ripplemusic Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I'm new here, so please excuse me if I'm stepping ahead of myself by starting this thread (and if it already exists elsewhere, I apologize) but I love spending my time digging for cool/obscure vinyl. Sure I'll buy classics and new stuff on major (indy) labels, but I always get a thrill when I find some totally obscure, random vinyl that I'd never heard of, and it turns out to be pretty good. My taste in this stuff tends towards early 70's hard rock, late 70's/early '80's metal, late 70's punk and 80's post-punk Recently, I stumble upon these and was mildly impressed. Little Bob Story - 4 song 7" EP - Chiswich - early 1976 hard pub rock/proto punk produced by Vic Maile. Tempest - Let's Live for Today/Beaumont rag - Magna Carta - 2010 Celtic Rock Gulliver - Ridin' the Wind - Columbia 1979 - weird 70's hard rock, sounds like REO Speedwagon meets Head East with some good guitar licks Seanor & Koss - Reprise - 1972 - Surprisingly heavy, southern rock way early in the game. Any cool finds on your part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Have heard of none of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 i've found boots of led zep,beatles,and bowie but nothing outstanding or even in amazing condition for that matter. and I gave up on digging through the goodwill piles last year. i've never found anything even remotely interesting there, always the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearbear Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Does this count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Because Carbon Records had it for a dollar, I got The Oliver Twist Band's "New Tricks and Traps" LP. They're a crazy dance-punk band from Germany, and some of the songs are just perfect. Once I do a vinyl rip I'll post it for anyone interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thebambino Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 One time found a bunch of old sealed Motown/Psych rock/Prog stuff at a local Amvets. Nothing I was really into but apparently some desirable stuff. Spent about $10 buying them, netted about $200 via Ebay. Other than that, I haven't found shit except the Top Gun soundtrack and a few other 80's gems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Does this count? oh man, i totally had that when I was a kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarnage Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 omnivorium - the centre wants to party - LP test press, screened cover flapjacks - Live at skeeters LP - bootleg (totally bootlegged) Continental Drift - You Weigh More on the Moon 2xlp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchashorttime Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Eighteen Visions - The Best Of oh wait, even if it is obscure, it's not really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtired Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I find all sorts of weird shit at flea markets.. I have a 6 million dollar man record star trek stories dr. who the joy of bellydancing a few sound fx records JFK speeches TV bloopers from the 50's bought just for the weirdness factor, usually .50 to $2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripplemusic Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Eighteen Visions - The Best Ofoh wait, even if it is obscure, it's not really cool. LOL love it! Got me plenty of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 i have this really odd 'self-help' record pressed from the 50s. when you first put the record on, it tells you to flip the side and put it on track 2. it really tries to brainwash you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripplemusic Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 some cool finds recently (not all obscure) Boz Scaggs - Down two then Left - $.50 The Girls - (Dirtnap Records) - $1 The Fools - $.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 found a beat up but very playable copy of Psycho Candy by The Jesus and Mary Chain in a .50 cent bin once. My tastes tend to lean towards the more bizarre end of late 70's and early 80's post punk and such, oftentimes I'll scour the cheapo bins with phone in hand and look up anything that looks odd compared to the usual mess one finds (Frampton and the like), I've come away with some really crazy stuff with this method as oftentimes that stuff is so unheard of that most record store folks are just throwing them in there because they don't know what to do with them as they haven't heard of them and don't know how to price accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I randomly searched my last name on ebay and found a gospel record my uncle put out a few decades ago. Some guy in Florida had it. I bought it for $1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobrando Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My friend got this for my for 50 cents at a yard sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwalkshortpiers Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Bracket 4 Wheel Vibe on pink for 4 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripplemusic Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 My tastes tend to lean towards the more bizarre end of late 70's and early 80's post punk and such, oftentimes I'll scour the cheapo bins with phone in hand and look up anything that looks odd compared to the usual mess one finds (Frampton and the like), I've come away with some really crazy stuff with this method as oftentimes that stuff is so unheard of that most record store folks are just throwing them in there because they don't know what to do with them as they haven't heard of them and don't know how to price accordingly. Perfect! I do the exact same thing. All Music.com on the iPhone and random late 70's/early 80's album in hand (and early 70's hard rock/metal). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Yeah man, that's the way to do it. Another thing I do when searching through those bins is paying attention to particular labels. I was huge into the early Replacements for awhile and would pretty much blindly buy anything on Twin Tone records as a result and for the most part, I got a lot of great stuff. Found a sealed New Pornographers in one of those bins once as well - when I took it to the counter, the clerk made a crack that the owner was going senile and didn't even know what he was doing nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripplemusic Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Got a run planned today to my favorite 1$ bin record store. Let's see what fate brings my way! And I totally agree on learning labels. Twin Tone was a great one. I look for anything Beggars Banquet, early Capricorn stuff. IRS, Stiff. All good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripplemusic Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Got a run planned today to my favorite 1$ bin record store. Let's see what fate brings my way! And I totally agree on learning labels. Twin Tone was a great one. I look for anything Beggars Banquet, early Capricorn stuff. IRS, Stiff. All good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 How is Pink Floyd obscure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 How is Pink Floyd obscure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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