Dollar Bin Staples

[fishmongerfunk]

in other words, records that if you don't have or haven't heard you should pick up for a buck or two on the strength.

i'll start off:

Every Steely Dan record
Every Sly Stone record before and including "Small Talk"
Every Joni Mitchell record
Herbie Hancock- Headhunters and Thrust
Ahmad Jamal - But Not for Me

 

[skel]

Reed Seed

Any record by Nick Heyward and Haircut One Hundred

Youngblood by War

 

[dj_cityboy]

James Last - Hair

 

[stratasphere]

on the Joni Mitchell.

 

[stratasphere]

Most of the Aerosmith catalogue.

 

[Horseleech]

Earth, Wind and Fire

 

[RAJ]

david crosby - remember my name


Fleetwood Mac - Heros are Hard to Find

 

[Jimster]

Miles or Coltrane comps


The Police


Stevie


Saturday Night Fever OST


Luther

 

[jaysus]

Ramsey Lewis was a big one for me starting out.

 

[TheKindCromang]

George Butler produced (tan and brown UA label) Ferrante and Teicher
Henry Mancini
Some later (70's) Paul Mauriat
Hugo Montenegro
??? just some cool easy listening $1 bin shit

 

[fishmongerfunk]

all the 70's isley brothers records


anita baker- rapture


talking heads- remain in light


jeff beck - blow by blow and wired


roberta flack- feel like making love


bruce cockburn- humans and innercity front


donovan- barbajagal and hurdy gurdy man


the police- synchronicity

 

[Dante]

RAJ said:david crosby - remember my name

is that a dollar bin record? any way, everyone should have a copy and listen to it until it makes sense.

looks like people are going for non soul picks here...

• hot buttered soul & what's going on, for starters
• the jam - all mod cons
• todd rundgren - i saw the light (single)
• a 60s motown comp
• something by coltrane, anything.

 

[phatmoneysack]

Most (if not all) Minnie Ripperton

 

[RAJ]

• Average White Band - S/T
• Average White Band - Soul Searching
• Any Bill Withers
• Bob James - One
• Boston - S/T
• Brass Construction - II
• Brothers Johnson - Right on Time
• The Cars - S/T
• The Cars - Candy O
• Change - The Glow of Love
• Cheap Trick - In Color
• Chic - C'est Chic
• The Chicago Transit Authority
• Commodores - Greatest Hits
• Deep Purple - Machine Head

 

[bobtheorange]

Heres a few:


Most James Brown 45s pre-80s.


Fever Tree - S/T


Brick - Good High


Late 60s/Early 70s Temptations


Isaac Hayes - ...To Be Continued & Black Moses


The Viceroys - Granny's Pad


Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't That A Bitch


War - All Day Music


Mandrill - S/T & Composite Truth


Brian Auger - Closer To It


Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine


Deodato - Prelude


Chico Hamilton - The Master


Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll


John Klemmer - Waterfalls(he isn't cheesy on this one)


Herbie Hancock - Man Child


Early 1970s Les McCann

 

[mrmatthew]

Dante said:RAJ said:david crosby - remember my name

is that a dollar bin record? any way, everyone should have a copy and listen to it until it makes sense.

Based on the recommendation of the 'strut, i actually did pick this record up in a dollar bin and it was in constant rotaion for about the 6 monthes last year. Had seen it more than a few times in the dollar bins over the years, too, so yeah, i'd consider it a Dollar Bin staple.

 

[youngEINSTEIN]

ramsey lewis - sun goddess


bt express - do it til your satisfied


van morrison - moon dance


robert palmer - sneakin salley through the alley


grover washington jr - mr magic and/or feels so good


superfly ost


barry white - i've got so much to give


funkadelic - uncle jam wants you


parliament - funkentelechy vs the placebo system


herbie hancock - headhunters


roy ayers ubiquity - vibrations


the jackson 5 - maybe tomorrow


herbie hancock - headhunters


ohio players - honey








peace, stein. . .

 

[Oligee]

bobtheorange said:Heres a few:


Most James Brown 45s pre-80s.


Fever Tree - S/T


Brick - Good High


The Viceroys - Granny's Pad


Mandrill - S/T & Composite Truth


Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine


Chico Hamilton - The Master


Herbie Hancock - Man Child

Definitely not super common $1 bin records in LA these days. haha

It's interesting how regional records are in regards to commonality and how the records you find are a reflection of the history and the community's demographics of an area.

 

[The_Hook_Up]

1st four Van Halen LPs


Alice Cooper-Love It to Death, Killer


1st three Blue Oyster Cult LPs


Grand Funk Railroad s/t


The Association-insight out


Any CCR LP


Chambers Brothers-Time has come today


Any 70s ZZ Top

 

[HarveyCanal]