An Afternoon At The Crack House

[tmazz]

Since the 20% off sale was still on I figured I should check out the other Mr. Cheapo location and ended up doing even better there.

LPs

The Montreux '77 Collection - Pablo Live 8 LP Box Set

CDs
Modern Jazz Quartet: The Coplet MJQ Prestige and Pablo Recordings - Prestige/Pablo 4 CD Box Set w/ 38 page Book
Joe Pass: University of Akron Concert - Pablo CD
Count Basie Orchestra: Count Plays Duke - MAMA CD
John Pizzarelli - Rockin' in Rhythm, A Tribute to Duke Ellington - Telarc CD
Bucky Pizzarelli Meets Slam Stewart & Red Norvo - Stash CD

And these were from the Quarter bin.......
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance - Reprise CD
Sonny Rollins: Sunny Days, Starry Nights
The Jimmy McGriff and Hank Crawford Quartet: Right Turn on Blue - Telarc Jazz CD
Tierney Sutton: Dancing in the Dark - Telarc Jazz CD
Tierney Sutton Band: Desire - Telarc Jazz CD
Joe Williams: Ballad and Blues Master - Verve CD
Dianne Schuur: In Tribute - GRP CD
Williams - Sonoma, An American Barbecue - Universal Special Markets CD

The whole lot cost me $38 and $17.50 of that was for the MJQ set. Gotta love Mr. Cheapos. 

[tmazz]

Made a trip to Prex yesterday with the Pumpkinman to celebrate his retirement. We also met up with Shadowlight who after shopping invited us over to his home for some delicious lunch and a bit of musical enjoyment. (If I live as close to PREX as he does I would be in a whole lot of trouble.  )

Unfortunately I did not find much in the way of vinyl, but I did have a good day on the digital side.

LPs:
 
The Tatum Group Masterpieces – Pablo LP
ZZ Top: Eliminator – Warner Bros LP
 
SACDs:
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe’ – Levine/Boston Symphony Orchestra – BSO Classics SACD
J. S. Bach: The Complete Orchestral Suite – Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque – Telarc SACD
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks/Water Muisc – Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque – Telarc SACD
 
CDs:
Oscar Peterson in Russia – Pablo 2 CD set
Oscar Peterson: Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival – Pablo CD
Oscar Peterson/Buddy DeFranco: Hark – Pablo CD
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra – Up in Duke’s Workshop – Pablo CD
Ella Fitz Gerald and Joe Pass: …. Again – Pablo CD
Roy Eldridge: Little Jazz and the Jimmy Ryan All-Stars – Pablo CD
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band, Volume 1 – Pablo CD
Milt Jackson: Mostly Duke – Pablo CD
Harry “Sweets” Edison /Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis: Simply Sweets – Pablo CD
Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume 8 – Pablo CD
Ben Webster: For the Guv’nor – Charly CD (UK Import)
Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby – Riverside K2 CD
Kenny Burrell: Unlimited 1 -  High Note CD
Benny Carter: Songbook, Volume 2 – Music Masters Jazz CD
Benny Carter: Harlem Renaissance – Music Masters Jazz 2 CD Set
Illinois Jacquet: Flying Home, The Best of the Verve Years – Verve CD
Sonny Rollins: Silver City, A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone – Milestone 2 CD Set
Johnny Hodges: This Jeep is Jumpin’ – Proper 4 CD Set (English Import)
Scott Hamilton& Bucky Pizzarelli: The Red Door – Concord CD
Laurind Almeida/Carlos Barbosa-Lima/Charlie Byrd: Music of the Brazilian Masyers – Concord Picante CD
Casy Abrams: Jazz – Chesky CD
Tony Bennet: The Complete Improv Recordings – Concord 4 CD Set
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love is Here to Stay – Verve CD
Diana Krall: Quiet Nights – Verve CD
Mel Torme: The Best of the Concord Years – Concord 2 CD Set
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri - DRG CD
The King’s Singers: The Beatles Connection – EMI CD (German Import)
Tangerine Dream: Tyger – Relativity CD
Eric Clapton: Chronicles, The Best of Eric Clapton – Reprise CD
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Friends: Solos, Sessions & Encores – Epic CD
The Vaughan Brothers: Family Style – Epic CD
Keb Mo: Just Like You – Okeh/Epic CD
Alan Parsons: On Air - River North CD
Cowboy Junkies: Black Eyed Man – RCA CD
Rickie Lee Jones: The Evening of My Best Day – V2 CD
Rickie Lee Jones: It’s Like This – Artemis CD
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Legend – Tuff Going CD

[S Clark]

Wow.  That's one heck of a haul you made.  Lots of great stuff there. 

