Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Pink Lady - Kiss In The Dark + Walk Away Renee



Here's some late 70's disco from the Japanese duo Pink Lady. A-Side: Kiss In The Dark, B-Side: Walk Away Renee. Enjoy.


Kiss In The Dark


Walk Away Renee

(From Kiss In The Dark 12" Single, Elektra 1979; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando E. Colonial location for $1.00)

Monday, December 1, 2008

98.7 Kiss FM New York presents Shep Pettibones Mastermixes




Out here in the vast expanses of the blogosphere, as adults like to call it, you can find remix upon remix upon remix of just about every dance song popular right now. And why not? It's pretty damn easy to make one these days given the availability of the software and how quickly you can propagate your remix. But way back in the early 80's and beyond, there was no such thing as remixes. Until men like Shep Pettibone came along and changed all that. Sure, Hip Hop started the wheels in motion by rapping over popular disco songs throughout the 70's. But Shep Pettibone was one of the first to begin re-mixing songs for disco purposes.

Enter 98.7 Kiss FM New York and Prelude records and you have Shep's remixes on wax. Mastermixes is the record in question and it was copped by Nandy way back in 1982 (I assume). It's a solid 2 record set with a good mix of disco and funk. These are some of the best tracks:


Secret Weapon - Must Be The Music


Unlimited Touch - Searcin' To Find The One


Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit of Jazz


Jeanette "Lady" Day - Come Let Me Love You (NSFW)


Empress - Dyin' To Be Dancin'

(All tracks from 98.7 Kiss FM presents Shep Pettibone's Mastermixes VOL. 1, 1982 Prelude; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Monday, November 17, 2008

Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dancefloor



Vocoder music has made a comeback of sorts lately. T-Pain started the comeback, then Snoop did "Sexual Eruption" and now everyone is in on it. I did no research on that history of modern vocoder-laced music, so feel free to refute that comment in the comments section. Either way, I'm sure everyone in on the vocoder game had a Midnight Star record within reach when they were just a lower-case g. It went double-platinum and continues to kick ass and take names today. Check it out.


No Parking on the Dancefloor


Electricity


Wet My Whistle

From No Parking On The Dancefloor, 1983, Solar; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)


Also, some news: I just got a new computer after 4 months of trying to keep this blog alive without one. The posts I was able to get up were done from a laptop I borrowed from the library. This is why posts were getting a lot less regular and I was not uploading my own pictures etc. But I now have a computer and I am in the process of recovering all the music I lost due to a lightning strike/my backup hard drive being corrupted. I lost all my vinyl rips so everything I'm putting up for the next few months will be brand new rips. That doesn't really effect the programming here, but I just hope it gives everyone an idea of what's going on if I go a long time without posting.

But, you won't miss anything if you add me to your RSS or follow my blog. Just move your hand about an inch to the north-east region of your mousepad, assuming your on a desktop, and click on the related links.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Change - Miracles





Paradise


On Top


Heaven of My Life


Miracles

See what I did there?

(All tracks from Miracles, 1981 Atlantic/RFC; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Friday, October 31, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN


As promised, here is your Halloween goody bag of not-so-rare-but-pretty-good-alternative-Halloween-music. I kind of broke the rules a little because the only record from the thrift store in this bunch is the Alice Cooper track. The Duran Duran record is from some punk clothing store here in Orlando (Static), that happened to have a second-hand records section. The Yello record is from a second-hand record store in Tallahassee.

And that closes out Halloween programing for me this year. It was pretty hard to find enough appropriate records so I don't know if I will do it next year. But either way, I love Halloween and I'm glad I can share some good Halloween music.

Regular programing resumes in November. Way more Nandy on the way among many other things.


Duran Duran - Waiting For The Nightboat


Yello - Heavy Whispers


Alice Cooper - Dead Babies/Killer

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Total Coelo - I Eat Cannibals





(From the I Eat Cannibals single, 1983 Chrysalis; On 12" vinyl; Found at Christian Sharing Center on 17-92 in Longwood, Florida for .50 cents)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Disney - Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House



As we approach Halloween, Walt Disney & Co. are here to chill you like no one else can. With such tracks as Timber, Your Pet Cat and Drips and Splashes, you're bound to be shaking in your boots in no time.

More music on the way soon including a goody bag of my favorite Halloween-esque songs I have on vinyl.


