Hi Chris great that you had a vc meet up I always enjoy meeting up with people from the vc. I liked that foo fighters record in 2011 I’ve never seen it cheap enough for me to buy it though. Don’t have division bell but that’s one I’d like. Nice scores in the thrift store thanks for sharing chris 👍
Kops is hit and miss, but they do have different locations so they’re always moving inventory from one shop to another. I’ve had some good luck there in the past though! And yes, it’s tough to beat Sonic Boom. They have just about everything!
Looks like you had a really good time Chris and managed to pick up some really good vinyl. The Division Bell is probably one of the most overlooked albums, it's got some really great songs on it and is one of my favourite PF albums. Nice find with Hendrix as well. Enjoy spinning.
Thanks! Division Bell is really good. I’d heard it before several times, but it just sounds so much better on vinyl. Definitely overlooked! The Hendrix was such a nice find, yes! And it’s in great condition for what I paid. Plays really nicely! Thanks for stopping by in the comments!
Hey Chris. Wish I could have been there for that meet up. I used to have that Johnny Winter record but had to purge it a few years back. Great record though, I think one side was blank. Love the remastered version of The Division Bell, it sounds excellent. I've almost got them all, but still missing a couple. Congrats on finding a great copy of Big Star, that's one that I've had a hard time finding out there. Hopefully we'll do something like this again and I'll actually get to be there the next time.
You were definitely missed Mike! We would have loved to have you there. I’m glad you like that Division Bell. I’m really excited to spin that one and see how it sounds. Yes, the Johnny Winter is only 3 sides. Apparently it was meant to only be a single LP but they liked the songs too much and didn’t want to cut anything. And yes- Brian was saying the same thing about that Big Star album. I’m happy about that one, especially considering the condition and price that I paid. Thanks for watching Mike, and we will be sure to have another VC meetup that you can attend!
Nice score of records Chris. It's really good when you can get together and enjoy time record buying. There was a place in Peterborough where the drastically reduced their used records. This was four yrs. ago and again the best stuff went quickly. I didn't know about it and asked what sold. I then wished that I didn't ask. Having contacts and any prior knowledge helps. Check out The Isley Brothers version of ""Ohio / Machine Gun". They were close friends of Hendrix. Thanks for sharing and ☮️.
Awesome you guys met up! Ive met up with Brian before and we hit up Sonic Boom. A fave spot. Kops is a bit hit and miss. I did get some good OGs last time. Some classic punk records for the collection. But I do always buy more at Sonic Boom. Aux 33 Tours in Montreal is kind of the equivilant of Sonic Boom in size, selection and prices. Im based in Ottawa so I hit up TO and MTL often. Cool Johnny Winter esp for cheap price. I dont know the Foo Fighters material that much although I have seen them in concert at a festival. Ive subbed your channel. Cheers man!
Hey! I saw the video that you and Brian did. Sonic Boom is a wonderland of a record store lol. That Foos record sounds phenomenal actually, easily one of the best sounding in my collection. Still waiting to clean up the Johnny Winter before I spin it. Thanks for the sub man!
Hey Chris - You were very surreptitious in your filming! Good thing you got my good side :) You found some great stuff in the pawn shop. Amazing that you found Big Star. That is a hard one to find, in my experience. The cover version intro to That 70s Show is sung by Cheap Trick, if I am remembering it correctly. Anyway, thanks for setting this up!
If it’s not done surreptitiously, then is it even fun? 😊 Thanks- that Big Star record was a nice find, and one that I would have had to pay much more for if I had found it in a record store.
[Lawyer voice] Look for a cease and desist letter in the mail any day now for borrowing my intellectual property 😂😂😂😂. Kidding aside, glad to hear about your own “record store road trip” and meeting up with the fellas for the in-person VC hang! Kudos to your gf for letting you scratch that itch. Can totally relate to the “unfulfilled” feeling you mentioned. ✌🏻
😂 don’t forget that imitation is the highest form of flattery! Also I think I see a Toronto Record Store Roadtrip in your future, Buddie. Have you even been up our way?
Love ‘Wasting Light’. Do analog recordings play differently? Great score on Big Star. I think ‘Thirteen’ is the massive hit from the record. Elliott Smith has a great cover.
Elliott Smith is great! I didn’t know he covered that. I still have to listen to the Wasting Light to see how it sounds. In the record world, anything Analog is always better!
Oh man, I had never heard the original Big Star version of that song “Thirteen”. I thought it was Elliott Smiths. They’re not much different from each other but both great versions of that song.
Thanks for taking us along on your road trip! Sonic Boom does look a place where I could leave a lot of money behind, but I think my own personal favourites among the records you bought are from the thrift stores: Band of Gypsys and Big Star. I love that Big Star, and their second one, Radio City. I have the same feeling about 45rpm albums. I don't like flipping the record over so often, but for some albums it's worth it for the sound.
