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| On my way to Val’s Halla Records, I stumbled upon this high end thrift store, also on Harrison just a couple blocks east. |
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| I was relieved and excited to find a large record bin about 10′ inside the front door! |
That goddamn George Benson album follows me everywhere, I almost bought it at Fish and Thrift Co but discarded it due to condition. I passed today. I did come across another Grover Washington Jr. album (already own Winelight) and grabbed it at once. My CTI obsession knows no bounds and was excited when I left and found that it was actually released on the CTI sub-label, Kudu. Even has the original Kudu dust cover inside. Just as I type this I find that Grover had more than a few releases on Kudu – how about nine?! I hope Creed gave him some stock options with that contract.
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| Just as I completed the first bin, I saw another one just a few feet away lurking amongst some book shelves! (Grover came along for the ride) |
A third record bin (they never seemed to end, much to my delight!) bookended the CD rack (you can see bin #1 in the distance). It was here that I found a total of three Engelbert albums – two I already had (the ‘EH’ album and also ‘We Made It Happen’) and one I did not, which I promptly purchased (‘Sweetheart’). It wasn’t until I left that I found that my new Eng’ score had a mostly torn top seam, but oh well. That is what the plastic jackets are for – to hold my old vinyls together like duct tape! I must admit I do have a bizarre preoccupation with purchasing every copy of ‘We Made It Happen’ I come across….just to have them. Yikes, I need help.
I picked up one more record – a 12″ promo single of ‘Rise’. It was still in the (opened) wrapper and there is an odd sticker identifying it as a promo on the custom outer jacket. I honestly thought this might be worth a few bucks – it had better be, since I already own the LP! Of course, it isn’t. There are legit promo copies of this single out there, identified as such on the actual label, this isn’t. Still a cool piece of 80s A&M history.
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| One of the most common thrift store records across the nation – and one I proudly own (though I bought it on ebay a long time ago :/). Couldn’t resist snapping a pic of this adorable personalization! I’m sure Marlyn was flattered. And if Kevin was just a boob, she could long for Kris and enjoy ‘The Woman in the Moon’ at high volumes. |
