A rare Jazz and Classical score! + my RSD 2023 picks 

I'm into vintage classical, as well. I have a good knowledge of classical, having listened to it since I was a child in the 1960s and once managed the genre in a record store back in the 1990s. What's fun about looking for it in used record bins is that most people, especially young retail clerks, don't know what it is, don't know what it's worth, and don't care to look it up. Record stores just want to get rid of the classical for $2 to $10 or thereabouts. Previous owners of classical usually kept their records very clean and were careful not to scratch them. I've picked up some wonderful box sets for next to nothing, too, like operas and symphony cycles. Anyway, glad to see you back on RU-vid and congrats on the dissertation!

Good to see you back! 👍

Great to see you back Michael...Great video.

Congratulations on your dissertation submission- a huge relief to have that in the rear-view mirror, no doubt. Glad to see you back!

Thanks! Nice to see you again.👍

I second my namesake's sentiment- great to see a new video from you. Lovely way to start my Friday.

Castevet :O Would sell something like a kidney for that LP.... Congrats on finding it! :D

👍👍 Super material

literally went to watch the earth tour doc but then it said ideally watch it all in one sitting and I got GMRN at like 5ish. added it to my watch later tho. - Also Miss Ewe watched this, your 1st vid of 2023 woooooooo! 😊🐑

Thanks for the vid. A nice selection of pick ups!

Nice blueback pickup. My last blueback was a NM copy of Ravel's Daphnes and Chloe - I just love the music so much. For RSD I picked up the Albert Ayler boxset and 2 Archie Schepp releases which I couldn't resist. =)

I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Great video, and nice Omega Swatch!

Nice video. Been a while. I went to RSD. Picked up porcupine tree , Tori Amos and the yes close to edge 3 lp set ftom 1972 . Thx Michael

I heard the Eric Dolphy and it sounds awesome. Highly recommend finding a copy. Congratulations on the amazing finds, love the passion.

Wow ! Rage against Rage, I constantly fight my idolization of Jeff Lynne , I don’t want to be disappointed, what a comeback video Doc (to be) …great scores equally impressive is the knowledge required to recognize them, looking forward to more videos 👍🏽

Hi Michael. Enjoyed your video. Been fun to watch your journey over these years….

That Mendelssohn wax is a great find!!! Congrats. I had a decent London pressing for years now.

Great to see some more content. I’m very jealous of the two blueback scores especially the Maag but at least I know how to pronounce Argenta now! I’m interested to hear your opinion about the Halffter I’m fairly sure it was not recorded by the Decca team but if it’s anything like SXL2091 Rodrigo/Falla which Argenta also recorded in Spain it could still be a stunner.

I thoroughly enjoyed this vid ! I have picked many beautiful classical records thrifting in the last 20 years and dont get to listen to them enough at all. I also enjoy visiting Zia when in Las Vegas. Need to bust out my phone more often next time around !

It was very nice to chat with you at the RSD today. Thanks you for sharing your passion for music. I wish you a great future in CA!

Thanks for the new content. Always look forward to it ❤️

Ha, I am going after the Crispin Glover LP too. It's one I almost bought when it first came out. I wish I had. Also, going after a few of the SoulJazz releases like 200% Dynamite. Thanks for the video.

Hi 👋 I'm in my sixties, and it's true we do change as we grow older. I'm a gay man and have experienced hatred from straight people in my life. Verbal and physical abuse. I love Jazz, and I started getting into it in the 1980s. I saw Miles Davis in concert here in New Zealand back then. It was around the time of his Tutu album release. His back up band were funky. I like Bill Evans.and own a copy of the same record that you own. His music is very mellow. My favorite Jazz musician is Chet Baker. I like his trumpet playing and vocals. I never liked Classical music in the past, but recently i have been checking it out. Thanks for posting your video. From Carl.

They had a great Rory Gallagher release on record store day.i managed to pick one up

Congrats on your dissertation! (Topic? Thesis?)

Man, I miss Zia. I wish they had something similar in the Atlanta area. Every time I got to Phoenix to visit family I end up hitting them all and generally find some killer deals. I do really like Mike's shop as well, and would probably hit up his shop for RSD. Good luck getting everything on your list.

Snagged Duran Duran: Rio Carnival - all the night versions gathered on one disc. Regards Chris ("Curiosity " of the Hoffman Forum)

Great pickups! - Jazz Collector Friend

Portrait is my favorite Bill Evans Trio album.

