Decemberrrrr (sang in Jonah Jenkins voice)
In between working on draft #106 of my ‘year end’ list, figured I should post my last (probably?) 2010 purchase entry.
Just returned from another successful crate-digging excursion to Dallas. I can always find something at Good Records and CD Source, but Doc’s once again had me drooling in the sleeves. I regret not buying that Masters of Reality debut with the original art, but maybe it will survive until my next visit.
via Doc’s Records & Vintage
all used vinyl
-Voivod “Rrröööaaarrr ” (original on Noise/Combat)
-Voivod “War and Pain” (original on Metal Blade)
-Ryan Adams “Rock N Roll” (180gram with alternate cover art to the cd)
-Afghan Whigs “Gentlemen” (on Sub Pop, did not include the bonus 7″)
-Afghan Whigs ‘”1965″ (on Sub Pop, promo copy)
-Black N Blue “In Heat”
-Junkyard “s/t”
-Faster Pussycat “Wake Me When It’s Over”
-LA Guns “s/t”
-LA Guns “Cocked & Loaded”
-the Makers “Rock Star God” (2LP)
-XYZ “s/t”
via Good Records..
-Reigning Sound – “Too Much Guitar” (new)
-Reigning Sound – “Time Bomb High School” (new)
-the National – “Alligator” (used)
via CD Source…
-Babylon AD “In The Beginning” (used cd)
-Little Hell “Emotional Vampire Sound” EP (used cd)
I dig CD Source, their used cd selection is massive and i adore the sweet Chinese woman who greets you. I also had to appreciate the ‘High Fidelity’ snarky’ness of the clerk who rang me up. As I shopped, I was using my phone to look up tracklistings on a few imports, as well as that Little Hell EP. You know, looking to see if they included non-LP tracks and such. When checking out, Cliche Indie Clerk says “hmmm, this one rang up $99.99 on the Internet. Its out of print, $100 bucks please.” I knew what he was getting at, and despite not doing it (looking up pricing to re-sell), I kinda dug his suble-yet-polite ‘Fuck You.’ I’ve been on the other side of the counter and know how that burns your ass, so I let him have his false win and just smirked.
via Shake-It Records
-the Secret “Solve et Coagula” …limited edition mail-order only gold pressing, with free poster. mucho thanks to Billy.
-Yob “the Great Cessation” (2LP)
-Earth “Bureaucratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extraction”" (2LP on limited Grey w/free poster)
(yes, I know…Southern Lord’s dick is firmly in my mouth at this point)
-Sonic Youth “the Eternal” (used, deluxe version) ..i consider this a victory for patience. this album is the ONE time i purchased the CD instead of the vinyl upon release because of cost. the first vinyl edition was around $35 and not justifiable. later, a cheaper, $24 version was issued…but I’d already bought the CD. this was the $35 for $15 used. altho…since i initially bought the CD, i guess i really did end up paying about $30 for this album. uh…nevermind. DAMN.
via Phil’s….
-Rush “Fly By Night” (used LP….fuck you Timmy for making me watch ‘Beyond The Lighted Stage’)
via Rhino Handmade…
-the Stooges “Have Some Fun: Live At Ungano’s” (mail order only live show from the ‘Funhouse’ era. includes a few mini-photo reprints from the actual show, a reproduction of the newspaper ad, fold-out liners by Lenny Kaye, with a slipcase cd, all housed in a box/shell gimmick.)
via Coextinction Records…
-Unsane “Coextinction Recordings 1″ brand new songs only available digitally. 3 songs, $4. i dig Unsane so I figued I’d help support their new venture with Coextinction and its digital-EP series. 2 of the songs are vintage, teeth-scraping Unsane. the last however, is throw away sound effects crap…the kind of song listed as a bonus track or b-side that makes you feel cheated. As Lars Ulrich’s wizard-of-a-Dad would say, “I would delete that.”
