[Alvin]

https://www.vinylcuts.nyc/issue-02/issue-02-music/

[Verdoro 68]

Here's my 3yo daughter dropping the needle on her favorite song - Chicago's Beginnings. She knows how to hold an album, place it on the platter, cue the needle and drop it. You'd think the kids would be reckless with the albums but they're actually really careful!



I've been digging Rory Gallagher lately. He seems to have been lost in the shuffle among all the more household name guitarists. Took a little while to find a nice original copy of Deuce. The Irish Tour '74 album is fantastic.

[bird72]

Had this album in high school. Found it a few weeks go in a bin. Haven't heard since 71 or so. Didn't remember liking the album as a whole, but remember liking first song Side 1. So played it today.... the album is pretty so so, but "Need Love" was sure a blast from the past to hear again. It may be one of the most ferocious rock songs ever recorded. Not sure about "best", but ferocious. Insane bass / drums on the bottom. If I ever go to war, that will be my theme song.


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[Diego]

I don't think that album was highly regarded at the time - somewhat overindulgent. I have the one after that (can't remember the name). I think after that, the drummer and bassist hooked up with a guitarist (from Detroit?) and formed Cactus, and then Jeff Beck. I'd have to look it up to see.

[Verdoro 68]

Tim Bogert (bass) and Carmine Appice (drums) left Vanilla Fudge to form Cactus in 1970. Jimmy McCarty from the Detroit Wheels joined them. Later on they did Beck, Bogert & Appice.

I have the first Vanilla Fudge album...they're one of those bands where one album is all I need ;D

[Diego]

Cool . . .

I recall McCarty meeting a tragic death too.

[Verdoro 68]

Jimmy McCarty is still with us

You might be thinking of Rusty Day from Cactus who was killed in a drug deal gone bad.

(finally my obscure rock knowledge is paying off!)

[SG_Lefty]

Just got a player and started collecting again myself... Kinda fun hobby!

[Diego]

Ah yes - thanks Ken!

[Verdoro 68]

Saw the pilot and the second episode of Vinyl. Meh.

The mixing of real life events and fiction kind of threw me.

[Alvin]

Noted Mick Jagger, and many other "knowns" are producers. We like it. Each to their own

[Verdoro 68]

I'll give them this - it feels more legit than any other '70's show I've seen. They got a lot of stuff right in terms of the clothing, architecture, furniture, etc. Also love the NYC grit. Buck Rogers would have been a great recurring character.

[Stuart]

There was an interesting story on the local news tonight:

HOPKINS, Minn. - Mill City Sound has a trove of hidden gems. There are thousands of records music lovers can thumb through. And then there's owner Rob Sheely's music vault downstairs with brand new shelves for records he still can’t believe he owns.

“Here's a Temptations,” Sheely said holding up the band’s vinyl record. “This is from the 60's you shouldn't find this this way...they just shouldn't exist.”

In January, he hauled home 100,000 unopened records from a basement in Texas. Their existence is thanks to a record store owner in Big Spring, Texas who never sent back his unsold records. Instead he kept them in his basement for more than thirty years. When the owner died the records were passed down to his children who found Sheeley.

“I called my wife right away and she said I had to sit down because I was hyperventilating I was going to fall down,” he said.

There are so many records Sheeley hasn't been able to sort them all. The ones he has are on the wall in his store and customers are taking notice, even the young ones.

“They want to buy a record and they love the album cover and the ability of putting it on and turning it over and putting a needle on,” he said.

Sheeley plans to expand the store so he can display for albums this spring.

http://www.kare11.com/news/100000-un...store/64991083

[pmdclassics]

Originally Posted by Stuart

There was an interesting story on the local news tonight:

HOPKINS, Minn. - Mill City Sound has a trove of hidden gems. There are thousands of records music lovers can thumb through. And then there's owner Rob Sheely's music vault downstairs with brand new shelves for records he still can’t believe he owns.

“Here's a Temptations,” Sheely said holding up the band’s vinyl record. “This is from the 60's you shouldn't find this this way...they just shouldn't exist.”

In January, he hauled home 100,000 unopened records from a basement in Texas. Their existence is thanks to a record store owner in Big Spring, Texas who never sent back his unsold records. Instead he kept them in his basement for more than thirty years. When the owner died the records were passed down to his children who found Sheeley.

“I called my wife right away and she said I had to sit down because I was hyperventilating I was going to fall down,” he said.

There are so many records Sheeley hasn't been able to sort them all. The ones he has are on the wall in his store and customers are taking notice, even the young ones.

“They want to buy a record and they love the album cover and the ability of putting it on and turning it over and putting a needle on,” he said.

Sheeley plans to expand the store so he can display for albums this spring.

http://www.kare11.com/news/100000-un...store/64991083

I wonder what he had to pay for that monster lot of new vinyl.

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by Stuart

There was an interesting story on the local news tonight:

HOPKINS, Minn. - Mill City Sound has a trove of hidden gems. There are thousands of records music lovers can thumb through. And then there's owner Rob Sheely's music vault downstairs with brand new shelves for records he still can’t believe he owns.

“Here's a Temptations,” Sheely said holding up the band’s vinyl record. “This is from the 60's you shouldn't find this this way...they just shouldn't exist.”

In January, he hauled home 100,000 unopened records from a basement in Texas. Their existence is thanks to a record store owner in Big Spring, Texas who never sent back his unsold records. Instead he kept them in his basement for more than thirty years. When the owner died the records were passed down to his children who found Sheeley.

