thriftcrawler 07/23/05

07/23/05

01. Nintendo Entertainment System

A trip with Sherie over the Huey P. Long bridge to the west bank Red White & Blue today paid off with something I've been looking for forever: a replacement for my original, broken NES. It just feels weird not to own a working NES, y'know? Guys?

Anyway, this pretty gray box was $7.95 and came with three NES joypads and some other one that looks like it plugs into a computer or something. This find alone made my day; Red White & Blue thrift stores rock my world. Oh, that's my sexy Sega Dreamcast humping the NES, by the way.

02. Tina the Ballerina LP, Flashback (Sega Genesis)

I'm not sure why I grouped these together, as I got them at different stores. Alright, I'm just gonna risk the shame and embarrassment and fess up that I bought Tina the Ballerina because I find the album cover sexy. Plus, someone stamped a smiley face on her pelvic region. Tina was 75 cents at Thrift City on Carrollton.

Flashback is a great game for the Sega Genesis in the style (and from the makers) of Out of This World, a wonderful, fluidly-animated, puzzle-solving action game. That crappy description really doesn't do it justice, but trust me - if you haven't played either of these, check 'em out. $1.95 at the west bank RW&B.

03. 10 8-track cartridges

I knew it. I knew as soon I bought Unit Z - featuring an 8-track player/recorder - it would only mean I'd have one more music storage format to blow huge wads of cash on at every opportunity. And so it begins. Luckily, 8-track tapes are pretty cheap at most places. Unfortunately, they all sound like crap and I can't figure out how to get them to start at the beginning of track one. Anyway, the first three were 95 cents at the New Orleans Red White & Blue, and the last seven were 50 cents at the very same Thrift City mentioned above.

01. Boston - s/t (Epic - 1976)
I'm told that you can only truly get "More Than a Feeling" when you listen to it on its natural medium: the 8-track tape. Extra points if you're listening to it in a Dodge Charger.

02. Best of the Beach Boys (Capitol - 197?)
Contains B-Boys faves such as "In My Room", "Surfer Girl", "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Little Honda".

03. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Original Soundtrack (Arista - 1977)
Featuring all-time classics "Nocturnal Pursuit" and "Climbing Devil's Tower", plus Top 40 hit "I Can't Believe It's Real (Pt.2)".

04. Sly & the Family Stone - Life (Epic - 1968/197?)
Early goodness from Sly Stone and his assorted funk practitioners. I have There's a Riot Goin' On, and I'm happy to say that Life, while not quite as good as that masterpiece, is another winner from S&tFS.

05. Someone's 8-track mix tape
I love finding shit like this. Someone, presumably in the 70s, recorded a mix tape on a blank 8-track cartridge and labeled it "oldies". Ladies and gentlemen, this is that mix tape. (Original spelling preserved for posterity.)

01. Bryan Hyland - If Mary There

02. Spider Turner - Stand By Me

03. Rightous Brouthers - HE

04. Aaron Neville - Tell it Like it Is

05. The Uniques - All These Things

06. Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

07. Bryan Hyland - Remember ME

08. Shangri-Las - Remember Walking In the Sand

09. Billy Stewart - Summertime

10. Keith - 98.6

11. Hondels - Younger Girls

12. The Cryckle - Red Rubber Ball

13. Paul Revere + Raiders - Kicks

14. 4 TOPS - Reach Out I'll Be There

15. Supreme - Love is Here, Now Youre Gone

16. LULU - To SIR With Love

17. Peter + Gordon - Lady Godiva

18. Johnny Mathis - What Will My Mary Say

06. The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue (Warner Bros. - 1976)
So-so mid-70s album from the Stones. The cartridge for this one is pink on one side and orange on the other like some delicious treat you'd buy from the ice cream man. Well, I would.