I heard Radio City was good too! Though I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it in the wild. I’m starting to really flesh out my collection with some really great records. I love hearing everyone’s thoughts on the records too, so thanks for sharing. Also you are out in BC, correct? I’ll be heading to Vancouver in March to see the Leafs vs Canucks. I’ll have to get your list of essential record stores to visit while I am there!
@@StylusMeetsVinyl I lived in Vancouver for a few years a very long time ago, and shopped at Zulu, Neptoon and High Life (which are still there) and some other stores that are gone now. I don't know much about the stores that have opened up since I was there. Maybe you have a Vancouverite watching that can give you some advice? I'm on Vancouver Island, north of Victoria, so I know the Victoria stores well. If you get to the island I can definitely help you out!
When I get closer to my trip, I’ll put out a “call” in one of my videos to any Vancouverites for their favourite Vancouver stores. Thanks for your recommendations. I actually do know someone who is on Vancouver Island also, so maybe some day I will make it to those stores as well.
I know why you felt unfulfilled, its because you put that Whitehorse record back. You have no idea what goodness youre missing 😂. It was a fun day. Great to meet you. Brian and I were shocked that youre so damn tall.
I’ve had that happen to me as well. Now, with the price of vinyl going up, it’s harder and harder to find affordable vinyl. It’s best to just buy it if you find something for a cheap price or you end up regretting it!
That’s a great pic of the three of you. She Said Boom looks like my kind of store.
I think you’d like that place! Cozy and quaint, but a nice selection. And even better if you’re a reader too cause there’s lots of books!
I want to come down from Peterborough and go record shopping in T.O next summer with you guys
Absolutely! That sounds great. How are the record stores in Peterborough?
Hi Chris great that you had a vc meet up I always enjoy meeting up with people from the vc. I liked that foo fighters record in 2011 I’ve never seen it cheap enough for me to buy it though. Don’t have division bell but that’s one I’d like. Nice scores in the thrift store thanks for sharing chris 👍
Thanks for watching Rob! VC Meetups are the best, hopefully not my last one either!
I'm a fan of the Winter Brothers....good stuff!
Yeah I agree! Thanks for watching 🙏
Love me some Sonic Boom. I've only been to Kops once and didn't find much. I'll have to give it another shot next time I'm in the city.
Kops is hit and miss, but they do have different locations so they’re always moving inventory from one shop to another. I’ve had some good luck there in the past though! And yes, it’s tough to beat Sonic Boom. They have just about everything!
Looks like you had a really good time Chris and managed to pick up some really good vinyl. The Division Bell is probably one of the most overlooked albums, it's got some really great songs on it and is one of my favourite PF albums. Nice find with Hendrix as well. Enjoy spinning.
Thanks! Division Bell is really good. I’d heard it before several times, but it just sounds so much better on vinyl. Definitely overlooked! The Hendrix was such a nice find, yes! And it’s in great condition for what I paid. Plays really nicely! Thanks for stopping by in the comments!
Hey Chris. Wish I could have been there for that meet up. I used to have that Johnny Winter record but had to purge it a few years back. Great record though, I think one side was blank. Love the remastered version of The Division Bell, it sounds excellent. I've almost got them all, but still missing a couple. Congrats on finding a great copy of Big Star, that's one that I've had a hard time finding out there. Hopefully we'll do something like this again and I'll actually get to be there the next time.
You were definitely missed Mike! We would have loved to have you there. I’m glad you like that Division Bell. I’m really excited to spin that one and see how it sounds. Yes, the Johnny Winter is only 3 sides. Apparently it was meant to only be a single LP but they liked the songs too much and didn’t want to cut anything. And yes- Brian was saying the same thing about that Big Star album. I’m happy about that one, especially considering the condition and price that I paid. Thanks for watching Mike, and we will be sure to have another VC meetup that you can attend!
Nice score of records Chris. It's really good when you can get together and enjoy time record buying. There was a place in Peterborough where the drastically reduced their used records. This was four yrs. ago and again the best stuff went quickly. I didn't know about it and asked what sold.
I then wished that I didn't ask. Having contacts and any prior knowledge helps.
Check out The Isley Brothers version of ""Ohio / Machine Gun". They were close friends of Hendrix. Thanks for sharing and ☮️.
Cool tidbit about the Isley Bros! I’ll seek that one out, thanks Walter!
Awesome you guys met up! Ive met up with Brian before and we hit up Sonic Boom. A fave spot. Kops is a bit hit and miss. I did get some good OGs last time. Some classic punk records for the collection. But I do always buy more at Sonic Boom. Aux 33 Tours in Montreal is kind of the equivilant of Sonic Boom in size, selection and prices. Im based in Ottawa so I hit up TO and MTL often.
Cool Johnny Winter esp for cheap price. I dont know the Foo Fighters material that much although I have seen them in concert at a festival. Ive subbed your channel. Cheers man!
Hey! I saw the video that you and Brian did. Sonic Boom is a wonderland of a record store lol. That Foos record sounds phenomenal actually, easily one of the best sounding in my collection. Still waiting to clean up the Johnny Winter before I spin it. Thanks for the sub man!