Hello Michael thank you so much for your videos and advice on classical records. I had a bit of luck the other day and purchased a person's classical record collection. I purchase the hole collect. The stand out record was a box set of beethovens last quartets the Hollywood string 1957. first pressing/release mint condision I say this is the stand out record but just one that's worth the most money. Could you advise me on some of the other record labels I purchase. I have a jubilee lable I think by emi?

Hey man! 👋 Glad to see you again! I guess also being a young man just getting started in life, it gets pretty busy! But happy your ok!

I only bought one RSD 1st. But I feel it went under the radar to a lot of people, because most people go for the big artists but I grabbed Flash & The Dynamics- The New York Sound. 2500 pressed. I'm very happy with it

i can see the Nat King Cole album was arranged by Nelson riddle who was by far the best at that time especially

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Michael, when will you know if your thesis was approved by your committee?

Been enjoying your videos. Can you tell me what the brand of your record storage shelves is?

I scored the 14 titles I was after at Piranha Records in Round Rock (Austin). Only was in line 2 hours and 40 min. One day I hope I get to visit Mike E's store there in Phoenix.

I have a ton of Deccas, one thing that made their records so good is they used tube boards until the last 60s. In the early 90s I happened upon a sale in the basement of a church in NY, lots of opera Deccas at $1 per disc. The mono Capitol discs pressed in the 50s are undiscovered gold, Sinatra, Cole, etc. That's the quality you get when Johnny Mercer was in charge. I got an OG mono Everybody Digs Bill Evans for $2 recently, side one fantastic, side two awful sounding, What happened?

Looking for Bob Marley 7 inch. Spin Records.

One thing that I have been trying to figure out is how the record states on the bottom back of the sleeve that you can use stereo for playback. So… we’re they already using the stereo cutters to cut the mono records in 1960? If so a mono cart would not make a difference in my opinion. The reason I have a mono cart is to cut out the cross talk from the vertical plane on 50s mono recordings. I just wonder if it is still needed on that bill Evans. That’s a question I’d really like to ask Bernie G

Hey Michael, great meeting you today at Desert Island Records. Big fan; keep up the videos and the writing; you're great at both. Hope to hear you play with the Tucson Symphony someday.

The Mendelssohn album is gorgeous; congrats. My experience has been the same with radio station promo copies. In most cases, they're unplayed. The Rage OG takes the cake.

I got rid of my RATM stuff because of same reasons. Was so disappointed because I worshipped this band in my teens. Same with Waters. Glad I did it. Feel like a better person now but disappointed how someone can destroy their legacy like that. Unfortunately most people don’t care but some of us do. Great stuff you picked, happy listening.

Great content as always. Would be happy to see and hear your takes on your Burzum records and anything else you own from the black metal scene.

I just RU-vid searches Bill Evans. Dude, you should keep this record. Sounds to my like he taught Vince Guaraldi everything he (Vince) knew...but....he didn't teach him everything HE (Evans) knew.

how low will a bass clarinet go, as far the notes it plays?

Is that a stereo or mono version of St. Louis Blues?

Congrats on finishing your dissertation. Hope the defense went well. What’s your PhD field? (Mine’s econ)

Very nice audio equipment. What turntable is that?

Not to mention Tom Morello getting upset and calling a restaurant hostess racist (and subsequently doxxing) because he did not get preferential treatment despite having no reservation and a fairly large party.

Let me know if you ever want to let go of that Rage LP!

15:42 I would say Limp Bizkit did a good job of blending hip hop and metal. I agree, RATM is pretty out there politically. They are laughed at today for being very PRO MACHINE.

Congratulations on completing your dissertation! Doctor soon? 🙏

Have you ever heard of the little, "unknown" dutch band called Urban Dance Squad? The band Rage Against the Machine actually stole all their ideas from...

With regard RATM I always found their sloganeering a little too simplistic and facile. While their music is very catchy it has never held my attention for an entire album. It just became too repetitive and one dimensional. Finally with regard a group/album that was able to synthesize both rap and rock successfully I would respectfully nominate “Angel Dust” by Faith No More. I always enjoy your nuanced and erudite commentary.

In comparison to whst I was listening to at the time we thought RATM were a joke. Easily dismissed. Just inaffactive angst for barely literate teens. I've always retained this position. They spawned worse.

Shame you dont have an OG London inner, just a nasty plastic sleeve!