Side 1


Side 2


Side 1:

The Haunted House
The Very Long Fuse
The Dogs
Timber
Your Pet Cat
Shipwreck
The Unsafe Bridge
Chinese Water Torture
The Birds
The Martian Monsters


Side 2:
Screams and Groans
Thunder, Lightning and Rain
Cat Fight
Dogs
A Collection of Creaks
Fuses and Explosions
A Collection of Crashes
Birds
Drips and Spashes
Things in Space


(From Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House; 1964 Disneyland Records; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Skinny Puppy - Stairs and Flowers 12"



Skinny Puppy has long been one of my favorite bands. That being said, "Stairs and Flowers" is probably my least favorite single from them. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but not as much as other Puppy material. The remixes that appear on the 12" don't compare to the original either. They are okay but not great. There is one particular sample that gets annoying after awhile.

But that's not to say this single isn't good. The remix of "Assimilate" is very good. Pretty true to the original but sped-up, louder and more violent. The synths are pretty rich and the bass is pretty hard hitting.

"Chainsaw" is excellent too. It also appears on many other discs in this version but I'm still glad they included it here. It's probably one of my favorite Puppy songs, especially around Halloween.


Assimilate (Remix)


Chainsaw


Stairs and Flowers (Def Wish Mix)

(All tracks from the Stairs and Flowers 12" EP, 1987 Capitol/Nettwerk; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando 17-92 location)

More Skinny Puppy:



Wednesday, October 1, 2008

The Damned - Street of Dreams + Shadow of Love



Halloween is a pretty big deal here at the offices of Found Vinyl. Horror movies are a nightly affair and the candy corn flows like bats from a belfry. So I figured, why not some Halloween-esque updates for October? So the programming around here for the next month will be a little different.

This weeks update is from a band that rode the crest of the Punk wave all the way to the shores of the Goth/Post-Punk movemnet: The Damned. This record by the Damned, Phantasmagoria, feels like the first chill of fall: refreshing and kind of moody without being overwhelmingly depressing. The B-Side of the disc is far more upbeat but still maintains a pretty candlelit like atmosphere.

Of course, I found this one at my favorite record store, the Goodwill on Michigan in Orlando, Fl. I found this one right around the time I was thinking about starting this blog so you could almost say it's one of the records that inspired me to start Found Vinyl.

Enjoy.


Street of Dreams


Shadow of Love

(From Phantasmagoria, 1985, MCA; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location)

Old-School Damned:



More Newer-School Damned:


(LOVE this fucking song by the way. I'd shell out full price for this record)

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

WORN COPY: Pink Floyd - Echoes


Rick Wright, the keyboardist and vocalist from Pink Floyd died this week of cancer. He was often overshadowed by the likes of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour but Wright was far more influential to the Pink Floyd sound than most gave him credit for. He wrote a handfull of songs in the Pink Floyd cannon like "Great Gig in the Sky" and "Us and Them" from Dark Side of the Moon. He also sang vocals on "Time" and "Astronomy Domine", among others.

One of the best pieces he contributed to was "Echoes" off of Meddle. "Echoes" pre-dates Dark Side of the Moon and helped establish the new post-Barrett sound of Pink Floyd. He helped write "Echoes" and sings vocals on it.

Be aware that this record has seen better days. Sometimes it skips around which is annoying but the sound is still pretty rich for what it's worth.

R.I.P. Mr. Wright. See you on the Dark Side of the Moon.


(From Meddle, 1971 Capitol; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Community Thrift* in Tampa, Florida)

By the way, there has been another death in the music world this week: Motown producer Norman Whitfield has passed on. He will also be missed.

*I honestly can't remember the name of the thrift store I got this one at. I know it was in Tampa and I know it wasn't a thrift chain. Sorry about that.

Monday, September 8, 2008

E.G. Daily - Say It, Say It




1986 HI-NRG from E.G. Daily via Nandy.


Single


Dub


Extended Mix

(From Say It, Say It 45 RPM Single, 1986 A&M; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk, Speed Your Love to Me, The Kick Inside Me



Simple Minds: you might know them from the Breakfast Club soundtrack, you might not. I know them as the band that, in my eyes, is everything U2 wants to be. Just solid work throughout without all that messiah status that Bono constantly tries to posture himself into. All of the tracks below are from the only Simple Minds record I have on vinyl, Sparkle in the Rain. I found Sparkle in the Rain on the same day I inherited the Nandy Collection. Alas, this is not a Nandy but it was the icing on the cake on a very good day for thrifting.


