Lots of great collections, and our albums of the year
Hi from Reckless!
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We hope this Blog finds you well. Super busy here as always, lets look at what we have bought;
1) I was in sunny Herne Bay recently buying a great collection from an absolutely lovely couple. Their tastes are very broad so they had a really great selection. It was a mixture of LPs, 7"s. CD's, Fanzines, Memorabilia, Badges, Cassettes etc. Kerrys LPs were fantastic and included titles from artists like The Handsome Family, The Beatles, The Black Dog, Mr Fingers, Faust, The Stooges, OMD, Bat For Lashes, Mikey Dread, Nick Cave, The Doors, A Tribe Called Quest, Buzzcocks, Genesis, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Global Communication, T Rex, Peter Tosh, Arvo Part, Bonnie Prince Billy, Can, Depeche Mode, Frank Zappa, Fleet Foxes, Chris Bell, Black Sabbath, Mr Bungle, Elvis Presley, The Moody Blues, The Gun Club, Painkiller, Wire, Julee Cruise, Nick Drake, Joy Division, Rufus Wainwright, The Avalanches, David Axelrod, Robert Wyatt, Sex Pistols, Television, Suicide, Television Personalities, Snuff, Kate Bush, The Oh Sees, Pavement, Pink Floyd, Torche, Devo, Childish Gambino, Johnny Cash, Whores, L7, Girls Against Boys, Kraftwerk, Battles, Fluxion, B12, Grandmaster Flash, Beastie Boys, Ramones, NWA, The Sound, Neil Young, The Roots, Gavin Bryars, The Kills, Meat Beat Manifesto, Sigur Ros, Faith No More, Throbbing Gristle, The Byrds etc. Karens 45s were absolutely brilliant: The Rivals, Scientists, The Birthday Party, Minor Threat, Adam & The Ants, Buzzcocks etc. There were also a big stack of old Wax Poetics, huge pack of original badges (including a load of great original Punk ones!), some cracking zines (Bugs & Drugs etc), loads of John Zorn CDs, cassettes from Pavement, Clock DVA etc. Its a really great collection - and nearly all in pretty much perfect condition (including the original Punk singles). Great stuff!!!!!
2) Scott and I bought a lot of records from an absolutely lovely regular seller. Few thousand, and a lot of CDs. A wild mix but included some great Reggae, Bollywood, Folk, Indie Rock, Hardcore, Classic Rock, Soul/Funk, Jazz, Soundtracks, Blues etc. Titles from artists like Sandy Denny, My Bloody Valentine, The Bombsquad, Electric Light Orchestra, Sex Pistols, Fairport convention, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Mikey Dread, Sugar Minott, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, The Prodigy, Buddy Holly, Howlin Wolf, Public Image LTD, Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era, Caravan, The Damned, Sisters Of Mercy, Prince Lincoln, Manfredo Fest, Julian Cope, Joni Mitchell, Magazine, Marvin Gaye, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Judas Priest, The Monkees, The Kinks, A Certain Ratio etc. An extremely enjoyable lorry load of records to go through!
3) Scott bought a fantastic huge CD collection, thousands and thousands. Heavy on the Classic Rock, Psych, Blues, Prog. Lots of big box sets! Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, Jackson C Frank, Sandy Denny, The Animals, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, John Lee Hooker, Groundhogs, Yes, Kaleidoscope, Terry Reid, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin etc.
4) Kenny bought in a great well used Hardcore and Jungle collection. Some rarities, that have been enjoyed!
5) He also bought in a pretty cool Trance collection - I remember giving away about 5000 Trance records and 20 years ago, which doesn't feel very sensible now.
6) I bought in an absolutely amazing Reggae collection. Around 100 titles (more to come apparently). Generally very good condition; titles from Max Romeo, Bob Marley, Twinkle Brothers, Wackies All Stars, Dr Alimantado, Tradition, Eek A Mouse, Michael Prophet, The Heptones, Earl 16, Barrington Levy, Prince Buster, Lee Perry, Yabby You, I Roy, Mad Professor, Delroy Wilson, Jimmy Cliff, The Congos, Augustus Pablo, Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Clarke, Iration Steppers, Prince Far I, Alton Ellis, Culture, Hugh Mundell, King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Sugar Minnott, The Pioneers, Roman Stewart, Vivian Jones, The Techniques, Jah Shaka, Absolutely tip top selection!
