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Recent score - Freebies (photos, long)

Posted by cactuscowboy@bresnan.net (A) on July 23, 2012 at 14:17:26

My good friend Mike (fellow record collector/crate-digger) called recently, asking me to accompany him on a mission to help a friend out. The friend, Lee, lives up on the Montana/Wyoming state line, on the southwestern flanks of the Pryor Range.

We arrived at Lee's place and addressed the first problem, a crapped out stereo. Lee is a longtime collector, having frequented countless auctions and yard sales over the years. We dug through shelves loaded with stereo gear, selecting a very nice Marantz receiver and a better quality vintage turntable. After cleaning/lubricating the control pots in the Marantz, we put it all together and got Lee back in business, spinning records.

Lee then showed us about 50 large apple crates in two rooms, all loaded with records. He explained that the 5,000+ records were culls that he didn't want. They were destined for the thrift shops in Billings but Lee invited Mike and I to dig through and take whatever we wanted, gratis.

There was a large workbench available, and for about 4 hours Mike and I dug through the boxes. We'd each look through a fresh box, pull some gems and then switch, with the other guy going through it. So we each had an equal amount of 'first look' and 'sloppy seconds.'

We both pulled a lot of great stuff. Mike's focus is strictly '60s/'70s Rock, while my taste is more eclectic.

We finished with about 80% of the records and Lee then took us in the second room. He picked up a stack of about fifty LPs and announced: "Here's the good stuff fellows", while flipping through a bunch of very clean early Stones mono LPs, Beatles, and other '60s Rock goodies. With Mike arranging the whole dig, I suggested he take first look through this choice lot while I grabbed another box. Mike was finding some real gems. About four records into the box I was on, I about sh*t my pants, pulling out a third state (peeled) Beatles "Butcher Cover!" That was the most notable find of the day, although we both found a lot of great records. Not shown, but Mike took home about 150 LPs, tons of Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, a big run of early Zappa/Mothers, etc...

It was a helluva lot of fun, one of the best digs I've participated in.

Can't believe I found a Near Mint 1910 Fruitgum Co. LP. The Azevedo LP is Christian Pop, not too exciting, this one will get passed on.

The Bobby Bare LP is very good. Forty years of digging and I finally find a "Butcher Cover." Adam Bomb is a decent Metal LP. The Alan Bown is a very good Pop/Psych LP.

"Brass Monkey" is a very good Rock LP. Alicia Bridges, turned out to have a nasty little edge warp. No big loss, looks like Disco LP. Nice cover photo, but the Peter Brown LP sucks, tiresome Disco.

Cache Valley Drifters is excellent Bluegrass. The Cash record is a 4 LP repackage/box, all NM vinyl. The Carlos record is a Brazilian import. Great record, although I can't understand a single word he's singing.

It's not often I find Coltrane records, nice to grab these. "Conglomeration" is a high school band. Actually very good, definitely a keeper.

Not so keen on "Cutting Crew" after listening, probably gonna pass it on. The Deep Purple of course is excellent, a German pressing.

The Sally Eaton LP is a somewhat rare Psych/Folk record on the Paramount label. Nice to find my favorite Esquivel LP in Near Mint condition, a welcome upgrade.

A Near Mint copy of "Frijid Pink"... never thought I'd find one in this condition.

Olive-green label Dead LPs and a German import Hendrix.

This Wanda Jackson is about as close to "Mint" as I've ever seen, nearly impossible given the black cover.

Yes, I do actively seek out the strange and unusual!

I gave this Jerry Lee Lewis LP a spin... it's a rocker!

From Hawaiian Christmas LPs to Japanese Metal bands, a wide range of great music.

My buddy Mike finds gem!!! Must've found about eight copies of this LP.

Super clean Loretta Lynn and Rose Maddox LPs will be upgrades to my existing copies. These Mayall LPs are both compilations, one of live material.

I already have "Ummagumma", but another copy for free, why not? Looking forward to spinning this Jaco Pastorius LP.

I never expected to see a British Invasion act on the Audio Fidelity label. I suspect this Tito Puente LP is gonna be 'Killer.'

Dutch and U.K. imports. "The Smile" is a private label, looks like Rock, I'll have to spin to find out if it's 'junk' or 'gem.'

I'm always looking for early Xian Rock. I don't think this Randy Stonehill LP is particularly rare, still a nice find. God only knows about this 'Christmas' LP.... looks like it's gonna be one helluva weird one.

The cleanest "Plays Telstar" I've ever found. The Porter Wagoner (and about six other LPs) were still-sealed copies. Happy to find this Tom Waits LP, filling a gap in my collection.

Just about every genre of music imaginable in this dig. That Komlossy LP is a Hungarian import.

There were a lot of Christian LPs to dig through. I looked for the weird spoken word stuff, and anything that looked like Christian Rock.

In addition to these Jazz 78 rpm album sets, I also pulled about 70 single ten inch records and a nice Sinatra twelve incher. Some really choice stuff, Hot Jazz & Big Band from the '20s/'30s, some R&B and Doo Wop from the late '50s, etc....

