Saturday, 23 May 2015

Motorhead

Last weekend I watched the 2010 documentary Lemmy on Netflix. More than anything, it was an interesting look into the life of the Motorhead frontman, giving a glimpse into his daily routine of walking to the Rainbow Bar & Grill, playing the electronic trivia game at the bar, chain smoking Marlboroughs, and drinking Jack & Coke.

Watching the film propelled me to take out the only Motorhead release I have on vinyl -- a Yugoslavian release of the classic Ace of Spades (1980), which I picked up on kijiji a couple of years ago. I was determined to add more Motorhead to my collection, but the only problem is that it's hard to find original pressings without ordering them. A few months ago, I found a seller from Montreal on discogs who happened to have both albums I wanted: Overkill (1979) and Bomber (1979). The LPs sat in my cart until a couple of weeks ago, at which time I received an e-mail saying they were removed because they were sold.

Lucky for me, I did my weekly scan of kijiji to see if anything new had been added. I discovered the same guy who I bought Ace of Spades from was selling an original copy of the 1984 double album No Remorse, collector edition version with leather outer sleeve. This compilation features classic Motorhead album tracks, live tracks, odds & sods, and four new songs. Both albums are in terrific shape too.

               


Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Digital World Has Vinyl!

I had some time to kill before picking my wife up after work so I decided to stop in to Digital World and look around. The last time I was in, they did have some vinyl but it was very unorganized, and the selection wasn't very good. And I found the prices to be a tad high for the offering.

To my surprise, the vinyl had all been re-arranged, and there was a lot more of it. Great! I thought. Well, hold on a second.

$30 for ELO's Greatest Hits? I bought my near mint copy a couple of years ago for $2. This isn't a rare punk LP in great condition, it's a common greatest hits collection from 1979 that sold over 4 million copies in the US alone.

Did I get a $30 LP for $2?


$25 for Deep Purple's Perfect Strangers? I got mine for $6 at Spin It in Moncton. ZZ Top's Eliminator....$15? Really? I overpaid for mine at $5. Supertramp's Crime of the Century...$20. The Grease Soundtrack...$20. Where are these prices coming from? And better yet, is anybody paying these inflated prices? Even if I did find something I really wanted, the sticker shock was going to prevent me from breaking the bank.

I realize vinyl has gotten really popular over the last couple of years, but c'mon guys. Ridiculous. I understand you need to make a little bit of profit on each sale, but I'm afraid you're not going to be moving too many LPs with outrageous prices like that.




Monday, 30 March 2015

Slowhand

Spinning The Cream of Eric Clapton in honor of Slowhand, born 70 years ago today.

The Cream of Eric Clapton