The Gods of Weather Have Smote and Smote and Smote, but The Gods of Vinyl Have Been Very Very Kind
I just got done with the sweet two and a half boxes of near mint promo records from last Monday and was getting jazzed up for the Gold Plated Normal’s Night at the Golden West when a gent pulled in at a quarter to five with a large well constructed record crate (that now resides in my home). “You want to take a look at these?” he asked slightly mischievously. “It will take me no time whatsoever, sir. Just seat yourself on the bench there made of the finest silks and masks once worn by a mad organ player whose face was badly burned in some kind of fire.”
But when I took a gander at the platters my eyes bugged further than Don Knotts’ when he spent a night in the slammer from a reefer charge and he was up all night with over zealous fans of Mayberry with more than just a passion for good hearted Old Southern Surrealism.
Gaze below if you dare!!!! Once again it’s a batch that’s almost uniformly near mint. My turntable is dizzy.
And thanks again for everybody who came out to the fantastic show at the Golden West Saturday despite the boggy humidity and desert temps. Not to mention news of Amy Winehouse going down the route that was all too predictable. Come on girl, you had a killer voice! Perhaps shit for brains, but…..
And thanks to the great musicians who so kindly lent their skills and spirits to the show to help us continue beyond this, our 21st year: Asa Osborne and Andy Hayleck, Spacecrafts and Insects (Liz “Many Bands” Downing and Nathan “Gent of the World” Bell), Walker and Jay, poet and bearded one Bob O’Brien and last but not least the chiming sounds of Madagascar. And many thanks to Thank You who pledged their time but suffered a family emergency. The three members who weren’t affected still came out and let fans collect their body sweat in golden thimbles though, so thank you Thank You for making the scene.
On to the vinyl, the black pulse of the spirit:
Ryan Adams - Demolition. Near mint on Lost Highway in very good + jacket, $8.
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now. Near mint on Secretly Canadian with OG inner sleeve and insert, $12. Candy Darling on the cover. I’ll never forget seeing Antony sing for the first time as an inmate in a prison talent show in the movie “Animal Factory”.
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In the Hands / Nino Rojo. Near mint double album in NM gatefold, $15.
Robbie Basho - Visions of the Country. Very good + on Windham Hill of all places! I’ll take my Robbie where I can get him, though. In very good jacket with a cut-out notch at top right, and small chip to top of spine, $35.
The Beach Boys - Smile. Very good + on Sea of Tunes, Europe. In near mint jacket, $25.
James Blackshaw - O True Believers. Near mint Bo Weavil rarity, #65 of only 650 pressed, $35.
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World. Mercury pressing with cartoon cover, $12.
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue. Near mint hard to find double album in vg++ jacket with insert. This one is going to be sitting pretty in the backroom priced at $85, so if you desire it ask at counter.
Anne Briggs - Sing a Song For You. Near mint limited edition Bo Weavil UK pressing. With insert and hand numbered 546 of 1000 pressed, $15.
R.L. Burnside - Too Bad Jim. Near mint on Fat Possum, $15.
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady. Near mint UK pressing in vg+ jacket, $12.
Jeffrey Cain - Whispering Thunder. Very good + white label promo with sticker on front saying “The Youngbloods Present”. In very good minus jacket, $10.
Elyse Weinberg - Elyse. Near mint acid folk on Tetragrammoton. In near mint jacket $15.
Eddie Gale’s Ghetto Music. Vg+ rare Blue Note in vg gatefold.
Fred Gerlach - Songs My Mother Never Sang. Near mint rare Takoma otherstream folk in vg+ jacket that has one inch seamsplit at middle of spine and small cutout notch at bottom right of front, $35.
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - At Home With Screamin’. Near mint Epic 180 gram reissue, $8.
John Lee Hooker - The Real Folk Blues. Near mint Chess reissue, $8.
Iron & Wine - Woman King. Near mint EP with insert, $8.
Peter Lang - The Thing At The Nursery Room Window. Near mint on Takoma, $12.
Bob Log III - Trike. Near mint on Fat Possum. In near mint jacket with insert, $25.
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit. 1991 three track 12” rarity pressed on yellow vinyl, $35.
Relatively Clean Rivers - self-titled. Near mint Radioactive reissue in vg gatefold, $20.
Shins - Wincing The Night Away. Near mint with inset, $10.
Spoon - Gimme Fiction. Near mint on Merge, with insert, $12.
Sufjan Stevens Invites You to: Come On Feel The Illinoise. Near mint double album on Asthmatic Kitty, $15.
Talking Heads - Remain In Light. Very good + in vg+ jacket, with insert, $10.
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food. Vg+ in vg jacket with insert, $8.
The Tree People - self-titled. Near mint on the Spanish label Guerrsen, $20.
Ween - Quebec. Near mint double album with original lyric sleeves. On Sanctuary, jacket is very good +.
Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas. Near mint Tomato album in good gatefold jacket, $10.