Hey Chris - You were very surreptitious in your filming! Good thing you got my good side :) You found some great stuff in the pawn shop. Amazing that you found Big Star. That is a hard one to find, in my experience. The cover version intro to That 70s Show is sung by Cheap Trick, if I am remembering it correctly. Anyway, thanks for setting this up!
If it’s not done surreptitiously, then is it even fun? 😊 Thanks- that Big Star record was a nice find, and one that I would have had to pay much more for if I had found it in a record store.
@@StylusMeetsVinyl Ha ha. Yes, still fun. Maybe I was just so engrossed in the record bin that I was oblivious to everything around me.
You are flipping pretty frantically in that clip!
@@StylusMeetsVinyl So many records to get through!
[Lawyer voice] Look for a cease and desist letter in the mail any day now for borrowing my intellectual property 😂😂😂😂. Kidding aside, glad to hear about your own “record store road trip” and meeting up with the fellas for the in-person VC hang! Kudos to your gf for letting you scratch that itch. Can totally relate to the “unfulfilled” feeling you mentioned. ✌🏻
😂 don’t forget that imitation is the highest form of flattery! Also I think I see a Toronto Record Store Roadtrip in your future, Buddie. Have you even been up our way?
@@StylusMeetsVinyl I have not, but need to get that way to see the Raps and Jays at some point. First step, renewing my passport! 🤣
That sounds like a great idea- basketball/baseball/record store road trip!
Love ‘Wasting Light’. Do analog recordings play differently?
Great score on Big Star. I think ‘Thirteen’ is the massive hit from the record. Elliott Smith has a great cover.
Elliott Smith is great! I didn’t know he covered that. I still have to listen to the Wasting Light to see how it sounds. In the record world, anything Analog is always better!
Oh man, I had never heard the original Big Star version of that song “Thirteen”. I thought it was Elliott Smiths. They’re not much different from each other but both great versions of that song.
Thanks for taking us along on your road trip! Sonic Boom does look a place where I could leave a lot of money behind, but I think my own personal favourites among the records you bought are from the thrift stores: Band of Gypsys and Big Star. I love that Big Star, and their second one, Radio City.
I have the same feeling about 45rpm albums. I don't like flipping the record over so often, but for some albums it's worth it for the sound.
I heard Radio City was good too! Though I don’t believe I’ve ever seen it in the wild. I’m starting to really flesh out my collection with some really great records. I love hearing everyone’s thoughts on the records too, so thanks for sharing. Also you are out in BC, correct? I’ll be heading to Vancouver in March to see the Leafs vs Canucks. I’ll have to get your list of essential record stores to visit while I am there!
@@StylusMeetsVinyl I lived in Vancouver for a few years a very long time ago, and shopped at Zulu, Neptoon and High Life (which are still there) and some other stores that are gone now. I don't know much about the stores that have opened up since I was there. Maybe you have a Vancouverite watching that can give you some advice?
I'm on Vancouver Island, north of Victoria, so I know the Victoria stores well. If you get to the island I can definitely help you out!
When I get closer to my trip, I’ll put out a “call” in one of my videos to any Vancouverites for their favourite Vancouver stores. Thanks for your recommendations. I actually do know someone who is on Vancouver Island also, so maybe some day I will make it to those stores as well.
@@StylusMeetsVinyl If you ever make it to Victoria I'd be happy to meet up and hit some stores with you.
You’re on! Sounds great.
Nice Big Star! Alex Chilton
Yeah! I think that one may have been the best find of the trip!
@@StylusMeetsVinyl I mostly know of Alex Chilton because he produced a Replacements album. They were huge fans too
I did not know that. That’s cool!
Hey Chris! What was the name of the pawn shop that you referenced from your second day?
Hi! The Pawn Shop was called New 2 You.
I know why you felt unfulfilled, its because you put that Whitehorse record back. You have no idea what goodness youre missing 😂. It was a fun day. Great to meet you. Brian and I were shocked that youre so damn tall.
Haha, maybe that was it Rob! Dang. Maybe I’ll grow to regret it. Also, I’m tall? No one has ever pointed that out before 😂
@@StylusMeetsVinyl jeezuz man we were going to call you Hightower
Haha. Could be worse, I guess.
Maybe you and Brian are short and Chris is average height..lol
@@GlenKellawayfromthebasement its a matter of perspective I guess. But I can say the only thing taller than Chris that day in TO was the CN Tower
I'm still mad for myself I didn't buy that Hendrix 3-4 years ago when I saw it for quite cheap.
mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)
I’ve had that happen to me as well. Now, with the price of vinyl going up, it’s harder and harder to find affordable vinyl. It’s best to just buy it if you find something for a cheap price or you end up regretting it!
@@StylusMeetsVinyl And you have to just accept that there will always be times that you regret. :)
That’s right!
you made a boom on the rug, did i hear that correctly?
Lol! There were a lot of Booms on this road trip, that’s for sure. But no accidents on the rug, fortunately 😆
@@StylusMeetsVinyl buona giornata!
Anche tu! (I hope that makes sense)