7) Ben bought a cracking New Wave collection in Essex last week. 500+ records - titles from Elvis Costello, Siouxsie & The Banshees, New Order, Public Image LTD, The Specials, Joy Division, XTC, Devo, Adam & The Ants, Sex Pistols, The Adverts, The Blue Nile, Orange Juice, Talking Heads etc.
8) Scott bought an awesome 90s Hip Hop collection. Super nice condition - titles from Gang Starr, Public Enemy, Nas, De La Soul, Luniz, The Notorious BIG, The Lady Of Rage, Method Man, Geto Boys etc.
9) Sean bought an amazing collection of Apple acetates. Some serious rarities! Also included was an Apple Acetate of "Space Oddity" by David Bowie! There were also a few items of memorabilia such as an Apple money clip and lighter!
10) Huge stack of Heavy Metal vinyl - mostly 90s and 00s. Titles from artists like Voivod, Mastodon, Sleep, Gorgoroth, Testament, Slayer, Nine Inch Nails, Entombed, Municipal Waste etc.
11) I bought q great collection of Pop and New Wave vinyl last week including lots of great records from artists like Bad Bunny, Milan W, Caroline Polachek, Blondie, Daft Punk, Chic, Alex G, Rosalia, The Cure etc.
12) One of our regular sellers sold a whole heap of modern day Reissue LPs (generally Psych, Jazz, Progressive, Folk etc) and a few newer releases.
13) I bought another stack of interesting Reggae, Calypso and Funk titles including a few rare ones that flew out the door from obscure artists like Destiny.
14) Sean and Kenny went to a great collection just outside London last week and bought a huge collection of great records and CDs. Included were titles from The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Don Rendell, The Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Van Der Graaf Generator, Blue Mitchell, Kraftwerk, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Albert Ayler, The Doors, Gentle Giant, Jackie McLean, The Soft Boys, Parliament, Grateful Dead, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Yes, 13th Floor Elevators, Pentangle etc.
15) Scott and Kenny bought in a huge pile of UK Jazz - including some super rare ones from Michael Garrick, Stan Tracey, Kenny Wheeler, Mike Westbrook, Nucleus, Ian Carr, Don Rendell, Joe Harriott, Graham Collier, Hugh Hopper, Chris McGregor etc. The same seller bought in a load of Dance 12"s the week later including loads of picture sleeve Metalheadz 12"s. Preeeety cool!
16) Scott bought in a few great piles of classic Hardcore - including titles from Slipmatt, Wax Doctor, Nookie, Red Alert & Mike Slammer, Prodigy, Goldie, Krome & Time, DJ Slam, Photek, Omni Trio etc.
17) Kenny was out buying again, this time a decent Jazz collection (that had several hundred titles on the ECM label). Quite a few of which we do not see as much as we used to!
18) I bought an absolutely fantastic pile of Latin LPs - some super rare titles. Lots of different genres such as Guaguanco, Descarga, Cha-Cha, Bolero, Jazz, Salsa etc. The same seller sold a lot of heavy Roots Reggae and Rocksteady so you can imagine the kind of titles they had.
19) I bought in a load more Blue Note LPs, mixture of US, Japanese and French pressings.
20) Kenny bought a decent Hip Hop collection. Several hundred. Some very much enjoyed, some not. As a result there are some very rare titles out for very cheap! Records by Wu Tang Clan, Gang Starr, Task Force, Blackalicious, Madvillain, Raekwon, Jehst, Quantic, MF Doom etc. There was also a bit of Grime in there.
21) We bought a lot of Classic Blues, Folk, Classical, Jazz etc off another seller. Some nice records from Brahms, Norma Tanega, Stan Tracey, Gentle Giant, Lightning Hopkins, John Coltrane, Jacqueline Du Pre, Muddy Waters, Wizz Jones, Sandy Denny, John Mayall, Judee Sill etc.
22) I bought more great Jazz (mostly Japanese pressings) as well as some nice records from artists like Nurse With Wound, The Blue Nile etc from a very nice regular.
23) We bought a huge collection of Classic House, Trance and Progressive House. Mostly in really amazing condition. All the classics from Chicane, Sven Vath, Sasha, System F, ATB, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Todd Terry etc.
24) We bought Loaaaadsssss of Reggae (Lovers Rock, Dub, Dancehall, Rocksteady, Ska, Roots etc) from one regular (several times a week!). An awful lot of titles on Ariwa but so much more. Generally UK label issues, lots of obscure but great titles mixed in with the classics. Plenty of Studio One too.
