Recent Buying
This Blog was written to the sounds of:
Huge amounts of buying recently!
1) I went to an amazing collection down in Surrey on a scorching hot day.The collection was absolutely incredible: Soul, Jazz, Rap, Classical, Reggae, Rock, Afrobeat, Rare Groove etc. Several hundred Blue Note LPs, multiple MFSL LPs and boxes, Analogue Productions, Iroko, hundreds of Dub LPs, Deutche Grammophon, loads of out of print titles as well as plenty of originals. There were 5000 records in total and I would say about half of them were still sealed. Most of the records are fairly high end reissues, the lovely chap who had the collection used to upgrade everytime a new better copy came out. This is seriously such a brilliant collection and I was absolutely buzzing that we got to buy it. Titles from Jimi Hendrix, Gang Starr, Burning Spear, Alton Ellis, Cymande, Tarika Blue, Outkast, Nina Simone, Chronixx, Scientist, Joe Harriott, Strauss, Shostakovich, Prince Buster, Bob Dylan, King Tubby, Albert King, Wu Tang Clan, Ebo Taylor, Bob Marley, Yabby You, Joni Mitchell, Bill Evans, Fela Kuti, Jeru The Damaja, Augustus Pablo, The Rolling Stones, Don Cherry, Barry Brown, Thomas Mapfumo, Milton Wright, Culture, Steely Dan, Prince, Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Mobley, Jethro Tull, Beethoven, Herbie Hancock, The Doors, Helen Merrill, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Julie London, Eric Dolphy, Sam Cooke, Brahms, Debussy, Rickie Lee Jones, The White Stripes, Billie Holiday, Cat Stevens, Bach, De La Soul. The Beatles, Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott, D'Angelo, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry Young, Usher, Israel Vibration, Johnny Clarke, Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding, Weldon Irvine, Brief Encounter, Yusef Lateef, Aretha Franklin, Young Thug, Horace Andy, Notorious BIG, J Dilla, Derrick Harriott, Johnny Hammond, Oneness Of Juju, Aaliyah, Tony Allen, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, Curtis Mayfield, Jah Shaka, Terry Callier, Dorothy Ashby, Lightnin Hopkins, Minnie Ripperton, Beastie Boys, Parliament, Dudu Pakwana, The Heptones, MF Doom, Prince Far I, Dollar Brand, Maxwell, Roy Ayers, Frank Sinatra, Laura Nyro, Daft Punk, Bruce Springsteen, Al Campbell, The Pharcyde, Vince Guaraldi, Thelonious Monk, Sylford Walker, 2Pac, Dr Dre, Stravinsky, Dvorak, I Roy, Public Enemy, Method Man, Mikey Dread, Count Ossie, Isaac Hayes etc. I could of typed out the artists for days there are so many good records here!
2) I went to a fantastic Reggae collection in Islington. Absolutely first class LPs, 12"s and 45s. Heavy on the Roots, with a sprinkiling of Lovers and Dancehall. Lots of collectable titles here including some big ones from Ackee, Jah Palm, Jah Shaka, Earl Cunningham, Scientist, Yabby You, White Mice, Augustus Pablo, Melody Beecher, Fred Locks, Tenor Saw, The Gladiators, Junior Delgado, Jackie Mittoo, The Skatalites, Hugh Mundell, Barrington Levy, Trinity, Don Carlos etc.
3) 2 Reggae collections in Edmonton several weeks apart. One was a small and modest Lovers and classic Reggae collection (lots of titles we'd sell for cheap, but good cheap ones!) and the other was absolutely massive. I didn't end up buying all of the big one as it was just so many records; but we got a good selection of titles from Bob Marley, The Congos, Barry Brown, Fred Locks, Burning Spear, Junior Delgado, King Tubby, Al Campbell etc. Really impressive amount of Studio One and Treasure Isle singles too.
4) Scott bought an amazing Hip Hop and Dance collection from someone who worked on the Radio. As a result pretty much all of the records were unplayed. Lots of classic 80s-mid 2000s classic titles. Suburban Base, classic Trance, UK Garage, 90s Hip Hop, Classic House, Breakbeat, Nu Groove, Shut Up & Dance etc. Seriously great stuff and amazing to see in this condition!
