Sorry they nixed Maxine but the replacement music is excellent. Love those ascending chords!

Billy’s record shop is great, unfortunately every time I go there I can only afford one or two records. Academy records in Manhattan in the east village is a great shop with more down to earth prices.

Im sure youve heard...but the Mofi 33 Of The Nightfly is worth every penny of the 200 I spent finding a copy. I know its hard to think...but its heartstopping in its clarity.

Great video Tim! The jazz was perfect !! You edited that like a pro , Care to share who was playing the jazz tracks ? Keep them coming , always a treat watching your content 😊 Lorenz,British Columbia, 🇨🇦

The Nightfly is one of my favorites too. I have an OG SRC Masterdisk, Japan (w/ OBI), and Mobile Fidelity 1st Japan pressing. I've always wanted the Quiex II pressing, but they have become unobtainium price wise. Imagine my shock and delight when I found one, with Quiex II, I.G.Y hype and promo stickers, in VG+/M- condition in a Half-Priced Books used bin for $20. That, and a Mofi Elvis Costello My Aim Is True for $40 have been my used bin grail finds so far this year.

Thanks so much for the great pictures from NYC! The Nightfly is still into my collection, I love it! Greetings from Germany 🖐🍀👍

I took a break obsessing over Porsche 911 market ads to watch your video. Then what do I see? A P 911 pan into view. This car won’t leave me alone until I buy one, I guess. Looked like a great time.

Ty Cobb plays Steely Dan on 78 RPM Shellac Vinyl 😂

Go Get Em Tigers !!! 🥰

Thats a heck of a selection Tim. I'm always a bit suprised that Mozzer & Marr say 'Strangeways' is their favourite, as a Smiths devotee I find it hit & miss, but theres some of my favourite tracks on it. ''I Wont Share You' is a wonderful sign off. Marr wrote it in about 2 minutes apparently. That 'nothing priced' is one of the oldest sales tricks in the book, they know that once youre at the counter your more likely to buy, even if you think its overpriced..especially if youre English as we're too polite & dont want to upset anyone!🤣

Love the Prefabs so much., You should also check out a great audio commentary on the album with Thomas Dolby and Wendy/Martin from The Sprouts on 80sography podcast.

Thanks for the shoutout Tim and glad that resonated with you. You have been hitting the shops pretty hard and doing well. We only have our one store here in Ithaca however if I take a 4.5 hour drive I have nyc to tend to so perhaps I need to get down there more often. Regardless that is why I tend to buy more online these days. Instagram has been kind. Cool to see those Neil originals. I have Sleeps With Angels (which is highly underrated) but need Mirror Ball. That album is a bit mixed for me but if I saw it, I would take it home. Awesome Herbie score there and would love that pink Island Fairport. I have a very nice blue UK Island here. Cheers and be well!

Hey University Of Vinyl fans, I want to recommend 2 vinyl releases to you. Medieval Death LP and free DVD and the Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Google [Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP] if you want to know more, check audio, videos etc. \m/

I’m waiting for Tums to come out with a Pumpkin Spice! 😂 Record collecting is as fun a we make it. Burnout comes having it to easy. Getting spoiled by great records coming to us versus the thrill of the hunt. Great Mayfield record! Great Hancock titles. That Roxy Music pressing sounds amazing! Clash is a winner! Congrats on all the great additions to your collection!

I saw a RL on side in a store in Virginia on a road trip and passed on it -- is the RL on both sides usually???

mirrorball LP had a price tag of 20+ singapore dollars back then and i passed on it as i bought the CD> sigh........... deep sigh

After more than 45 years of collecting vinyl and CDs, I think I have finally reached total burnout. With new audiophile reissues costing between $60-$125 from MoFi, and $60-$150 from Chad at AP, and the ridiculous prices on beat up noisy originals, it’s taken all the fun out of record buying and collecting. I still enjoy buying some of the Rhino reissues such as the RHF series. There’s also several titles coming from Rhino in October with their ‘Rocktober’ series.

