Swung through on a Thursday afternoon to find a bevy of vinyl but none worth grabbing. Reminiscent of the album I found long ago in Mundelien (and still regret not buying), I found at least 15-20 copies of what must be a local group; sealed (pink!) vinyl. I was convinced from the Asian characters on […]
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You know the selection is bad when a Johnny Mathis album provides a kind of relief. Something familiar amongst many, many religious recordings, only in the worst shape imaginable.
I don’t get up this way often but so I made a point to see what I could see during my afternoon up north. This Salvation Army is pretty large and had a giant record rack of an odd design. The front and back were separated by a wire cage. Perhaps used to protect yourself […]
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Topeka Run
Got a rare chance to travel a bit outside of my normal territory for work. Made a drive to Kansas and stopped in Quincy Illinois on the way back. Did about 1200 miles in 3 days and dug through seemingly as many vinyls. First stop was Goodwill in Topeka. I knew things were going to […]
21 bins of vinyl…easily the largest collection I’ve seen in a store of this ilk. And nothing but junk – war torn records, perhaps 1/3rd were empty jackets. I did find a CTI classic (jacket only) and the mandatory Engelbert but nothing else of interest except for a Verve gem which was complete but pretty […]
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Lake Forest Run
Found myself up in Waukegan again for the first time in a couple weeks. This day trip was a fluke; I’m guessing now I won’t be out that way again for a couple years. Last time it was so cold out I only had time to hit the Salvation Army (which didn’t turn out too […]
Encountered a unique situation at this shop. The records were totally obscured by a small card table filled with board games. Worse yet, the games were all on edge, apparently to display them to would be buyers. This made moving the table difficult or impossible, perhaps even with help. So I had to fit my […]
Last March I was visiting my folks and hit up a bunch of local thrift stores with my mom scavenging for vinyl. Woke up Black Friday and shook off my hangover then got a recommendation (from my mom of all people) to check out a new resale shop called Wings in the area. Well Salvation […]
Grand Rapids appears to be the thrift store capitol of the world. After a tiny selection at the local Goodwill, the SA had a bulk of records available. I came away with a Ray Price record (they had another but it was pretty beat, so I passed). I found a double of the one I […]
Didn’t buy anything, but two classics were found…. Almost bought the Sandpipers disc….