A shame about the mold damage on the beautiful Jim Flora "Bix and Tram" album cover, but the 78s are in pristine condition. Some killer Hot Jazz from the late '20s.

Mike left, and Dave (yours truly) right, in front of a huge pile of records we spent four hours digging through.

Here's the LPs from the dig. Also kept about two dozen nice seven inch 45s from the '50s & '60s.

1910 Fruitgum Co. – 1,2,3 Red Light, Buddah BDS-5022
Agent Orange – This Is The Voice, Enigma ST-73209
Lex De Azevedo – Our Own Kind Of Music, Embryo ER-2046
The Band – Cahoots, Capitol SMAS-651
Bobby Bare – Hard Time Hungrys, RCA APL1-0906
The Beatles – Yesterday And Today, Capitol T-2553 (Peeled Butcher Cover)
Sandra Bernhard – Phone Sex 12” Single, Sony ABD-6467
Adam Bomb – Fatal Attraction, Geffen GHS-24066
The Alan Bown – S/T, MGM MFS-12,000
Brass Monkey – S/T, Rare Earth RS-523-DJ
Alicia Bridges – S/T, Polydor PD-1-5068
Peter Brown – Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me?, Drive 104
Dave Brubeck – In Europe, Columbia CL-1168
Butterbeans & Susie – S/T, Classic Jazz 29
The Cache Valley Drifters – Step Up To Big Pay!, Flying Fish FF-220
Roberto Carlos – S/T, CBS 137695 (Brazilian import)
Johnny Cash – The Electrifying Johnny Cash, Columbia PAS-5406 (4 LP box set)
Chairman Of The Board – In Session, Invictus SKAO-7304
Eugene Chadbourne – The English Channel, Parachute Records
Chicken Shack – Imagination Lady, London DES-18063 (Promo)
Class Action – S/T, KN Records NT-1011 (Promo)
Alice Coltrane – Universal Conciousness, Impulse AS-9210
John Coltrane – Ascension, Impulse A-95
John Coltrane – Wheelin’, Prestige P-24069 (two fer reissue)
The Coon Elder Band – Featuring Brenda Patterson, Mercury SRM-1-1140
Conglomeration – S/T, Wagner Co. LPS-395
Andrae Crouch & The Disciples – Keep On Singin’, Light LS-5546-LP
The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!! 12” single, Elektra 0-66783
Jim Curtis – Arms Around The Past, Jester NR-8583
Cutting Crew – Broadcast, Virgin 7-90573-1
Cyrus Faryar – Cyrus, Elektra EKS-74105
Deep Purple – In Rock, EMI/Harvest SHZE-288 (German import)
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends – On Tour With Eric Clapton, Atco SD-33326
The Dillards – Tribute To The American Duck, Poppy PP-LA175-F
Pete Drake – Talking Steel Guitar, SMASH MGS-27060
Steve Earle – Early Tracks, CBS FE-39226
Esperanto – Danse Macabre, A&M SP-3624
Sally Eaton – Farewell American Tour, Paramount PAS-5021
Esquivel – Exploring New Sounds In Stereo, RCA Victor LSP-1978
Fall Mountain – Early Fall, Parachute 9009
Joe Farrell – Song Of The Wind, CTI 6067
Frijid Pink – S/T, Parrot PAS 71033
Russ Garcia & Strings with Roy Eldridge – That Warm Feeling, Verve MG-V-2088
Erroll Garner – S/T, Columbia CL-535
Gowan – Strange Animal, Columbia BFC-40104
Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead, Warner Bros. WS-1869 (green label)
Grateful Dead – American Beauty, Warner Bros. WS-1893 (green label)
Dora Hall – Travellin’ With Dora Hall, Cozy PL-1010
Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys, Polydor 2480-005 (German import)
John Hiatt – Riding With The King, Geffen GHS-4017
Chris Hinze – Bamboo Magic, Atlantic SD-19185
Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days, Apple SW-3395
Dick Hyman – The Synthesizer, Command RSSD-968-2 (two LP reissue compilation)
Will Bronson Presents The In Crowd Singers, Solid State SS-18005
The Isley Brothers – Grand Slam, T-Neck FZ-37080
Wanda Jackson – Salutes The Country Music Hall of Fame, Capitol ST-2606
The Killer Whales – Emotional Geography, Ripete Records 392153
Klaudt Indian Family – The Highest Hill, Corner Stone Records KF-906
Krisma – Fido, Atlantic 80103-1
Tommy Ladnier – Jackass Blues, Chicago Mess Around, BYG 529-072 Vol. 22
Laid Back – Play It Straight, Sire 9-25288-1
John Lennon – Mind Games, Apple SW-3414
Lenny & Squiggy – Present Lenny & The Squigtones, Casablanca NBLP-7149
Jack E. Leonard – Rock And Roll Music For Kids Over Sixteen, VIK LX-1080
Jerry Lee Lewis – The “Killer” Rocks On, Mercury SRM1-637
The Lifeguards – C’mon And Swim, Wyncote W-9043
Buzzy Linhart – The Time To Live Is Now, Buddah KSBS-2037
