Journey to the Center of My Vinyl pt. 1 of ???

Every so often, the stars and planets will align in a manner that affects my severe vinyl record hoarding disorder and will actually allow me to sort through the massive mounds of lacquer and part ways with a few pieces. For those that are DJ’s, know DJ’s, collect vinyl, or just have a severe disorder to hoard anything, then you know how difficult it is to part with anything in your collection. To give you an idea of the internal struggle that takes place when going through a DJ’s head when deciding to keep or get rid of vinyl, please read this example monologue:

“Well Mrs. Ashley Simpson, I have a lot of distain for, if you call it, music. I know I will never let your L.O.V.E. vinyl single touch my 12’s at home much less play on the decks of a public venue. After your Milli Vanilli style downfall, it just confirms you are a hack and that your guttural off key vocal vibratos should be erased from the annuls of human history.” (Places vinyl in the keep pile.)

As you can see it’s a difficult challenge to part with vinyl. Anyway, on to the vinyl:

Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to my Room) - 12" Single

Yep, I found that in my collection. This cover will definitely make that creepy, old man, that has a crush on Chris, from the Family Guy purr with content. I’m kind of embarrassed by finding this. I don’t really remember how I got this record, but I know for certain that I dislike the song. Into the go pile with you.

The Best of Dick Purdan

I actually do remember finding this in a Goodwill store. I was thinking, “Radio show DJ with funny looking scenarios on the back. Should have something sample-able in it.” Thought it could have been at least something like Bob and Tom. But I was wrong. Not funny, nor anything sample-able on it. Hell, I don’t even know who Dick Purtan is.

Herbie Hancock Mega-Mix (w/ Rockit)

Hell yeah!!! Forgot about this little gem. This single features a great nine minute extended version of Herbie Hancock’s – Rockit. (As if the nearly five and a half minute version wasn’t enough.) I remember finding this in a thrift store among a few Leaf Garret albums. I also remember being scared of the music video as a kid, but enthralled by D.ST.’s scratching. Definitely a keeper.

101 Golden Nursery Songs

My children need to know what vinyl is, plain and simple. It’s also pretty cool that there literally are 101 of these little bastards on one piece of vinyl. I didn’t even know that even at least 101 nursery rhymes existed. Keeper.

Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West

You would think that a 12” single from one of the early pioneer’s of rap I would really want to keep this. But for some reason I just don’t really want to, but I also don’t want to get rid of it either. I’m stuck, I know I’ll never play this song live or will it be in any iTunes playlist I have. I don’t know, stuck in the middle. Also, I think those are the same boots Moe Dee wore in Graffiti Rock.

Madonna - Like A Virgin (Full Album)

If you go to any cheesy so called 80’s nights in cities and towns across America, or into any of the City Market bars of Charleston on any given night, you will hear something from this album. I will never play anything from this album, but none of the less, I can’t part with it. I don’t know what it is, I want to throw it out, but I can’t let go of it.

Conrizzle - Ride Slow feat. Yung Truth

Conrizzle in the trashizzle…

K'Pris (pronounced "Caprice")- Pick it Up

First off, I’m down with spelling your artist name all funky to build an image and help you sell some records. But when it’s so ghetto spelled that you need to translate it to non-regional English, then it may be time to rethink that name. Then on top of it your label, Ophir, also needs that same translation (pronounced Oh-Fear) you may want to rethink signing with them. I mean these translations are written right on the label. Anyway, as you can guess, this is really ghetto, and won’t play it. Got it from the record pool I used to belong too.

Alrighty, I guess that concludes chapter one of going through my vinyl records. If you want any of the stuff I’m throwing out then get at me. sonar@spacedinvaders.net or else they will be in a half price dollar bin near you. More to come as I dig through this massive collection.