"Up On The Catwalk"


"Speed Your Love To Me"


"The Kick Inside Me"

(All tracks from Sparkle in the Rain, 1984 A&M; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)


More Simple Minds:










PS: That last video, while not an amazing song, features an appearance of those silly "Kayne West" shades you see random dorks wearing when you go out drinking. If someone can find an earlier instance of those wretched things I'd like to know. Hate to think they started with Simple Minds.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Champaign - How 'Bout Us? + Can You Find The Time?




Champaign likes to ask questions. Here's a couple of them. The answer? Champaign rules.


Can You Find The Time?


How 'Bout Us?

(Both Tracks from How 'Bout Us, 1981 Columbia/CBS; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Meco - Star Wars and Other Galatic Funk



In anticipation for the new Star Wars film that will most likely suck, we take a trip back to 1977 when Star Wars was awesome and people made 15 minute long disco songs based on it. This is a rip of the entire first side, the track list is below.

Everything about this record is a trip. Obviously the music is awesome but the cover does wonders too. You gotta love the two pretty run-of-the-mill 70's astronauts bumping asses, presumably on the roof of some anonymous utopian metropolis. The liner notes are pretty funny too. It lists all the musicians from the "CorMar Galaxy" including the "Clomatron" player. The thank you messege from Meco is pretty tongue-in-cheek as well.

The logistics of teleporting all the musicians from their home planets, the Translating Computers, the Laser Engergisers and the Photron System courtesy of TELE-CON Ptz 88.4 (Earth Rep: Tony Blancca). I wish to acknoledge the unfailing cooperation of the Galatic Council, in particular: Neil Bogart, Irv Biegel and Jimmy Lenner
-Meco


The record is from another mystery donater akin to Nandy. Her name, Christy Block, is written on the front cover in pen.

Tracklist:

Title Theme
Imperial Attack
The Desert and The Robot Auction
The Princess Appears
The Land of the Sand People
Princess Leia's Theme
Cantina Band
The Last Battle
The Throne Room and End Title



(From Star Wars and Other Galatic Funk, 1977 Millennium/Casablanca; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Isaac Hayes R.I.P.





This is hardly a fitting monument to Isaac Hayes, but my less than robust Isaac Hayes record collection limits my song choices. These are a couple of songs I dig from the records I have.

"Do Your Thing/End Theme" from Shaft

(From The Shaft OST 1971 Enterprise/Stax/MGM; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)

"Good Love" from Black Moses

(From Black Moses, 1971 Enterprise/Stax; On 12" vinyl; Found at Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

May he rest in peace.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

People's Choice - You Ought To Be Dancin'





Another disco track (surprise!) from Nandy and the greatest disco record company ever, Casablanca Records.


(From People's Choice, 1979 Casablanca/Tom and Jerry; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Friday, August 1, 2008

Echo and the Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses



I've been pretty lazy lately; Not much thrifting and even less desire to borrow a computer to post with. So rather post something that I think most people who read this blog haven't heard, I'm going to post something that most people who read this blog probably have heard. Why? Well, because I've been a long time fan of Echo and the Bunnymen, since I was a frail goth kid in high school so there's that. But also because this is just a really pleasant song. I love disco, soul and the cheesier side of new-wave a lot, which is why that is the majority of the stuff that ends up here. But the roots of my musical taste reside in the realm of goth, post-punk and the more serious side of new-wave. So this week, I'm going to go back to my roots, as I did in the Xymox post and post something that helped shape my taste. And like always this record is from a thrift store so I'm not just posting something off my iPod.

Enjoy.


(From Songs to Learn and Sing, 1985 Sire/Korova; On 12" vinyl; Found at Community Thrift on Orange ave. for $1.95)

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Change - Lover's Holiday (Jim Burgess mix)




This whole album is good really. I wish I could post the whole thing, which I might do, I dunno. But for now, here is the track that Nandy highlighted in pink on the back sleeve. Every track has a star next to it on the label.


(From The Glow of Love, 1980 Warner Bros./RFC; On 12" Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On 45 RPM



You may know "And The Beat Goes On" as a sample from Will Smith's "Miami" better than you know it as a song by The Whispers. Which is a shame because it's a much better song than "Miami". Also, "Can You Do The Boogie" was co-produced by Carrie Lucas who was featured last month.


