Hi. I'm Mr Shelf-Stacker; so-called because my shelves are stacked high with vinyl. Of course, I don't really stack my records and nor should you: shelve them vertically if you know what's good for them.
I've been collecting records for 40+ years. Sometimes I might show the odd CD, but mostly vinyl is what's on offer here. I wouldn't call myself an audiophile, but I do play my records on the best vintage hi-fi gear I can afford. I owe them that.
My favourite genres are Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelia, Progressive Rock, Jazz, Power Pop, and a bit of Soul, Funk, Punk and Reggae when the mood takes me. The first single I remember buying with my own money was Love Is Like Oxygen by The Sweet, but I'm pretty sure there's a David Soul 7" lurking in my past. As far as I'm concerned, when it comes to music, there's no such thing as a guilty pleasure. What's there to feel guilty about? Man up already!
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Spilt Milk is a great album with one major flaw. Sebrina, Paste and Plato. One of the most annoying songs ever recorded. Hate it immensely. But still better than Ignorance Is Bliss. Nobody’s perfect 😂
Can't be vexed at that lot mate, especially for the prices. I'm a big fan of the Jonesy lps. They don't get much love but I prefer them to a lot of other bigger names from the time. The Love LP contains one of my favourite tracks by them, which you mentioned...I Still Wonder. You probably know that the tracks are the leftovers from Four Sail. Signed DC is on their debut btw but obviously rerecorded for Out Here. Cheers Nige
Thanks for fleshing out the info, Nige. I definitely prefer the version of Signed DC on Out Here. The treatment they give it almost makes it sound like a completely different song. Much more dark and twisted. Cheers.
never heard of any of them
@@strider5453 Now you have!
I would certainly grab Badger, Jonesy, Budgie, OMD and Thin Lizzy, all great finds and I'd really love to see Rosalie Cunningham, especially in a small venue, I'm jealous of that!
Rosalie's always fantastic live. I'm lucky to have seen her, and Purson, quite a few times.
Posies? Teenage Fanclub?
I have thre 45 feel it.
Nice! Original or reissue?
I just pick some bands i like(their albums is good). The Motors,Fotomaker,Off Broadway,Pezband,Tommy Tutone...
All great bands!
GREAT ALBUM. THANKS FOR POSTING.👍🥃
Glad you enjoyed it. ☮️
Haven't heard of these guys. Thanks for the introduction. - Chris
No problem. Great band!
Fantastic selection and I’m lucky enough to own them all. Trying to pick a top ten is nigh on impossible for me though. There are lots of other bands who fit the mould and some who have elements of prog, pomp, AOR and hard rock who some might argue about what category to put them in. As long as the elements mentioned above are there it doesn’t matter if the music is good. The reply from ssrocker mentions many that are essential too and I recommend everything on his list. Regarding Zon, I always thought their singer sounds like Michael Sadler from Saga. The second Touch album was released in Japan on cd and is excellent but not quite as good as the debut. Their 3rd one from recent years is good but not up to the standard of the others.
Arguing about which categories certain artists fit into is all part of the fun, just so long as people remember to play nicely. Thanks for the heads-up on the other Touch releases, and you're right about ssrocker's suggestions: plenty to explore there!
If you don’t know already, the Deadringer album was a one off from a ban featuring members of The Alice Cooper band and Blue Oyster Cult. Great melodic hard rock. I’ve been looking for a decent copy of the Bluebird album for decades. I have a battered copy that had no sleeve and cost 10p 20 years ago but it’s in very poor shape.
I hadn't even got around to reading the Deadringer sleeve notes before posting this video, so thanks for the heads-up. I see now that Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway and Joe Bouchard are on the album. Quite a line-up! Good luck upgrading Bluebeard, although I'd have killed even for a beat-up copy before finding this one. ☮️
You’re very welcome. I’m new to your channel and have only seen a few vids of yours that centred on rare prog and psyche albums. I am a big prog fan but the thumbnail with you holding up the Bluebird album really caught my attention as it’s very rare to hear mention of it. I particularly love pomp and AOR obscure bands so happy to see Bluebird get a mention. One day I’m sure I’ll find a decent copy for a fair price.
@@carlnoonan1861 If you haven't already seen it, you might enjoy my video of my top ten pomp LPs. kzread.info/dash/bejne/foytwdCGj5qqaag.htmlsi=IvoE6RrYw_SxTKdT
Just watched it and will add my comments on there :-)
thanks for the video.. i'll check this one out.
My pleasure. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I didn't know this one but I've had a listen and I'd certainly grab it if I came across it, nice one!
Hope you don't have to wait as long as I did to secure a copy.
Wow, this is one of your best picks. I’m loving this album! Thanks for the tip👍🏻 Yeah, the vocals are so so but the music is so eclectic and haunting. Fly The Night sounds like it could’ve been in “the Nightmare Before Christmas”
Great album, isn't it!