5) Scott and I bought a great collection right by the shop. Heavy on the Rare Groove, 90s Hip Hop, Soul, Disco but also some good Reggae, Grunge, Jungle etc. Brilliant records from Gravediggaz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Boss, Johnny Hammond, Cypress Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, NWA, Congo Natty, Temple Of The Dog, Pearl Jam, Nas, Wu Tang Clan, Jeru The Damaja, James Brown, Ramp, Mobb Deep, Johnny Osbourne, Scarface, D'Angelo, Dr Dre, Souls Of Mischief, Roy Ayers, Snoop Dog, 2Pac, The Blackbyrds, Soundgarden, Living Colour, Dexter Wansel. Leos Sunship, Body Count, Ice Cube, Organized Confusion, Brand Nubian, Lords Of The Underground, Ray Keith, Method Man, Mos Def, Isaac Hayes, Fishbone etc.
6) I went down to Gravesend to buy a collection from a chap called Jess who sadly passed away and was friends with Roger who used to work at Reckless. By all accounts a very nice man indeed missed by many - I had quite a few messages about the collection and Jess from friends in Gravesend. The collection was about 1000 Reggae LPs and 12"s with a splattering of Punk (Discharge, Amebix, The Mob..), Metal (plenty of Motorhead!) and Cosmic Rock (ala Gong, Hawkwind etc). Some real classics here: Gregory Isaacs, Yabby You, The Paragons, Scientist, Lee Perry, The Viceroys, Dr Alimantado, I Roy, Alton Ellis, Freddie McGregor, Aswad, Creation Rebel, Augustus Pablo, Burning Spear, U Roy, The Mighty Diamonds, Culture, Mad Professor, Sugar Minott etc. Brilliant collection!
7) We bought a really great Metal and Hard Rock collection - with loads of pricey box sets (all vinyl). Plenty of great records from Celtic Frost, Immolation, Winger, Motorhead, Satan, Autopsy, Bathory, Undead, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Uriah Heap, Kreator, Accept, Manowar, Saxon etc.
8) I bought an amazing Pop collection, nearly all in great nick. Lots of rare colour pressings etc. Always a please to deal with Matt! Titles from Taylor Swift, Oliver Tree, Ariana Grande, Lana Del Ray, Shakesperes Sister, Chappell Roan, Kali Uchis, some nice Disney Soundtracks, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Doja Cat, Grimes, Lil Peep, Purity Ring, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kanye West, Rosalia, Sophie Ellis Bexter, Elton John, Lorde, Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, Avril Lavigne, Aqua, Demi Lovato, Banks, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Hootie & The Blowfish, Dido, Rihanna, Haim, Spice Girls, Caroline Palocheck, Katy Perry, Oliver Rodrigo, The Cure, Halsey, Alt J, Britney Spears, Chvrches, Raye etc.
9) Ben recently came back from Japan with a lot of great Japanese pressings, LPs and 45s. Lots of very cool records! Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Francois Hardy, Simon & Garfunkel, Madonna, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Carole King, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elton John, Walker Brothers, The Kinks, Queen, Michael Jackson, T Rex, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Blondie, Talking Heads etc.
10) Big stack of Bollywood LPs.
11) A load of Beatles originals in very nice condition.
12) Big bunch of ECM CDs.
13) Load of Jungle, UKG, DNB, Gabba, House & Techno from a regular seller. Probably a hundred records a week.
14) 15 Jimi Hendrix cassettes.
15) Nice pile of LPs including titles from Black Flag, King Tubby, The Fall, Augustus Pablo etc.
16) A load more Pop LPs including titles from Paramore, The Weeknd, The Notorious BIG, Weezer, Linkin Park etc.
17) Great batch of 90s LPs including original LPs from The Offspring, Halloween, NOFX, Ramones, Green Day etc.
18) Big bag of Free Jazz CDs from a regular.
19) Some classics from a new seller: Ann Peebles, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Blondie, The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, AC/DC, Otis Redding, Dire Straits etc.