"And The Beat Goes On"


"Can You Do The Boogie"

(Both tracks from And The Beat Goes on 45 RPM Single 1979 Soar; On 45RPM vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)

Friday, July 18, 2008

Time Bandits - Live it Up



Ok, so it's time to come clean about the lack of posts lately. I don't really like to talk about personal hardships, but my computer got struck by lightning about 3 weeks ago. I've been trying to post when I can get a hold of a computer so it might be like this for a bit until I can get a hold of a permanent computer. But I do promise to update at least once a week every week so don't be a stranger to the site.

I couldn't get an image for this one or scan it in because this laptop isn't cooperating with my scanner but the cover isn't really what it's all about anyway. Standard Nandy markings throughout: an ND written on a yellow sticker on the cover and a big asterisk on the b-side label. Music-wise it's a little bit of everything that Nandy and I dig: disco, funk and new-wave. Enjoy.


(From Live it Up 12" single, 1982 CBS/Columbia; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Sa-Fire - Boy, I've Been Told





In anticipation of Sa-Fire's performance at Club Tabu this Wednesday, July 16th, I'm here with a couple of cuts off of her 12" single "Boy, I've Been Told". Nandy had two copies of this one at the thrift store but I only took one. I think the other is still there if you guys are looking to get a piece of the Nandy collection (also there is a copy of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack that Nandy donated that I haven't been able to get a hold of so I think that is floating around in the world too).

But I digress. If you dig these tracks, make it out to the show on Wednesday. It's free for 21 and up so what do you have to lose?


Club Mix


7" Mix

(Both tracks from Boy, I've Been Told, 1988 Mercury/Cutting/PolyGram; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

More Sa-Fire:




The original video

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Shalamar - Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo



Sorry again for the delayed posts. Hard times here at Found Vinyl. Know what can cheer us all up though? Some disco from the height of disco ketch, "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo" by Shalamar. Again, from Soul Train records. Those guys can do no wrong.


(From Uptown Festival, 1977 Soul Train; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)

Friday, July 4, 2008

Falco - America [City of Grinzing Version]



I decided to forgo Nandy day in favor of a song that celebrates the greatness that is the great U.S OF A. And who better to provide such a song than the greatest Neue Deutsche Welle artist ever, Falco?


(From Falco 3 1986 A&M; On 12" vinyl; Found at Salvation Army of Orlando, N. Semoran location; for $3.00)

More Falco:



Sunday, June 29, 2008

Heaven 17 - Play To Win + Proof Nandy is from New York City as predicted




Remember this?:

I'm also assuming that Nandy is from New York, because three of the records from the collection are compilations produced by New York radio stations.

Well, I was right. I took a closer inspection of Nandy's copy of Heaven 17's single "Play To Win" and found half peeled-off pricing sticker with the word "Bondy's" barely exposed at the top. So, I thought that I could finally pin down whether or not she was from New York by doing a simple Google search and sure enough, the fourth search result for "Bondy's" gave me an address in New York City. Here's the map.

I figure this would be as good a time as any to compile what I know about Nandy so far and maybe speculate about who she might be. First of all I now know that she lived in New York. I also know that she lived in NYC at least from 1982 to 1987 because I have three compilations from New York radio stations that wouldn't be available in stores for long, so they couldn't have been acquired anytime much later than that. I would speculate that she lived in NYC sometime before '82 though, because of the era these records span. I would guess from about 1976 to 1992, but that can't be proven.

Also, I have a pretty healthy stack of Spanish language records all baring Nandy's name. I have guessed that she was of Latino decent early on and I still maintain that guess. But, I am not completely sold on that notion yet.

Finally, and most importantly, I know that Nandy is a slave for extended dance mixes. If a record has an extended mix, it's circled or starred. Always. That's not to say she doesn't dig the single cut, but she loves an extended mix.

Hopefully more can be revealed about Nandy in the future. I still haven't figured out why she draws a giant capital I with black magic marker on some records. I'm guessing she is pointing out the tracks that she digs but it just seems like an odd choice of symbol.

But I digress. So without further ado, here is the record that proved without a doubt where some, if not all, of these records came from: Heaven 17's "Play To Win".


A-Side


B-Side

(Both tracks from Play to Win, 1981 Virgin/B.E.F; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

More Heaven 17:

Saturday, June 28, 2008

No updates for a bit

Divshare is down right now. They have been kind of unreliable lately so I'm looking for another host that will let me embed for free.

