Thank you for sharing. It is fascinating to to see someone else go though records like that. I'm sure every person would pick certain titles for different reasons. After hearing your rationale for passing on some I am realizing that I pick a lot with hopes of a great audiophile sound even more so than the particular composition. I'm glad you like that Brüggen on the SEON Series, I have a Couperin same style double disc sealed that I am waiting for the right moment to open :) It must have been soul crushing to only come away with a few from that giant hoard but it is understandable.
To be fair - when I was a dealer full time I used to ask sellers over the phone to pick out 50 lps and if it was a big distance I would ask them to read out the records. That would usually tell me if it was worth driving for or not. In this case I would not have driven a distance or told the seller it would be like £200 for 2000 LPs. When I had a shop I could have shifted those - but not mail order only.
Iam someone who loves modern classical ,boulez ,xenakis ,stockhousen etc also minimalism terry riley ,la monte young ,you never see that stuff cheap ,the staff in all these shops cherry pick the good stuff and leave the dross which lies around forever
I worked in an Oxfam record shop sorting and pricing the classical record donations for 10 years. I am an enthusiastic collector of classical records. I think you get into a different mindset and still get excited when finding the “good stuff” but neither me or my colleagues ever dishonestly snapped such records up. Yes, we were allowed to buy records but only when they had been priced-up by another member. I always bristle when I hear tales of back room staff cherry-picking. In any case, I almost never found a rare and valuable record. I’d also be very surprised if a sorter would cherry pick records by the composers you mention. I believe that the dross you see on the shelves is the same dross that was donated in the first place. I think you state a long held myth.
I'm not a classical record buyer generally but over the years I've probably bought a 100 top-quality rock/pop records from this shop. They've always been a good supplier, though their pricings have gone up through the years. Sometimes they'll have particular records in the racks for months on end with silly prices on them (£60 for Kylie Minogue's debut on one occasion), but I guess this is an issue across the board. I've never managed to get into the basement so you've done well there despite the ultimate disappointment. Interesting video.👍
I looked through the pop/rock section hoping for some pink floyd/queen/blondie but there was nothing. Yes it is a good shop - probably the best Oxfam books and music shop I have come across. It was a devil getting out of the town back to the M6.
I went there maybe 10 years ago passing through to Scotland and picked up some rare avant garde jazz before every Oxfam shop owner became an expert record dealer.
Agree about the difference between £1 and £2.49. My local BHF used to sell all their classical at £1 and I used to spend easily £100 a month if not more. They put the prices up to £3 and my spending dropped dramatically. As a result their stock (which they paid nothing for) just sat there for months unsold. I noticed you passed over the Gioconda De Vito at 8:03. At £1 that would be a no brainer but at £2.49 it becomes a considered purchase.
The Devito MFP LP is too common to bother with. That shop has enough stock to last them 10 years now. They probably sell about £200 worth of classical LPs a month. At £1 each I would have maybe bought 50.
I've been in that shop a couple of times. Never ventured down to the basement though. Shame you didn't find much.
Thank you for sharing. It is fascinating to to see someone else go though records like that. I'm sure every person would pick certain titles for different reasons. After hearing your rationale for passing on some I am realizing that I pick a lot with hopes of a great audiophile sound even more so than the particular composition. I'm glad you like that Brüggen on the SEON Series, I have a Couperin same style double disc sealed that I am waiting for the right moment to open :) It must have been soul crushing to only come away with a few from that giant hoard but it is understandable.
To be fair - when I was a dealer full time I used to ask sellers over the phone to pick out 50 lps and if it was a big distance I would ask them to read out the records. That would usually tell me if it was worth driving for or not. In this case I would not have driven a distance or told the seller it would be like £200 for 2000 LPs. When I had a shop I could have shifted those - but not mail order only.
What’s wrong with Dutch pressings of SXLs? All Dutch pressings I’ve found of any labels from the late 70s have been excellent for me.
Yes they are good though less collectible than the UK pressings.
Iam someone who loves modern classical ,boulez ,xenakis ,stockhousen etc also minimalism terry riley ,la monte young ,you never see that stuff cheap ,the staff in all these shops cherry pick the good stuff and leave the dross which lies around forever
I worked in an Oxfam record shop sorting and pricing the classical record donations for 10 years. I am an enthusiastic collector of classical records. I think you get into a different mindset and still get excited when finding the “good stuff” but neither me or my colleagues ever dishonestly snapped such records up. Yes, we were allowed to buy records but only when they had been priced-up by another member. I always bristle when I hear tales of back room staff cherry-picking. In any case, I almost never found a rare and valuable record. I’d also be very surprised if a sorter would cherry pick records by the composers you mention. I believe that the dross you see on the shelves is the same dross that was donated in the first place. I think you state a long held myth.
I'm not a classical record buyer generally but over the years I've probably bought a 100 top-quality rock/pop records from this shop. They've always been a good supplier, though their pricings have gone up through the years. Sometimes they'll have particular records in the racks for months on end with silly prices on them (£60 for Kylie Minogue's debut on one occasion), but I guess this is an issue across the board. I've never managed to get into the basement so you've done well there despite the ultimate disappointment. Interesting video.👍
I looked through the pop/rock section hoping for some pink floyd/queen/blondie but there was nothing. Yes it is a good shop - probably the best Oxfam books and music shop I have come across. It was a devil getting out of the town back to the M6.
I'd probably already bought them all.😆 Yes, the M6 can be a nightmare round these parts.
I never even saw a Queen LP in any charity shop ever.
I went there maybe 10 years ago passing through to Scotland and picked up some rare avant garde jazz before every Oxfam shop owner became an expert record dealer.
Agree about the difference between £1 and £2.49. My local BHF used to sell all their classical at £1 and I used to spend easily £100 a month if not more. They put the prices up to £3 and my spending dropped dramatically. As a result their stock (which they paid nothing for) just sat there for months unsold. I noticed you passed over the Gioconda De Vito at 8:03. At £1 that would be a no brainer but at £2.49 it becomes a considered purchase.
The Devito MFP LP is too common to bother with. That shop has enough stock to last them 10 years now. They probably sell about £200 worth of classical LPs a month. At £1 each I would have maybe bought 50.
I went down there maybe 2 or 3 years ago and had the same expience as you
@@davecrossley5918 into basement?