,121img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6715/eurofindsoct2008008rv0.jpg"1/a1b,121img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/eurofindsoct2008008rv0.jpg/1/w480.png"1/a1b,121b,121b1Think most of the 45's here are pretty well known. I was very happy to find a copy of the Bullet 45, not seen this before!/b1b,121b,121img src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6686/eurofindsoct2008003an7.jpg"1/a1b,121img src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/eurofindsoct2008003an7.jpg/1/w640.png"1/a1b,121b,121b1Always Music is a French budget thing with a couple of killer funky beat tracks.b,121Piano Pops a Go Go is a German exploito lp with an amazing version of House of the Rising Sun and Wade in the Waterb,121Les Plus Belles de Films de Francois de Roubaix contains the track Dernier Domicile Connu (Spare)b,121The Supremes and the Four Tops - Dynamite - Not seen this LP beofre Taco in Waxwell played it to me. Great version of Love the One your With inc big break.b,121Nana Caymimi - ST - The verison of Cala Boca Menino.b, 21b, 21The Power Pack - Soul Cure - Finally found a copy of this classic UK hammond LP, loads of funky Mohawk sounding tracks. Not the sexy UK cover unfortunately!b, 21Humus - Offshore - German jazz rock LP with a couple of funky tracks.b,121John Thomas & Lifeforce - Funky German fusion.b, 21The Funky Lloyd Price Orch - Instrumental LP featureing the piano led groover Oh Pee Day.b,121Cynara - Odd funky rock LP with the track Stoned is.b, 21b, 21Sonoton Library - Authentic India - Mostly sitar tabla tracks but one Dave Pike sound a like track called Bombay by Night (2 copies.)b,121TR Baskin soundtrack - McGuires Rock is the track on here (Spare)b,121Birtha - ST - Lesbian funky rock band.b, 21Warehouse Powerhouse - Funky Dutch Rock from Haarlem.b, 21b, 21Don Cherry - The New Eternal Rhythm Orch - This is crazy! Funky jazz with scat bordering on the free!b, 21The Crazy Horse of Paris - Groovy beat tracks from this Paris strip club! (Spare)b,121Jazz Celula - Ohen Az Pozar -Funky fusion from Hungary (Spare)b,121Brasil Tropical - LP from a stage show that toured Europe. Couple of funky tracks (Spare)b,121Next LP looks amazing but sadly isn't, private press religious LP that doesn't deliver!b, 21b,121John Schroeder Working in a Soul Mine - Get Out my Life Woman (Spare)b,121Gamma - Darts - Rare and unknown Dutch Jazz that has its Placebo moments! (Spare)b,121Walt Barr - East Winds - Fusion that has its moments but ultimately a little too smooth.b,121NYJO - 11+ - Tracks by Cameron, Schroeder and Tew so you can't go wrong! (Spare)b,121Danyel Gerard - Atmosphere - Contains the psych sitar funker Sexologie/b1b,121b,121img src="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7973/eurofindsoct2008005vs0.jpg"1/a1b,121img src="http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/eurofindsoct2008005vs0.jpg/1/w640.png"1/a1b,121b,121b1Dennis Olivieri - Come to the Party - Recommended by Grope. Obscure stoner folky rock psych. Apparently sampled by Shadow.b,121Gijs Hendriks - Rockin' - Great funky Dutch jazzb,121George Gruntz - Palais Anthology - Breakbeat jazzHal-Lucy-n-o-One Step.b,121Jan Jankeje - Sokol - Contains the dark track South Indai Line.b,121Bobby Bean Sound - Taboo is a pure Dusty Fingers sounding track (Spare)b,121b,121Lilly - Religious funk on the tracks Hot or Cold and Starin' at the Wall. Originally heard by me on one of Pete Beaver's mixes. (Spare)b,121Barone Burghardt Orch - Maiden Switzerland - Bumper Thumper is big Band funk which I included on one of my Funk Around the World mixes. (Spare)b,121Atomic Butterfly - One of the more sought after De Wolfes for tracks like Funky Spider. (Spare)b,121John Schroeder - You've made me so very happy - Great UK library style funk on tracks like Headband. (Spare)b,121Guy Pederson - Succes - Nice Flea market find for a Euro. I included the version of We Love You on one of the Funk Around the World mixes. (Spare)b,121b, 21Hell Drivers - Obscure MPS release that has a couple of funky hammond tunes. (Spare)b,121To Be - Rare German funky Brazillian fusion as comped many moons ago on Glucklich. (Spare)b,121Dave Kamien - Terra Contact - German big band funk. (Spare)b,121Pierre Lavin - The Motion Explosion - Couple of Mohawk sounding hammond tracks on here.b,121Das Kriminal Museum - Been after on eof these for a while. Compilation of tracks from German detective series from the 70's by Jerry Cotton and others.b, 21b, 21Chubby Checker - The French version of the sought after LP with Stoned in the Bathroom and others. (Spare)b,121Dieter Reith - Love and Fantasy - German funky fusion that veers into disco at times.b,121Nucleus - Direct Hits - Classic UK fusion with the Dusty Fingers track Roots. (Spare)b,121Jamey Aebersold - Nothin' but Hits - Mr Super Hip is the funky play a long track here. (Spare)b,121Marie Laforet - The Amsterdam crew hipped me to this LP. has one really sweet tune.b,121b,121Bobby Keys - Not seen this funky rock LP before.b,121Walt Barr - First Wind - Like the other Barr LP generally a bit smooth but has its moments.b, 21Tyrone Washington - Do Right - rare private press funky jazz LP.b,121Francis Monkman - The Long Good Friday - Great Uk electronic score. (Spare)b,121Massaru Imada Trio - Green Caterpillar - Title track is awesome downbeat funky jazz trackb,121/b1b,121b,121img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4304/eurofindsoct2008007qn8.jpg"1/a1b,121img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/eurofindsoct2008007qn8.jpg/1/w640.png"1/a1b,121b,121b1Hip Hop 12"'s in no particular order - b, 21Time Zone - Wildstyle (Spare)b,121Buddah and da bandit - Brain on Drugsb, 21Father MC - I've Been watching youb, 21T Ski Valley - Sexual Rapping (Spare)b,121EPMD - Strictly Businessb, 21Spyder D - Spinnin Websb, 21Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde - Gettin Moneyb, 21Kool Moe Dee - All Night Longb,121Fresh Gordon - Feelin jamesb,121Cypress Hill - Hits from the Bong / Insane in the Brainb,121b, 21Head West - rare french only funky rock LP. (Spare)b,121Blue Aquarius - Two sealed copy of this religious big band funk. (Spare)b,121Marco Di Marco - Best and Unreleased - Beautiful jazz from this Italian pianistb,121Kapingbdi - Don't Escape - German only funky afro jazz rockb,121Cliff Carpenter - Hits for Dancing - The best version of Come Together I've heard and Black Venus.b,121b,121Kidd Africa - Rhythm and Blues - German only Funky afro LP. (Spare)b,121A Kenguru - Funky Hungarian soundtrack (Spare)b,121Memphis Soul Band - Soul Cowboy - Great German soul funk LP. (Spare)b,121Four for Jazz - Sunday Child - Great German jazz with Joe Haider and Peter Giger.b,121Ken James - Rock History - Another 1 Euro flea find with the crazy track Afro Rock.b,121b,121Nino Ferrer - Euro funk LP with Moses. (Spare)b,121Children of all Ages - Masterminded by
Bob Durrough of Multiplication Rock fame. Breakbeat funky jazzb, 21Swedish radio Jazz Group - Rainbow Sketches - Features the cream of Sweden's Jazz musicians.b,121Bermuda Stealers - Life - Funky Steel band LP. (Spare)b,121Pete York - Into the furnace - Great funky jazz from 1980./b1