Little Walter – Boss Blues Harmonica, Chess 2CH-60014
The Living Sound – S/T, Light LS-5601-LP
Chico Lopez – Cha Cha Chas And Merengues, Riviera 0006
Loudness – Thunder In The East, Atco 90246-1
Loudness – Lightning Strikes, Atco 90512-1
Arthur Lyman – Mele Kalikimaka, HI FI Records L-1018
Loretta Lynn – Your Squaw Is On The Warpath, Decca DL-75084
Rose Maddox – A Big Bouquet Of Rose’s!, Capitol T-1548
John Mayall – Looking Back, London PAS-562
John Mayall – The Dairy Of A Band, London PS-570
Sandy Nelson – Plays, Imperial LP-12249
The New Birth – Ain’t No Big Thing, But It’s Growing, RCA LSP-4526
Michael Omartian – Adam Again, Myrrh MSA-6576
Orion – Country, Sun 1019 (Gold vinyl)
Jamie Owens – Laughter In Your Soul, Light LS-5631-LP
Pacific Gas & Electric – Are You Ready, Columbia CS-1017
Patti Page – Y’all Come, Mercury SRW-16295
Charlie Parker – Achetypes, MGM M3F-4949
Jaco Pastorius – S/T, Epic PE-33949
Oscar Peterson – Blues Etude, Limelight LS-86039
Shawn Phillips – Spaced, A&M SP-4650
Pink Floyd – Ummagumma, EMI/Harvest STBB-388
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes – Brian Poole Is Here!, Audio Fidelity AFLP-2151
Guy Powell – S/T, Bard Productions
Prefab Sprout – Faron/Appetite 12” single, Epic EAS-2236
Tito Puente – Top Percussion, RCA Victor LPM-1617
Flora Purim – Stories To Tell, Milestone M-9058
Queen Ida And Her Zydeco Band – Caught In The Act!, GNP Crescendo GNPS-2181
Rare Earth – Ecology, Rare Earth 5C054-91698 (Holland import)
Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter, Decca SKL-5101 (UK import)
The Smile – S/T, (no label/cat. no.)
Sniff ‘N’ The Tears – Love Action, MCA 5242
Jimmie Spheeris – Isle Of View, Columbia C-30988
Steeleye Span – Parcel Of Rogues, Chrysalis CHR-1046
Steeleye Span – Please To See The King, Big Tree Records BTS-2004
Saga – Here I Am 12” single, Portrait RAS-2211
Randy Stonehill – Welcome To Paradise, Solid Rock Records SRA-2002
T.C. Stubblefield – Snowflake’s First Christmas, VRA Radioplay Music VRA-00025
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Back To New Orleans, Fantasy 24708 (two fer reissue)
Ray Therien – For All The Lovers I Have Known, Planet Earth Records 523
The Untouchables – Free Yourself/I Spy For The FBI/Piece Of Your Love 12” single, MCA L33-17032
The Ventures Play Telstar/The Lonely Bull, Dolton BLP-2019
Porter Wagoner – The Carroll County Accident, RCA Victor LSP-4116
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs, Island 7-90299-1
Jane Wiedlin – Blue Kiss/One Hundred Years Of Solitude 12” single, I.R.S. L33-10741
The Who – Magic Bus On Tour, Decca DL-75064
Johnny Winter – First Winter, Buddah BDS-7513
Joe Wise – A New Day, Fontaine House FH-03
The Young Holt Unlimited – Soulful Strut, Brunswick BL-754144
Goldie Zelkowitz – S/T, Janus JLS-3060
The Zombies – Odessey & Oracle, Date TES-4013
Sessions: The Black Maskers,/Harris: Symphony No. 3/Schuman: American Festival Overture, American Recording Society ARS-115
Erzsebet Komlossy – Sings Arias, Qualiton LPX-11329 (Hungarian import)
Hello World! Eleanor Roosevelt, The Little Society Orchestra/Scherman. Cond., RCA Victor LSC-2332
Richard Strauss: Taillefer Opus 52, Divertimento After Couperin, Symphony Orchestra Of Radio Berlin/Rother cond., Urania UR-7042
George London bass-baritone – Of Gods And Demons, Columbia Special Products P-14179
Respighi: Antique Dances And Airs Suites 1,2 and 3, Rome Symphony Orch/Ferrara cond., RCA Victor LM-2179
Artist Unknown?? - Theme From Friday The Thirteenth part 3/Rock Bottom 12” single, One Foot Records GR-1203
Various Artists – Newport Broadside 1963, Vanguard VSD-79144
Pigmeat Markham – If You Can’t Be Good, Be Careful!, Chess LP-1505
Kali Bahlu – Takes The Forest Children On A Journey Of Cosmic Remembrance, World Pacific WPS-21875
Chiitra Neogy – The Perfumed Garden, Pulsar AR-10600
Various Artists – The Best Of The King Biscuit Flower Hour, Silver Eagle SE-10674 (4 LP set)
Dr. Alton Ochsner – The Death Of A Smoker, Word W-6145-LP
Jack Wyrtzen – Sex And The Bible, Word W-6123-LP
Dr. Jack Van Impe – Hell Without Hell, Diadem DLP-310

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