20) Great stuff in a couple of suitcases: Gang Starr, Doc Scott, Automation, Metalheadz, 4 Hero, Congo Natty, Shut Up & Dance, Strictly Underground, R&S etc.
21) Few cool CDs from Nurse With Wound, The Hafler Trio, John Cale, Current 93, Deathprod etc.
22) Huge box full of Americana LPs.
23) More Reggae, this time titles from Alton Ellis, Gregory Isaacs, Symarip, Laurel Aitken, John Holt, Aswad, Freddie McGregor etc.
24) Big pile of Zos Kia and Coil titles from the man Zos Kia himself!
25) A load of Oasis records.
26) Tonnes of new reissues - Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Reggae etc all from one regular.
27) Loads of records from Jeff Barrett - all across the board.
28) Several suitcases full of Trance, Hard Trance, Techno etc: Scooter, Paul Van Dyk, Underground Resistance, Jam & Spoon, Baby D, The Prodigy, Chicane, Tiesto, Robert Miles, Alice Deejay, Fragma, Zombie Nation etc.
29) Cool LPs and 12"s from Johnny Thunders, Lou Reed, Primal Scream, Electronic etc.
30) Nice originals from a regular seller, titles from Bloc Party, Aphex Twin, Redd Kross, Hole, Manic Street Preachers etc.
31) Loads and loads and loads of Electronic, Warp, Folky, Indie-y bits from a guy selling his collection. Several hundred: Boards Of Canada, Bibio, The Field, Aphex Twin, James Blake,
32) More nice titles including LPs from Fifty Foot Hose, Jethro Tull, The Cure, Tyler The Creator, King Crimson and The Creation.
33) Few cool bits from John Reynolds; always good stuff: I Roy, King Tubby, Paz, Tapper Zukie, Daytone etc.
34) Nice CD Box sets from Bob Dylan, Def Leppard, The Band, Grateful Dead etc.
35) Some classic CDs from The Doors, Fiona Apple, Steely Dan, Kendrick Lamaar, Solange, Garbage etc.
36) More good CDs from Sun Ra, Donald Fagen, Gil Scott Heron, John Cage, Nirvana etc.
37) Awesome couple of huge bags including titles from Greg Henderson, De La Soul, Boss, Ellis Dee, Industry Standard, Universal Robot Band, Arthur Russell. Loads of good Rare Groove here too.
38) Great stuff as always from Neil; Yusef Lateef, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Gorillaz, Stan Tracey, Katy J Pearson, The Heads, Judee Sill, Fennesz etc.
39) More nice Box Sets: Bob Dylan, The Smiths, Aphrodites Child, Wishbone Ash etc.
40) A load of Tristram Cary stuff, all bought from the school that the chap went too. Pretty cool and rare!
41)Old School bits from Luke, Schooly D, Just Ice, Whodini, Doug E Fresh, Davy D, Run DMC etc.
42) Load of Ambient/Post Punk type stuff including loads of originals from Brian Eno, Joy Division, Davie Bowie, The Durutti Collumn etc.
43) More cool titles from Michael Garrick, Sterling Moss, Boards Of Canada, NIA Archives, Georgia, Stereolab, Gregory Isaacs, Low etc.
44) Funny old mix including Paul Johnson, Elvis Costello, Lee Konitz, Ennio Morricone.
45) Some killer LPs from Death, Mastodon, Ride, Alcest, Anathema, Power Trip, Deftones, Celtic Frost, Baroness etc.
46) All the Oasis singles.
47) Cool tapes from New Order and Betty Davis.
48) 25 Rare Soul 45s.
49) Load of copies of the Kaleidoscope reissue LPs.
50) Hundreds of Hip Hop CDs.
51) Classic LPs from The Clash, The Band, Fleetwood Mac, Husker Du etc.
52) Class LPs and singles from Dead Kennedys, Butthole Surfers, Big Black (and loads more of that ilk).
53) Some great titles including a load of signed Dinosaur Jr bits, Pentangle, The Orb, Aphex Twin etc.
