Thats funny .I just bot Pretenders II for $5 . great shape. I knew someone that played Aja a lot when I would come over. It worked. I stopped going over.
Back in the 1990’s thru the 2000’s, I bought used Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, The Police, Pink Floyd, and The Who albums for less than 10 dollars apiece. It’s amazing how the prices went up in the past 10 years.
In the mid 2000's I found Beatles, Pink Floyd including one time a German pressing of Wish You Were Here and Neil Young classics at thrift stores for very reasonable prices. That would never happen now. Just at the very end of my time collecting records prices started going apeshit.
15:11 - 😆😆😆 I have AJA on CD, yet I felt like listening to the LP version, so I borrowed it from the library - anyway, I can't even look at the cover art without remembering seeing you toss it to the side and declaring "yeah, this is horrible!"😅 Disagree as I do, I still thought it was funny. I still love the album, but I appreciated the good laugh, too.
Thanks for this valuable service! Blown away by Pretenders being so ubiquitous and affordable. (My gauge on whether someone is an actual deep music head is fandom or judgment of Jim Croce. Very underrated / taken for granted.)
Wow thanks for the great video. I love watching all of your videos your the best. I have been collecting Record Albums since I was 12 Years old. I'm 62 now and I'm still collecting them. I switched over to collecting Comic's DC. For a bit they are cheaper. Have a great day today.🤩🥰😍
Damn!, I started buying second hand albums thirty years ago, all classic 70's for an average of $5 , on a good Saturday $20 went far. It's fun watching all the mayhem on the sidelines
I fear that people will come to regret spending a lot on common albums in another 10 year since when the vinyl fad has worn off and only the serious collectors are left everything will go back to 90s pricing (at least that’s my prediction, vinyl can’t stay popular forever)
Another great video. I love Jefferson Airplane. I showed some Osibisa in a recent video. Nazareth!!!! Jim Croce is the man. My son and I were playing Photographs and Memories on guitars yesterday. Iron Butterfly is one of my favorite bands. “Ball”being my jam!
@@RobertFithen Because who doesn't love a few dirty words, right? 😀 I couldn't get through the work day without a few choice ones, that's for sure. I'm glad I discovered your channel. You're always good for a few giggles each time!
I got into vinyl in 2002/2003 when I was thirteen and fourteen. I started a really decent collection looking though goodwill. Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin and etc. all for a buck a piece. I got in at the right time. Unfortunately, my pállate wasn’t quite as refined then and I cringe to think of all the good stuff I probably passed up not knowing what it was.
From Iron Butterfly, Metamorphosis is quite worth it. Though harder to come by, I found a decent copy for $7 at my local record store a few weeks back. I already had it on reel tape just wanted the vinyl for comparison. The reel sounds so good. Will check the vinyl this week-end.
Great video Robert. Several of those records you showed (Pretenders, Jefferson Airplane, Georgia Satellites, etc. etc.) were once $3 records SOLID--- all day, every day at record shows. But you're right- still inexpensive today. I love your no nonsense, no BS approach, you're doing God's work here. Your channel and Channel 33 RPM are my two favorite music channels on TH-cam. Rock on brother! 🤘 (Btw, what a collection behind you. I would have a blast going thru your stuff! 👍)
There used to be a great used record shop in Pasadena that had 50 cent bins and you could find copies of Rumours in near mint condition back in the nineties.
Another great video. I just enjoy watching your stuff, and the strange vinyl market (why ARE Steve Miller records shooting up in price?) is fascinating to watch unfold.
Excellent vid there Robert. Keep these types of topics coming! Your knowledge and analysis is stellar. The continuous Steely Dan references are classic! 😉
I call BS! A year ago an employee at one of my local record stores in Chicago did not want to buy/trade my copy of ‘Katy Lied’ by Steely Dan because they had ‘too many copies on hand’. Now, KL will cost you $20, at least. I call BS!
Jesse Johnson albums are awesome...just got all of em for 5.00 ! Solid haul...well worth it. THE FAMILY can be found as well on the cheap,and contains the original NOTHING COMPARES 2 u on it.
Not a fan of the Croce material, but i do have his Best Of cd in my collection. This may seem a bit loopy, but is true. My father was a longtime ballroom manager in Iowa during the early 50’s-early 70’s. He would receive promo albums from management agencies pushing their artists’ latest work. Most of these bands were from the midwest region, but not always. I’m reminded by your mention of Future Blues by Canned Heat. I was 11 or 12 at the time (‘71-‘72) when the record was handed off to me. I was not a big blues fan at that age, but i did bash about to “Let’s Work Together” on drums. I completely got ahead of myself here. Back to my original point as related to Croce: My father was also a former Air Force Vet from WW2 era. He operated a charter service with his Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine to help provide for our large (5 kids) family in addition to the ballrooms. He died in an accident not far from home. 8/16/73. Croce would die just over a month later. Elvis passed 8/16/77.
I picked up the first two Jim Croce albums from Ebay. They were from a radio station's collection and near mint. You're so right, the 'deep tracks' are just as good if not better than the songs that are played to death. -Like so many artists! Grew up with Iron Butterfly, love those early Moody Blues albums. Good stuff again, Robert. Love that repeated Steely Dan reference.
Thank you for your work! I've noticed Sports by Huey Lewis and the News (an essential album, in my opinion) goes for about five to eight dollars in relatively good condition.
Great idea for a video. I too have noticed the cheap Jefferson Airplane. I've been trying to collect all of Randy Newman's non-soundtrack work, and I have found every one of his records between 1968 and 1988 for under $10.
