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1) I was back out to sunny Herne Bay to see some friends who had more stuff to sell. This time I could barely fit it all in my Dads car! Two super nice 1210s and Pioneer mixer (plus all the extras, flightcases etc), several hundred LPs, a load of vinyl box sets, big bunch of CD singles (mostly Faith No More and Nick Cave), Zines and mags (with free 7s and Flexis), Cds and CD box sets, 45s etc. Amazing stuff as always: artists such as Nick Cave, Melvins, Derrick May, The Beatles, David Gray, Green Velvet, Michael Jackson, Crime, Bears, Ho9909, Public Image LTD, Reverend Horton Heat, Wanda Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Fantomas, Faith No More, The Who, Aphex Twin, The Beach Boys, Throbbing Gristle, Prince, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Peanuts Wilson, Sonic Youth, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, The Cryin Shames, Ramones, John Coltrane, The Nosebleeds, Husker Du, R.E.M., The Doors, Hawkwind, Bauhaus, Psychic TV, The Stooges, Bruce Springsteen, Isaac Hayes, Billie Holiday, Sex Pistols, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Kate Bush, Tom Moulton, The Gun Club, Genesis, Run DMC, Scientists, The War On Drugs, M Ward, The Flaming Lips, The Byrds, Radiohead, Stevie Ray Vaughn, James Brown, Ian Dury, Link Wray, The Jesus Lizard, Public Enemy, The Handsome Family, David Bowie etc. Amazing stuff as always!!!
2) Yesterday I went to an amazing collection in Fulham that was pretty exciting. I didn't know much about it until I got there, and they just assured us we would want them. Roughly 1500 70's and 80s (and a smidgen into the 90s). Fantastic Punk and New Wave, but they had slightly left of centre taste (her favourite band was Wire). Sleeves in immaculate shape, some of the LPs and 45s too. Artists like Wire (and all the solo records, Dome etc), Siouxsie & The Banshees, Ramones, The Smiths, This Heat, Sex Pistols, Eater, The Pop Group, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, The Damned, The Saints, Buzzcocks, Rudi, X Ray Spex, Brian Eno, My Bloody Valentine, Harold Budd, Cocteau Twins, The Stooges, The Durutti Column, Heartbreakers, Menace, Alternative TV, The Mighty Wah, The Cure, The Carpettes, The Rings, The Fall, Felt, The Cramps, Sham 69, The Killjoys, The Stranglers, The The, The Jam, Patrick Fitzgerald, UK Subs etc. Decent amount of good Rock (pre-punk) too like Yes, The Kinks, Dr Feelgood, Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Roxy Music, Rush, Hawkwind, Wishbone Ash, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Motorhead, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, Thin Lizzy etc. Also a few Sniffin Glues.
3) Kenny and Scott bought two van loads of records off one absolutely fantastic chap from out East. The first van load had Kenny working well into the early hours. It was all Dance stuff - mostly House, Acid House, Garage House - a bit of Techno, Jungle, DNB, Rave, UKG etc. But mostly House music. But boxes and boxes of Trax, Nervous, Strictly Rhythm, Prescription etc. Almost full runs of some labels. Loads of classic Chicago, NY, Detroit etc. Unbelievable really. Then the chap came back with another van of Disco, Soul, Funk and a bit more House. Tonnes of rare stuff, tonnes of US titles.
4) I bought an absolutely huge Reggae collection out West. Floor to ceiling (and a big room). 45s, 12"s, LPs. All eras from early RNB to Ska to Rocksteady to Reggae to Roots to Dub to Lovers Rock to Dancehall. Some real heavy hitters. Lots of Studio One, Greensleeves, Treasure Isle, Prince Buster, Trojan etc. Great records from people like Bob Marley, The Techniques, Dr Alimantado, Max Romeo, Lee Scratch Perry, The Viceroys, Sly & Robbie, Count Ossie, Frankie Paul, Wackies, Alton Ellis, I Roy, Big Youth, Horace Andy, Ken Boothe, The Skatalites, Derrick Harriott, Sharon Little, Slim Smith, Yami Bolo, Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls, Tappa Zukie, Jah Shaka, Jackie Mittoo, The Paragons, Al Campbell, Bob Andy, Junior Delgado, Peter Broggs, Gregory Isaacs, Aswad, Vivian Jones, Barrington Levy, Linval Thompson, Twinkle Brothers, Burning Spear, Patrick Andy, The Abyssinians, Devon Russell, The Chosen Few, Augustus Pablo, Yellowman, U Roy, Mad Professor, Johnny Osbourne, Israel Vibration, Eek-A-Mouse etc. Very extensive collection!
5) I had another great Reggae and Soul collection a few days later. This consisted of about 500 LPs and 7"s and included some really nice clean 12"s (all in the correct company sleeves!). Nice records from Prince Buster, Horace Andy, Bim Sherman, The Congos, The Heptones, Jacob Miller, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Curtis Mayfield, Dennis Brown, Johnny Clarke, Ini Kamoze, Ruddy Thomas, Delroy Wilson, Al Green, Sylvia Striplin, Ranking Joe, Carlton & The Shoes, Roy Ayers, Lacksley Castell, Dub Judah etc.