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  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    Dude, sorry i missed ya, hectic week/end with two sick kids.b,121b,121Has Jef got carpet yet?b,121b,121haha.

  • wow!!! amazing finds...b,121b,121Where did you get the Galaxia 45?? is it the OG Spanish press?

  • llmod1llmod1 317 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121wow!!! amazing finds...b,121b,121Where did you get the Galaxia 45?? is it the OG Spanish press? b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121Galaxia is the French press, found in Stuttgart for a couple of euros!

  • llmod1llmod1 317 Posts
    Hopefully hook up next time!b, 21b, 21No carpet yet but still has the psychotic cat!

  • fejmelbafejmelba 1,139 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121Has Jef got carpet yet?b,121b,121haha. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121i just put down 3cm of vinyl.

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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Finally went to Brussels not realising that the 1st November is a big holiday. Most of the stores were closed but luckily bumped into the owner of Jukebox on the street who took pity on me and opened his store specially!b,121b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121man, do they have holidays in europe. when i went to barcelona i had the same thing happen, except no nice dealer let me in his store.b, 21b, 21jukebox oldies is awesome. i really cleaned up last time i was there.

  • nzshadownzshadow 5,518 Posts
    /font1
    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121Has Jef got carpet yet?b,121b,121haha. b, 21b, 21h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121i just put down 3cm of vinyl. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Dude, 3cm?b,121b,121you live in a dollshouse now?b,121b,121B/Wb, 21b, 21img src="http://www.hifri.with-u.nl/images/content/26/McCain Logo_120.jpg"1b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/841.gif" alt=""1/1

  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    The Bullit/Hanged Man 45 seems to have resurfaced a few times recently.b,121Maybe something's going on with this record.... but why??? Maybe someone found a stash.b, 21b,121To Be on Brain is a great find, love that record. Well done.

  • GropeGrope 2,970 Posts
    darn! i'm so frickin' tired, mark! i selpt for 13 hours today and i'm still exhausted. b, 21b, 21hamburg was no good. where are hamburg's records????? JAY?!?!?!?!?!?!b,121b,121can't believe you pulled out the head west and ken james. i couldn't enjoy the trip after that! haha!!!b,121b,121good finds and i think you were doing pretty good. b,121b,121posting my finds later on...

  • GropeGrope 2,970 Posts
    oh, i can't find my posts... i left most records at my parents place. sorry!
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