Yeah I don't understand it either, records that sold a bazillion copies are now fetching outrageous prices. You're right about the Moody Blues their WHOLE catalogue can be had for 6 dollars and 34 cents. Canned Heat's "Future Blues" is a GREAT L.P. Also if you want to start a TH-cam channel about music and need a background of albums, to give the impression that you are some kinda music aficionado you can buy Jim Nabors, Mitch Miller, and Herb Alpert records, buy some shelves and make it look like you've got a shit ton of L.P's then spew your non-sense about the 10 records no rock and roll fan can be without. Of course I'm not talking about you Robert, I love your channel. But there are so many channels here in the TH-cam wilderness of the people I'm talking about that consider their taste to be the epitome of knowledge.
At some point, I thought about making a video titled "Albums Every Serious Record Collector NEEDS" and then, in the video, just say "Whatever albums you want to have, those are the ones you need". lol
That's some good records. I have that Jim Croce record Photographs and Memories if I'm correct. That had a picture of his sun with his father's hat on one side of the inner sleeve. The Monkees had some great Psychedelic songs. I used to have all three of their albums. From I think More Of The Monkees to The Birds, The Bees, And The Monkees. I found those records in a big bag at a second hand store called The Village Discount Outlet. It's a local second hand store/thrift shop. I used get all these records over there in the 90's. But man, their Psych stuff is great. Daily Nightly, Star Collector. Man! I also that Moody Blues album and Iron Butterfly. Great albums indeed.
This is my kind of video. I love the inexpensive gems. You could probably dedicate an entire channels worth of content to sharing these types of albums with people. Sadly, what makes certain albums super expensive has nothing to do with the quality of the music, performance, etc. Sometimes it's alll about "who" decided an album is "expensive". And good choice on the Fat Mattress LP. BOTH of their LPS are actually incredible. Not only can you find them super cheap, you can find them super cheap in excellent condition!
Also, for new reissues, all 3 of Jimi Hendrix studio albums are a decent price, typically around $15-17 for AYE, Axis and Electric Ladyland. These Sony all analog reissues sound fantastic.
Krokus. Great AC/DC influenced band from Switzerland. Albums 4 through 7 are awesome. Their records are now priced from €10,- to €20,-. When I started listening to them you could get them for around €8,- so prices are rising.
@@RobertFithen I bet. There are a lot of records I wish I bought 20 years ago that are very expensive nowadays. But at least I got the bulk of my heavy metal vinyl back then very cheap.
Fun as always.. though the thing with $5-$10 “pretty good albums,” is you can save your money NOT buy 3 or 4 of ‘em and buy a REALLY great album. Saves on shelf space too…
Hey Robert. Throughout the video I'm thinking to myself: "Got that one for a buck a few years ago... Yep, got that one super cheap at used record store in Decatur, Indiana during a 2015 road trip... Got that and that... and that one in a lot of records given to me for free YEARS ago when the world was drooling over iPods." Also, great subject. Informative, economical advice. Happy Weekend.
I cracked the hell up at the end. And yes, I remember the days when Rumours was like a bargain bin staple. Then I guess some hip influencer said, "Okay, you are now allowed to like this," and everyone started buying it again. Before that we were only allowed to think the Peter Greene-era Fleetwood Mac was cool. Makes me think the overlooked Bob Welch-era is going to become desirable soon, if it hasn't already.
Great vid as always brother I have been buying reissue s Last few years but last week I scored from thrift shop Jesus Rodriguez coming from reality for 2australian dollers the cover is crap but vinyl mint it's amazing how vinyl has a major come back peace and love lloydy
The Boston debut album is a great example. I've been looking for another copy at my local record store for the last year and a half and it just hasn't been there. In fact, they haven't had any of the Boston albums at all in the last year or so. It does make you wonder how or who decides on the value on some of these items... Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
I dabble in selling records in my antique mall booth, and I often price them according to what I think they're worth, not based on Ebay or Discogs since buying online doesn't compare to buying in person and being able to actually inspect the records. I've sold Bread's Greatest Hits for at least $18 twice. With new records costing easily $25 to $45 each, so why not sell originals for around $20 or more?
I had no idea Boston hadn’t gone up, my local record store hadn’t a whole bin of their debut 5 bucks each and I see them at yard salesman for a dollar each
I was like "wait, that's Aja sitting there, what's he ..." aaaaaaand I should have seen it coming. You never fail to deliver. Budget Blondie- the Shirts
That frigid Pink album is really good! I agree with you about the Jim Croce albums I love them, some people just completely suck like the guy that you were talking about the comment on your video. I did not know Chilliwack original name, we learn something everyday. Thanks for sharing this with us
I find albums from the late 80s to be very keenly priced. In 1988-89 the CD was still something of a status symbol, and people were still buying albums in large numbers on vinyl. These would _eventually_ be replaced by CD versions, and are now very plentiful on Discogs. Two British soul albums were literally there for the taking - _So Good_ by *Mica Paris* and _To Whom It May Concern_ by *The Pasadenas.* Both in tip-top condition, and both for only £2 plus shipping. For some reason, *Tracy Chapman's* debut album has been shifting well on Discogs.
The Albums Mitch Ryder recorded for German Line Records at the end of the seventies and early eighties are absolutely cheap to get here in Germany (you mentioned him). It's a a nice kind of pumping Blues Rock and it is recorded really great. Rich bass, clear treble, awesome stuff. I don't know, how it is in the US, but albums like "How I Spent My Vacation", "Smart Ass" , "Got Change For a Million" and "Naked But Not Dead" are highly recommended, if you're looking out for great records for a small price.