QUESTION ON THE HARMAN KARDON 730 - HOW I GET RID OF THE HISS SOUND on the FM ? The FM MUTING IS ON AND NOT TAKING AWAY THE HISS SOUND? Anyone has knowledge of this ?

Great finds Tim! I actually found the “Elephant Cover” FC in the wild recently for like $3! Would have totally skipped over it if I hadn’t seen your video earlier:). Happy hunting in NYC!!

Wonderful vid; thanks! Why is there so little info about Artisan? Anyways, my journey into Artisan collection started with Exile. Recently I got a UK Artisan 72 press with A1, B1, C1, D2 matricies. Best copy I've got; so many backing vox and instrumental too are audible that are missing from lesser presses. I'm also a CSN and Stills nut. I've got Still 1 & 2 in UK Red Plum Artisan, and US Red Orange Artisan, both Presswell pressings. I also have a Manassas Down The Road on Red Orange Artisan Monarch. Those three US pressings beat the pants off my UK Red Plums. The three US plants I'm looking for in my Artisan collecting are Monarch, Presswell and Philips. Which presses show up in CO? Do you get more Monarch than Presswell or Philips? I'm planning a US record buying trip and am looking for two Artisan Monarch grails: Exile and the Manassas double.....

Love love TY S2! So many gems from Goats Head and Black'n'Blue sessions. For me it's up there with Abbey Road S2 as a classic S2...

Good stuff man.

Hi Tim, in your opinion what are the top 3 US pressing plants we should be looking for when shopping for used records ?

Love mirrorball, was probably my first Neil young record. Found it for $15 in 2008 or so. The good old times hah.

I picked up a 1987 DMM pressing of the Herbie Prisoner album from someone on Discogs a year or two ago, just listened to it a few weeks ago... 😁 VERY nice find on that 1st pressing Tim! I have several early Herbie albums on the Black 'B' label, and of course the mind blowing Analog Productions 2-45 Head Hunters. If you ever have a chance to get that one, don't pass it up! Ah, very nice finds on the UK pressings! I have a 1st US pressing of Nothing Shocking (great album!) that I bought when it came out. I have the recent RSD pressing of Ritual... that actually sounds pretty good. I'm VERY jealous of the 4AD pressing of The Breeders. I have the 1-LP remaster that sounds 'Okay', but I bet yours sounds great! I did try the more recent 2-LP remaster, it may have even been done by Chris Bellman, but I didn't like the way it sounded. I did pick up the more recent release by them, that one does sound pretty good. I don't know if you're a Linkin Park fan, but the recent standard pressings are quite surprisingly excellent! I like Meteora so much, and watched Dave Denyer's review of the Hybrid Theory 1-Step (he has like a $100,000+ system!) He raved about it so much, that I went out on a limb and bought the Meteora 1-Step. I VERY rarely buy expensive 'Audiophile' pressings like that, but yeah, as fantastic as the standard pressing is (and it is plenty good enough) the 1-Step done by Levi at Black Belt Mastering is frigg'n MIND BLOWING! I would have never, EVER thought a pressing taken from the Hi-Res file could possibly sound this good. The guy is an F'n magician!

Mirror ball is such a terrible recording. I cant even listen to it. Sleeps with Angel's is good recording

Roots by Curtis Mayfield is the last I want to get from him. The Smiths were not together long enough to be past their prime. After Miles, Herbie Hancock is my favorite Jazz artist. Mirror Ball is such a good record. Of course I bought it on CD. There is nothing shocking with what happened at the Janes Addiction concert. A very good batch of records.

At the risk of being rude, how much did you pay for London Calljng?

Next time in Vegas you MUST. go to Moondogs. All used ,alll priced and no one to tell you " You can't afford them " before you head towards another section. Great jazz selection and rock .

Nice summer finds Tim! I have a few of those titles and they do sound great. Unfortunately there is no sign of fall here in Texas.. Except, of course, the Pumpkin Spice BS. 😂

PUMPKIN SPICE LPs!!!

Thanks, Tim!

Hello Tim! Awesome haul! Great video!

Question would be a good match the 730 HK with Bose speakers 301 series 2 ??

