Cheap used LP's: They're still out there!

@larsman: I was unaware of Man when they were active. It wasn’t until their drummer Terry Williams became involved with Dave Edmunds (another Welshman) that I learned of them. I don’t remember them coming to the Bay Area (I lived in the San Jose area until mid-’79).

I saw Cippolina live once in ’68 (when he was in Quicksilver), at a small club in Sunnyvale. A local San Jose hero---Jim McPherson of Stained Glass (two albums on Capitol Records)---joined Cippolina in Copperhead, whom I never saw or heard. I’ve been meaning to get their debut album. Jim died quite a few years ago, but Stained Glass drummer Dennis Carrasco is still around. In 1967 I was in a band with his brother Bobby.

@larsman: Yeah, The Rumour were great. Graham Parker's albums with other bands aren't nearly as good as those with them. And then guitarist Martin Belmont went to work for Nick Lowe, playing in his band for quite a while (he was with Nick when I saw the latter live in the late-90's). English (and Welsh) musicians are an incestuous lot. ;-)

I used a Discwasher from the time it was introduced in the mid-70's (before that it was the Cecil E Watts Disc Preener. How's THAT for an English name!), then got a Nitty Gritty when it was introduced in the 80's. But it was the VPI RCM that finally gave me LP cleaning I was satisfied with. I now use an HW-17 in conjunction with a DIY ultrasonic. I don't buy LP's in less than VG+ condition, but ALL used records can use a good cleaning. 

Oh, and earlier in the week I found all the following in the dollar bin at one of my LRS:

- Emmylou Harris: Last Date.

- The David Bromberg Band: Reckless Abandon.

- Les Paul & Mary Ford: Swingin’ South, an album focusing on music from the Southern States---Blues, Bluegrass, Hillbilly.

- Ray Price: Night Life. A great singer, one of Willie Nelson’s favorites.

- Wanda Jackson: Right Or Wrong. Wanda is a fantastic Rockabilly singer, once dating Elvis for awhile. In 2011 her 42nd album (!) was released, Jack White producing (entitled The Party Ain’t over---a reference to an early hit of hers, the classic Rockabilly "Let’s Have A Party"). In 2017 Wanda’s autobiography was published, with a foreword by the other Elvis---Costello. And in 2021 her final album (she has retired) was released, produced by Joan Jett. And yet I’ll bet most of ya’ll have never even heard of her!

- L. A. Express: 1976 s/t album. Band members include Robben Ford, Victor Feldman, and John Guerin.

- Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Dancer With Bruised Knees.

- Don Nix: Gone Too Long. Don is a fantastic songwriter, singer, musician, and producer, a big part of the Tulsa and Muscle Shoals musical communities. He has worked with Booker T & The MG’s, Leon Russell, Delaney & Bonnie, Freddie King, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and The Staple Singers. His song "Goin’ Down" has been recorded by a LOT of people, including Freddie King, J.J. Cale, Clapton, Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Stones, Pearl Jam, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Joe Satriani, and Sturgill Simpson. He’s probably lived off his royalties from that one song. ;-)

- The soundtrack of the film Diva, composed by Vladimir Cosma.

Nine bucks out the door.

@tony1954: And perseverance. I have two used LP stores and an antique "mall" a ten minute drive from my house that I check in with weekly. Admittedly prices aren’t as low as they were in the pre-Discog days. Yesterday at one of them I saw a Tony Rice LP in my to-find book, but it was priced at $75. I can wait for a cheaper copy.