YoungCR Posted July 27, 2023 Report Share Posted July 27, 2023 17 hours ago, HipMF said: Speaking of Nirvana-related things, the former Smart Studios building (where "Nevermind" was recorded) on east wash here in Madison has recently been bought and turned into an air-bnb. https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2022/03/11/smart-studios-rehab Learned something new today, very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 Automated vanity search I sold a bunch of stuff on discogs ~5-7-ish years ago. I logged back in today to do some vanity searches to see if any of the stuff I bought years ago has appreciated in value. Turns out, I had actually entered a substantial portion of my vinyl collection into the database there back-in-the-day. Sorting by highest median price for maximum vanity... Predictably, this John Zorn LP is still the best performer because I knew it was worth $50-100 when I bought it for $20 at HPB. Someone F'd up pricing this one (avantgarde grindcore jazz etc (1990)). There were a few surprises on the list, but this might be the biggest one for me. This was one of a few different 2-piece bands that I was interested at the time. The drummer (Zach Hill) went on to do some other stuff, so maybe that explains the interest in this album...? Another surprise was this re-issue of a 60's LP. I took an interest in the Cadet Concept label primarily because of the band Rotary Connection which was a hit in this region back-in-the-day. That album and this one have both been sampled frequently by an assortment of hip-hop artist. Tracy Chapman. Not much else to say here. It's from 1998 and unless it gets re-issued it will probably never go down in value. Another surprise. Lunk-head rock 'n roll from 2008 Austrailia. Goes for more than double the original sticker price. Going farther down the list gets into wierder/boringer territory, so I guess I'll stop here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 I lied. In the interest of true vanity, there are a couple albums I bought 2 copies of because they were cheap and I figured they would gain value. Turns out I was right in both cases. Both of these were ~$8 records and now sell for ~$30. Guess I should unload them and make an amazing ~$30 profit after 5-10 years Stoner rock. Both sides are ~20-minute jams. This album is heart-breaking/infuriating. The pop-y 80's songs are all about a friend of the bands that went through a terrible relationship with some total d-bag and eventually died of an overdose. I really like this album, but can also barely stand listening to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 First records I ever remember owning: Def Jams 45 Peter Frampton Comes Alive. Both of theses probably came from Goodwill. And they were played on a Fischer Price turntable... Oh, and this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted August 11, 2023 Report Share Posted August 11, 2023 Remember discovering this video at random on some cable-access program during my high-school years: The other kids were all about Brittany Spears and Christina Aguilera, but I would have preferred Beth Gibbons or Kim Gordon any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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