54) Some Rock classics from Edgar Broughton Band, Dire Straits, Jethro Tull and the almighty Groundhogs.
55) Great records from Led Zeppelin, Mercury Rev, Anne Briggs, Sigur Ros, The Rolling Stones, Kathryn Williams, David Bowie etc.
56) Old pal of mine sold some classics from Legowelt, Omar S, Shed, Oxbow, Kenny Larkin, Theo Parrish, DJ Sotofett, Kali Malone, Bohren & Der Club Der Gore etc.
57) Some classic LPs from Fairport Convention, Screaming Trees, Meatbeat Manifesto, Love, Grateful Dead, Dinosaur Jr etc.
58) Nice selection of LPs from J Cole, D'Anngelo, Juiceworld, Adele, Mogwai, Cigarettes After Sex, Black Sabbath etc.
59) Wicked Dubstep collection: Deep Medi, DMZ, Kahn, Dubkasm, ZamZam, Mala, Cotti, Cluekid, Vivek, Loefah etc.
60) Couple of classic LPs from Enslaved, Coil, John Lee Hooker and Abigail.
61) Some great records from Elvis Costello, The Hollies, The Chameleons, Fleet Foxes, Charlatans, The Doors, Arab Strap etc.
62) Great selection from my old friend Ed McFarlane: Colin Potter tapes and LPs and 12"s from Clams Casino, Lil Noid, William Basinski, Smokin Beats, Nu Guinea, DJ Seinfeld, Mayhem, Vakula, Judge etc. Tonnes of other good House, Electronic, Hardcore and Metal records.
63) More great Rap CDs from Big L, Rick Ross, Jay Z, Godfather Don etc.
64) Great selection of LPs from Siouxsie & The Banshees, Radiohead, Gal Costa, MF Doom, Aphex Twin, Sonic Youth, Queen, Pixies, Sade, Fela Kuti, Cecil Taylor etc.
65) LPs from Jamiroquai, Led Zeppelin, Megadeth, Portishead, Pulp, Little Feat, Wings, Lemonheads, Kings Of Leon, Johnny Flynn etc.
66) Cool Trunk/Library bits plus some Descendents, Tank, LFO etc.
67) Bunch of Ghost Box LPs.
68) Nice selection including: Ringworm, LTJ Bukem, Ratty, Red Planet, David Sylvian, Duke Ellington, Greg Foat, Ben Bertrand etc.
69) Vintage titles from Queen, Minnie Ripperton, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, The Marvelettes etc.
70) Great singles from Buzzcocks, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Queen, Gary Numan, Ian Dury, Blondie, The Jam, Thin Lizzy etc.
71) Chap I've known for nearly 30 years sold in some great records from Bikini Kill, Acid Mothers Temple. Buzzcocks, Elliott, Sun City Girls, Le Tigre, Ramones, Liars, Sleater Kinney etc.
72) Some great records from DJ Shadow, American Football, Mazzy Star, Smashing Pumpkins, Nas, She & Him, The Roots, Massive Attack, Alanis Morisette etc.
73) Big CD collection with loads of ECM titles,Steve Reich, Arvo Part, Terry Riley, Miles Davis, Philip Glass, Bill Laswell etc.
74) Awesome Punk and Rockabilly collection with loads of records from The Cramps, Buzzcocks, The Fall, The Meteors, Sex Pistols, Subhumans, Conflict, Guana Batz, Cockney Rejects, The Stingrays etc.
75) More modern bits from Bring Me The Horizon, Kneck Deep, Machine Gun Kelly etc.
76) More classics from The Beatles, Korn, Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Killswitch Engage, Pink Floyd, NWA, Muse, AC/DC etc.
77) All the AFX Analord EPs.
78) Deluxe CD Box Sets from Frank Sinatra, Bill Haley, Fairport Convention etc. Bunch of Bear Family sets.
79) Whole bunch of Emo CDs.
80) Nice records from Bob Dylan, Shock Headed Peters, Tom Waits, Steve Reich, David Bowie, Portishead etc.
81) Odd mix of records from Chvrches, Bobby Caldwell, Have A Nice Life, Mozart Estate, Haim, Dean Blunt, Angel Olson, Wet Leg, Martin Gore, Robert Parker, MF Doom etc.
