mfalcons Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 My favourite Karate song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VilKlarJvs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I love all of you guys for your musical taste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmuse Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 What's a girl gotta do to get her hands on a reissue of Pockets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredheart Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 What is a good Karate album to start with? I started with The Secret Stars back in 2001 or so and love both of those albums. I got Karate's in the fishbowl album but couldnt get into it at all so I stopped there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 What is a good Karate album to start with? I started with The Secret Stars back in 2001 or so and love both of those albums. I got Karate's in the fishbowl album but couldnt get into it at all so I stopped there. One of the first three, the s/t, In Place of Real Insight or The Bed Is In The Ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panicchuck Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 What's a girl gotta do to get her hands on a reissue of Pockets? Keep watching discogs or add it to your want list. A few sealed copies showed up a few months ago and a friend and I both got a mint sealed copy from the same guy for $12. Yes $12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 What is a good Karate album to start with? I started with The Secret Stars back in 2001 or so and love both of those albums. I got Karate's in the fishbowl album but couldnt get into it at all so I stopped there. honestly it sort of matters. they change a bit from record to record. Pockets and Some Boots are a bit more jazzy. Unsolved it a bit more indie rock (like later Built to Spill. the Earlier records are a bit harder (like almost Dischord-y stuff) correct me if you guys think differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Keep watching discogs or add it to your want list. A few sealed copies showed up a few months ago and a friend and I both got a mint sealed copy from the same guy for $12. Yes $12. That was back in November, I got in on that too! $15 shipped for a sealed copy of Pockets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmuse Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 So now I don't have Pockets and I'm jealous. Hah. I believe it's already on my want list. There's one available for 50 dollars. grr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I would buy some Karate reissues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 My favourite Karate song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VilKlarJvs This whole album is just beyond flawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 What is a good Karate album to start with? I started with The Secret Stars back in 2001 or so and love both of those albums. I got Karate's in the fishbowl album but couldnt get into it at all so I stopped there. Karate's In The Fishbowl album is all cover songs (the Minutemen, Billie Holiday, etc.)—that might explain why you didn't enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Oh man, the Operation: Sand 7" was super important to me back in the day. I'd really rather they re-releases Unsolved w/ all the additional random tracks on it though. My copy is still sealed for some reason and now I'll probably never open it because I'm the worst. "Nerve" and "Cherry Coke" are two of the greatest songs ever written. Geoff used to do a weekly "artist in residence" show at a bar here in Chicago and I was always really bummed that I never made it out. Until I listened to his interview on the Washed Up Emo podcast where he said he mostly played ragtime at those shows and was glad he didn't have to play all those old songs he's embarrassed to have written. Paraphrasing, of course, but that's the feeling I got from him. Too bad- really important music for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Oh man, the Operation: Sand 7" was super important to me back in the day. I'd really rather they re-releases Unsolved w/ all the additional random tracks on it though. My copy is still sealed for some reason and now I'll probably never open it because I'm the worst. "Nerve" and "Cherry Coke" are two of the greatest songs ever written. Geoff used to do a weekly "artist in residence" show at a bar here in Chicago and I was always really bummed that I never made it out. Until I listened to his interview on the Washed Up Emo podcast where he said he mostly played ragtime at those shows and was glad he didn't have to play all those old songs he's embarrassed to have written. Paraphrasing, of course, but that's the feeling I got from him. Too bad- really important music for me. cherry coke. one of my favorite early Karate songs . so good. buddha4281 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmuse Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Walked into a local shop on my lunch break and a copy of Some Boots was on the wall in great condition for a good price. A little bird nudged me not to leave it behind so now it's mine. Turns out it was from the collection of one of the staff guys there. If he has more and keeps them as well as this album is I may have to stalk him. Errr...I mean be in his presence as much as possible so when he decides to sell the rest of his Karate I'm right there. Totally in a non-stalking manner. Yeah. thepunkguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Walked into a local shop on my lunch break and a copy of Some Boots was on the wall in great condition for a good price. A little bird nudged me not to leave it behind so now it's mine. Turns out it was from the collection of one of the staff guys there. If he has more and keeps them as well as this album is I may have to stalk him. Errr...I mean be in his presence as much as possible so when he decides to sell the rest of his Karate I'm right there. Totally in a non-stalking manner. Yeah. Nice find! What did you end up paying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmuse Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Nice find! What did you end up paying? $40. In retrospect that isn't much less than Pockets would be with shipping from discogs. I suppose being able to hold it in my hands makes the difference for me. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 yes. but Some Boots is 80 on discogs now. so you really got a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 $40. In retrospect that isn't much less than Pockets would be with shipping from discogs. I suppose being able to hold it in my hands makes the difference for me. Heh. I'm confused, so you got Pockets or Some Boots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmuse Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 yes. but Some Boots is 80 on discogs now. so you really got a deal. I'm glad I had the good sense to listen to you. I'm confused, so you got Pockets or Some Boots? I'm sorry. I was referring to my earlier posts in here. I've been on the hunt for Pockets. Both albums are/were on my want list, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Woah. I had no idea anything but Unsolved was worth money by these guys. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Woah. I had no idea anything but Unsolved was worth money by these guys. Crazy. I worked for Flameshovel Records for a while back in 2004. They were distributed by Southern and there were lots of copies of all the Southern releases there, including Karate's stuff. I remember thinking, "I love these records but these will never sell through." I am bad at predictions I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepunkguy Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 I worked for Flameshovel Records for a while back in 2004. They were distributed by Southern and there were lots of copies of all the Southern releases there, including Karate's stuff. I remember thinking, "I love these records but these will never sell through." I am bad at predictions I guess. ha. should have taken a few. you know, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoamgreen Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 ha. should have taken a few. you know, just in case. The board would've thrown me in flipper jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 So are you guys confident that all the albums will eventually be repressed, or is this wishful thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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