The Social Whores

The Social Whores

Here are the only known recordings of The Social Whores that I am aware of. These are from 1986-87, recorded at Shane Pringle’s house in Fort Myers, Florida, on my brand new Ross 4×4 4-track cassette recorder. We had one microphone, and recorded it a track...
Stanley Turrentine – Up at Minton’s

Stanley Turrentine – Up at Minton’s

Here we are looking at Stanley Turrentine’s Up at Minton’s on Blue Note from 1961. This is a nice copy overall, but does have a few flaws that bring the price down a lot. The cover of this one is pretty solid, but there is some kind of slight discoloring...
Jimmy Giuffre 3 – Trav’lin’ Light

Jimmy Giuffre 3 – Trav’lin’ Light

Here we are looking at the stereo reissue of Jimmy Giuffre 3’s Trav’lin’ Light, from 1959. It’s on Atlantic. This is a really nice copy – and I have 3 or more of them to compare right now, so you can trust me. 🙂   But the front on this...
Paul Chambers – GO!

Paul Chambers – GO!

Here we are looking at Paul Chambers’ GO! The main reason we are looking at this one, is because there is a super tiny runout groove on side 2. If the label is off-centered at all, it is a problem – but this copy does not have that issue. The label is...
Robert Johnson and Neil Young’s On the Beach

Robert Johnson and Neil Young’s On the Beach

First, we will look at Robert Johnson’s King of the Delta Blues…a 1963 Mono issue of this classic compilation. It has the 2-eye Columbia labels that are specific to the 63 release. The cover of this one is solid, but does show a little normal shelf wear...