82) Nice selection of LPs from: Sonic Youth, Iron Maiden, Pantera, The Smiths, The Twilight Sad, The Stooges, The Chameleons, Deftones, Molchat Doma etc.
83) 50 R&B and Rap Tapes from Aaliyah, Onyx, Mary J Blige, 3rd Bass, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Da Brat, Busta Rhymes etc.
84) Great bumch of 7's from a guy who'd been selling in loads of great stuff: DAF, Iggy Pop, The Rolling Stones, XTC, UK Subs, Beastie Boys, Talking Heads, Silicon Teans, Users, Roxy Music, Sparks, Wayne Kramer, Patti Smith, The Ruts, Teardrop Explodes, Buzzcocks, The Saints, X Ray Spex, The Boys, Brats, Generation X, Siouxe etc.
85) Decent CDs from Suicide, Onehotrix Point Never, Joni Mitchell, Queen, Future Sounds Of London, Nirvana, Ike Quebec, Jeff Buckley, Glenn Gould etc.
87) Cool bits from Sanguin Relic, Mutilation, John Lee Hooker, Kali Malone, Grave Upheavel etc.
88) Classic LPs from Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig, Quintessence, Groundhogs, David Ackles, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane etc.
89) Great LPs from The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, New York Dolls, Suicide, Kevin Ayers, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Nico, Roxy Music, Iggy Pop, Mick Ronson, MC5 etc.
90) Decent Metal LPs, CDs and Tapes from Marduk, Electric Wizard, Emperor, Sargeist, Enslaved, Noothgrush, Mayhem, Ozzy, Ruins Of Beverast and also a bunch of decent Dungeon Synth taoes (including some Gondolin titles).
91) Some seriously rare Bowie and Macca bits (over a thousand pounds paid for just a couple of records!).
92) Nice titles from Braid, Cap n Jazz, Kacey Musgraves, Mariah Carey, Smashing Pumpkins, Father John Misty, Nick Cave etc.
93) Another killer Reggae collection including super clean originals from Augustus Pablo, Tapper Zukie, Rico, The Skatalites, Leroy Smart, King Tubby, Dillinger, Jah Stitch, Prince Far I, Johnny Clarke etc. This collection excited me!
94) Funny mix from Distance, Indecision, Beastie Boys, Skream, Deap Prez, Burial, Hype Williams etc.
95) Lovely records from Margo Guryan, Richard Thompson, Cate Le Bon, Spiritualized, Donald Byrd, Meg Baird, The Fall, Deerhunter, Terje Rypdal etc.
96) More brilliant amazing original Jazz LPs from Jackie McLean, Les McCann, Bobby Timms, Haward McGhee, Jack McDuff, Blue Mitchell etc.
97) Classic bits from Kirstin Hersch, Ultravox, Tom Waits, Grace Jones, Ennio Morricone, The Band, Richard Thompson, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bill Fay, Brian Eno etc.
So much more I've not mentioned too including one off sales from artists like: Def Leppard, The Cranberries, Guns N Roses, Frank Zappa, Harry Styles, John Lennon, London Grammar, Kylie, REM, Saxon, Nazareth, Janis Joplin, Tom Waits, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Blossoms, Gavin Bryars, Aphrodites Child, Killing Joke, Beach Boys, The Who, U2, Miles Davis, Bjork, The Stranglers, Marillion, Steppenwolf, Rory Gallagher, Heavenly, Ride, The Kinks, Sleep Token, Madness, Pavement, Madlib, Dollar Brand, Nick Drake, Dexter Gordon, Richard Thompson, The Police, Stevie Wonder, Idris Muhammad, Derrick Morgan, Love Unlimited, Leroy Hutson, Sun Ra, Mulatu, Harold Budd, Mighty Diamonds, Gojira, Prefuse 73, Jazzanova, Sizzla, Yardbirds, Mikey Dread, Weather Report, TLC, Sandra Cross etc.
We also have plenty of collections lined up so get yourself down here and buy some records!
TTFN!