thriftcrawler 06/26/05

06/26/05

7 LPs, 1 single, and a Mexican comic book

Though I have a pretty wide selection to choose from, lately I've been itching to find more thrift stores and flea markets to dig through. There's this one flea market on River Road near my apartment - I drive past it every day on the way to and from work - and for some reason I'd never been there until today, when Sherie suggested we check it out. It's not too bad, but I don't think I'll visit it that often. They have a small-to-medium sized vinyl section, a few old toys (in a glass case), loads of antique knick-knacks, some old (I mean really old) clothes, lots of pottery, and a stack of foreign comic books - among other things I didn't find interesting enough to remember. For a dollar each, here's what I picked up:

Special Bonus!! Dirty socks!

01. The Tubes - s/t (1975)
Debut album from San Francisco's The Tubes. Contains the underground semi-hit "White Punks on Dope". Oh, and while I didn't snag any albums with sexy covers today, check out this broad on the back cover:



02. Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe (1978)
Pulsing, droning, bubbling and fluttering sci-fi synths wash over the listener on this intriguing sophomore effort from electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre (seen on the back cover sporting an ultrafruity shiny blue jacket and a look that says, "I sleep naked with my mellotron.")

03. Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key of Life (1976)
Probably best known for the songs "Sir Duke" and "Isn't She Lovely?", this is one album that critics say is one album everyone should own. I've been meaning to pick it up for a long time now, and after some gentle nudging from Sherie, I finally did.

04. Stewart Copeland - The Rhythmatist (1985)
Post-Police album from drummer Stewart Copeland, which finds him mixing field recordings from his trip to Africa with his own multi-instrumental work in a studio in Assyria. Interesting stuff, and much better than Sting's solo jazz wanking, in my opinion.

05. Yes - Tormato (1978)
I'm a pretty big Yes fan, and this is widely considered to be the first truly bad Yes album - so I'm kind of scared to listen to it. Very curious, though. Update to come when I finally give it a go.

06. Yes - Drama (1980)
Former Buggles members Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn step in to replace Rick Wakeman and John Anderson, respectively. I don't know how I feel about that. Again, I'm skeptical but intrigued...

07. Utopia - POV (1985)
The final and apparently worst album from Todd Rundgren outfit Utopia. I only bought it because the cover was silly and the back cover was even sillier:



08. Cyndi Lauper - "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" b/w "What A Thrill" (1985)
I love The Goonies and I love this song.

09. Fantomas comic book (1972)
Looks like this is issue 77 of this Mexican comic book featuring none other than FANTOMAS - "The Elegant Threat." By the way, I translated most of the Spanish using Babelfish, so it's probably only half-right. First of all, have a closer look at the cover:



I like this cover. A lot. It's pulpy, surreal, attractively designed, and features bondage and disembodied, floating lips saying "BZZZ." The title of this issue is "The Well of the Whispers" as far as I can tell, and after trying for hours to make sense of the broken english Babelfish spat out at me, I think the writing underneath the title says "a surprising science fiction story, worthy of the admirers of Fantomas." Lest you think the weirdness stops at the cover, check out this scene only four pages in:



So apparently that guy's going apeshit about not wanting to go to the Well. Know why? Because shit like this happens in the Well:



Yeah, it seems all nice and cozy at first - what with the half-naked woman writhing around on the ground - until you notice that her collar is connected to a chain which is connected to the hands of a freakish yellow turdbeast with one eye. Not only that, but he brought his pals and they're all berating the poor damsel with verbal taunts such as "BS BSS" and "BSBSBSB BBBSS." Looking for insight into this vision of madness, I turned to Babelfish and got this garbled nonsense in return: "During the night fritzia divirtio to the beings of the well, and to the dawn, I am exhausted." Thanks, Babelfish.

Special Bonus!! Free judo lesson from Fantomas himself!

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01.	The Tubes - s/t (1975) Debut album from San Francisco's The Tubes. Contains the underground semi-hit "White Punks on Dope". Oh, and while I didn't snag any albums with sexy covers today, check out this broad on the back cover:
02.	Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe (1978) Pulsing, droning, bubbling and fluttering sci-fi synths wash over the listener on this intriguing sophomore effort from electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre (seen on the back cover sporting an ultrafruity shiny blue jacket and a look that says, "I sleep naked with my mellotron.")
03.	Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key of Life (1976) Probably best known for the songs "Sir Duke" and "Isn't She Lovely?", this is one album that critics say is one album everyone should own. I've been meaning to pick it up for a long time now, and after some gentle nudging from Sherie, I finally did.
04.	Stewart Copeland - The Rhythmatist (1985) Post-Police album from drummer Stewart Copeland, which finds him mixing field recordings from his trip to Africa with his own multi-instrumental work in a studio in Assyria. Interesting stuff, and much better than Sting's solo jazz wanking, in my opinion.
05.	Yes - Tormato (1978) I'm a pretty big Yes fan, and this is widely considered to be the first truly bad Yes album - so I'm kind of scared to listen to it. Very curious, though. Update to come when I finally give it a go.
06.	Yes - Drama (1980) Former Buggles members Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn step in to replace Rick Wakeman and John Anderson, respectively. I don't know how I feel about that. Again, I'm skeptical but intrigued...
07.	Utopia - POV (1985) The final and apparently worst album from Todd Rundgren outfit Utopia. I only bought it because the cover was silly and the back cover was even sillier:
08.	Cyndi Lauper - "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" b/w "What A Thrill" (1985) I love The Goonies and I love this song.
09.	Fantomas comic book (1972) Looks like this is issue 77 of this Mexican comic book featuring none other than FANTOMAS - "The Elegant Threat." By the way, I translated most of the Spanish using Babelfish, so it's probably only half-right. First of all, have a closer look at the cover: I like this cover. A lot. It's pulpy, surreal, attractively designed, and features bondage and disembodied, floating lips saying "BZZZ." The title of this issue is "The Well of the Whispers" as far as I can tell, and after trying for hours to make sense of the broken english Babelfish spat out at me, I think the writing underneath the title says "a surprising science fiction story, worthy of the admirers of Fantomas." Lest you think the weirdness stops at the cover, check out this scene only four pages in: So apparently that guy's going apeshit about not wanting to go to the Well. Know why? Because shit like this happens in the Well: Yeah, it seems all nice and cozy at first - what with the half-naked woman writhing around on the ground - until you notice that her collar is connected to a chain which is connected to the hands of a freakish yellow turdbeast with one eye. Not only that, but he brought his pals and they're all berating the poor damsel with verbal taunts such as "BS BSS" and "BSBSBSB BBBSS." Looking for insight into this vision of madness, I turned to Babelfish and got this garbled nonsense in return: "During the night fritzia divirtio to the beings of the well, and to the dawn, I am exhausted." Thanks, Babelfish. Special Bonus!! Free judo lesson from Fantomas himself!