[Nick B]

Made a trip to Prex yesterday with the Pumpkinman to celebrate his retirement. We also met up with Shadowlight who after shopping invited us over to his home for some delicious lunch and a bit of musical enjoyment. (If I live as close to PREX as he does I would be in a whole lot of trouble.  )

Unfortunately I did not find much in the way of vinyl, but I did have a good day on the digital side.

LPs:
 
The Tatum Group Masterpieces – Pablo LP
ZZ Top: Eliminator – Warner Bros LP
 
SACDs:
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe’ – Levine/Boston Symphony Orchestra – BSO Classics SACD
J. S. Bach: The Complete Orchestral Suite – Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque – Telarc SACD
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks/Water Muisc – Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque – Telarc SACD
 
CDs:
Oscar Peterson in Russia – Pablo 2 CD set
Oscar Peterson: Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival – Pablo CD
Oscar Peterson/Buddy DeFranco: Hark – Pablo CD
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra – Up in Duke’s Workshop – Pablo CD
Ella Fitz Gerald and Joe Pass: …. Again – Pablo CD
Roy Eldridge: Little Jazz and the Jimmy Ryan All-Stars – Pablo CD
Milt Jackson + Count Basie + The Big Band, Volume 1 – Pablo CD
Milt Jackson: Mostly Duke – Pablo CD
Harry “Sweets” Edison /Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis: Simply Sweets – Pablo CD
Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume 8 – Pablo CD
Ben Webster: For the Guv’nor – Charly CD (UK Import)
Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby – Riverside K2 CD
Kenny Burrell: Unlimited 1 -  High Note CD
Benny Carter: Songbook, Volume 2 – Music Masters Jazz CD
Benny Carter: Harlem Renaissance – Music Masters Jazz 2 CD Set
Illinois Jacquet: Flying Home, The Best of the Verve Years – Verve CD
Sonny Rollins: Silver City, A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone – Milestone 2 CD Set
Johnny Hodges: This Jeep is Jumpin’ – Proper 4 CD Set (English Import)
Scott Hamilton& Bucky Pizzarelli: The Red Door – Concord CD
Laurind Almeida/Carlos Barbosa-Lima/Charlie Byrd: Music of the Brazilian Masyers – Concord Picante CD
Casy Abrams: Jazz – Chesky CD
Tony Bennet: The Complete Improv Recordings – Concord 4 CD Set
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love is Here to Stay – Verve CD
Diana Krall: Quiet Nights – Verve CD
Mel Torme: The Best of the Concord Years – Concord 2 CD Set
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri - DRG CD
The King’s Singers: The Beatles Connection – EMI CD (German Import)
Tangerine Dream: Tyger – Relativity CD
Eric Clapton: Chronicles, The Best of Eric Clapton – Reprise CD
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Friends: Solos, Sessions & Encores – Epic CD
The Vaughan Brothers: Family Style – Epic CD
Keb Mo: Just Like You – Okeh/Epic CD
Alan Parsons: On Air - River North CD
Cowboy Junkies: Black Eyed Man – RCA CD
Rickie Lee Jones: The Evening of My Best Day – V2 CD
Rickie Lee Jones: It’s Like This – Artemis CD
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Legend – Tuff Going CD

Nice you mentioned Shadowlight. Haven’t seen him in quite a while. Hope he’s doing well.

[tmazz]

I had an old filling shatter earlier this week so Tuesday morning it was off to the dentist.

Well, as I have mentioned here previously, my dentist is located a block away from Infinity Records, so...........