07. Genesis - Seconds Out (Atlantic - 1977)
Live album from post-Peter Gabriel, pre-Abacab Genesis. Not bad, really. At least Phil Collins was still trying to prog it up at this point. Contains goodies "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", "Supper's Ready" and "The Carpet Crawl" among others.

08. The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (Deram - 1968/197?)
This is my first real non-radio encounter with the MBs, and I have to say it's not bad at all. Don't tell anyone, but this was stuck in the cartridge slot when I bought Unit Z.

09. Donovan's Greatest Hits (Lyric Sounds - 197?)
"Hudry Gurdy Man", "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman" and eight others.

10. Memorex 90 blank 8-track cartridge
This is a 90 minute blank cartridge for recording at 3 and 3/4 i.p.s. I can't wait to try this out on the Zenith. I wanna make my own 8-track mix tape. Or put music I've made on it. Sheer novelty, but dammit - it's fun.

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01.	Boston - s/t (Epic - 1976) I'm told that you can only truly get "More Than a Feeling" when you listen to it on its natural medium: the 8-track tape. Extra points if you're listening to it in a Dodge Charger.
02.	Best of the Beach Boys (Capitol - 197?) Contains B-Boys faves such as "In My Room", "Surfer Girl", "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Little Honda".
03.	Close Encounters of the Third Kind Original Soundtrack (Arista - 1977) Featuring all-time classics "Nocturnal Pursuit" and "Climbing Devil's Tower", plus Top 40 hit "I Can't Believe It's Real (Pt.2)".
04.	Sly & the Family Stone - Life (Epic - 1968/197?) Early goodness from Sly Stone and his assorted funk practitioners. I have There's a Riot Goin' On, and I'm happy to say that Life, while not quite as good as that masterpiece, is another winner from S&tFS.
05.	Someone's 8-track mix tape I love finding shit like this. Someone, presumably in the 70s, recorded a mix tape on a blank 8-track cartridge and labeled it "oldies". Ladies and gentlemen, this is that mix tape. (Original spelling preserved for posterity.) 01. Bryan Hyland - If Mary There 02. Spider Turner - Stand By Me 03. Rightous Brouthers - HE 04. Aaron Neville - Tell it Like it Is 05. The Uniques - All These Things 06. Kinks - Sunny Afternoon 07. Bryan Hyland - Remember ME 08. Shangri-Las - Remember Walking In the Sand 09. Billy Stewart - Summertime 10. Keith - 98.6 11. Hondels - Younger Girls 12. The Cryckle - Red Rubber Ball 13. Paul Revere + Raiders - Kicks 14. 4 TOPS - Reach Out I'll Be There 15. Supreme - Love is Here, Now Youre Gone 16. LULU - To SIR With Love 17. Peter + Gordon - Lady Godiva 18. Johnny Mathis - What Will My Mary Say
06.	The Rolling Stones - Black and Blue (Warner Bros. - 1976) So-so mid-70s album from the Stones. The cartridge for this one is pink on one side and orange on the other like some delicious treat you'd buy from the ice cream man. Well, I would.
07.	Genesis - Seconds Out (Atlantic - 1977) Live album from post-Peter Gabriel, pre-Abacab Genesis. Not bad, really. At least Phil Collins was still trying to prog it up at this point. Contains goodies "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", "Supper's Ready" and "The Carpet Crawl" among others.
08.	The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (Deram - 1968/197?) This is my first real non-radio encounter with the MBs, and I have to say it's not bad at all. Don't tell anyone, but this was stuck in the cartridge slot when I bought Unit Z.
09.	Donovan's Greatest Hits (Lyric Sounds - 197?) "Hudry Gurdy Man", "Mellow Yellow", "Sunshine Superman" and eight others.
10.	Memorex 90 blank 8-track cartridge This is a 90 minute blank cartridge for recording at 3 and 3/4 i.p.s. I can't wait to try this out on the Zenith. I wanna make my own 8-track mix tape. Or put music I've made on it. Sheer novelty, but dammit - it's fun.