09.11.10 thrift digs

While it’s nice to go to a real record store with something/anything in mind, there’s definitely something I really enjoy about the wild, wild west of record hunting at thrift stores. I often think of Andy Dufresne describing to Red where he’s stashed the money in Shawshank Redemption, under a “rock that has no earthly reason” being there. For example, why the hell would I find The Strands of the Future, a 1976 LP by French prog band Pulsar at Goodwill in Belton, MO? I mean, seriously.

Pulsar - The Strands of the Future

On the Kingdom label

Gatefold, bitches.

Holy shit—certain pressings of this are listing between $53 and $89 on eBay. Hmm.

Then, clearly from the same dead or disenfranchised person’s collection, comes Timewind by Klaus Schulze, German electronic music pioneer and one time member of both Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel.

Klaus Schulze - Timewind

The back cover seems to be portions of a score written on graph paper. Apparently pink noise and white noise are to become, "dark, growing to thunder, filter controlled -> feedback/resonance." The LP is dedicated to Richard Wagner. Huh. Wonder what he thought of it.

On Virgin/Caroline, 1975

I also copped a John Fahey Christmas album. Who knew?

"The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album" On the Takoma label, 1968.

The CD assortment was fruitful as well. I picked up Only Heaven by The Young Gods, Youth by Matisyahu (Hasidic Jewish reggae produced by Bill Laswell) and Icarus by The Forms (produced by Steve Albini).