Montana Crate Diggin' - Photo Tour
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Location: Powell, Wyoming Joined: July 23, 2007 |
I live in NW Wyoming, about 100 miles south of Billings, Montana. Billings is the largest city in the Northern Rockies and offers great crate digging opportunities. Here's a photo tour of yesterday's visit to Billings: First stop is Montana Rescue Mission on Wicks Avenue. Score! It's gonna be a good day. :-)  Granny's Attic on Minnesota Avenue is a huge antique mall in an old warehouse.  There's thousands of records here. Most of it picked over TUC (the usual crap). Must've seen about 30 or 40 Evie albums. :-(  I spent too much time at Granny's Attic, but did find these keepers.  Roger's place is just down the street from Granny's Attic. Roger is a collector who operates a recycling business. He's got a bunch of records and I've bought some nice ones in the past, but nothing today.  The display racks show promise at Salvation Army, also on Minnesota Ave.  Score! A NM copy of Tamboo, and a few others....  The other Salvation Army finds. The Wagner 5x LP box set is a NM German pressing with tulips-rim label. Total cost here was $2.63. This can be a cheap hobby. :-)  The display rack at St. Vincents on Montana Ave. I left "Candy-O" for the next lucky crate digger, but....  I did walk away with a stereo UK pressing of "Black Satin."  While I was snapping this photo on 29th Street, a bum across the street hollered "Hey! Take my picture." I was tempted, and I do enjoy meeting guys like this, but I was on a mission and wanted to keep moving.  Nothing but TUC here at MRM. Look quick and move on.  Ernie November is my top MUST VISIT shop in Billings. Some of my best and most memorable scores have been here.  The display racks at Ernie November. Some fresh inventory and I'm finding some great stuff. Beat cover on Trout Mask Replica, but the discs are NM.  Bad Brains, Dayglo Abortions, and Minutemen are from the new vinyl section at Ernie November. Priced at $10-$13 each (before my discount). Who says new vinyl has to be expensive?  Whoo Hoo! Some choice used LPs from EN, all NM wax and priced less than five bucks a pop.  The last two used LPs from EN. Time to move on....  A sorry selection of TUC at St. Vincent's on Grand Ave. Nothing to buy here.  The MRM store on 24th. I almost passed it by as the last visit here was pointless.... two dozen beat to crap LPs. But this time....  There were about 800 records to dig through. Score! Billie Holiday 78s and a ten incher. There were a lot of very interesting looking early stereo Westminster Classical LPs. Sadly, I had to pass due to condition issues.  "Hot Topic" is a store at the Rimrock Mall featuring weird stuff for kids. The tattooed staff usually approaches me thinking I'm hopelessly lost or a parent looking to buy weird stuff for their kid. I always freak them out when I start pulling Punk LPs out of the racks and start talking about music.  The finds from Hot Topic: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique, D.I. - Richard Hung Himself (half price at $6.98), and Tool - Undertow.  Late afternoon and the last stop is the Goodwill on S. 29th. One helluva fancy looking thrift shop, huh?  A meager collection of TUC at Goodwill. Nothing worth buying. So ends the day's outing as I hop in the Jeep and drive back to Wyoming.
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| That was fun ridin' piggy back with, but didn't you stop for a mocha or a smoke(pic), posted on November 7, 2009 at 18:35:25 | |
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| Man, You've got stamina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted on November 7, 2009 at 13:46:59 | |
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| RE: Montana Crate Diggin' - Photo Tour, posted on November 7, 2009 at 19:24:37 | |
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That was a tongue in cheek comment on your journey!-)
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| Very cool photos! /nt, posted on November 7, 2009 at 10:34:08 | |
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