25) I was out buying two awesome collections just before Christmas. The first one was an absolutely amazing Reggae and Soul collection in South West London. Roughly 2000 LPs and a few hundred 45s. Condition all over the place but some seriously amazing records that you just do not see that much. Loads of really rare titles (all bought at the time too, what cool taste they had!). Records from Donald Byrd, Loose Joints, Prince Far I, The Congos, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Lou Donaldson, D Train, The Light Of Saba, Prince Buster, Miami, Donald Byrd, Chocolate Milk, Disco Dub Band, The Voice Of Harlem, Demon Fuzz, Gil Scott Heron, Leprechaun, Bobby Story, Idris Muhammad, Tommy Stewart, Aurra, Samuel Jonothan Jackson, Merry Clayton, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Oneness Of Juju, Willie Hutch, The Heptones, Nina Simone, Jacob Miller, The Soul Children, Craig T Cooper, Gwen Mcrae, Lamont Dozier, Billie Holiday, Scientist etc.
26) The next day was again South. This time was late 80s to late 90s Indie mixed with a few classic Dance and Soul records. As they were mostly 90s pressings theyre not that common however the condition was a bit up and down. Some really brilliant records from Beck, The Lemonheads, Sly & The Family Stone, Radiohead, Pulp, Aphex Twin, Gang Starr, Morcheeba, Oasis, Blur, Spiritualized, Gorkys, Sonic Youth, Spacemen 3, New Order, Beach Boys, Husker Du, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Beastie Boys, Wu Tang Clan, Cornershop, Galaxie 500, Leftfield, Talking Heads, B52s, The Velvet Underground, Stevie Wonder, Brian Eno, Joy Division, The Cramps, Sex Pistols, The Seahorses, Ride, The Fall, The Pixies, The Sundays, Saint Etienne, Suede, Super Furry Animals, Young Marble Giants, Supergrass, The Cure, Sabres Of Paradise, De La Soul, Goldie, Shudder To Think, Sonic Boom, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Dodgy, Garbage, The Beatles, The KLF, A Tribe Called Quest, Massive Attack, Loop, Can etc.
27) We bought several hundred really great RNB LPs, mostly in great shape and still in the shrink. Tonnes of rare ones from SWV, Donnell Jones, Xscape etc.
28) An old friend of mine sold in several hundred great records. About 2/3 of them were Italo Disco/Cosmic/Electro 12"s. Some absolutely bananas stuff. The other third was mostly Metal and Hardcore (Bad Brains, Morser, The Party Of Helicopters, SS Decontrol, Negative Approach, Electric Wizard, Irate etc). Amazing stuff.
This is really just scratching the surface this time as we have been buying more than ever this last quarter. Plenty more great collections on the horizon and loads more records to get out! As ever please get in contact if you have a collection to sell.
Records of the year:
Chris
The Tubs - Freak Mode
Flickers From The Fen - Stoned In Gielinor II
Kali Uchis - Orquideas
Keys To Oneiria - Worlds Between
Charli XCX - Brat
Locusts And Honey - Teach Me To Live That I Dread The Grave..
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Type O Negative - Life Is Killing Me (Reissue)
Barrington Spence - Contemplating Mind (Reissue)
The Swankys - The Very Best Of (Reissue)
Bernard Parmegiani - Divine Comedie (Reissue)
DJ Fokus - Get A Bearing (Reissue)
Ben
Chris Cohen - Paint A Room
Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
Dean McPhee - Astral Gold
Marina Allen - Eight Pointed Star
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Andrew Tuttle/Michael Chapman - Another Tide/Another Fish
Clairo - Charm
Naima Bock - Below A Massive Dark Land
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
Al
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer
Myriam Gendron - Mayday
Tindersticks - Soft Tissue
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
Fontaines DC - Romance
Julia Holter - Something In the Room She Moves
Father John Misty - Mahashmashana
Gabriel
Philip Jeck - RPM
Fixate - Conundrum 12"
Traces - No One (Can Tell I) / Listen 7"
Tim Reaper & Dwarde - Early Nights EP 12"
Death Is Not The End - Bristol Pirates LP
Andrew Tuttle/Michael Chapman - Another Tide/Another Fish LP
Aisha, Jah Shaka, Norman Twinkle, Mad Professor - Give A Little Love / African Message Dub 12"
Refreshers - The Infinite 12"
MF Doom - MM.. Food (20th Anniversary Edition)
Hope you had a lovely Christmas and have a great New Years!
TTFN X