Merry Christmas. Another 2024 pickup. A song that is a classic in the UK but I don't think really caught on in the Colonies
Christmas this year is just my wife and I. Last year we spent Christmas with Mom, my brothers and their families and my son, his wife and my granddaughters. Unfortunately we just couldn't travel this year. At least my we will get to watch our granddaughters on the phone open their presents.
The 11th day of Christmas finds me winding down with another pickup from this year- a pleasant surprise of a pickup. I have already started for next year with a few in the buy from Saturday. Always good to get a head start
Day 8 of Christmas posts. I had a copy of this years ago and it was crazy cracked. This was a recent pick up.
I received an early Christmas present yesterday. I saw a post for 1300 45s for $100. The picture didn't show anything you could make out other than a promo Reprise and promo Fontana label 45. I reached out Thursday to meet the person on Saturday morning. He was an hour away. We met and he had them in storage for over 30 years..he has a jukebox but decided to get rid of ones he does not listen to. He told me if I was not interested that was fine as a few other people had reached out to him. I opened the first box and in that handful were some promo rockabilly 45s and gospel on the peacock label. No need to look further, I happily handed him the $100. Once I went home I pulled out over 200 to clean and listen to...some garage and soul I am not familiar with. There were quite a few broken ones I tossed and some in extremely poor condition. It must have been providence that I pulled the ones I did as if I would have pulled the others I might have turned it down and I would have missed out on a great deal
Day 7 of Christmas posts and you don't get any more Garage than the Headcoatees...matter of fact, anything related to Billy Childish is recommended, and a really cool picture disc to boot
5th Day of Christmas brings another classic reissued after his death. Barely dented the charts at #64, it deserved a better faring in my opinion.
4th day of Christmas rekerds--Not garagey like their other 45s but catchy as all get out. I picked this up when I picked up the unreleased JCP
On the 3rd day of Christmas, we get the Christmas crying out of the way- Country Style
Day 2 of my Twelve Days of Christmas. From 1989.
The Twelve Days of Christmas posts. Thought I would start out with a biggie that I picked up around Christmas last year but already had my posts planned. I was happy to finally get a copy of this one. I'm still on the lookout for some other biggies on my want list and maybe someday.
It's only Wednesday but work has been rough this week. I am so looking forward to the weekend. I believe there is a record show in Raleigh Sunday- I have not been to a show in years but I am not sure I want to venture out
My new router was acting up yesterday and this morning. It better shape up as I will take it back in a heartbeat because of the amount of $ I paid for it
Other projects kept me busy all day yesterday and I did not get to record any 45s. Digging into the archives of stuff I have recorded but have not uploaded. I believe this is a pricey one
