So this is the best haul I’ve seen in a decade or more.

I stopped at a junk shop out in the desert. Lots of tools, road signs, furniture, glass, pots, southwestern lawn art, etc. Lots of stuff in sad condition. This is not a curated antique market. An older lady runs the place, said she buys auction lots and resells them here. Inside was just piles of barely sorted everything, lots of shelves, and not far from the front door I spy records. I’m wary. They’re stacked vertically and haphazardly. And I hate sand. It gets everywhere. She says these are $1 each, and has no idea what they are, so I get to sifting.

It’s mostly hip hop and funk, but that ain’t all. A bunch of it is VG+, in sleeves! Funkadelic, Mos Def, Sza, Kid Cudi, Earthgang, Bernard Wright, OutKast, Nas, Tribe Called Quest… There’s a Cage the Elephant, Mac DeMarco, Fleet Foxes too, and a bunch of stuff I have no idea about.

But then I pulled out this. No protective sleeve, but I’ve got those, and it’s pristine inside and out. No way does the Star Blazers soundtrack have any business sitting around a desert junk shop in excellent condition for $1.

I gave her $40 and didn’t even bother counting how many I grabbed. No, I ain’t saying where. I’m going back.

  • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    19·
    1 month ago

    truth right now…

    when I was in kindergarten (1980) i discovered Star Blazers on cable tv. i think I discovered it before but I have distinct memories of running home from the bus so I could catch the beginning of the next episode

    to me, it’s always an iconic cartoon of the highest value

    I am very jealous of your record and I now have a goal to find this!

  • EchoCranium@lemmy.zipEnglish
    10·
    1 month ago

    Space Battleship Yamato! Very cool find! Star Blazers for the dubbed version shown in the US. The local Fox broadcast channel where I lived used to play episodes back in the early 80s. I dont know what reminded me of the show, but looked it up and watched the whole series a few years ago on Crunchy Roll.

    • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I’m still not sure if they intended for the forward brussard collector (or whatever) to look like a happy little shark with an open mouth but it makes me giggle everytime.

    • Olhonestjim@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      No little old lady to be seen anywhere. The guy running the place says his mother died last year and he’s shutting it down

  • sykaster@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    1 month ago

    I was suggested this post even though I know nothing of vinyls, is the one in the image rare and expensive?

    • Olhonestjim@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      I thought it would be, but I’ve checked out the listing on Discogs. It’s not hard to find or particularly expensive. It’s the soundtrack to an older, very popular, classic anime. Usually anime soundtracks cost at least $50, plus like another $40 for shipping, but I guess they pressed a lot of these.

      Japanese vinyl is usually more expensive because it doesn’t get imported to the USA in large quantities, shipping is high, and it gives a certain allure to Japanese versions in general. Going by Discogs, there are about 40 listed for sale stateside and prices with shipping range from about $15 - 40. I expected a little higher, but I’m hardly disappointed. I found it in a strange place and paid $1.

  • Demdaru@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Dude is pointing out how that shack is in middle of nowhere, how the woman fails to advertise etc…

    …meanwhile, mah dude got hooked and will be returning.

    Somewhat crazy lady 1:0 Mah dude xD