6) Kenny bought a fantastic collection of Rock, Experimental, Jazz, Reggae, Fusion etc. Pretty 70s/80s counterculture collection. Some really brilliant records. ECM, Jah Shaka, Hawkwind, Felt, Sun Ra, Orange Juice, Talking Heads, Public Image LTD, Blue Note, Herbie Hancock, Derek Bailey, The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Scientist, Caravan, Public Enemy, Fairport Convention, Townes Van Zandt, Nic Jones, Larry Heard, Frank Zappa, Archie Shepp, Eric B & Rakim, David Bowie etc.
7) The chap who bought in the amazing Reggae stuff just before Christmas has been in every week since. He's been bringing in mostly Jazz, Rock n Roll, Exotica, Latin, Psych, Soul, Blues...and the odd bit of Reggae. An awful lot of Blue Note LPs. Loads of records that just do not come into shops very much! Titles by Art Blakey, Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie McClean, Dexter Gordon, Wilfredo Stephenson, The Soul Vendors, Horace Andy, Baddo, Junior English, King Tubby, Glen Brown, Sylford Walker, Joe Torres, The Overnight Players, Sowell Radics, Johnny Colon, Icho Candy, Dr Alimantado, Stephen Wright, Roman Stewart, Link Wray, Arthur Lyman, Dr John, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf etc. A lot of Folkways LPs and Garage comps.
8) Scott and Kenny travelled down to near Avebury to buy a really fantastic House and Techno collection. It was around 1000 titles, all good, all clean as a whistle. They must have been taped and filed. A lot of very, very good dance records. Titles by people like Underground Resistance, Kerri Chandler, Ron Trent, Carl Craig, Eazy-E, Lenny Dee, Microwave Prince, Masters At Work, Kevin Saunderson, Burrell Brothers, Phuture etc. Lots of nice Italo House too.
9) Kenny and Scott had another day trip down to just outside Maidstone and bought another cracking Dance collection. This time it was more UKG, Jungle, Grime, DNB, Dubstep, Hardcore etc. A proper Kent collection! Loads of great records by people like Digital Mystikz, Omni Trio, LTJ Bukem, Ray Davis JR, Todd Edwards, High Contrast, Ray Keith, Loefah, Skream, Orca, Calibre, Anthill Mob, Paradox, Adam F, Dillinja, Nookie, The Streets, Nu Birth, Doc Scott, Crazy Titch, Wiley, Ruff Sqwad, Dizzee Rascal...
10) I bought a great batch of Italo Disco / New Wave off a friend of mind who is heavily into obscure Italo and weird pop tunes. These will make for very interesting listening! Also included was a load of 90s Metalcore including some beatdown, some German stuff and some gnarly Straight Edge titles.
11) A friend and regular of the shop sold in a great batch of titles on Saturday (Saturday morning was a complete buying frenzy). Jazz, Rock, Indie, Psych, Prog, Blues, Brazilian. Titles from artists like The Rolling Stones, Iggy & The Stooges, Tim Maia, Oasis, Ornette Coleman, The Beatles, Robert Johnson, Booker Ervin, Miles Davis, Nirvana, Steamhammer, Nucleus, Joni Mitchell etc.
12) I was out at two collections today. The first was 300 odd titles from a very nice chap who bought most of his records in the merchant navy in the 1960s. A mixture of Jazz, Rock and Classical. Some cool titles from Charles Mingus, Jimi Hendrix, Stravinsky, Booker Ervin, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Shostakovich, John Coltrane, Blind Faith, Tubby Hayes, Pentangle, Jethro Tull, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Harriott, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Beatles etc.
13) The second was out in Ealing (which was nice to walk through on such a nice sunny day!) and consisted of around 500 records that were all over the place. A nice mixture: Black Sabbath, Keith Jarrett, Cocteau Twins, Dexter Gordon, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Everything But The Girl, De La Soul, Neil Young, Joy Division, Gang Starr, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Lemonheads, X Ray Spex, Howlin Wolf, Billy Bragg, Angelo Badalamenti, Chet Baker, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Curve, John Lee Hooker, Al Farka Toure, The Stranglers, The Dickies, REM, Jan Garbarek, Miles Davis, Rush, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Genesis, Diamond Head, Def Leppard, Al Green, Horace Silver, Girlschool, Curtis Mayfield, The KLF, Deep Purple, The Specials, Siouxsie & The Banshees, James Brown, Kraftwerk, Dire Straits, Marillion, The Jam, Nina Simone, Frank Zappa, George Michael, Hank Mobley, Prince, Rainbow, Living Colour, John Coltrane, The Orb, Last Exit, Otis Redding, Public Image LTD, Runrig, Yes, The Clash....