LPs

Count Basie's Big Band: Farmers Market Barbecue - Alalong Productions 45 RPM, 180g, 2 LP Set (TAS List)
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Ansermet/Suisse Romande - London 2 LP Box Set (British Pressing)
Beethoven: Violin Concerto - Heifetz/Munch/Boston Symphony Orchestra - RCA Red Seal LP
Fiedler/Boston Pops : Greatest Hits of the 70s - RCA Gold Seal LP
Jean-Pierre Rampal/Rene Bartoli: Music for Flute and Guitar (An 18th Century Serenade) - Columbia Odyssey LP

Hey, if Congress cannot get a Covid Stimulus package passed I just feel it is my civic duty to help prop up the local economy.

[tmazz]

Got another coupon in my email today for 20% off my entire order at Mr. Cheapo's and it would just be wrong to not use something like that.........

CDs

Ben Webster: Jammin' - Viper's Nest CD
Ben Webster Quartet: My Man (Live at Montmartre 1973) - SteepleChase CD
The Best of John Coltrane - Pablo CD
Joe Pass: Blues Dues (Live at Long Beach City College) - Pablo CD
Joe Pass in Hamburg - ACT CD
Count Basie: Frankly Basie (Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra) - Verve CD
Laurindo Almeida/Bud Shank: Brazilliance, Vol. 2 - World Pacific CVD
Al Stewart: Time Passages Live - BMG CD

[tmazz]

I went down to Washington DC this weekend to visit with Meredith's daughter. The girls went out weeding dress shopping and so I took the opportunity to check out one of the area record stores. Not a great place, but I was able to pick up a bunch of clearance bin stuff  at 50% off. Nothing great, but stuff that was worth taking a shot at given the price,


LPs


Illinois Jacquet: Genius at Work - Black Lion LP

Robert Greenidge and Michael Utley: Mad Music - MCA Masters LP (Pressed on MoFi Vinyl)

Arlo Guthrie: One Night - Warner Bros LP (Promo Copy)

The Nylons - Attic LP

Bobby Sherman: Here Comes Bobby - Metromedia LP

(I bought this one for Meredith . This album was one of her Favs when she was 9 years old. I found a copy with the full foldout poster and the original stickers for only $2)



CDs


Dexter Gordon: Take the A Train - Black Lion CD

Paco de Lucia: Cositas Buenas - Blue Thumb CD (Promo Copy)

Robert Cray: Take Your Shoes Off - Rykodisc CD

Christopher Hollyday: Telepathy - Jazzbeat CD

Clifford Laml - Blues & Hues - Weberworks CD

Lyn Stanley: London Calling - A.T. Music CD

Lyn Stanley: London with a Twist - Live at Bernies - A.T. Music CD

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird, The Movie - MCA CD

The Best of Sting, 1984-1994 - A&M CD

[rpf]

Hey Tom, what kind of dress does one do "weeding" in?   

Sorry, couldn't resist.   

[P.I.]

Hey Tom, what kind of dress does one do "weeding" in?   

Sorry, couldn't resist.   

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha...   

[James Edward]

I went down to Washington DC this weekend to visit with Meredith's daughter. The girls went out weeding dress shopping and so I took the opportunity to check out one of the area record stores. Not a great place, but I was able to pick up a bunch of clearance bin stuff  at 50% off. Nothing great, but stuff that was worth taking a shot at given the price,


LPs


Illinois Jacquet: Genius at Work - Black Lion LP

Robert Greenidge and Michael Utley: Mad Music - MCA Masters LP (Pressed on MoFi Vinyl)

Arlo Guthrie: One Night - Warner Bros LP (Promo Copy)

The Nylons - Attic LP

Bobby Sherman: Here Comes Bobby - Metromedia LP

(I bought this one for Meredith . This album was one of her Favs when she was 9 years old. I found a copy with the full foldout poster and the original stickers for only $2)



CDs


Dexter Gordon: Take the A Train - Black Lion CD

Paco de Lucia: Cositas Buenas - Blue Thumb CD (Promo Copy)

Robert Cray: Take Your Shoes Off - Rykodisc CD

Christopher Hollyday: Telepathy - Jazzbeat CD

Clifford Laml - Blues & Hues - Weberworks CD

Lyn Stanley: London Calling - A.T. Music CD

Lyn Stanley: London with a Twist - Live at Bernies - A.T. Music CD

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird, The Movie - MCA CD

The Best of Sting, 1984-1994 - A&M CD

I guess I’m at the exact age for the Bobby Sherman thing. One older and one younger sister loved him at the time. I had to watch ‘Here Come The Brides’ every week. I would bet Meredith remembers the show. My younger sister invited Bobby to her 8th birthday party, but he didn’t show…

[tmazz]

So I went over to the library this afternoon to return a few things and they had a bunch of CDs on the discard shelf. Usually these CDs are ones that have not seen much use and are being withdrawn from circulation and acre offered for sale at $1 each. But today there were quite a few discs that were obviously not retired Library discs, many of them still sealed. Was also a new sign saying that the CDs were now $1 each or 6 for $5.