Sorry about the wait.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Carrie Lucas - I Gotta Keep Dancin'



This weeks post is belated but I do have two good reasons for my tardiness:

1: Daily life. I'm wiped out from the grind, friends.
2: I hit the jackpot again

I didn't hit the jackpot as hard as I did when I found the Nandy collection, but I did find about 10 pretty worthy records. Most of them I will eventually feature here so I don't want to disclose what they are as of yet. But I did find two records I definitely won't post because everyone is already aware that they are awesome: Aladdin Sane and Hunky Dory by David Bowie. Hopefully those records and the one I'm posting today will translate into an idea of the quality of records I picked up on Sunday.

But there was a tragedy among all the triumph. When I was flipping through the crate I came upon Kraftwerks' Tour de France 12" single from 1983. Got really excited and put it on the growing stack of records. Then when I picked out all the records I wanted, I did my routine of sitting down with the records and making sure they were all in the sleeves. This is where shit gets real: Not only is the record inside not Tour de France, it's a brutally fucked up copy of one of the many versions of "Planet Rock" (way too pissed to peep which version). So not only did I miss out on Kraftwerk, but I also get fucked on having "Planet Rock" on vinyl because some dumb bastard can't take care of his records. Motherfucker.

But it is intresting that it worked out that way considering the Soulsonic Force samples Kraftwerk in Planet Rock. But I'm sure you all already know that.

Anyway, to matter at hand. Carrie Lucas is the first from the new batch of records to go up here. She scored a hit with this one. Unfortunately, it was one of her few hits. All the way back from 1977, here's "I Gotta Keep Dancin'":


(From Simply Carrie, 1977 Soul Train; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)

More Carrie Lucas:

Friday, June 20, 2008

Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio - It's Time To Party Now and Until the Morning Comes




Here's some jams to get your weekend going courtesy of Nandy, Ray Parker Jr, Raydio and myself. Party on, sirs and ma'ams, it's Friday night!


It's Time To Party Now


Until the Morning Comes

(Both tracks from Two Places at the Same Time, 1980 Arista; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

More Raydio:

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Ana - Shy Boys



From allmusic.com:

Cuban-born singer Ana moved to Orlando, FL, in 1979 at the age of five. At ten, in 1984, she signed to Parc Records. At 13, in 1987, she scored her debut chart entry, "Shy Boys" (number 94 pop).

From the alleged Orlando native, here's "Shy Boys". Enjoy.


(From the Shy Boys 45RPM Single, 1987 CBS/PARC; On 45RPM Vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Deland, 17-92 location)

Saturday, June 14, 2008

The Delfonics - The Best of the Delfonics




Two of the best songs from one of the greatest soul acts of all time. I honestly couldn't narrow it down to one track so I'm posting two. Enjoy.


LaLa Means I Love You


Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time

(Both tracks from The Best of the Delfonics, 1976 Arista/Kory/Philly Groove; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Samantha Sang - Emotion



Here's an excellent late 70's one-hit wonder produced by the Gibb brothers. It's a good one to wind down your weekend with. Cheers.


(From Emotion, 1978 Private Stock; On 12" vinyl; Found at Christian Sharing Center on 17-92 in Longwood, Florida for .50 cents)

Friday, June 6, 2008

Exposé - Point of No Return (12" Extended Mix)




In celebration of tonight's performance at the Parliament House here in Orlando, Nandy brings us the extended mix of "Point of No Return". Unfortunately, I won't be attending the show because it's $30 bucks a pop. Which is interesting because if Exposé were playing on any other weekend other than Gay Days, the show would probably be free at a city park or something. But to quote Kurtis Blow, these are the breaks, my friends.

So whether you are going or not, don your red shirt, make yourself a cocktail, press the play button and enjoy 12 inches of great 80's pop.


(From Point of No Return: All New Mixes, 1987 Arista; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

More Exposé:



Sunday, June 1, 2008

The Cut - Kindness for Weakness



Really no idea what year this is from as the record label says nothing of a year and I can't find any information about The Cut online. Cut is a pretty common verb so if AMG doesn't have any info, no one does. What makes the research even tougher is the fact that there is another song of the same title by a group called Soul Children (great song by the way). But if my wagering is any good I'd go ahead and say nineteen eighty.....three? Take your guesses to the comment section if you wish.

By any measure, the track is pretty good. I'm sure by now 'yall know I'm a slave for analog synth and soulfull lyrics and this record has them both in spades.


(From the Kindness for Weakness promo single, year unknown Supertronics; On 12" vinyl; Found at Christian Sharing Center on 17-92 in Longwood, Florida for .50 cents)

Update: I fail at Google. 1986 is the official year.

