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The record you can never find!!

Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 8:28 am
by eight6
We all have one, you know the record you've looked for forever, but can never find. Mine, that's simple: "Hemingway" by Blue Clocks Green". Over the years, I've been able to find limited pressings (200 copies pressed etc) and even a couple of pieces that were never intended for release, but not even a sniff of the Blue Clocks Green classic, 7" or 12". Hell, I can't even find the CMJ Certain Damage 15 CD that contained a version. Sure, I've got an mp3 of it but I'm addicted to collecting vinyl, not mp3's.
Tell me I'm not alone in this, others out there must have a similar story. Maybe reading about others grief will ease mine.

Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:08 am
by ben_at_work
I had my vinyl collection stollen about 3 years ago, it was pretty devastating. I was like Steve Buscemi's character in that movie "GhostWorld". I had a wall unit where I kept them and they were all lined up alphabetically. It kind of knocked the wind out

Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:36 am
by eight6
Benmoe:
Hundreds of NFAD vinyl/CD's available at GEMM.com. How in the hell did they steal a vinyl collection, I dread even moving mine from one room to another!
I can sympathize, I sold most of my stuff in the late 80'sfiguring EVERYTHING would be

Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:43 am
by bpdp3
Ahh...the life of the vinyl collector can be filled with heartbreak...
To this day I can't believe I let a high-school chum (who really wasn't into the scene, by the way) borrow my original copy of the Saint's "I'm Stranded" lp....I never saw that agai

Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:55 am
by ben_at_work
I had them boxed up ready for a move and as the day got late we decided to head out and finish the next day. Someone broke into the garage that night and cleaned me out. I scoured flea markets and garage sales for the next 6 months hoping to find the culp

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:09 am
by n/a5
U2's "A Celebration" single. I have looked everywhere and can't find the damn thing. It is easier (although pricey at over 50 British pounds) to find their first single U23 than it is to get the "A Celebtation" single. The band never really took to the

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:33 am
by eight6
Nero:
Plenty of copies of Celebration available at GEMM.com, but be willing to part with at least $50.00 US for a good copy. I thought I was the only sick puppy who enjoyed the smell of lp covers!!
eight6

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:57 am
by Ollie Stench
GEMM is just WAY TOO expensive to be a viable resource.
The one record I've been looking for is the 10" version of "Folk of the 80's" by Men Without Hats. Had a few on ebay that I almost won but got sniped at the last minute.

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:17 am
by eight6
Ollie:
I try not to look at the price, I quickly push the checkout button and enjoy the thrill of the purchase (until the Visa bill comes, of course).
I do agree though that the prices are high in comparison to some stand alone online retailers, but

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:34 am
by n/a5
[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>Nero:
Plenty of copies of Celebration available at GEMM.com, but be willing to part with a

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:15 am
by phillyidol
I have 2.
1- The group was called BLUSH. I don't know the name of the song but
I never found anything by them. A New Jersey nw station(106?) played it. On the internet all I found was another group that was now using the name. They sounded like c

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:31 am
by eight6
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This is going to sound even more sick: I think there is something slighlty erotic about slipping the album out off the cover and

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:09 am
by design_femme
Has anyone tried Musicstack.com? How does it compare to GEMM? Ordering from GEMM scares me a little, but I'm gonna have to give in one of these days. I'm too dependent on half.com
I've been looking for Area's [i]Fragments Of the Morning[/i] on CD forev

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:32 am
by eight6
I've bought numerous records (100's) online from both GEMM and Musicstack and I'd give the nod to GEMM as far as reliability and security. Not that the product quality is any better but you really have to do your homework to buy from a vendor on Musicstac

Posted:
Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:34 am
by i_like_lectric_motors
Musicstack is pretty cool but like Gemm, they are just the middleman. I don't think either will help you if you get screwed over. You really have to be careful about checking the customer ratings because there are some absolutely terrible sellers on both.