I ended up finding 5 SACDs, 6 CDs and one  2 CD set. I told the woman I had an even dozen and handed her a $20 bill, expecting a 10 back in change. She returned and handed me $18 change saying that they were trying to move things out so they were having a one day 6 for a dollar sale!


Sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time.  :2thumb


Today's haul:


Rachmaninoff: Symphony No, 3 - Gergiev/London Symphony Orchestra - LSO Live SACD


Dvorák & Lalo Cello Concertos - Johannes Moser, Cello - Pentatone SACD


Haydn: Symphonies 31, 70 & 101 - Ticciati/Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Linn SACD


Gloriae Dei Cantores - Unto Ages of Ages - Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation SACD


Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan" - Fischer/Utah Symphony - Reference Recordings SACD


True Concord Voices & Orchestra: Far in the Heavens, Choral Muisc of Stephan Pualus - Reference Recordings Fresh! CD


Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique - Muti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra - CSO Resound 2 CD Set


John Morris/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra:  American Originals  - Telrac CD


Steve Reid's Bamboo Forest: Mysteries - Telarc Jazz Zone CD


Lionel Hampton: Ring dem Vibes - Verve CD


Barbara Streisand: Love is the Answer - Columbia CD


Robert Plant/Allison Krauss: Raising Sand - Rounder CD


Not bad for two bucks............

[Nick B]

So I went over to the library this afternoon to return a few things and they had a bunch of CDs on the discard shelf. Usually these CDs are ones that have not seen much use and are being withdrawn from circulation and acre offered for sale at $1 each. But today there were quite a few discs that were obviously not retired Library discs, many of them still sealed. Was also a new sign saying that the CDs were now $1 each or 6 for $5.


I ended up finding 5 SACDs, 6 CDs and one  2 CD set. I told the woman I had an even dozen and handed her a $20 bill, expecting a 10 back in change. She returned and handed me $18 change saying that they were trying to move things out so they were having a one day 6 for a dollar sale!


Sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time.  :2thumb


Today's haul:


Rachmaninoff: Symphony No, 3 - Gergiev/London Symphony Orchestra - LSO Live SACD


Dvorák & Lalo Cello Concertos - Johannes Moser, Cello - Pentatone SACD


Haydn: Symphonies 31, 70 & 101 - Ticciati/Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Linn SACD


Gloriae Dei Cantores - Unto Ages of Ages - Gloriae Dei Artes Foundation SACD


Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan" - Fischer/Utah Symphony - Reference Recordings SACD


True Concord Voices & Orchestra: Far in the Heavens, Choral Muisc of Stephan Pualus - Reference Recordings Fresh! CD


Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique - Muti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra - CSO Resound 2 CD Set


John Morris/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra:  American Originals  - Telrac CD


Steve Reid's Bamboo Forest: Mysteries - Telarc Jazz Zone CD


Lionel Hampton: Ring dem Vibes - Verve CD

Barbara Streisand: Love is the Answer - Columbia CD


Robert Plant/Allison Krauss: Raising Sand - Rounder CD


Not bad for two bucks............

A great haul…. In the right place at the right time   

[etcarroll]

Just an fyi - the Original Crack House - Double Decker records in Allentown, closed down for good the 1st week of December.

A moment of silence please.

[malloy]

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Sad to hear another record store biting the dust.

As for myself, I've completely stopped buying any used CDs at thrift shops and the local libraries. I haven't even listened to the ones I picked up more than 5 years ago!


Paul

[Nick B]

Just an fyi - the Original Crack House - Double Decker records in Allentown, closed down for good the 1st week of December.

A moment of silence please.

Very sad… When I decided to sell my turntable, arm etc, I was able to sell some albums, donate some others, but most I had to toss due to lack of interest from individual buyers and record shops 😢