“I called my wife right away and she said I had to sit down because I was hyperventilating I was going to fall down,” he said.

There are so many records Sheeley hasn't been able to sort them all. The ones he has are on the wall in his store and customers are taking notice, even the young ones.

“They want to buy a record and they love the album cover and the ability of putting it on and turning it over and putting a needle on,” he said.

Sheeley plans to expand the store so he can display for albums this spring.

http://www.kare11.com/news/100000-un...store/64991083

Great story, thanks for posting.

Yes, I'd be curious what he paid for that haul. Stories like this always make it seem like the owner gave the stuff away, and this guy was the lucky recipient.

Diego, I listen to Little Steven's Underground Garage from time to time. He always plays interesting stuff, some of it is by well known artists, but nothing you've ever heard on the radio before. Deep, deep cuts.

I was stunned one night when I heard "Brown Sugar" (The Rolling Stones) covered by Little Richard in 1971.

Mike

[61 389-348]

Originally Posted by Stuart

There was an interesting story on the local news tonight:

HOPKINS, Minn. - Mill City Sound has a trove of hidden gems. There are thousands of records music lovers can thumb through. And then there's owner Rob Sheely's music vault downstairs with brand new shelves for records he still can’t believe he owns.

“Here's a Temptations,” Sheely said holding up the band’s vinyl record. “This is from the 60's you shouldn't find this this way...they just shouldn't exist.”

In January, he hauled home 100,000 unopened records from a basement in Texas. Their existence is thanks to a record store owner in Big Spring, Texas who never sent back his unsold records. Instead he kept them in his basement for more than thirty years. When the owner died the records were passed down to his children who found Sheeley.

“I called my wife right away and she said I had to sit down because I was hyperventilating I was going to fall down,” he said.

There are so many records Sheeley hasn't been able to sort them all. The ones he has are on the wall in his store and customers are taking notice, even the young ones.

“They want to buy a record and they love the album cover and the ability of putting it on and turning it over and putting a needle on,” he said.

Sheeley plans to expand the store so he can display for albums this spring.

http://www.kare11.com/news/100000-un...store/64991083

It's not 100,000 or even close, but I found another 6,500 on CL in a small town about 70 miles from here. Parents had passed and kids didn't want to just throw them away so they would give them away to anyone who'd come up and pick them up. They wouldn't take any money for them, but just want them to go to a collector that would take care of them and keep the collection together, which eliminated all record stores.

All big band, jazz, classical and blues so right up my alley.

I've only gone through a few of the albums and so far everything is in real good shape. This genre, used, is generally in good shape. I've seen quite a few new, sealed, unplayed.

I already had 14,000 so it won't likely be in my lifetime that I get through these and a bunch will likely be duplication of what I already have. However, 20,000+ albums is a whole big bunch and I dread the day when/if I move again.

[bird72]

Originally Posted by 61 389-348

It's not 100,000 or even close, but I found another 6,500 on CL in a small town about 70 miles from here........
All big band, jazz, classical and blues so right up my alley.

I already had 14,000 so it won't likely be in my lifetime that I get through these and a bunch will likely be duplication of what I already have. However, 20,000+ albums is a whole big bunch and I dread the day when/if I move again.

If somehow you get to digging in these, I would be very, very interested in any Albert King, Freddie King or others of the old genre blues you have extra's or don't want. Also Motown and Memphis.... I'd even help inventory

[61 389-348]

Originally Posted by bird72

If somehow you get to digging in these, I would be very, very interested in any Albert King, Freddie King or others of the old genre blues you have extra's or don't want. Also Motown and Memphis.... I'd even help inventory

I've also had boxes that I've moved from place to place without opening for decades. I'm trying to clean out a storage unit that I have here in Ohio and Sunday night I found My Sequerra Metronome 7 Mk2s, DCM Time Windows, two SAE 2400Ls, Phase 700b and an Ampzilla That I don't remember ever owning. I thought I had long ago sold off that stuff.

I brought the Mets home because that wouldn't distract me as much as the other stuff that will need a rebuilding to at least replaced caps. Plus for business I have a detroit trip coming up then Florida and Texas then California for business and staying through the Cali Audio show in Newport, June 5-8.

I figured I'll get to the albums next winter. I'm sure I have Albert King and Freddie King plus many other old blues in my current collection that I've had since forever. Once I get started on this second collection, I figure that I'll have plenty of duplicates. Even the collection I had got out of order and I have to straighten all of that out and reorganize so I have a big mess when I got to look for something that I know I have

[lemansboy70]

Just received my new Cheap Trick album yesterday. Nice thick vinyl. Can't beat the sound!

[Diego]

It occurred to me that an Internet radio station I listen to may pique someone's interest. It's called 3WK "Underground" (they have several 3WK stations) and I can find it in iTunes, but if you're Internet-ignorant, try their website:

http://www.3wk.com

They play a lot of stuff I've read about but never heard, and there's always something new that piques my interest. The other day, I heard a Jackie Lomax song - his name struck me as a Brit that may have been big in the UK but may not have factored in the Brit Invasion. I looked him up in Wiki and he even was living in the US at one time, but he never found much commercial success after the mid-60s, although he was a scenester that knew just about everyone.

On a related note, yesterday I discovered an Apple Records documentary on Hulu, and they have extensive interviews with him.