On Friday, I received an email from Strictly Discs announcing that they have received a 2000 piece record collection. This weekend they would be allowing people a sneak peak at the collection before it hit the store’s main shelves. I showed up yesterday and spent an hour looking thru boxes in the store’s basements. I found a couple of gems.
In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson
This is probably the find I’m happiest about. Two of my friends own this on record and I’ve always been jealous of them. I really enjoy 21st Century Schizoid Man, but I mainly bought this record because of the incredible album cover.
Revolver – The Beatles
I’ve been looking for this record since I started collecting last summer. I’ve found it a few times but it’s either been in rough shape or priced above $35. I was delighted when I found it yesterday for $11.99. This is my favorite Beatles album and is easily in my top 5 records of all time.
Harvest – Neil Young
I’ve seen this record around quite a bit, but I finally found a copy that was in really nice shape. I already own After the Goldrush, but you cannot go wrong with Harvest either. It is also the first Neil Young album I heard. I feel that Neil Young is an artist that sounds better on record than cd or mp3.
For the past few months, I’ve been searching for 5 specific records. The additions of Revolver and In the Court of the Crimson King to my vinyl record collection eliminate two of those records off the list.
Happy National Neil Diamond Day!
–dan