11/27/10 Waterloo

Hungry for Turkey. COME ON. You're hungry for music!

Spread Butter/(Into) Somethin' (Else) by The Dead Presidents -- 4
The Crawling Distance by Robert Pollard --11
Let's Get It On -- 6
Out of Our Head by The Rolling Stones --4
Smile by Laura Nyro --3
Velvet Underground and Nico -- 13

Let's start off with the Pollard. Robert Pollard is just too damn prolific. Every time I see one of his records used I have to snatch it up. Last time I was at waterloo I passed this one by for Elephant Jokes. I definitely made the right decision. However, there is some madcap brilliance to each one of his records so it's always worth a shot.

The Nyro wasn't as bad as I thought, sure it lacks any fast rip-roaring songs such as Sweet Blindess and Lu, but what's here is steady and consistent. All the songs are mid tempo, but they sound better than some of the slower ones in her earlier work.

I got the dead presidents disc because it had K on it. Yes that's stupid, and the more I look into K's back catalog, the more I realize that my vision of twee=K is not working out. It's a hip hop single that had enough tracks to look like an album. The songs (yes all two of them) aren't bad, but I don't need four versions of them.

Let's Get It On... Along with the Barry White, my record collection is now prepared for erotic nights.

But.... I can't get no satisfaction. I'm out of our heads. This record is a bunch of covers with a couple of originals tossed in, which is to say it's where the Stones started.

My brother got me VU+Nico. I love this album, and all of the velvets' stuff (well not counting sqeeze and White Light/White Heat is my least favorite but...) The cool thing about this record is that it has the original mono mixes which sound a whole lot different than what is on most cds. It's weird.

Well... that's it.

Oh I did get Exile on Main St. and All the Young Dudes. Both are pretty sweet. Special thanks Lauren.

Twitter Review New York Tendaberry

New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro is music for IM/texting your lover on a cold winter night. Lurv you Kanye!

5/7 Half Price Parmer Lane ATX!

Ok... So here's a new blog for you. I'll go to record stores and tell you what I get.

Today I went to the half price books on parmer lane. They didn't have a lot of records in comparison to other 1/2 price books, but all of the ones on the shelves were in really good condition. I did notice a lot of records that I usually find in clearance were up on the shelves, i.e. rod stewart, barry manilow, doobie brothers, kenny loggins and all the yatch rock ilk. They only had one beatles record (magical mystery tour for 50 bucks???), one stones record (emotional rescue), and one byrds records (best of). Also, the pricing seemed more unusual. I saw laura nyro's fourth record for 8 bucks, a record I usually see in clearance for a dollar. But they did have some newer records which surprised me such as the silver jews latest.

Anyways... to the records.
Here, My Dear by Marvin Gaye ---5 bucks
Cities In Dust by Siouxsie and the Banshees --- 4 bucks
Like a Prayer by Madonna --- 8 bucks
First Songs by Laura Nyro --- 4 bucks

Of these, I have only heard Laura Nyro's First Songs. Laura Nyro was a Brooklyn songwriter who garnered attention when other acts, most notably The 5th Dimension and Peter, Paul, and Mary, covered her songs. As far as this album goes, it's actually a re-issue of her first lp "more than a new discovery". The songs are pretty standard for what will become her style, however, she did not have as much creative control as Herb Bernstein. However, her next couple of albums are really good, especially if you enjoy people like Carole King and Judee Sill i.e. female singer-songwriters. If you're looking to get into Laura Nyro, pick up her second album Eli and the Thirteenth Confession.

Like a Prayer is really cool. I haven't seen any copies before going to this half price, so I definitely wanted to pick it up. It's got some good songs such as the title track, express yourself, and cherish. I can't wait to listen to it.

I bought the Siouxsie and the Banshees record because I knew they were a punk band and I thought it was an album. However, it is a 12 inch single and apparently their first single in the US released by geffen. Judging by what I've read it sounds like it may be a cure-ish song, but who knows. I thought pavement was a heavy metal band when I first heard of them.

The real find of this trip was Here, My Dear. I've wanted to hear this record every since my good friend Chris recommended it to me. I haven't seen a lot of Gaye records through my years of searching, maybe because I go to stores in the suburbs, but that's how it is. Marvin Gaye recorded this album while he was going through a divorce with Barry Gordy's sister, Anna Gordy. The artwork on this album is phenomenal, so definitely check out some images of the cover. The only problem I have with this purchase is that one one side of the jacket the bottom is torn... but that can easily be fixed with some rubber cement or another adhesive.

Well that's all for the first time. I hope you've enjoyed it.