Bosshoss Top 20 wants, priced
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$850 wasn't enough for Bosshoss to snag the Paper Menagerie 45? :confused:
reyes
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MopTopMike said:
never imagined that to be the winning bid. I froze when i saw my phone screen this morning.
vinyl01
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I forgot to ask...was it his VG+ or your VG+ grading?
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I never saw the 45 to make an evaluation. Knowing Cro-Mag, it is probably closer to VG
pomonkey
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I played the Color Us Cool at A'town, sounded fine - as much as that's possible on a Big Bird Fisher Price mind you - but passed on it as wasn't as aggressive a track as tend to go for
That Paper Menagerie will be spun this Saturday night in Brooklyn (if priority mail does it's job) but not by me
That Paper Menagerie will be spun this Saturday night in Brooklyn (if priority mail does it's job) but not by me
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I spun the Paper Menagerie 45 in Los Angeles at one of those '60s scene dance things, and the slowed-down tempo change portion cleared the dancefloor.
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No, it wasn't
I thought $850 was overkill for a 45 on Gold Standard, but filling those 21 gaps in the TBM 1000 is a priority for me! But eBay proved again it is a very, very strange marketplace. I'm sure it will come up in the future, because from my experience Gold Standard is hardly in the league of Tennalaga.
(ps - Thanks to a kind G45 member who spotted the auction and alerted me just before the close)
legbarecords
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Had I known you were looking I would have hipped you to this copy. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390572047089?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
At one time I had three copies. Sold one to Billy Miller and one to Todd-o-phonic Todd. $100 each I think.
At one time I had three copies. Sold one to Billy Miller and one to Todd-o-phonic Todd. $100 each I think.
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Lists above updated today.
chas_kit
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Let's see the next 20 wants
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I don't really know what they are. But I'm working on a scientific list. I am copying the entire TBM book into a database (for my own use only), just Artist, Title, Label, Garage-O-Meter rating, and a tick for all the ones I have. When I'm finished, I will be able to sort the list from highest rated, to lowest. Then I will be able to print out just the ones that are not ticked, in order of merit. That will be my want list, and I'll put the top 100 up here when it's ready. I'm currently up to "Endless" (Cardinal). It has taken all my spare time for several weeks, and has made me realise what a crushing amount of work it must have been to compile TBM. Not just for Mike, but for Ben Olins as well.
The database results so far : There are 2,046 records listed up to "Endless", and I have 1,204 of them, and still need to own 842 of them. That is I own approx. 59 percent of the total, but that is likely to fall slightly by the time I'm finished.
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Wait til the new supplement book comes out. More ticks to make!
Just keying in descriptions and ratings from a single page of vote tally results requires over 90 minutes. I'm on page 5 of 11. Brutal. I key the title in the alpha list by song title, with vote results (thanks to Big Al, mathematician extraordinaire for creating a java program for me to calculate the results). Then, I place it in the Top 15000 list, then add the result to the actual A to Z page.
Most of the newly rated songs fall in the 3 and 4 rating range, a handful of 5s and a couple of 6s and a 7, which now throws off the Top 1000 a bit (the 1000-850 range, not the top echelon). It looks like the overall mean for a true "average" has dropped to about 4.250. And, based on what is yet to come, it may drop a bit lower or hold fast.
One aspect which I'm sure everyone will be pleased with: the garage-o-meter / sonic quality ratings will now be shown on the pages as a decimal. So, if a song is a 4, you can discern where it falls in that 4 range - hi, mid or low - by the tenth place decimal value. I should have done that in TBM. Oh, well...you'll have the results of all those in the supplement book by song title.
Just keying in descriptions and ratings from a single page of vote tally results requires over 90 minutes. I'm on page 5 of 11. Brutal. I key the title in the alpha list by song title, with vote results (thanks to Big Al, mathematician extraordinaire for creating a java program for me to calculate the results). Then, I place it in the Top 15000 list, then add the result to the actual A to Z page.
Most of the newly rated songs fall in the 3 and 4 rating range, a handful of 5s and a couple of 6s and a 7, which now throws off the Top 1000 a bit (the 1000-850 range, not the top echelon). It looks like the overall mean for a true "average" has dropped to about 4.250. And, based on what is yet to come, it may drop a bit lower or hold fast.
One aspect which I'm sure everyone will be pleased with: the garage-o-meter / sonic quality ratings will now be shown on the pages as a decimal. So, if a song is a 4, you can discern where it falls in that 4 range - hi, mid or low - by the tenth place decimal value. I should have done that in TBM. Oh, well...you'll have the results of all those in the supplement book by song title.
Northeastbeast
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Bosshoss, this thread once again generates a huge amount of respect and admiration for your commitment to your collection.
It does however also beg a question, what's the most you've spent on a record you don't particularly care for, just to fill a gap in your collection?
It does however also beg a question, what's the most you've spent on a record you don't particularly care for, just to fill a gap in your collection?
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One truthful answer would be - if it's in TBM then I care for it, at least slightly. That's made possible by the faultlessly logical selection process Mike used when compiling the book, and the generally good taste of the ratings cabinet members. Everything rated 4 and above (that I have heard), I would regard more or less an essential purchase. So I would not regret buying any of those.
As for the "3 and below" discs, I have probably occasionally spent $200 on something that would be fairly priced at $10. Of course I try to minimise blunders like that, especially these days.
I haven't employed the "fill in the gap" method of purchasing until just recently. I'm only doing that now, because I have practically all the great ones (7 and above), but I don't want to stop collecting. Anyway, some of the 5 and 6 rated songs in TBM are killers!
Northeastbeast
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A very interesting insight and perspective.
I guess when it comes to full on junkie collecting, I'm only about a 3, pushing a 4 at best, and you're a full on 10 my friend.
The only buyers remorse I've had in the last few years was the Savoy's record. I bought it for $350 and quickly realised There must be about 10,000 records readily available that I enjoy much more for less. It's one of the few records that I've released from my clutches. Normally, when it's in, it stays.
Plenty of others I've overpaid for but thats swings and roundabouts.
I guess when it comes to full on junkie collecting, I'm only about a 3, pushing a 4 at best, and you're a full on 10 my friend.
The only buyers remorse I've had in the last few years was the Savoy's record. I bought it for $350 and quickly realised There must be about 10,000 records readily available that I enjoy much more for less. It's one of the few records that I've released from my clutches. Normally, when it's in, it stays.
Plenty of others I've overpaid for but thats swings and roundabouts.
Outside_Lookin_in
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There has to come a point where you ask yourself, "Where am I going with this?"; "Why?"; and "What will become of my collection when I die?"
I think the Savoy's is a great 45 (both sides), Northeast Beast, and you paid very little for it!
I think the Savoy's is a great 45 (both sides), Northeast Beast, and you paid very little for it!
Mr.Segment
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Indeed. Feeling this a bit now. Healthy probably
