Yard sale finds

[Murray]

I normally avoid yard sales, because I already have more than enough junk of my own. However, today was a holiday in Canada, so I went out for a leisurely walk, and happened past a sale, so I decided to stop and have a look. I asked the seller if he had any records, and he pulled out a large box of LPs. What I saw in there nearly made my jaw drop...

I am now the proud owner of Summertime, Coney Island, Main Event Live, Just You And Me, Beyond, Fandango, and Bullish!... and I'm only out $3.50 for the lot! I've never heard any of these albums before, so the turntable will be getting quite a workout in the next few days.


Does anyone else have any yard sale stories to tell?

 

[Harry]

Not quite as dramatic as those, but somewhat similar. Good finds, Murray.

It was probably 15 years ago and we were attending a summer fireman's carnival not too far from home. On the grounds of that carnival, there's a little building which was full of yard sale-type stuff: old books, knick-knacks, old cameras and equipment, and old clothing.

On the floor I spotted about three boxes full of record albums, so while my wife browsed the other stuff, I leaved through the records. What I found was stone mint copies of virtually every Tijuana Brass album from LONELY BULL up through BEAT OF THE BRASS, each priced at 99 cents. So I went for all of them, just as a way of freshening up my catalog.

I'd been making car tapes on cassette and wanted better copies of these old TjB albums to use as a source, since not all of the material had come out on CD. So for albums like SOUNDS LIKE, NINTH and WARM, these worked perfectly. I grabbed the others just to have better copies on LP.

This is where I found my "hybrid" copy of WHAT NOW MY LOVE, where side one plays as I remember it (the echoey version with no bump'n'grind "Plucky"), but side two has the missing trombone version of "Brasilia". Until this site came along, I thought I was losing it with THAT track!

Harry

 

[4haverstocks]

What's the "missing trombone version of Brasilia"?

Dan

 

[Harry]

What's the "missing trombone version of Brasilia"?

Dan

The one that you'll find on every CD version.

The original LP of the WHAT NOW MY LOVE album that I grew up with was a different mix than what's ended up on CD.

Search our old threads, I'm sure you'll find a few discussions about it.

Harry

 

[Dave]

Does anyone else have any yard sale stories to tell?

How 'bout a PANASONIC Stereo (Cassette, Phono w/ 4-Speed Automatic Changer, AM/FM/FM Stereo Tuner, Slide-Bars for Volume, Bass, Treble, Balance, 2 Speakers) bought for just $15 in 1986!!! artyhat:



Dave