Seeing you say certain albums have gone up in price make sure me realize how lucky I am that I live in the middle of nowhere, nobody has any clue what vinyl is worth most everything is dollar bin at antique stores and yard sales. I find it amazing anyone would pay more then 5 dollars for an album as common as the boston debut or thriller
Buy up those Frampton comes alive albums. They are still relatively cheap and easy to find. But they might wind up getting more expensive like the ones you've mentioned.
Early Chilliwack is pretty good, especially their hit single Lonesome Mary but it gets pretty sad starting in the late 70's. I love the first three Frijid Pink albums, original pressings of their second album Defrosted have a great foil cover. Nice to see the first side of Inna Godda Da Vida get some love, my personal favourite is My Mirage which is a Doors ripoff but in a great way. Ed Sanders from the Fuggs had a great track on his solo album Sanders' Truck Stop called The Illiad that has lyrics that are sadly still relevant now. I discovered it on a Warner loss leader sampler called The Big Ball.
I have an early pressing of surrealistic pillow. I bought it years ago. In pretty good condition. Has the rca Victor label with the dog. Either first or second pressing.
Great video. Nice to know that some albums have maintained normal prices. I love the first 5 steve miller albums. Brave new world is one of my favorites. Listen to the song My Dark Hour, and about 13 seconds in, you will hear the riff for fly like an eagle. At least it sounds like it to me. Lots of other good albums listed. I never really liked the Fat Mattress album. But Noel Redding had another band in the early 70s called Road that i found to be more interesting. Cheers.
Great list. Love Nazareth. But yeah, Hair of the Dog is tough to find that in decent shape. I found the Stooges weren’t that expensive a few years ago. On Amazon it was $12, new. But I could get the CDs, all three studio albums, for $9.50. I caved and got the CDs. That was a few years ago. I bet the CDs are even cheaper and the first Stooges album has gone up.
Got lucky with my copy a mono copy Surrealistic Pillow at a thrift shop. Paid a buck for it. However that same chain of shops now has a copy of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. for $30. A bargain! Other albums I'd like to add: Super Session with Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Steve Stills. Brain Salad Surgery is still cheap and classic, if not online then at any goodwill. In funk/soul and jazz there's Ramsey Lewis. His early 70s Cadet stuff hasn't budged even after he died and is criminally overlooked. Man there just so much.
Dude... you crack me the f### up 🤣 ..... we all know that you have pre-ordered the $200+ Analogue Productions UHQR Aja... time to come clean once and for all haha!
Yeah, it's really surprising how cheap Pretenders albums are - especially the first album - but as you say, it's probably only a matter of time. The Fever Tree album has always been undervalued. San Francisco Girls is such an underrated single. Amazingly I have yet to go on a deep dive with any those Croce albums. His singles are so great, I really need to take your advice and grab that stuff while it's still priced...er...as it should be.
Croce is great. It was playing on mixed tapes and the radio all the time as a kid, and I later heard the deeper cuts as an adult. Those Pretenders records are also awesome.
I have noticed the same phenomenon with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" that is going on with albums like "Rumours" and Boston's 1st. Another album that sold millions and millions of copies; actually, 1 of the greatest selling albums of all time! And people are paying $20 and up for this? No, really, there are MILLIONS of copies out there, a person shouldn't pay more than $5-$6. Madness! But on the "still affordable" side of things, I've noticed Traffic LPs are still abundant and cheap; same with Spirit. If I have a hankering for another rockin' Johnny Winter LP from the '70s, they are cheap and plentiful! Gotta strike when things aren't "hip."
Great episode! I might have missed one of your episodes if you did this already.. but how about doing songs with lyrics we couldn’t quite make out but thought we knew. Turns out the actual lyrics were different. Lol. For example when I was a kid I thought the lyrics for blinded by the light … he was saying “revved up like a douche”. I didn’t know what a douche was but would sing that line out loud every time it played on radio.
Actually, for the old Steve Miller Band, I went the "new" way. Sound of Vinyl had a sale early January and those were $8 a piece.. and there was a 20% discount coupon on top of that.. hard to pass. If there's one I really like, I might seek a OG or in that era press but I think I'll be ok. I got Children of the Future, Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace, Number 5, and Rock Love, Recall The Beginning and I even grabbed Selections From The Vault. I have The Joker album, I like it but I hate the title song.
I remember when cd's first came out. Most of them were expensive. If you had a relative that really liked you a lot, you might get a cd by the Police or The Cars or at least Huey Lewis & The News. If you had a relative that didn't like you so well, you'd get Envionmental Sounds, or Sounds Of The Rain Forest or Waves. No, not Katrina & The Waves; that'd be 18 bucks too rxpensive. It was ccean waves. A $2.99 Environment Sounds cd was the the greatest way to tell somebody"I really don't care for you much, and am just going through the motions." "Hope you never discover they are only 1/7 the usual cd price. The Commodores were mentioned. Is it true that Brick House was former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's favorite record? At first some people thought that Mofi was backing off the midrange to hide flaws in the Master Tapes. Even more people would have thought that if they would have released Sticky Fingers first. But then people realized back then "They're doing that on all of them " They did have nice sharp transients and we got to hear what clean brass sounds like. The Nautilus lps took out the bottom and CBS Mastersound they added to everywhere, especially the treble. Years ago, classical Living Stereo records, sought out by many audiophiles, had their market totally collapse. Some Living Stereo records that in 1990 were such a good deal at $150, that you would thank your dealer and shake his hand for being so nice about the price on it; some of those are $15 records now. For those who still care. Has there ever been a collapse on any particular one series of records like the Living Stereo collapse of the mid 1990s before?
I've always thought that was the reason for a lot of those environmental cds being purchased. Office holiday parties too. I've never heard that about Eisenhower. The RCA Red Seal had a similar fate to the Living Stereo.