Nice pick up. I’m currently on the lookout for an og Green- also DMM and an RL! I have the Bellman but I know it can be topped

What’s the best way to bring your records home if you fly? What’s the best way to get through TSA?

Tim - you should check the center labels on your Nothing Shocking.. If it has a Rooster printed on one side and a flame on the other, you got a keeper for sure! 👍🏼

I fully understand your different/new view of collecting. I also became more selective and concentrate more and more on looking for test pressings. As only a few copies are printed, the quality is in most cases excellent. I guess some of them never have been played. Actually I have 150+ TP's and 20+ Promos. One of the rarest in my collection is 'The Stranger' from Billy Joel you also presented. Mine is a UK TP pressing from 1998. I wish you good luck in your future hunting for rare records. Brgds. Norbert from Switzerland

Awesome scores on Mirror Ball and Sleeps with Angels! His 90s run of SwA, Mirror Ball, Broken Arrow and Year of the Horse is the best run of albums for him outside the Ditch Trilogy, imo. I had all those on vinyl (except SwA) in my old collection 😞. It's taking forever for the reissues of those, but they should be the next to come. I still haven't gotten the Ragged Glory reissue, which, from what I've read, was made from an analog tape that simultaneously recorded along with the digital tape machine that was used for the original. It's still not an all-analog signal path, but likely is higher fidelity than the 1994 digital master. I'm hoping something similar exists for SwA. Mirror Ball may have been recorded to analog tape? But I digress....congrats on finding those in the wild, that's amazing!

Great video, Tim. Looks like you've had a great Summer with your collecting and pick-ups! The RL cut of "The Stranger" was the first press/issue, not the second. Ted Jensen was assigned to re cut after sales exploded. I have never liked the TJ cut- I found it to be flat, lifeless and borderline shrill on some parts. Clearly RL had the better "ear" on this release, and the difference between the two cuts can certainly be heard. Finding a Quiex II of "Hearts and Bones" in NM condition isn't always easy, but you can get a first Japanese pressing that uses US metalwork and is every bit as good/better than the US version. You are very fortunate to have several shops to look for records. Unfortunately in my city of nearly 250K people, including 10 Colleges- we have ONE record store! Anything else is at least a 1+ hr. drive each way.

Nice scores! You have a knack for being in the right place. Gotta say. Like you I am after the Quiex pressings and have scored several and most of them wipe out the MFSL copies I have purchased. Unfortunately, they are pricey and I found a list of around 200 albums that were done with Quiex. Guess I might need a 2nd mortgage! As usual, good video and congrats!

Great video! Excellent finds! Love that "Inventions and Dimensions" album. What a score with the Van Halen, Fairport Convention, and The Breeders! You clearly had an excellent summer! I'm new to the VC. Posted my first video about 4 weeks ago. Looking forward to your next post. Cheers.

Great video. Thanks for sharing all the cool finds. Love anything Bob Mould. Great grab. Can’t say I approve of that shirt though. Go Irish.

I have UK Mercury (blue label) Geoff's and Ray's cut copy of this that is absolutely stunning to listen to. Shockingly silent background and tremendously dynamic. A true reference in my collection.

I’m now on the lookout for a RL The Stranger. Hearts & Bones is a great album! Nice finds!!

There's a reason there aren't alot of Croatian sellers on Discogs. And Croatians are white just like you. I don't trust anyone on Discogs/eBay. Nice finds.

Man o man I get alot of info from the records. Very informative. Always enjoy your channel. Thx art

I've owned different copies of Curtis. There's a 2lp black vinyl pressing from Run Out Groove that sounds phenomenal. I'm referencing the double hype stickered Made in Netherlands copy.

This winter I will finally check out Fort Collins and their record stores. Finally getting some time to explore outside of Denver. Very cool to get that Bob Mould album, he is a favorite artist of mine also. Back to Ann Arbor, sorry Tim but all I can say is Go Big Red

I actually felt ill watching the shop video with LPs stacked on top of each other. Does the owner know anything about vinyl? It appears not. Enjoyable video!