The rules for reviews
- Only review music.
- Only review music on vinyl.
- Only review music on vinyl that has been purchased at random.
(In other words, I do not go looking for specific albums to review. However, I will still be selective with the choices presented at any given time as long as they follow the other rules.) - Only review music on vinyl that has been purchased at random for $1 or less.
Awfully Crate on Twitter
- #SofarLA lineup announced @hankdubs @leftovercuties @adamarcuragi @jailweddings Live stream at Livestream.com/sofarsounds 7 years ago
- While I <3 the record stores in LA proper, there are some gems in the Valley too! Thanks @FreakbeatRecs & @BacksideBurbank for today! #rsd12 7 years ago
- . @FreakbeatRecs said they only received one copy. By 6 p.m. nobody had purchased it, which is insane but good for me! firerecords.com/site/index.php… 7 years ago
- Thought the ESG/Las Kellies 7" from @FireRecordsUK was going to be a UK-only release. You can imagine how happy I was to see it on the US! 7 years ago
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Tag Archives: vinyl records
Top five record stores of 2011
While many other music lovers have written about their favorite albums of the year, that topic has always been hard for me to cover. There are a lot of albums this year that I enjoyed and some that were on … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, News
Tagged 1 dollar, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2011, aztec camera, backside, beat swap meet, boston, burbank, california, Calypso, cambridge, CD trader, cheapo records, dakota staton, esquivel, Frank Holder, freakbeat records, harvard square, Massachusetts, music, northridge, orphaned CDs, pat benatar, planet records, ray martin, records, sherman oaks, talking heads, tarzana, The Beatles, the ramsey lewis trio, vacation vinyl, vinyl, vinyl records, weirdo records
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Kick off the New Year with an ode to vinyl
One of BBC’s radio stations will be starting off the new year on the right foot by dedicating January 1st to vinyl. An article in the Guardian reports that the DJs at Radio 6 Music will spend New Year’s Day … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, Events, News
Tagged Arctic Monkeys, awfully great, bbc, bbc radio 6, Elbow, events, Guy Garvey, Jarvis Cocker, music, New Year's Day, news, pulp, radio, radio stations, radiohead, Richard Hawley, the Guardian, vinyl, vinyl records
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Rhythmic biking
From radio to 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs and now mp3s, cars have been equipped to play music for many years. Sadly, the bicycle has not seen such a connection with music. Sure riders can enjoy music by carrying cassette, CD or … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, News
Tagged Amsterdam, awfully great, bicycle, bikes, Feats Per Minute, news, record players, records, vinyl, vinyl records
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Browse thousands of records at Sacramento’s Beat Swap Meet
As if last weekend’s Record Store Day wasn’t enough, those lucky enough to live in or near Sacramento will be treated to the second installment of Northern California’s Beat Swap Meet this Sunday. Beat Swap Meet has been hosting events … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, Events
Tagged awfully great, california, lee bannon, music, northern california, records, sacramento, sleeprockers, sol collective, swap meet, vinyl, vinyl records
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Record Store Day: LA Picks
While the United States Post Office has yet to commemorate Record Store Day with a stamp and officially make it a holiday, tomorrow will mark the fourth year that music fans from all over the world gather to show their … Continue reading
Art exhibit includes pieces inspired by vintage record collections, closes Saturday
From bowls to wall clocks and earrings, there are various knick-knacks that people have started to make inspired by and using vinyl records. While the pieces are often considered cool and artistic, I can’t help but to cringe a little. … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, Events
Tagged art, art galleries, awfully great, Bob Dylan, bughouse, california, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Elvis Presley, events, exhibits, hollywood, jeff klarin, los angeles, los angeles times, Micheal Jackson, music, peep show, photographs, rebecca johnson, records, rock, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, vinyl, vinyl records, wood
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Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Arista Records ℗©1985 Location of purchase: Backside Music and Clothing, Burbank, Calif. Price: $0.99 Unlike her life in the public eye, Whitney Houston’s self-titled, debut album is one classy piece of work. With today’s pop artists … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 cents, arista records, awfully great, debut album, music, reviews, self-titled, vinyl, vinyl records, whitney houston
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March guest post: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà vu
Every month a guest blogger will review one of his/her own dollar-bin discoveries. Guest bloggers will be music lovers who have reached a High Fidelity type of expertise, being record store employees or otherwise changing the world of vinyl records. … Continue reading
Posted in Awfully great, Guest posts, Reviews
Tagged 1 dollar, atlantic records, awfully great, california, crosby stills nash & young, csny, david crosby, Déjà vu, graham nash, guest posts, matthew izen, music, neil young, records, reviews, rock, santa rosa, stephen stills, the last record store, vinyl, vinyl records
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A hobby without borders
It is often said that music is a universal language. That is something that I have always believed to be true. A lot of times there are no words in any language that could possibly describe the feelings that music … Continue reading
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Tagged awfully great, dj chris menist, kenya, music, news, records, stores, thailand, vinyl, vinyl records
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