I just bought a copy of seventh sojourn. The last of the classic moody blues albums. It's still my favorite album by them. Paid $1.99 for it. It looked a little rough, but I cleaned it up and it plays fine. Not a fan of the first moody blues album? You mean the one with Denny lane? Or days of future past?
I think Blondie's first 3 are impeccable rock records but I will definitely take the first Pretenders record over anything Blondie ever released. Maybe the second one too. Check out my Moody Blues "Long Distance Voyager" video. That one is low key, may want a gummy. I get people not being too fond of that one but it is probably their best album cover. Nazareth! I have the English version that looks like it has had beer and piss spilled on it. In fact, I don't trust the authenticity of a "Hair Of The Dog" record that doesn't look or sound like it has been beaten to hell and back. Great idea for a video! Please keep us updated! (i.e. "Rumors" for over 5 bucks is ridiculous)
that Iron Butterfly album i have of course with the OG Brown and Purple atco,label, the 17 minute version Of In A Gadda Da Vid,i always play all the way thru!! that song F*cking rocks!!
I have both of their mid 70s releases scorching beauty and sun and steel on mca. Both featured Phillip Taylor Kramer who wound up missing for years until his body was finally found. Neither of them are really that good.
Procol Harum is fantastic and cheap. I have been thinking along similar lines to you. Picked up two Glen Campbell records on capitol for nix, and they are a good listen. I agree with you about " Aja ", gave it the benefit of a listen. I thought i must have streamed the wrong album as i thought it was terrible. After hearing so much about it.
Jesse Johnson’s Revue >>> Sign ‘O’ the Times… haven’t listened, but I’m pretty sure! Sure looks like the same thing. Lol If you can’t get Rumours you can get that Corrs album… on CD, for less than a dollar. It has Dreams on it! 🙃 If you can’t get that rare Express Yourself 12” you can get that Born This Way picture disc that’s been on sale for a decade at your local store… kinda, sorta the same… who cares, it was cheap! There’s always that cheap copycat to fulfill our needs, how cool is that. 😂
Definitely a lot of heaviness 😮
Thats funny .I just bot Pretenders II for $5 . great shape. I knew someone that played Aja a lot when I would come over. It worked. I stopped going over.
Back in the 1990’s thru the 2000’s, I bought used Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, The Police, Pink Floyd, and The Who albums for less than 10 dollars apiece. It’s amazing how the prices went up in the past 10 years.
As a baby boomer I bought those records for 3.99 in the late 60s and 70s!
In the mid 2000's I found Beatles, Pink Floyd including one time a German pressing of Wish You Were Here and Neil Young classics at thrift stores for very reasonable prices. That would never happen now. Just at the very end of my time collecting records prices started going apeshit.
I remember in the 90s and early 2000's when the VINYL version of an album was significantly cheaper than the cd version was. Brand new.
@@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence , those were great times to be a vinyl collector.
You can still find these for less than 10$ each, maybe not so many Floyd ones!?
15:11 - 😆😆😆 I have AJA on CD, yet I felt like listening to the LP version, so I borrowed it from the library - anyway, I can't even look at the cover art without remembering seeing you toss it to the side and declaring "yeah, this is horrible!"😅 Disagree as I do, I still thought it was funny. I still love the album, but I appreciated the good laugh, too.
Thanks for this valuable service! Blown away by Pretenders being so ubiquitous and affordable. (My gauge on whether someone is an actual deep music head is fandom or judgment of Jim Croce. Very underrated / taken for granted.)
Love...love...love Steely Dan!
Wow thanks for the great video. I love watching all of your videos your the best. I have been collecting Record Albums since I was 12 Years old. I'm 62 now and I'm still collecting them. I switched over to collecting Comic's DC. For a bit they are cheaper. Have a great day today.🤩🥰😍
Thanks!!
Damn!, I started buying second hand albums thirty years ago, all classic 70's for an average of $5 , on a good Saturday $20 went far.
It's fun watching all the mayhem on the sidelines
Agreed, some (well, most) of the pricing on common used titles defies logic. Great shirt! 😁
With new records costing on average $25-$45, why wouldn't originals or earlier pressings not go for more?
I fear that people will come to regret spending a lot on common albums in another 10 year since when the vinyl fad has worn off and only the serious collectors are left everything will go back to 90s pricing (at least that’s my prediction, vinyl can’t stay popular forever)
I knew something funny was coming when I saw that Aja album sitting there. It will be a treat.
Another great video. I love Jefferson Airplane. I showed some Osibisa in a recent video. Nazareth!!!! Jim Croce is the man. My son and I were playing Photographs and Memories on guitars yesterday. Iron Butterfly is one of my favorite bands. “Ball”being my jam!
It's got dirty words... and stuff. 😂😂😂 I think now I'll try to find it just on that one sentence!
A marketing technique for years.
@@RobertFithen Because who doesn't love a few dirty words, right? 😀 I couldn't get through the work day without a few choice ones, that's for sure. I'm glad I discovered your channel. You're always good for a few giggles each time!
I got into vinyl in 2002/2003 when I was thirteen and fourteen. I started a really decent collection looking though goodwill. Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin and etc. all for a buck a piece. I got in at the right time. Unfortunately, my pállate wasn’t quite as refined then and I cringe to think of all the good stuff I probably passed up not knowing what it was.
You’re gonna get it buddy, with your Steely Dan dismissal.
Like Dee from What’s Happening. “Oooo, Raj, you gonna get it.”
"Dee, go to your room. Roger, I want to talk to you."
@@RobertFithen “ Give it to him good, Mama. Raj is takin’ you for a fool."
Enjoy your video's and agree with your opinion of Pet Sounds, Peeeeuuuuwwww. That emperor has no clothes. Have never heard you mention the Kinks.
