56. "the best thing about digging" In response to In response to 0
is finding rare records that you've never heard before on the cheap, or popular ones that you just don't have, or greatest hits so you can rock out to classic shit on vinyl. some steals that have become among my favorites:
- wonderwall music/george harrison - rarities/the beatles - columbia uni/princeton electronic music center (1961) - mariah carey's first album - talking book/stevie wonder - hotel california/the eagles - greatest hits by beach boys, diana ross, etc. - i won't even get started on old hip hop singles where you'll find tons of rare remixes and instrumentals..
and then there are those obscure avant-garde gems that are great for sampling or background music. i'm also lucky that i scooped the entire beatles catalog back around 2000 when vinyl wasn't really popular. that being said, you need to be aware of different releases, as quality of the pressing always varies.
stevehoffman.tv and discogs.com are your friends...