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Post by Ken on Jun 30, 2010 18:01:19 GMT -5
I know many of us still like searching for vinyl either at local record stores, conventions or local swap meets or garage sales. What's the longest length of time it has taken you to find that particular 45 or album? For me it was close to ten years ( yup, ten years lol  ). From the late 80's up to the late 90's searching high and low for a copy of "Some Sing , Some Dance" by Michel Pagliaro. I would see the occasional LP by him but his 45's seem to be very hard to come by. Finally, the day came, I was at a record show browsing through a huge collection of 45''s and I found it!, I could not believe my eyes when I discovered it, I was VERY happy! I also bought some KISS 45's from the dealer as well - it was a great day! |
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Post by Railyn on Jun 30, 2010 18:15:06 GMT -5
For me it was "Count Floyd Is Back" by SCTV's Joe Flaherty.
I caught it when it was played by a college radio station back in the early 80's that I happened to be taping, looking for good music. I listned to it forever, and then my boombox ate it.
Ed was able to track it down for me a few years later. It was as funny as I remembered it!
**Should say "a few years AGO", not a few years later - I had been looking for a good 15 years for it when Ed found it**
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Post by Dawn on Jul 1, 2010 8:29:43 GMT -5
I remember trying to find a copy of Jay and the Techniques' "Keep the Ball Rollin'" for many years, probably about 15 altogether, after hearing it played on Dick Bartley's Saturday evening oldies show back around '89 or '90. None of the '60s compilations I came across at the time included it. I once came upon a 45 of it at a yard sale, but it was extremely beat-up, so I passed on it. I eventually found the song online and downloaded it.
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Post by m c dornan on Jul 1, 2010 18:06:27 GMT -5
I never go looking for specific songs of LPs. Cuz of that, I've found lots of weird stuff I'd never dreamed existed.
But there's material I still haven't found that I'd like, so I guess I've waited 45 years for some stuff. One thing that comes to mind is the Sunrays' LP with "Andrea" on it. And the "Sparky" kids' records from way way back.
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Post by gremashlo on Oct 17, 2010 8:49:36 GMT -5
I searched FOREVER for two singles--"Baby Blue" by Badfinger, and "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" by the Raspberries...I remember finally finding "Baby Blue" in a South Dakota Goodwill store, and almost...crying. "Overnight" i finally had to cheat and buy off eBay.
I am STILL looking for the alternate take of "Can I Change My Mind" by Tyrone Davis...an Omaha oldies station had both the single version (the one everyone knows) and also an alternate version, which I loved--but cannot find. No clue if it is a stereo or a mono album track. It has become my own white whale.
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Post by gremashlo on Mar 13, 2011 19:19:21 GMT -5
I searched FOREVER for two singles--"Baby Blue" by Badfinger, and "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" by the Raspberries...I remember finally finding "Baby Blue" in a South Dakota Goodwill store, and almost...crying. "Overnight" i finally had to cheat and buy off eBay. I am STILL looking for the alternate take of "Can I Change My Mind" by Tyrone Davis...an Omaha oldies station had both the single version (the one everyone knows) and also an alternate version, which I loved--but cannot find. No clue if it is a stereo or a mono album track. It has become my own white whale. ...and this weekend I figured out WHY I couldn't find the "alternate take"! Turns out that the other version (that I always figured was a mono track or some alternate cut) was actually a re-recording by Tyrone Davis on MCA in 1980...seems that some outfit that supplied radio stations CDs of oldies used that cut instead of the far better known Dakar track... And that ends that. Makes me sad to know that quest is over, though...  |
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Post by alandhopewell on Mar 14, 2011 13:41:43 GMT -5
Ever since I heard it on KOIL-1290 back in 1971, I've been looking for a copy of "Pencil Marks On The Wall", by Herschel Bernardi...and I just discovered YouTube has it!
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Post by Ken on Mar 15, 2011 23:02:15 GMT -5
Ever since I heard it on KOIL-1290 back in 1971, I've been looking for a copy of "Pencil Marks On The Wall", by Herschel Bernardi...and I just discovered YouTube has it! I'm really amazed what songs pop up on youtube. |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Mar 16, 2011 10:06:53 GMT -5
Ever since I heard it on KOIL-1290 back in 1971, I've been looking for a copy of "Pencil Marks On The Wall", by Herschel Bernardi...and I just discovered YouTube has it! I'm really amazed what songs pop up on youtube. I assume, Ken, that you have the software to download YouTube clips and convert them to mp3s? |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Mar 16, 2011 10:29:48 GMT -5
There have been a few songs that I searched for for an extended period that I now own. Look For A Star - Gary Miles. I think I talked about this a few years ago. Look For A Star came from the movie Circus of Horrors (1960). Several versions were recorded: Deane Hawley, Billy Vaughn, Garry Mills and Gary Miles. Note the similar names with the last 2. Due to legal issues having to do with the confusion, production and shipment of both the Mills and Miles versions were halted temprarily back then. I searched up and down for months trying to find a copy of the Miles version, which i believed at the time was the original from the movie. I had seen the movie and then had heard the Miles version on the radio several times (they played Miles and Vaughn in Boston, but never Mills) and was convinced that they were the same. (Turns out I was wrong; it was the Mills version in the movie. I only learned that a few years ago via YouTube.) Anyway, I remember looking for months before I gave up. About a year later I walked into a record store on some other errand, and there it was. Two songs that I searched for for years were I've Got Bonnie by Bobby Rydell (1962) and Our Summer Song by Roy Orbison (1961). I searched used record stores and flea markets for years trying to find either one on a 45 or on an album. I finally found Bonnie in a used record store up in Boston in the early '80s on an album. I wound up paying about $25 for the album. Following that, I found used 45s of the song about three or four times and they were cheap.  As for Summer Song, I found a 45 at a record show finally in about the mid '90s. I paid about 6 or 7 dollars for it. Then Napster came along and I downloaded mp3s of everything I wanted.  |
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Post by Ken on Mar 16, 2011 16:41:12 GMT -5
I'm really amazed what songs pop up on youtube. I assume, Ken, that you have the software to download YouTube clips and convert them to mp3s? Hi Ed, Yes, I use Wavepad sound editor to record the audio. |
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). From the late 80's up to the late 90's searching high and low for a copy of "Some Sing , Some Dance" by Michel Pagliaro. I would see the occasional LP by him but his 45's seem to be very hard to come by.
As for Summer Song, I found a 45 at a record show finally in about the mid '90s. I paid about 6 or 7 dollars for it. 