Big fan of the Kinks early albums and even "Come Dancing"
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You were high.
Managed to find a new, sealed copy of Rumours on clear vinyl for $15… I’d say that’s a steal
Cheap Thrills !!!!! My favorite used record store in Montreal , Quebec. I have been buying records there since 1971.
@@agomodern...or a compilation CD by Frank Zappa.
From Iron Butterfly, Metamorphosis is quite worth it. Though harder to come by, I found a decent copy for $7 at my local record store a few weeks back.
I already had it on reel tape just wanted the vinyl for comparison. The reel sounds so good. Will check the vinyl this week-end.
Abracadabra is for sure a stopping point. Born in 1967, 15 years old when the song was released. You could not escape it, hated it.
Hi Robert, great content, brother. There's a record store in San Luus Obispo, CA named Cheap Thrills. I just SUBSCRIBED to your channel.
I was a regular at Cheap Thrills back in 77/78 when I was going to Cal Poly. Picked up some great posters next door at The Sub.
Thanks!!
My brother goes to cal poly, I will make sure to check out that shop next time I visit him
Great video Robert. Several of those records you showed (Pretenders, Jefferson Airplane, Georgia Satellites, etc. etc.) were once $3 records SOLID--- all day, every day at record shows. But you're right- still inexpensive today.
I love your no nonsense, no BS approach, you're doing God's work here. Your channel and Channel 33 RPM are my two favorite music channels on TH-cam. Rock on brother! 🤘
(Btw, what a collection behind you. I would have a blast going thru your stuff! 👍)
There used to be a great used record shop in Pasadena that had 50 cent bins and you could find copies of Rumours in near mint condition back in the nineties.
Another great video. I just enjoy watching your stuff, and the strange vinyl market (why ARE Steve Miller records shooting up in price?) is fascinating to watch unfold.
The continuing Saga of one man's crusade to topple the Evil that is pronounced Ah-Jah
Excellent vid there Robert. Keep these types of topics coming! Your knowledge and analysis is stellar. The continuous Steely Dan references are classic! 😉
Thanks!!
@@RobertFithen Do you like any Steely Dan records? They seem to be a love/hate kind of band.
I call BS! A year ago an employee at one of my local record stores in Chicago did not want to buy/trade my copy of ‘Katy Lied’ by Steely Dan because they had ‘too many copies on hand’. Now, KL will cost you $20, at least. I call BS!
Jesse Johnson albums are awesome...just got all of em for 5.00 ! Solid haul...well worth it. THE FAMILY can be found as well on the cheap,and contains the original NOTHING COMPARES 2 u on it.
Hey, Future Blues. Never saw somebody showing it. Funny, cause the cover is one of the best. Greetings
Not a fan of the Croce material, but i do have his Best Of cd in my collection.
This may seem a bit loopy, but is true. My father was a longtime ballroom manager in Iowa during the early 50’s-early 70’s. He would receive promo albums from management agencies pushing their artists’ latest work. Most of these bands were from the midwest region, but not always. I’m reminded by your mention of Future Blues by Canned Heat. I was 11 or 12 at the time (‘71-‘72) when the record was handed off to me. I was not a big blues fan at that age, but i did bash about to “Let’s Work Together” on drums.
I completely got ahead of myself here. Back to my original point as related to Croce: My father was also a former Air Force Vet from WW2 era. He operated a charter service with his Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine to help provide for our large (5 kids) family in addition to the ballrooms. He died in an accident not far from home. 8/16/73. Croce would die just over a month later. Elvis passed 8/16/77.
I picked up the first two Jim Croce albums from Ebay. They were from a radio station's collection and near mint. You're so right, the 'deep tracks' are just as good if not better than the songs that are played to death.
-Like so many artists! Grew up with Iron Butterfly, love those early Moody Blues albums. Good stuff again, Robert. Love that repeated Steely Dan reference.
Thank you for your work! I've noticed Sports by Huey Lewis and the News (an essential album, in my opinion) goes for about five to eight dollars in relatively good condition.
Great idea for a video. I too have noticed the cheap Jefferson Airplane. I've been trying to collect all of Randy Newman's non-soundtrack work, and I have found every one of his records between 1968 and 1988 for under $10.
Yeah I don't understand it either, records that sold a bazillion copies are now fetching outrageous prices. You're right about the Moody Blues their WHOLE catalogue can be had for 6 dollars and 34 cents. Canned Heat's "Future Blues" is a GREAT L.P. Also if you want to start a TH-cam channel about music and need a background of albums, to give the impression that you are some kinda music aficionado you can buy Jim Nabors, Mitch Miller, and Herb Alpert records, buy some shelves and make it look like you've got a shit ton of L.P's then spew your non-sense about the 10 records no rock and roll fan can be without. Of course I'm not talking about you Robert, I love your channel. But there are so many channels here in the TH-cam wilderness of the people I'm talking about that consider their taste to be the epitome of knowledge.
At some point, I thought about making a video titled "Albums Every Serious Record Collector NEEDS" and then, in the video, just say "Whatever albums you want to have, those are the ones you need". lol
That's some good records. I have that Jim Croce record Photographs and Memories if I'm correct. That had a picture of his sun with his father's hat on one side of the inner sleeve. The Monkees had some great Psychedelic songs. I used to have all three of their albums. From I think More Of The Monkees to The Birds, The Bees, And The Monkees. I found those records in a big bag at a second hand store called The Village Discount Outlet. It's a local second hand store/thrift shop. I used get all these records over there in the 90's. But man, their Psych stuff is great. Daily Nightly, Star Collector. Man! I also that Moody Blues album and Iron Butterfly. Great albums indeed.