14) One of the guys who has been bringing in loads of great Jungle and Hardcore has started bringing in loads of obscure House and Techno. Including loads of obscure Tech House that aren't available anywhere.
15) Another regular seller (and top geezer) has been bringing in loads of great deep Techno, Dub Techno, Deep House, Garage House, Bleep etc. Some seriously good underground bits.
16) Last Tuesday about 100 great Reggae LPs and 12"s came in from a very sweet Father and Daughter. Some really great records in mostly top notch condition! Lovely copies of Warrior Charge and Promised Land, killer Dancehall LPs from Michael Palmer, Dub titles from Bunny Lee, Scientist, King Tubby, plenty of clean Greensleeves 12"s, obscure Dancehall 12"s from Little John, Billy Boyo, classic LPs from artists like John Holt, Prince Far I, Bob Marley, Barrington Levy, Junior Delgado etc.
17) A really old friend decided to sell his incredible Metal and Hardcore CD collection. I've known my mate Stuart for a very long time and he's always collected the good stuff (we've bought lots of great stuff from him over the years, Audiophile Jazz LPs, 80s Hardcore 7"s, Reggae and Rocksteady CDs, classic Rap CDs (the ones everyone went wild over a few years ago!) etc. I've only managed to scratch the surface with these but they are incredible. Loads of brilliant Death Metal classics - all the eras. Tonnes of obscure collectable titles, lots of first pressings. From the first box I have done there have been metal CDs from Cryptopsy, Voivod, Carnivore, Undergang, Venom, Suffocation, Nile, Cerebral Rot, Autopsy, Slaughter, Pungent Stench, Razor, Kreator, Death, Anthrax, Sodom, Thergothon, Pyrexia, Monstrosity, Spectral Voice, Incantation etc. There are loads more to come. The Hardcore CDs are mostly 80s-early 2000's. Lots of Straight Edge, Dischord, Metalcore etc. Great titles from Converge, 108, Agnostic Front, Chain Of Strength, Swiz, Morning again, Lifetime, Gorilla Biscuits, Attitude Adjustment, Strife, Snapcase, Bane, Split Lip etc. I'm really looking forward to going through the rest of these!
18) Al bought in an amazing pile of Punk 45s on Friday, including titles from Victim, Johnny & The Abusers, Iggy Pop, Magazine, The Clash, Motorhead, Siouxsie & The Banshees etc.
19) Ben bought in a great classic rock collection the other day; titles from Black Sabbath, Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Fairport Convention, Small Faces, Prince, Michael Jackson, Francois Hardy, Genesis, Queen, Soft Cell, Pet Shop Boys, Neil Young, Pink FLoyd, Abba, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones etc. Pretty clean too!
20) I bought a big collection out in St Albans on Saturday. Good Classic Rock, New Wave and Indie. Lots of big box sets, Japanese pressings, Audiophile pressings etc. Titles from Roxy Music, Wilco, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Brian Eno, Nirvana, The Pixies, Matt Berry, Oasis, PJ Harvey, Super Furry Animals, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Scott Walker, Blur, Gorillaz, Vashti Bunyan, Robert Johnson, Nina Simone, The Shins, Kate Bush, The Beatles, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Sade.. A lot of very good records!
21) We bought some great Jazz records yesterday; including early presses of classic titles from Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp etc. Also included were some ECM titles and some Ambient and City Pop LPs.
22) I bought hundreds of Rap records yesterday from two sellers. One was more modern titles from artists like MF Doom, Outkast, The Weeknd, Jpegmafia, Kanye West, Juiceworld, Nicky Minaj etc and the other was all 80s and 90s (with a tiny bit of 200s). Titles from NWA, Poor Righteous Teachers, A Tribe Called Quest, The Notorious BIG, Aaliyah, Eminem, The Goats, Geto Boys, Mobb Deep, Main Source, Beyonce, Eazy E, Yall So Stupid, Positive K, Spice 1, Mase etc.
23) I bought some really great Rocksteady and Ska 45s off a chap whose been in a few times in the last few weeks. Titles from The Tennors, Alton Ellis, Lee Scratch Perry, The Pioneers, The Paragons, Dave Barker, Stranger Cole etc.
Phew! Thats only the tip of the iceburg as there really has been more buying than ever recently, its hard to keep up!
We've been putting lots of great stuff out:
1) Reggae 45s
2) Classic Rock LPs
3) NY / NJ House
4) Hip Hop LPs and 12"s
5) Metal and Hardcore CDs
6) Punk and Post Punk LPs and 7"s
7) Rare Hardcore Punk and Experimental 45s
8) Cassettes
9) Psych and Folk CDs
10) Hard Rock and Metal 7"s
We are doing RSD this Saturday I believe although we are not getting a lot of stuff as we are as ever concentrating on second hand titles.
Please do get in touch if you have a collection to sell, big or small,
TTFN!
Reckless