Friday, May 30, 2008

Stevie B - Dreamin' of Love (Vocal)




Stevie B, often dubbed the King of Freestyle, seems to be a favorite of Nandy's as this is one of her two Stevie B records. And I'm grateful, because all his singles are classics. Every 11 year old has skated to a Stevie B track at one time in their life, right?

Check this ish out cause the man lays it down like a glass carpet. I'll post the other Stevie B record some other fateful Friday. Enjoy.


(From Dreamin' of Love 12" Single, 1988 LMR; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

More Stevie B:



Thursday, May 29, 2008

Worn Copy: Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - How Insensitive (Insensatez)


Occasionally, Foundvinyl will feature a recording that has suffered from bad care from their previous owner and from the staff of the thrift store. Although these recordings may not sound the way they were originally intended, the damage suffered to the recording has left a unique thumbprint that will never be reproduced. I recognize that transferring these recordings to a digital format compromises the integrity of that "thumbprint" but hopefully the versions posted on Foundvinyl will do some justice. Thanks and keep on listening.

I've been sick all week so that's why this post is so belated. I've been digging on this record all week because it's one of the few I can listen to with this monster headache. Enjoy.


(From Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1967 Reprise; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Friday, May 23, 2008

ONE WEEK ONLY: Discocross N.2 unabridged




This week Nandy provides Foundvinyl with it's first DJ mix. The record was produced in Italy and mixed by some Italian guys I never heard of (Chisura, Baldelli, Brandi). All of the notes are in Italian and it's on an Italian label, but like all other Italo disco, none of the songs are in Italian. Discocross clocks in at about 40 minutes with each side or lato clocking it at 20 minutes. Lato B is the superior side but the first 2 tracks and the last track on Lato A are incredible.

Because it's a mix I decided to throw the whole record on here uncut. It's only going to be up for a week though because it's a pretty huge file, so get it while you can.


(From Discocross N.2, 1981 F1Team; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

Tracklist:

Lato A
Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus
Skyy - Call Me
Lobo - The Caribbean Disco Show
Candido - Jingo
Gary Criss - Rio de Janeiro
Suzy Q - Get On Up Do It Again

Lato B
Cameron - All That's Good To Me
B. Roy - If You Want Me
Cameron - All That's Good To Me
B. Roy - If You Want Me
Flakes - Sugar Frosted Lover
Mantus - Love Is A Natural Thing
Mantus - Rock It To The Top
Mantus - Love Is A Natural Thing
Mantus - Rock It To The Top
'Lectric Funk - Shangheied


Some Discocross videos:



Sunday, May 18, 2008

Cerrone - Look For Love



What can I say about this record? Nothing really, except that it's the shit. I may or may not have actually jumped up and down when I came across it this week. And let's not talk about the post freak out, nervous anticipation of checking the sleeve to make sure the right record was in there. Nothing hurts your ego more than freaking out about an awesome record only to check the sleeve to find a Barbara Streisand record within. By the way, if I had a dollar for every Barbara Streisand record I came across in the thrift store, I'd be a millionaire. Even the suckers who bought those fucking records got rid of them, all of them. But I digress.

Cerrone is the greatest disco producer of all time next to Giorgio Moroder and this record is no disappointment. Clocking in at just over 10 minutes, "Look For Love" is the most epic of the 4 songs that could be crammed in on one disc. I didn't make a short version this time because all 10 minutes of it are well worth it and it never feels like it drags.

By the way, I found this at the brand new Goodwill on Curry Ford. It's really nice and doesn't smell like old people yet so if you've got the time check it out.


(From Cerrone IV:The Golden Touch, 1978 Cortillion/Atlantic; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Curry Ford location for $1.00)

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Friday, May 16, 2008

Junior - Mama Used To Say (English Party Mix)




Nandy didn't leave too many clues this time. No circled, starred, or crossed out songs on this one; just the Nandy label on the front and the letters "R" and "I" real big on the b-side written in black permanent marker. Suffice to say because there weren't any circled tracks, I ignored this record until I listened to it this week. Though it drags on a little long, I thought it was too good to sit on. So I moved it up to this week.



(From Mama Used To Say, 1981 Mercury; On 12" vinyl; Found at Goodwill of Orlando, Michigan location for $1.00)

As always, click the Nandy tab to hear all the Nandy records so far. And check back for the main post on Sunday for something real special from the newest Goodwill in town.