This is my kind of video. I love the inexpensive gems. You could probably dedicate an entire channels worth of content to sharing these types of albums with people.
Sadly, what makes certain albums super expensive has nothing to do with the quality of the music, performance, etc.
Sometimes it's alll about "who" decided an album is "expensive".
And good choice on the Fat Mattress LP. BOTH of their LPS are actually incredible. Not only can you find them super cheap, you can find them super cheap in excellent condition!
Nektar is another one. I like 'em at any rate.
Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites) an excellent songwriter. Check out solo work (I Love You Period) and The Yayhoos
I've hard the solo stuff. I wish he would have put out more. He gives a great interview, too.
Also, for new reissues, all 3 of Jimi Hendrix studio albums are a decent price, typically around $15-17 for AYE, Axis and Electric Ladyland. These Sony all analog reissues sound fantastic.
Krokus. Great AC/DC influenced band from Switzerland. Albums 4 through 7 are awesome. Their records are now priced from €10,- to €20,-. When I started listening to them you could get them for around €8,- so prices are rising.
I still remember when Krokus was $2.
@@RobertFithen I bet. There are a lot of records I wish I bought 20 years ago that are very expensive nowadays. But at least I got the bulk of my heavy metal vinyl back then very cheap.
I am with you on Aja - I can listen to about 30 seconds of that POS and then I sell it - I purposely sell it cheap because I hate it so much
Fun as always.. though the thing with $5-$10 “pretty good albums,” is you can save your money NOT buy 3 or 4 of ‘em and buy a REALLY great album. Saves on shelf space too…
I don't mind paying more for something rare, but I would feel silly paying $25 for a multi-platinum album like Boston.
@@RobertFithen agree 100%.. what was once considered “commons” are now “commodities.”
Great video as always Robert thank you and keep 'Em comin
Thanks, Robert. LOL 😀👍. The biggest bargain bang for one's buck are minty classical LPs and CDs. This is cheap thrills high end. Wowee. - Heather
Hey Robert. Throughout the video I'm thinking to myself: "Got that one for a buck a few years ago... Yep, got that one super cheap at used record store in Decatur, Indiana during a 2015 road trip... Got that and that... and that one in a lot of records given to me for free YEARS ago when the world was drooling over iPods." Also, great subject. Informative, economical advice. Happy Weekend.
I cracked the hell up at the end. And yes, I remember the days when Rumours was like a bargain bin staple. Then I guess some hip influencer said, "Okay, you are now allowed to like this," and everyone started buying it again. Before that we were only allowed to think the Peter Greene-era Fleetwood Mac was cool. Makes me think the overlooked Bob Welch-era is going to become desirable soon, if it hasn't already.
Great vid as always brother I have been buying reissue s Last few years but last week I scored from thrift shop Jesus Rodriguez coming from reality for 2australian dollers the cover is crap but vinyl mint it's amazing how vinyl has a major come back peace and love lloydy
Robin Trower is the king of the $5 record. Bridge of Sighs, Long Misty Days, even his Live Lp are great listens.
all of his albums through the mid 80s are dynamite.
I have his cd box set album series. Great albums.
The Boston debut album is a great example. I've been looking for another copy at my local record store for the last year and a half and it just hasn't been there. In fact, they haven't had any of the Boston albums at all in the last year or so. It does make you wonder how or who decides on the value on some of these items...
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I dabble in selling records in my antique mall booth, and I often price them according to what I think they're worth, not based on Ebay or Discogs since buying online doesn't compare to buying in person and being able to actually inspect the records. I've sold Bread's Greatest Hits for at least $18 twice. With new records costing easily $25 to $45 each, so why not sell originals for around $20 or more?
I had no idea Boston hadn’t gone up, my local record store hadn’t a whole bin of their debut 5 bucks each and I see them at yard salesman for a dollar each
For some reason I accidentally wrote hadn’t instead of had each time, replace every hadn’t with had in my last comment
@@agomodern Bread for 18? They're terrible, wow. Even if I liked them, I couldn't see paying more than five.
I was like "wait, that's Aja sitting there, what's he ..." aaaaaaand I should have seen it coming. You never fail to deliver.
Budget Blondie- the Shirts
That frigid Pink album is really good! I agree with you about the Jim Croce albums I love them, some people just completely suck like the guy that you were talking about the comment on your video. I did not know Chilliwack original name, we learn something everyday. Thanks for sharing this with us
Great list, as ever.
I've managed to find the first 3 or so Monkees records for 5 bucks each, although Pisces was a buck or two more
I find albums from the late 80s to be very keenly priced. In 1988-89 the CD was still something of a status symbol, and people were still buying albums in large numbers on vinyl. These would _eventually_ be replaced by CD versions, and are now very plentiful on Discogs. Two British soul albums were literally there for the taking - _So Good_ by *Mica Paris* and _To Whom It May Concern_ by *The Pasadenas.* Both in tip-top condition, and both for only £2 plus shipping. For some reason, *Tracy Chapman's* debut album has been shifting well on Discogs.
Give it time. I'm noticing mid-80's albums like The Outfield and Bryan Adams surging in price.
The Albums Mitch Ryder recorded for German Line Records at the end of the seventies and early eighties are absolutely cheap to get here in Germany (you mentioned him). It's a a nice kind of pumping Blues Rock and it is recorded really great. Rich bass, clear treble, awesome stuff. I don't know, how it is in the US, but albums like "How I Spent My Vacation", "Smart Ass" , "Got Change For a Million" and "Naked But Not Dead" are highly recommended, if you're looking out for great records for a small price.
Pet Sounds is my favorite psycho album. I love the cows that moo up a storm on that last track.
