Oddly enough... or perhaps not, Perry Como albums were at both ends of the crate of vinyl they had. Either end of a fat wedge of acker bilk, frank sinatra and the ever present al martino... he's not even considered worthy enough to be amongst that lot!

...being used as what are effectively bookends.

I didn't actually ask the price at the time, I'm getting back into practicing my record store/bootfair/charity shop poker face, and I've already found with some Charity shops (Oxfam just ain't the same anymore... don't go in there now, as they price like a rare vinyl store, undermining the whole allure of charity shops!) that you now only have to pick up an item for the shop person to register this as interest, and therefore licence to jack the price up... When I said I shot over to the record player... I did so inside, but tried to walk languidly over, in a disinterested way!

It was on a microwave, under an umbrella with a car stereo (cassette) on top, it had a lot of dust on it, but seems in one piece, and cosmetically undamaged at least, so I'm going to try to buy it for a fiver, maybe ten.

... Iknow waht everyone's thinking right now too... What kind of a scumbag quibbles over a couple of quid from a CHARITY SHOP?

I can only say that it is the oddest thing, that I don't mind giving them money for free, as a donation, whenever the opportunity presents (and I do), it's just the value-for-money consumer bargain hunter in me that kicks in when buying anything from them.

I suppose if I can get it for this kind of price, it shouldn't really matter if it's tip-top or not, but still, I don't want to be lumbered with a lemon at any price, or something I'd have to spend a fortune on fixing up, when I can get a new one (with a USB hole) for around 50 pounds on amazon. But even here I wondered about comparative quality between a new 50 pound deck, and an old one from a charity shop that's a better brand, and possibly a better product for less(if that last point proceeds from the other).

If it were a technics sl 1200 mkII, rest assured I would be asking your advice, but sitting with my new deck right now.

Not bought today, but received in the mail today:

Teresa Brewer - Music Music Music

Got it because it is a) not only a re-recording of the London (Decca UK) version for Decca USA, but b) because it a reissue oldies' series label -- Coral Silver Series (which was also known as Coral Silver Star Series at least in 45 in the USA)

I have thing about unique and odd labels and this one was right up my alley! There aren't many labels of this type in the 78 world -- Columbia Hall of Fame, Brunswick Collectors Series, and RCA Victor Collectors Issue.

Wanna capture my heart -- woo me with an odd label! (My partner Sparky does that daily)

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John Zacherle - Dinner With Drac

A kinda weirdie record. He was a TV horror movie show host in the USA, and when he first just this record, it was deemed too gory. So, an alternate was cut. And released along side the regular version

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