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If we had one, we would have waited to auction the promotional display that we had of “In Through The Out Door” that we auctioned last year on Ebay.  This one had been stored away since our “Rave On Records” store days (Wheaton, Illinois) and we were looking to move some items.  It had never been displayed and was very cool.  Had we known that Zeppelin would be touring again, we would have held on to it and certainly gotten  more than the $960 we got (thanks to a great fan in New York).

Also, we would have found out how to get tickets to see Plant and Allison Krauss at Ravinia this summer.  Despite logging on at 5:00 a.m. the morning that tickets went on sale, they were already sold out to “donors”.   Makes me long for the days when we would just show up at The Jaguar in St. Charles, Illinois and see bands like The Who, The Police and many others who were on their way up.  In fact, you’ve got to hear the story about the Who show–I’ll get back to you on that one.

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Just got back from our county flea market.  We go each month to see if anyone has any used vinyl in VG+/VG+ to NM/NM condition or any rare stuff.  I’m amazed at what people try to sell!  They think because it’s old and it’s vinyl (because they’ve heard of the resurgence) that they can expect to sell worn out, water damaged garbage for $3-$5 a piece. 

 Anyway, there is one guy (we’ll call “Jack”) that we have bought from quite often because he consistently has great quality stuff.  I asked him today where he is getting his stuff (he always seems to have 300 new items that he brings each time).  He told me that they are all from a collection–and what a collection!

Jack got a call one day from a woman who knew he bought LP collections (like us) and who said that she wanted to sell some vinyl that her brother had collected.  She gave him an address and arranged a day and time to view.  When he got to the house, Jack didn’t get an answer when he rang and knocked so he called the woman on his cell.  She said that the door was open and he should just go in. 

When he did, he couldn’t believe what he saw.  From floor to ceiling in each room (besides the bathroom), there were stacks and stacks of LPs.  He said there were well over 100,000 items.  And he knows because he went through ALL OF IT!  The woman’s brother had been a collector all his life, never married and had recently died.  So Jack bought THOUSANDS of exceptional quality used titles. 

We asked him if we could come to his storage and look things over (after all, music is not his main business so we thought he would want to unload in larger quantity).  He said he had that offer several times and he was just as happy to keep dragging boxes to the flea market. 

Oh well–it’s Jack’s business!

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-Record Collector is the world’s leading authority on rare and collectible records
-Launched in 1979, it is now the UK ’s longest-running music magazine
-It has the broadest agenda, covering over 50 years of music across every genre, from folk to funk, from prog to punk
-Record Collector has the world’s biggest coverage of reissues
-Its writers are experts - but also enthusiasts
-Driven by passion, not fashion, Record Collector is as unique as its readers

MAY 2008 

-JIMMY PAGE–The guitar genius who links Alexis Korner, the Yardbirds and the mighty Zep talks us through his history

-JAMES TAYLOR talks about his classic songs

-GERRY MARSDEN the Merseybeat linchpin is still keeping the pace in his 5th decade in music

-JETHRO TULL–celebrate 40 years of flutey fun with Jethro Tull as Record Collector leafs through their most collectable cuts

-GUITAR RECORDS–Record Collector picks the keystone records from 70 years of the electric guitar

-HIP-HOP RARITIES–The fifth in a series of articles charting the rarest breaks and beats on the block

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Check out our New Releases page for information about new vinyl releases from:

Breeders

Clinic

Counting Crows

Courteeners

Debauchery

Duke Spirit

Flux of Pink Indians

Hot Water Music

Killing Joke

Mountain Goats

Nine Inch Nails

Jim Noir

Saint Etienne

Richard Swift

Whitehouse

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RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE APRIL 2008 ISSUE

 Feature articles:

Banned by the Beeb-Spencer Leigh delves through the history of musical censorship by the British Broadcasting Corporation

The Eagles-The inside story of the Hotel California years, by Don Felder. Interview by Ken Sharp

Dory Previn-She released a handful of astonishingly honest and harrowing albums in the 70s, yet commercial success always eluded Dory Previn. She talks to Jonathan Wingate about love, loss and life with mythical kings and iguanas

Dylan Rarities-part 3

Lennon in New York-part 2

The Four Seasons-A true living legend, the glory of FRANKIE VALLI and his group The Four Seasons is being celebrated in an award-winning stage musical, Jersey Boys, which has just opened in London. He spoke to TERRY STAUNTON about fame, the other Fab Four, falsettos and Sopranos.