Seeing you say certain albums have gone up in price make sure me realize how lucky I am that I live in the middle of nowhere, nobody has any clue what vinyl is worth most everything is dollar bin at antique stores and yard sales. I find it amazing anyone would pay more then 5 dollars for an album as common as the boston debut or thriller
Yeah, "Thriller" is definitely another one.
Earth Wind and Fire. A whole run of 70s and early 80s albums - all solid. Easily available for around $5. Ditto Nazareth, great band.
I was lucky to find prince, beatles, edgar winter group, and a ton more great albums for like 1-3$ each the past 2 years!
I get suck a kick out of your disdain over Aja. It's such an odd battle to have picked but hilarous, nonetheless.
Buy up those Frampton comes alive albums. They are still relatively cheap and easy to find. But they might wind up getting more expensive like the ones you've mentioned.
Friend of mine saw some Zepp albums at $60 bucks a piece in Japan. It's getting crazy.
I found Iron Butterfly's In A Godda lp at a thrift store for 1.00 in new condition. Original.
The Iron Butterfly debut album is killer too. You can find that one for nothing
Get the Knack - a $3-$5 record and it’s amazing
I love your opinions on `cheap` vinyl ("...so what..?!"). More thumbs up than I have...👍👍👍
Early Chilliwack is pretty good, especially their hit single Lonesome Mary but it gets pretty sad starting in the late 70's. I love the first three Frijid Pink albums, original pressings of their second album Defrosted have a great foil cover. Nice to see the first side of Inna Godda Da Vida get some love, my personal favourite is My Mirage which is a Doors ripoff but in a great way. Ed Sanders from the Fuggs had a great track on his solo album Sanders' Truck Stop called The Illiad that has lyrics that are sadly still relevant now. I discovered it on a Warner loss leader sampler called The Big Ball.
I have an early pressing of surrealistic pillow. I bought it years ago. In pretty good condition. Has the rca Victor label with the dog. Either first or second pressing.
Great video. Nice to know that some albums have maintained normal prices. I love the first 5 steve miller albums. Brave new world is one of my favorites. Listen to the song My Dark Hour, and about 13 seconds in, you will hear the riff for fly like an eagle. At least it sounds like it to me. Lots of other good albums listed. I never really liked the Fat Mattress album. But Noel Redding had another band in the early 70s called Road that i found to be more interesting.
Cheers.
I got most of those Steve Miller Band records at the same store on the same day for a dollar apiece. Good stuff.
Robert! May I suggest Whipped Cream and Other Delights as a "still reasonable" choice? Even the deep cuts have an irresistible jauntiness.
I did a whole video reviewing "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" while covered in whipped cream.
Every thrift store in America is required to carry that album.
Great list. Love Nazareth. But yeah, Hair of the Dog is tough to find that in decent shape.
I found the Stooges weren’t that expensive a few years ago. On Amazon it was $12, new. But I could get the CDs, all three studio albums, for $9.50. I caved and got the CDs. That was a few years ago. I bet the CDs are even cheaper and the first Stooges album has gone up.
I grabbed a bunch of Moody Blues at Goodwill recently
Great idea for a video.
Canned heat. Great stuff. I got the hooker n heat reissue from pure pleasure. Pricey but great.
Mr. Fit Hen, you can have my Dire Streets LP’s free of charge (collect only) 😂😂😂
Nice video Robert….
Got lucky with my copy a mono copy Surrealistic Pillow at a thrift shop. Paid a buck for it. However that same chain of shops now has a copy of Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. for $30. A bargain!
Other albums I'd like to add: Super Session with Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Steve Stills. Brain Salad Surgery is still cheap and classic, if not online then at any goodwill. In funk/soul and jazz there's Ramsey Lewis. His early 70s Cadet stuff hasn't budged even after he died and is criminally overlooked.
Man there just so much.
I've noticed a lot of the Emerson Lake & Palmer hasn't gone up in price.... yet.
I feel like a lot of prog is a good example of this. ELP, Yes, Genesis after 1974, camel, and more can all be found for under 10 bucks
Love the heavy ❤
Dude... you crack me the f### up 🤣 ..... we all know that you have pre-ordered the $200+ Analogue Productions UHQR Aja... time to come clean once and for all haha!
Two copies. One I am keeping sealed for display only of course. lol
robert, you kill me with the Aja album hahaha, keeping it real..cheers, good vid.
LOL! Abracadabra is my Steve Miller stopping point, too.
Thank you for being one of the few that speak the real truth about record collecting
When Mr.Robert Fithen talks vinyl... Steely Dan's Aja is never far away. 😉
You saved the best for the last... 😄
I noticed an overabundance of j.geils band albums in the budget bin. Pre freeze frame ( freeze frame sucks). I'm talking 70s j geils. Great band.
I wouldn’t really compare The Fugs to The Mothers, but Tuli Kupferberg is pretty awesome in his own right
Yeah, it's really surprising how cheap Pretenders albums are - especially the first album - but as you say, it's probably only a matter of time. The Fever Tree album has always been undervalued. San Francisco Girls is such an underrated single. Amazingly I have yet to go on a deep dive with any those Croce albums. His singles are so great, I really need to take your advice and grab that stuff while it's still priced...er...as it should be.
Croce is great. It was playing on mixed tapes and the radio all the time as a kid, and I later heard the deeper cuts as an adult. Those Pretenders records are also awesome.
