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 | Jan 14, 2025 | uhhh...
Here we are looking at Meet the Temptations to see the damage to the cover. It is actually in decent shape, aside from the water/staining/damage…but it is all a matter of personal taste there. I zoomed on the problem spots, and I am only trying to show you what...
by Marty | Jan 3, 2025 | uhhh...
Hey Bryce – I really think only a few of these are from McDonald’s but I have no true idea. I know there are 4 McDonald’s ones in packages – I am assuming these are undesirable ones. The desirable ones I saw, include especially the ones in the...
by Marty | Dec 29, 2024 | Sales Display
Here, we are taking a look at my for-sale copy of Helen Merrill’s rare and wonderful self-titled debut from 1955 on Emarcy. The main thing to see and understand with this one, apart from kind of normal aging, are two issues: the bottom edge is split, just under...
by Marty | Sep 24, 2024 | Sales Display
First, we’ll look at Johnnie Hodges’ Blues a Plenty. Click any image to zoom in, using the browser to return here. This copy is in pretty nice shape overall, but does has some slight issues. First, on the cover (back more than front) there is some...
by Marty | Sep 14, 2024 | Sales Display
Please note: With more research, I determined with little doubt, that this one is a reissue from about 62-63. The only difference in it from the original, is the label – it is Oxblood (not blood red) and it is missing some text the original labels put between...
by Marty | Sep 13, 2024 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at Chino Feaster’s promo single of You’re So Much Woman. As you can see, there is some pretty significant damage to both labels. The A side is a little better than the b side. Both labels have peeling and damage. I saw some scuffing on...
by Marty | Sep 8, 2024 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at Ann Richards’ Ann, Man! The main thing to see here is the writing on the back cover (idiots!). I included a zoom of it for you. That, and some light wear is all there is to see here – otherwise, this one is in really nice shape. The...
by Marty | Jul 3, 2024 | Sales Display
Here we have a 45 of The Ambassadors doing I Really Love You/I Can’t Believe You Love Me. The labels on the A side, as seen in the pic, has 4 X’s and the name Allen Wilson all in blue ballpoint. B side is clean, all around. The problem spot is on the intro...
by Marty | Jul 3, 2024 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at Sam Lazar’s Space Flight with Grant Green on Argo, #4002. This one is in fine shape, both the wax and the cover. The cover shows a little bit of natural age, particualrly in the back cover where there is more foxing/discoloring. Note there...
by Marty | Jul 3, 2024 | Sales Display
Here we are looking at the first German pressing of Please Please Me by the Beatles on Odeon. Not a ton to say about this one, only because it is in really terrific shape, both in the cover and in the wax. You can see by the pictures that the cover is in great shape...