Great video !! I got the Tucky Buzzard, and the moxy album .The moxy album just a classic with the great Tommy bolin on uncredited guitars ! Again great video cheers!
nice finds!
Are you rooting for Uganda?
Ha ha! That was 'you Gunners' (aka Arsenal Football Club), not Uganda 😂
Looks like a very successful record fair. Lots of bargains there. Cheers.
Great fair, but I need to rein in the spending for a bit, I think. Plenty to listen to in the meantime!
Hey man. That record fair looked really cool. Great cover on Bluebeard lp. Alamo is pretty solid. Less Than Zero is one of my favorite 80s movies. You have a decent haul there. Cheers!
Yeah, I think I overdid it slightly! That Bluebeard sleeve is a thing of beauty. Alamo don't exactly reinvent the wheel, but like you say, solid!
Great video, always find a few new things to look for each time I watch one of your videos. Think the other Tin Tin album is Astral Taxi, I have them both. Found Tangerine Peel in a charity shop in Birkenhead a few years ago.
Great charity shop find! Astral Taxi: that's it - been a while since I span that one. Thanks for watching ☮️
I love that Kansas album cover! Reminds me of Lon Chaney Jr😉
Definite touch of the wolfman about it. Just giving the record a listen while I write this. Really clean pressing. 👍🏻
Looks like a fantastic show. I love that Triangle album. And the first JA is that early folk-rock before they really did psychedelia. Love it!
I can't wait to immerse myself in my haul. I listened to Triangle last night and really enjoyed it!
A lot of unknowns for me, I'm very curious about Crippled Black Phoenix.
I started with Mankind The Crafty Ape (not that there's a right place to start), but I can definitely recommend that album. Cheers!
@@MrShelf-Stacker Thanks, I'll check that out.
Did I miss when you said rasberries?
Back cover on Ted Gärdestad is actually Kenneth Gärdestad his brother who made lyrics.....
Thanks for the info!
My German mate is Dub Addiction. Dengue Fever out of California are excellent. Cambodian space project are a charity set up by an aussie guy. Sinn Sisamouth was the King of pre khmer rouge music. As was Ros Sereysothea. Both were killed under the khmer rouge. A few Records/tapes survived. Quality not very good. A yank grabbed them and put out Cambodia Rocks in the 90s.
Guess my most pulled albums have to be Rush - Signals Streets - 1st the AOR classic Tom Waits - Foreign Affairs King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska Joy Division - Closer NIN - Broken It Bites - Once Around The World Ice Cube - Death Certificate Sparklehorse - It's A wonderful life Kansas - Power
That's a pretty diverse selection, and not the obvious choices by some of those artists. I like it!
Sorry it took so long to find you. Instant subscription, mate !! The top 20 power pop list came up on my recommendations this morning and i loved it , lots of stuff to investigate but YES to jellyfish in particular. I shared it with my great friend in London who actually met Roger Manning Jr before a gig. We are both longtime jellyfish obsessives. Another fantastic power pop gem that i bought on import on release is Gregg Alexander Michigan Rain and after the meh of the new radicals he wrote hits for various people ....
Thanks for the feedback and for the heads-up on the Gregg Alexander LP. I'll be checking it out, for sure!
Vinted eh? Always thought that was a middle class eBay so you could prove me wrong...... Going out the back in a charity shop chances are if no one prices them up you'll get them dirt cheap that's what we like 😁 I'd have grabbed that Swedish one on the basis of the cover. Out of everything the Cambodia one grabbed me as i don't think I've any music from that part of Asia. I onow there are comps about but often very expensive in normal shops. West London is more populated that here so you've got plenty more scope, i think mostly i see classical and mainstream pop no one wants.
I've been looking for Rock Workshop but I have to go a long way for a decent record store or charity shop.
I'm spoilt for choice in London as far as digging spots go, but this is the first time I've come across Rock Workshop in the wild. Hope you find yourself a copy soon.
Very cool finds! I’d have grabbed that Papoose LP on the merits of the cover alone. And I’d def have grabbed that Cambodian Psych comp. Can you imagine living under a regime where playing an instrument or being in a band could get you jailed or even killed?! You know if they were willing to risk their freedom or their lives that they were def passionate about their art. Kind of makes you appreciate that record a bit more! That Magic Kids LP looks cool! Love the bright yellow wax! I’d likely have blindly grabbed those Ted album also LoL! Cool pick ups Look forward to seeing what else you’ve recently acquired! Peace ✨✌️👽✨
Like me, you're drawn to records created by guys who look like they're from another planet (or France!). Papoose are going to get a fair bit of spin time here, that's for sure. The terrible human cost aside, I do wonder what amazing music is forever lost because of the Khmer Rouge's tyranny in Cambodia. Heavy stuff: we need a bit of sugary-sweet Magic Kids to lighten the mood. Cheers! ☮️
Pugh was Swedish. That album is legendary over here.
