I never get a Friday off work. This week I did. Packed up my son, a few records to swap and some sandwiches. Headed off to a forum members store a drive away. The wife said $50 for gas and vinyl was all we could afford, OK babe I said half grumpily, it is not often I spend real money on records.
So gased up and 12 miles out on route 60 WV. Two old mountain men selling junk on the roadside, a large box of 45's $10 the whole lot one says as I'm picking through. Lots of big label country, and gulp - Nervous Norvus' Transfusion and Ape Call, I had $7 cash on me so syphoned out 1/2 the box of the utter crap.
I still have to go through these properly but for now I'm happy with
Joe Bennet & the Sparkletones - Rocket ...so hot.
Bobby Charles - Why Can't You on Chess great R n' R.
Carried on our journey, did a little trading of interesting thrifted albums for a few common garage albums - Gentry's second and Sir Douglas Quintet first and a couple of comps. I should have informed the store owner I was coming his good garage is at home but i was in a whim.
Traveled on further stopping at a few likely places for some more 45's just before it was closing got inside a store and hiding there a little corner of 45's. Common garage stuff, falling on me, unplayed kind of clean. One of the last records I pulled out was -
The Brigands = Would I still Be Her Big Man on epic and so Minty looking with a 50 cents sticker.
Also scored Die Beatles on Swan
The Creatures - Turn Out The Light
The Vettes = Little Ford Ragtop
The illusions - I Know
Larry Bright - Mojo Workout on Tide
Carol & Cheryl - Go Go GTO
$16 for 20ish cool and mostly clean.
The store owner said you look very pleased with your purchases, yes I grinned back, you made my day.
The wife look irritated with the quantity of plastic I came back with. I can't tell her how much the Brigands is worth she wants to pay off the mortgage fast and is nagging me to sell my vinyl soul away.