circlingvultures Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 A few months back I was at a thrift store and came across this set of "Learn to speak Russian" records. They are 10"s and without digging them out I think they are from the 50's. There are 4 in the set and each one was mailed in a separate 10" mailer. These things are in great shape and the coolest part for me was the fact that they were put out by my cities local news paper which is still the biggest paper in our area. The worst part though is that there are 4 records and record number 2 was missing. Each of the others was next to each other and still even had the booklets with the translations inside. I searched that thrift store high and low and I cant imagine someone would just buy one random one and leave the others. This is a record that will need a miracle for me to track down to complete the set. Im hoping to hit up a larger than normal amount of yard sales this summer in hopes of finding something, even a complete set of them. But in my 15 years of buying records I have never even seen these records and I really feel like I'll never track this down. This is my new white whale. Anything you feel like you wont ever track down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funsize Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Steal it from the Library of Congress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japes Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Bad Dude in Love - Mark Everett. Mark E himself and his management are buying off all the ones put on eBay to keep them from getting out. Kind of a dick move. But when they actually do get sold they go for around $600-800. The only ones that are known to exist, the owners actually give out "listening sessions" that you can't bring any recording equipment too. It's fucked up. Library of Congress is one of those places, I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Bad Dude in Love - Mark Everett.Mark E himself and his management are buying off all the ones put on eBay to keep them from getting out. Kind of a dick move. But when they actually do get sold they go for around $600-800. The only ones that are known to exist, the owners actually give out "listening sessions" that you can't bring any recording equipment too. It's fucked up. Library of Congress is one of those places, I'd imagine. what's the story behind this? why are they buying them all up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japes Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Apparently Mark E. is just really uncomfortable/embarrassed by it. Hahaha. It's really fucking silly, and he needs to just butch up and quit being a pussy. Plus his management are dicks. Edit: Also, it was released in 1985, a vinyl only released limited to 500. Given out to friends and family mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 that is quite the price tag. Sounds like a weird dude. I am not going to shell out any ridiculous money for the record im trying to find because im sure its not even valuable. I just want it to have the complete set and it annoys me every time I look at them knowing I'll never track down that last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 there's a live Horace Pinker 7" that is limited to like 7 copies. apparently they played in like Germany or something years ago and one night the sound guy recorded the set and had a vinyl lathe and was practicing and he made like 7 copies and went to the next nights show and gave the band 4 copies. They said it sounded like shit, but it was technically a release. also there's a heart shaped 10" that Lynyrds Innards are on that was a wedding invitation from the guy who ran What Else Records. That's one that I don't expect to find ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 that is quite the price tag. Sounds like a weird dude. I am not going to shell out any ridiculous money for the record im trying to find because im sure its not even valuable. I just want it to have the complete set and it annoys me every time I look at them knowing I'll never track down that last one. Do you actually listen to these? Do you need them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 http://gratefulbreed.blogspot.com/2009/09/rolling-stones-necrophilia-unreleased.html A Rolling Stones album, Necrophilia, only pressed on a few acetates, given to press members, and then requested back by the band's management. Also, in that video of the World's Largest Record Collection, dude showed a copy of a different unreleased Stones record with a black & white cover that was apparently only one of a handful of copies (like less than 10) ever made. I've been able to find no other info on it. Both are from the Stones' early-to-mid- 70s period where they made the best rock & roll ever put to tape (or vinyl). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 that is quite the price tag. Sounds like a weird dude. I am not going to shell out any ridiculous money for the record im trying to find because im sure its not even valuable. I just want it to have the complete set and it annoys me every time I look at them knowing I'll never track down that last one. Do you actually listen to these? Do you need them? i dont need them, but i want them. I have a friend that is going to teach me russian but I hought these would be a cool way to learn basics first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robx Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 if they're 10"s from the 50's, they're undoubtedly 78's, and you probably don't want to play them on your turntable unless you are going to buy a new needle just to play them. playing 78's RUINS needles, and most good turntables won't play them anyway (though a few dj turntables started to allow you by holding the 33 and 45 buttons at the same speed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 A few months back I was at a thrift store and came across this set of "Learn to speak Russian" records. They are 10"s and without digging them out I think they are from the 50's. There are 4 in the set and each one was mailed in a separate 10" mailer. These things are in great shape and the coolest part for me was the fact that they were put out by my cities local news paper which is still the biggest paper in our area. That's funny, I have practically the same story except mine are "Learn Spanish" from the Learn A Language Course. Fortunately I have the complete set and each record came with it's original cardboard mailer! Postage was only 9 cents; sent from the Times - Mirror Co. (Now the La Times). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcasey Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Se sig, I'm sure I'll find it eventually, just not for less than four hundred bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattstrike Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 A few: The Beatles Butcher (well, not at an affordable price) and Mike D's Country Mike LP, which was only given out to friends and family. Bootlegs are out there, but I want the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 oh the Shellac Futurist LP would be nice too, but I have the mp3s of it. It's not amazing, but it'd be nice to have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 if they're 10"s from the 50's, they're undoubtedly 78's, and you probably don't want to play them on your turntable unless you are going to buy a new needle just to play them.playing 78's RUINS needles, and most good turntables won't play them anyway (though a few dj turntables started to allow you by holding the 33 and 45 buttons at the same speed) I checked and they are from 1956 and 33 1/3 RPM. If they were 78's I wouldnt even have bothered with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar71888 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I can never find the droids I'm looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldsnap Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 third eye blind - self titled tho there is quite a few that pops on ebay, i will never be able to afford one, unless there is a repress one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntwolf Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 also there's a heart shaped 10" that Lynyrds Innards are on that was a wedding invitation from the guy who ran What Else Records. That's one that I don't expect to find ever. you should be able to find one of those eventually. i bought one off the website when they were selling the extras. i sold it a few years ago, but i imagine they are out there. it's groovie ghoulies/lynyrds innards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntwolf Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 i can't think of any i don't think i would ever find, just a bunch that i don't want to pay as much as they go for. i had 3 of the /100 RFTC cut n play on blue. sold one, traded one, and actually GAVE one away. i wouldn't mind getting one of those back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 cobra skulls demo, convinced 25 were made and I'll never see it, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantommaggot Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Beatnik Termites self titled first album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japes Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Se sig, I'm sure I'll find it eventually, just not for less than four hundred bucks. Same, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialsundown Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Training For Utopia - The Falling Cycle EP on 7" biggest influence on my teen years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 the two copies of The Loved Ones - S/T that are really rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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