Came across Blair “Nitelife” on LP out in the wilds of Cheltenham about this time last year. Wasn’t cheap but managed to get a decent deal with a trade of a couple of bits. First time in 20 odd years I’ve found a genuine grail out in the racks. Proper heartstopper moment
I got the original pressing of Blue Nile - Hats in a bargain bin in Seville two years back, NM too. I often wonder how these things are not checked. Also, as mentioned in the Jazz topic a Sadao Watanabe - Live At Pit Inn on Christmas Eve for £5 which is going for £800 sheets elsewhere more or less.
In Iceland I found ‘Roy Haynes - Thank You Thank You’ for a few quid, not a holy grail find but it’s weird finding these things pop out of nowhere and in the case right at the back of some dusty records. I was digging against the clock as we had a flight out of Iceland the same morning. Anxiety digging is not a good state of mind but the results worked in my favour.
Not a find but I was handed a Radiohead - In Rainbows deluxe box set by a friend who was tidying up his home, he knew the price but said it was better in my hands. That was a kind touch.
Digging in Mexico City last year allowed me to pull out a load of Fania Records, not so much hard to find but hard to get without having to pay huge import fees for poor copies. I was able to pick up loads of Salsa 12"'s for a few quid. The store owners were bemused by my enthusiasm.
Tommy McGee - Now That I Have You, for a couple of quid a few years back in the Marylebone High Street Oxfam. Just been re-issued but was pricey at the time.
Came to my attention when Moonboots played this but there is a background story which includes Boggy & Martin Brew and a record fair anyway i picked this up in Huddersfield for £2 safe to say its rather expensive online.
My only regret is i didn’t buy the other copies they said they had in the office although they weren’t as cheap (they sold the others at £40 a go)
This, bought online from a guy who had another cheap record I wanted which was less expensive than shipping. Tacked this on unheard, and it was much better than the record I wanted in the first place.
Ah that Ahmed Fakroun is a find! A local record store (Toronto) had the dodgy re-press which doesn’t have Ya Farhi Bik (imo the best song on the record) so I passed on it. I eventually found a copy on cassette (!) for relatively cheap.
I got all of these in one go when I bought around 100 or so from an ex DJ who was selling his entire collection several years ago. I obviously didn’t get them for pennies but I did get a pretty good deal.
I really haven’t had too many big finds over the years(live in Sydney, slim on the ground). I got these two for a few quid each in a Bournemouth record shop in about '96 on a quick visit.
Sydney was once a digger’s playground - sadly, with many stores closing over the past 20 years and even the op shops charging discogs prices instead of a few bucks a piece, it’s become pretty f#cking grim, to say the least.
Just had a pallet load delivered that I’m going through now It has also just started raining meaning I don’t have to take the kids to the park, happy days!
anyway i picked this up in Huddersfield for £2 safe to say its rather expensive online.
It has also just started raining meaning I don’t have to take the kids to the park, happy days!