Best albums that can be picked up on the cheap

davel · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 21

What're the best albums which are old (or cool) enough to be picked up on the cheap either used or new? Tryin to get off the downloading bug.

hey look · **Posted:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:54 pm

www.yourmusic.com

davel · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 21

That's great and all, thanks for the link. I was more looking for opinions on what to check out that wouldn't cost me 15+ bucks.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:11 am

First of all, Davel, welcome to Obner -- tell us more about you in the Introductions Forum, if you would.

And secondly, what sort of music are you looking for?

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:17 am

I had The Who Sell Out ordered in to my store for me and the cost was $6.30 Canadian.

davel · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 21

Thanks

Sorry for not introducing myself, I always found intros annoying so I passed. I'll go and do it since people read em here.

Anyways, I was just looking for good some rock, pop, or electronic that is inexpensive to pick up. Anything along those lines or close would be great.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 7200050009

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 7700050015

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:39 am

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Gingersol The Train Wreck Is Behind You - $4.00 at Half.com

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Spoon A Series Of Sneaks - $7.45 at Half.com

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Ike Reilly Salesmen & Racists - $1.75 at Half.com

(you get the idea - check out Half.com)

Watermelon Gun · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:48 am

You can pick up pretty much the entire Grant Lee Buffalo catalog for ten bucks at most used stores I've seen.

I don't know if that appeals to anyone, but that's some truly underrated stuff.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:17 am

Pitchfork had a "best used bin finds" list, but I can't find it. The one that surprised me (in a good way, as I'm a fan) was Sugar's File Under: Easy Listening.

Bee OK · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:38 am

davel Wrote:

What're the best albums which are old (or cool) enough to be picked up on the cheap either used or new? Tryin to get off the downloading bug.

No need for that but yes, own the very best ones.

http://www.cmj.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/019603.html

Here is this boards Top 100 Albums of all time. Yes we mainly come from the CJM board. If you can find any of these, fairly cheap, than you should be OK. Not knowing what you are into this is as good as reference as anything else.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:00 am

If one is a Neil Young fan, you can pick up most of his earliest and best at ridiculously cheap prices.

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush both retail for about $6-7 Cdn. Most of his entire 70s catalogue can be picked up for a around $12.

I also bought Joni Mitchell's Blue and Court and Spark for around $10 apiece not too long ago.

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:48 am

I was going to suggest Sugar. I found File Under Easy Listening for $3 in California, and they had a bunch of them. I also picked up a couple of EP's for $2 each.
Score.

Gordo · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:54 am

Sketch Wrote:

Pitchfork had a "best used bin finds" list, but I can't find it. The one that surprised me (in a good way, as I'm a fan) was Sugar's File Under: Easy Listening.

This is always the CD I think of when it comes to good , used CDs you can find all over the place. You can actually find it for $.49 at Secondspin.com

Here are some other finds at secondspin for under a buck:

Ass Ponys -- Electric Rock Music
Murray Attaway -- In Thrall
Bare, Jr. -- Boo-Tay
the Connells -- Weird food & Devastation and Still Life
Getaway People -- Turnpike Diaries
God Street Wine -- $1.99 Romances

and that's just A through G at $1 or under...

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

i got public enemy's it takes a nation... quite a few years ago, but i got it for something like 6 or 7 canadian. one of the best purchases ive ever made.

pollysix · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:56 am **Posts:** 5174

[total record-store nerd comment]

I noticed recently that the Ninja Tune back catalog has dropped pretty significantly in price, (at least in Canada).

For example, the lovely and talented :

Used to be somewhere in the $26.00 range and now it's about $15.00.... resulting in me finally picking it up yesterday.

<--- waited 10 years to pick that puppy up.

[/total record-store nerd comment]

There are also quite a lot of old albums that have very low cost prices, e.g. The Stooges self-titled, the Velvet Underground's "Banana" album.

Another good way to save money is to completely swear-off any releases by SoulJazz. :wink:

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

polly six Wrote:

Another good way to save money is to completely swear-off any releases by SoulJazz. :wink:

that's a way, but not a good way.

Secondspin has the following in stock used:

Jim Carroll Band "Catholic Boy" $5.99
Maximilian Hecker "Infinite Love Songs" $7.99
Bobby Hutcherson "Dialogue" $6.99, "Now!" $8.99
JB's "Bring the Funk on Down" $7.99
Milton Nascimento "Mileagre Dos Peixes" $7.99
Michael Nesmith "And the Hits Just Keep On Coming" $7.99, "Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash" $5.99
Jules Shear "The Great Puzzle $3.99
The Smoke "My Friend Jack" $6.99
Caetano Veloso "Livro" $6.99
Moreno Veloso + 2 "Music Typewriter" $6.99

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

it depends on what is in the used cd bins...duh.

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:32 pm

Sketch Wrote:

Pitchfork had a "best used bin finds" list, but I can't find it. The one that surprised me (in a good way, as I'm a fan) was Sugar's File Under: Easy Listening.

Seconded. You can also find the b-sides album (cleverly titled Besides) WITH the live bonus disc quite often, or at least I do. And yes, the bonus live disc IS worth seeking out.

nobody · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:59 pm

If you want some good stuff cheap, get a turntable.

You can pick up just about any 80s albums that were in decent circulation for 5 bucks or less, 70s stuff that's not rare about the same.

When you get older and/or rare and collectible, you have to pay, or if you want fancy audiophile stuff, but for general run-of-the mill records from the 70s and 80s, you can get tons of stuff for cheap on vinyl.

davel · **Joined:** Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:51 pm **Posts:** 21

Thanks guys, all of it's been helpful

Gingersol sounded good from the samples among others I checked out.

scottycash99 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:46 am **Posts:** 1149

Quote:

Seconded. You can also find the b-sides album (cleverly titled Besides) WITH the live bonus disc quite often, or at least I do. And yes, the bonus live disc IS worth seeking out.

really? i've never seen it past the first week it came out (and im glad i picked in up, and yes it is worth having!!)

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