Dollar Bin Staples
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wow, somehow ive never picked that cal tjader up. probably cause i havent seen it for a buck yet. not whining about its dollar status, but just surprised at myself i havent got it yet since i love some cal. to what other of his records is it comparable ?
gotta second grover washington jr joints.
reed seed, mr magic (one of those classic covers!!), feels so good (siiiiick), all the kings horses
how would you vote as dollar bin champion? most albums in the bins with highest quality material
ramsey? grover? steely dan? the police? prince? marvin?
mj really only has two in their consistently, but they are two of the greatest
reed seed, mr magic (one of those classic covers!!), feels so good (siiiiick), all the kings horses
how would you vote as dollar bin champion? most albums in the bins with highest quality material
ramsey? grover? steely dan? the police? prince? marvin?
mj really only has two in their consistently, but they are two of the greatest
oor:
George Benson "Breezin", "Give Me The Night", "In Flight"
Bob James "Touchdown"
Deodato "Prelude", "Deodato 2"
Grover Washington "Mister Magic"
*Most CTI from the 70's*
Paul McCartney "McCartney"
Neil Young "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere"
Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Sly Stone, Earth, Wind, & Fire (any from the 70's)
Ahmad Jamal "Happy Music"
Roberta Flack "First Take", "Chapter Two"
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Bob James "Touchdown"
Deodato "Prelude", "Deodato 2"
Grover Washington "Mister Magic"
*Most CTI from the 70's*
Paul McCartney "McCartney"
Neil Young "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere"
Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Sly Stone, Earth, Wind, & Fire (any from the 70's)
Ahmad Jamal "Happy Music"
Roberta Flack "First Take", "Chapter Two"
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
hcrink said:NerdAlert saidefinitely not super common $1 bin records in LA these days. haha
Seriously, when is the last time you guys have regularly pulled clean copies of most of this shit in a dollar bin? I mean I definitely remember when most of these WERE $1 bin staples, but yeah, not really in the last 5 years.
You can pull great stuff from the dollar bins of many metropolitan areas of the United States, even in 2012. Don't let the Bay Area get you jaded!
The Franks and Grover stuff I consider my own cheap champions. "Winelight" was always cheap in the late 80s - has this somehow achieved Grael status despute having "Just The Two Of Us" on it? It must have sold millions.
jjfad, what is your take on the latest Franks output? Songs are still strong but production is just too clean, no sound of air being shifted in the studio. On the good stuff like "One Bad Habit" and "B'wana" you can almost hear the charts being read; the horns especially had real tone. I mean, the Jef-Lorber-produced era stuff was hella clean, but somehow had decent dynamic range.
jjfad, what is your take on the latest Franks output? Songs are still strong but production is just too clean, no sound of air being shifted in the studio. On the good stuff like "One Bad Habit" and "B'wana" you can almost hear the charts being read; the horns especially had real tone. I mean, the Jef-Lorber-produced era stuff was hella clean, but somehow had decent dynamic range.
As far as the new stuff goes, the songwriting is still killer, but production is definitely lacking some rawness. I notice a lot of newer stuff (not just Franks) that have horns that are lacking in the way you descirbed. The horns on Bwana are hard to top. That sax solo is
man, i dont even OWN 50% of this shit, and i WOULD if it came up at all locally. sometimes i envy you people that live in places where good music is plentiful and then i remember how if i DO find something good here, its usually insanely cheap and nobody else is after it. thats good too.
What about CTI albums are they still to be found in $ bins.
They have been the butt of many jokes on SS over the years with much talk of pulling them from $ bins.
Over here in the UK they go (or at least did) for ??10+ and I'd say are held in higher esteem
over here, i mean no one is fiending after them in 2012 but I don't hear them getting clowned on.
They have been the butt of many jokes on SS over the years with much talk of pulling them from $ bins.
Over here in the UK they go (or at least did) for ??10+ and I'd say are held in higher esteem
over here, i mean no one is fiending after them in 2012 but I don't hear them getting clowned on.
Heatwave - Central Heating
Issac Hayes - Joy
Steely Dan - Aja
Odetta albums I usually find on the cheap and love.
Issac Hayes - Joy
Steely Dan - Aja
Odetta albums I usually find on the cheap and love.
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