Yeah, I think I've seen Jonas at Sublimedia talking about him before. It's sometimes hard from an English collector's perspective to gauge how popular unfamiliar artists are in their country of origin. Is this considered one of his best LPs?
@@MrShelf-Stacker Yes, I would say so, songs like "Hog Farm" and "Dinga linga Lena" are among his best known. The album is included in the book "Tusen svenska klassiker" (A Thousend Swedish Classics) described by the authors as being one of the best Swedish rock albums of all time. His releases from the Seventies are the ones I prefer. Ah sorry forgot! He released his debut album in 1969, his stuff is available on YT.
I've seen this record around for sure, always wondered about it. Horn rock sounds about right. great video though, looking forward to more.
Worth picking up for 'Flowerpot'.
Haha, you very much summed up horn rock perfectly yet I'm still a fan of the sound. Most lps are very patchy but most have a few tracks that make it worthwhile, Loadstone being one of those. The vocals are usually the main stumbling block like you say. I bought a lot of them for cheap from the US when I got online in the 00s before you were able to listen to these things first but I don't regret buying them. If Loadstone were backing Bobby Darin in 68/69 then check out his lps from that period...superb. Great footage on YT of him performing Long Line Rider with his backing band getting very funky. Cheers Nigel
Must admit I'd jumped to conclusions about Bobby Darin's late 60s output. I'll have to give those LPs a listen. I have no problem with Horn Rock as a concept, just that it can be rigidly formulaic at times. When it pushes the boundaries a bit, it can deliver something pretty special though. I have a bunch of Horn Rock LPs that I rate pretty highly. Perhaps I'll review some of those sometime.
@@MrShelf-Stacker I'd highly recommend Born Walden Robert Cassotto and Commitment from 68 and 69. Big faves for me. Cheers Nige
@nigelcampag1290 Thanks for the tip. I'll check 'em out.
Thanks for another Acid Archives Diaries entry. I like some horn rock, and have not heard Loadstone. - Chris
You might get something out of it. Definitely worth a listen.
I like horns, I'll give Flowerpot a listen.
Can’t argue with your top pick. Fantastic album.
Great review. I "Feel It".
That bootleg copy photo is hilarious! Good job doing this video! Keep the music alive - Wayne Roworth - It's All Meat.
I'm honoured to have you drop by, Wayne! I keep returning to Sunday Love after posting this video. Killer guitar on that track! Thanks for the music. ☮️
Great work on this! I don't have this album, so it was good to get a track by track review. Thanks, Chris
Keep watching. I plan a bunch more of these Acid Archives reviews.
Great review! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
great work on this, may have to revisit this one. There's a bunch of rare Canadian Columbias that are all excellent. Riverson I know is another one, and is excellent! Hoping you can get some more in the can!
Thanks Dom. I'll definitely be posting more of these bite-sized reviews.
the albums on tidal, sounds good,15 tracks.
Good to know it's available to stream. 👍🏻
Crown Lands are from my hometown here in Ontario Canada I run into them now and again in my local record shop nice choice!
Nice addition to the collection. I ve only done two so far, and both were majors: Columbia and Warners Brothers. I'll add more when I get a chance!
Like I say, my contributions to the thread are likely to be major label obscurities and dodgy reissues, so you're in good company. ☮️
Nice review. I found an original copy of this album in Lethbridge, Alberta sometime in the early 1990s. I was in that town on business (lived in Calgary) and, as always, went into a second-hand shop. Opposite the door, against the wall, was a standard kitchen table with records stacked in 3 rows leaning against each other up against the wall. All were $1. At the very front of the middle row, staring me in the face, was "It's All Meat" in M-/VG+ condition. I kept it until around 2007/8 then sold on eBay to somewhere in Europe for about $180. Didn't really think it was that good compared to many other psych albums from the same era (ditto for Dragonfly and Fraction - sorry Dylan). Fuzz guitar yes, but the tunes are not memorable. I now have that reissue you showed with the 45.
One dollar. What a find! I don't blame you for selling it if you're not that blown away by the music. The two long tracks make the LP a real keeper for me. Without those, perhaps not. The sound is pretty good on this reissue, don't you think?
Fine addition to the thread.
I have a lot of these artists among various playlists. I would say, you should have had The Raspberries somewhere in the top 10. They had more commercial success than Big Star which should count for something. The Raspberries have to be acknowledged as the core of Power Pop’s successful beginnings.
Excellent price for "Free". I love the music on that album and the jacket is beautiful. I need to check out "We All Together". Cheers.
I just discovered your channel and I’m so glad I did
Thank you. I hope you keep coming back!