We had some errands to run today and we ended up at one of my favorite spots to buy used records. It’s cool because it’s not really a record store and I don’t think a lot of people know that the place actually sells vinyl, since the store always seems to have some great and eclectic records, usually for around $2. I would imagine that their selection would be much more picked over if people knew about some of the things I’ve found there.

Here’s what I bought this afternoon:

• Blood, Sweat & Tears: Greatest Hits
• David Bowie: Starting Point
• Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms
• Elton John: Honky Chateau
• Elton John: Madman Across the Water
• Jeff Beck: Wired
• Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
• Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade of Pale
• The Rolling Stones: Hot Rocks 1964-1971
  

I was disappointed by some of the things I saw today, though. They had a copy of Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, but when I looked at the album it had deep gouges going across both sides, like some literally took a knife to the surface of the record; it was obviously unplayable. They were asking $5 for the album, which tells me that someone saw the cover and slapped a price tag on the jacket without looking at the actual vinyl. It was pretty sad.