by Marty | Feb 10, 2025 | uhhh...
Lamps Made from Vintage Vinyl Records I am upcycling old lamps and making lampshades from vintage vinyl records. I use 7 inch, 10 inch, and 12 inch records in a variety of configurations, all of them vintage vinyl records. I am building every lamp by hand and each one...
by Marty | Jun 12, 2020 | General Tomfoolery
Popular music swings and sways with the changing times for sure. Being by definition popular, it can also become pretty pedestrian and collectively uninspiring for years at a time. However, every once in a while, a song hits the charts (or not) and it seems to...
by Marty | Feb 23, 2026 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Nico’s Chelsea Girl on Verve, stereo, 1967. Not a lot to say about this one, because it is sealed. But that in itself makes it a super rare, cool find – a sealed copy of this is pretty wonderful to discover. The shrinkwrap is popped...
by Marty | Feb 23, 2026 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Grachan Moncur III’s Some Other Stuff, Blue Note 4177, from 1965. This is a rare one for sure – this is the only copy I have ever had of it, and I never see it anywhere. The cover of this one has some age/shelf wear to it, but is...
by Marty | Feb 22, 2026 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Billie Holiday’s Lady In Satin. This one is a promo, white label Columbia from 1958. This copy is a top copy – it is in excellent shape, all around. I have a couple of these right now, and this is the best copy of it that I have. The...
by Marty | Feb 20, 2026 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at Howard McGhee’s LP, The Return of Howard McGhee, Bethlehem BCP-42 from 1956. This is a nice copy, showing only minimal wear. The cover is clean with only minor wear, more age showing on the back than the front (because it is white). The...
by Marty | Feb 15, 2026 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at the Gil Melle Quartet’s Quadrama from 1957 on Prestige, #7097. The cover here has some light wear and age showing, but it is still solid. The front and back panels show the age in discoloring in that it simply looks a little old, but...
by Marty | Feb 8, 2026 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at a collection of 103 comedy 45s that spans the years between the 1950s and the early 80s. There are all kinds of things in here, from novelty songs to silly stuuf, and also straight up comedy routines like Sister Mary Elephant by Cheech and...
by Marty | Jan 21, 2026 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Julian Adderley Quartet’s Portrait of Cannonball, Riverside 12-269. This one is a nice one overall, but does have a little wear to it. The cover (which I never cleaned or did more than simply wipe down)has some degree of dirt and age...
by Marty | Dec 30, 2025 | uhhh...
Here is some Johnny Cash Wall art…it is the iconic B/W pic of him giving the bird at Fulsom Jail, as well as a super rare pic sleeve from 1959 for The Little Drummer Boy (no record, darn it!). Cool stuff! So I went back to my shop this morning, and I went...
by Marty | Dec 14, 2025 | uhhh...
Here’s one of my favorite Christmas records. If you start it, it will keep playing for you -Merry Christmas! Jingle Bells - Booker T and the MGsSanta Claus Is Coming to Town - Booker T and the MGsWinter Wonderland - Booker T and the MGsThe Christmas Song -...
by Marty | Dec 12, 2025 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Cal Tjader and Stan Getz with their sextet. This is the Stereo version of Fantasy in beautiful red translucent wax. I can verify that this one is is the first pressing by the run out matrices – they match the last 2 on the release page. ...
