Pickups from my local record store! Dude has the goods! “Groovy baby”

So much stuff! Sometimes I wonder if im just hoarding. Then I realize…of course I am LOL

After two years of scoping out eBay and Discogs, I was finally able to land a sealed original press vinyl copy of Public Enemy’s 1989 album “Fear of a Black Planet” in great condition and for a very reasonable price.

The next step is to send this vinyl off to VMG for grading. Public Enemy’s music is art as much as it is music, and this album deserves to be encapsulated and displayed like a classic painting.

Tom Waits ‘Mule Variations’

1999 US Anti 86547-1

2LP gatefold

1st pressing with Rainbo S-numbers in the runouts.

Waits is an acquired taste, but this one with more than enough solid blues/jazz pieces to make it more broadly appealing.

Noah Kahan ‘Cape Elizabeth’

2023 US Republic Records 602458381412

Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 ‘RSD First’ release, pressed to a quantity of 5,000 copies, blue marble vinyl.

New acquisition. A little late to his game, but loving his sound.

Stumbled upon his documentary.(Fascinating start, and family, and I’ve got connection to Hanover and NH/VT generally so get the sensibility) Asked my kids and they were like “How do you not have some of his stuff in your collection!!?” 😂

Picked this EP coz it’s a little less known, and IMO actually more varied in five tracks than his LPs

“Stick Season” will likely follow soon, though, I can feel it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NogPlgO7jng

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5OGgMUE3k