Great video
Thank you
I have noticed the same phenomenon with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" that is going on with albums like "Rumours" and Boston's 1st. Another album that sold millions and millions of copies; actually, 1 of the greatest selling albums of all time! And people are paying $20 and up for this? No, really, there are MILLIONS of copies out there, a person shouldn't pay more than $5-$6. Madness! But on the "still affordable" side of things, I've noticed Traffic LPs are still abundant and cheap; same with Spirit. If I have a hankering for another rockin' Johnny Winter LP from the '70s, they are cheap and plentiful! Gotta strike when things aren't "hip."
Great episode! I might have missed one of your episodes if you did this already.. but how about doing songs with lyrics we couldn’t quite make out but thought we knew. Turns out the actual lyrics were different. Lol. For example when I was a kid I thought the lyrics for blinded by the light … he was saying “revved up like a douche”. I didn’t know what a douche was but would sing that line out loud every time it played on radio.
Great idea.
You saved the best comment for last! Can't agree more on the shi**y music for higher price! And the MFSL midrange, right again brother!
Actually, for the old Steve Miller Band, I went the "new" way. Sound of Vinyl had a sale early January and those were $8 a piece.. and there was a 20% discount coupon on top of that.. hard to pass. If there's one I really like, I might seek a OG or in that era press but I think I'll be ok.
I got Children of the Future, Sailor, Brave New World, Your Saving Grace, Number 5, and Rock Love, Recall The Beginning and I even grabbed Selections From The Vault.
I have The Joker album, I like it but I hate the title song.
How about the album Cheap Thrills? I remember seeing that in the bargain bin for a period of time.
It's still relatively inexpensive, but not "cheap". "Pearl" is the more expensive one.
I don't know how it will be now that he passed away, but I got most of my Gordon Lightfoot albums for $1 to $3
I remember when cd's first came out. Most of them were expensive. If you had a relative that really liked you a lot, you might get a cd by the Police or The Cars or at least Huey Lewis & The News. If you had a relative that didn't like you so well, you'd get Envionmental Sounds, or Sounds Of The Rain Forest or Waves. No, not Katrina & The Waves; that'd be 18 bucks too rxpensive. It was ccean waves. A $2.99 Environment Sounds cd was the the greatest way to tell somebody"I really don't care for you much, and am just going through the motions." "Hope you never discover they are only 1/7 the usual cd price.
The Commodores were mentioned. Is it true that Brick House was former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's favorite record?
At first some people thought that Mofi was backing off the midrange to hide flaws in the Master Tapes. Even more people would have thought that if they would have released Sticky Fingers first. But then people realized back then "They're doing that on all of them " They did have nice sharp transients and we got to hear what clean brass sounds like. The Nautilus lps took out the bottom and CBS Mastersound they added to everywhere, especially the treble.
Years ago, classical Living Stereo records, sought out by many audiophiles, had their market totally collapse. Some Living Stereo records that in 1990 were such a good deal at $150, that you would thank your dealer and shake his hand for being so nice about the price on it; some of those are $15 records now. For those who still care.
Has there ever been a collapse on any particular one series of records like the Living Stereo collapse of the mid 1990s before?
I've always thought that was the reason for a lot of those environmental cds being purchased. Office holiday parties too. I've never heard that about Eisenhower. The RCA Red Seal had a similar fate to the Living Stereo.
Eisenhower died in 1969 and Brick House came out in 1977, so, No.
Oh my!!! Too funny! I really want that Jesse Johnson album.I dig prince but come on!! At least Jesse isn’t predictable.
I just bought a copy of seventh sojourn. The last of the classic moody blues albums. It's still my favorite album by them. Paid $1.99 for it. It looked a little rough, but I cleaned it up and it plays fine. Not a fan of the first moody blues album? You mean the one with Denny lane? Or days of future past?
The one with Denny Lane.
I hate how $100 seems to be everyones favorite number when selling a record now.
I think Blondie's first 3 are impeccable rock records but I will definitely take the first Pretenders record over anything Blondie ever released. Maybe the second one too. Check out my Moody Blues "Long Distance Voyager" video. That one is low key, may want a gummy. I get people not being too fond of that one but it is probably their best album cover. Nazareth! I have the English version that looks like it has had beer and piss spilled on it. In fact, I don't trust the authenticity of a "Hair Of The Dog" record that doesn't look or sound like it has been beaten to hell and back. Great idea for a video! Please keep us updated! (i.e. "Rumors" for over 5 bucks is ridiculous)
I like about half of "Long Distance Voyager". It's almost like every other song is a winner.
I have Boston self titled with no cover 😅 got it at a thrift
that Iron Butterfly album i have of course with the OG Brown and Purple atco,label, the 17 minute version Of In A Gadda Da Vid,i always play all the way thru!! that song F*cking rocks!!
I have both of their mid 70s releases scorching beauty and sun and steel on mca. Both featured Phillip Taylor Kramer who wound up missing for years until his body was finally found. Neither of them are really that good.
Procol Harum is fantastic and cheap. I have been thinking along similar lines to you.
Picked up two Glen Campbell records on capitol for nix, and they are a good listen.
I agree with you about " Aja ", gave it the benefit of a listen.
I thought i must have streamed the wrong album as i thought it was terrible. After hearing so much
about it.
Do you like any other SD records? I think Aja is good, but overrated.
@@MrHobo71 For me, Just the S D greatest
hits. The one with the gatefold. Happy with that.
Jesse Johnson’s Revue >>> Sign ‘O’ the Times… haven’t listened, but I’m pretty sure! Sure looks like the same thing. Lol
If you can’t get Rumours you can get that Corrs album… on CD, for less than a dollar. It has Dreams on it! 🙃
If you can’t get that rare Express Yourself 12” you can get that Born This Way picture disc that’s been on sale for a decade at your local store… kinda, sorta the same… who cares, it was cheap!
There’s always that cheap copycat to fulfill our needs, how cool is that. 😂