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The March 2008 issue of Record Collector is in stock now ready to ship! Here’s what you’ll find in this issue:

Lennon in New York: An eye-witness account of John’s final recording sessions

John & Yoko Big Apple Days

Dylan Rarities (part two): More obscure gems from ole BD, this issue focusing on the ups and downs of the 70s and the 80s

Modern Collectables: The newest must-have releases and promos from young pretenders and some of the old guard too

Goldfrapp: Saucy glam minxes Goldfrapp talk us through their discs on the eve of their fourth album, Seventh Tree

The Zombies: We talk to the psych 60s sensations as they rise to walk the earth once more

British Jazz (part two): Second part of our look at the UK’s jazz heritage: this month, the Modernist LPs that fetch up to £1300

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Here are those releases chosen by Q, Mojo, Record Collector and Uncut as being the best of what’s new:

The Autumn Defense–Broken Horse (4 out of 5 stars from Q)

British Sea Power–Do you Like Rock Music (4 out of 5 stars from Q and Mojo)

Black Mountain–In The Future (4 out of 5 stars from Q, Mojo and Uncut)

Robyn Hitchcock–I Wanna Go Backwards (4 out of 5 stars from Q)

Panda Bear–Person Pitch (just released overseas) (4 out of 5 stars from Mojo)

Liam Finn–I’ll Be Lightning (4 out of 5 stars from Mojo–AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY GIVE ME VINYL!

Cat Power–Jukebox (4 out of 5 stars from Uncut)

MORE TO COME…

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Have you heard them all?

50-Dinosaur-Beyond

49-Ry Cooder-My Name is Buddy

48-Thurston Moore-Time Outside the Academy

47-Nick Lowe-At My Age

46-Von Sudenfed-Tromatic Reflexxions

45-Richard Hawley-Lady’s Bridge

44-Maps-We Can Create

43-Manic Street Preachers-Send Away the Tigers

42-Richard Thompson-Sweet Warrior

41-Justice

40-Iron and Wine-Shepherd’s Dog

39-Interpol-Our Love to Admire

38-The Cribs-Men’s Needs Women’s Needs, Whatever

37-Beirut-The Flying Club Cup

36-Bright Eyes-Cassadaga

35-Bill Callahan-Woke on a Whaleheart

34-The National-Boxer

33-Tinariwen-Aman Iman:  Water is Life

32-Queens of the Stone Age-Era Vulgaris

31-Devendra Banhart-Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

30-The Good, The Bad & The Queen

29-The Besnard Lakes-The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse

28-Rufus Wainwright-Release the Stars

27-Steve Earle-Washington Square Serenade

26-Manu Chao-La Radiolina

25-Kings of Leon-Because of the Times

24-Les Savvy Fav-Let’s Stay Friends

23-Rilo Kiley-Under The Blacklight

22-Babyshambles-Shotters Nation

21-Arcarde Fire-Neon Bible

20-Bruce Springsteen-Magic

19-Feist-The Reminder

18-Voice of the Seven Woods

17-Super Furry Animals-Hey Venus

16-Grinderman

15-Panda Bear-Person Pitch

14-MIA-Kala

13-Neil Young-Chrome Dreams II

12-Battles-Mirrored

11-Bjork-Volta

10-Klaxons-Myths of the Near Future

9-Radiohead-In Rainbows

8-The White Stripes-Icky Thump

7-The Hold Steady-Boys and Girls in America

6-Robert Wyatt-Comicopera

5-Wilco-Sky Blue Sky

4-Robert Plant and Alison Krauss-Raising Sand

3-PJ Harvey-White Chalk

2-Arctic Monkeys-Favourite Worst Nightmare

1-LCD Soundsystem-Sound of Silver

Record Collector Magazine also gave high marks to Kristin Hersh’s Learn to Sing Like a Star, Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full and Ryan Adams’ Easy Tiger

Dare we add The Chemical Brothers’ We Are the Night? and Laura Veirs’ Saltbreakers?

Have any to add yourself?

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