Amazing video JT! The record shops looked great and you got so many killer albums! I love that Hagar!! And the Japanese metal bands 👍 awesome Ringo too. Great to see you home again! Cheers my friend 👍🤘🤘
Thanks, Bro ! I really like Anthem the best !! Gonna search out a couple more by them. I had 7 more records.. thought I had them in the edit.. Oh well, next time ! Sammy rules !! 🤘 Great time way over there, but good to be home..
Thank you ! The OBI's are half the fun of Japanese pressings. The jacket is quality , inner sleeves, and good vinyl. Watch out, Jean.. collecting is contagious !! LoL ! 😁
Well.. If I would have gone to Disk Union ! Next year we will stay in Shinjuku. Your trip is getting close ! And Yeah.. a very convenient record shopping situation.. The Grand Fortune Hotel .. 70.00 U.S. per night !
Great video! I’ve been to that mall before but not seen that record store. That durian looked great.. so tasty! Quite an art to get the fruit out safely. I remember a lot of taxis there had a “no durian” sign!
Hey Ed ! Yeah.. our hotel.. Grand Fortune on King Rama lX has a " No Durian" sign !! LoL ! Glad you know about Fortune Town Mall.. Jum ( my wife ) recommended the hotel and mall for me to record shop. M Tanakorn Records is excellent too, it's in Pra Nakorn ( old Town).
Lots of fun over there. Japan is amazing.. We are going back in 11 months, and counting ! 😂 Might move to Thailand full time in 5 years or so... maybe.
@@northcarolinavinylpicker I was a competitive pool player for years, so I used to tangle with some of the best in the world including the great Filipino players..
There are a few in the VC that show record digs from different parts of the world. You've got my vote for one or the best finds. Great video presentation and thanks for sharing JT.
Man ! I do appreciate that Walter.. I love films and filmmaking, so I try to get it right. Thanks so much ! Terrific trip this time around to Japan and Thailand.. 😄
Thanks, Brian ! I have 7 post punk / new wave records that I thought I included in this video ! Oh well.. next one. So much fun going to shops other than our own country ! 😉
I enjoyed seeing the travelogue of your Thailand record shopping. Thailand is on my list of places to visit. Looks like some nice pickups. I picked up that Status Quo On The Level a while back. Venus And Mars was the first Paul McCartney album I bought. Great travels.
I hope you make it to Thailand someday, and if you are going in the future.. please let me know. Vinyllica in Bangkok had all 3 of those Quo LP's.. So I took them all !
Hi JT. I watched this video in full on my TV the other day. It was a very slick presentation. You should be very proud of this one. It sounds like it's difficult to find any real bargains in Bangkok. I'm sure you'll have more success back home! All the best from the UK, Carl
Thank you ! Filming and editing is a labor of love for sure ! Prices weren't bad at all.. nice Japanese press records for 8.00 to 25.00 ! I failed to get my post punk / new wave records in this video.. oh well, next one ! My Tokyo vid came out well, too ! See you on yours, Carl.. ✌️
Great footage Jt. Very cool heavier records. Nice Japanese pressings. I’m in the south of France right now and picked up some nice records in Marseille. Off to Spain tomorrow and will be digging in at least three cities. Long road trip. Welcome back buddy.
Jt, I loved all of the footage. So many great stores. I noticed the LIve! For Life album at Vinyllica. I would have grabbed that one; great comp. I bet the metal albums sound amazing. That's one of only two essential Ringo albums I own. I bet the drums sound well-defined on the Japanese pressing. It looks like the weather was great. Thanks for sharing. Thailand is beautiful.
Right.. I saw " Live ! For Life" later.. Oh well. I made a vid for 7 new / post punk records that didn't get in the edit.. So it's all Rock and Hard Rock on this one. I need to spin my Ringo LP again. Thanks, Mark.. we miss it over there ! ✌️
I could have gone a whole other direction in buying... Jazz.. Thai. and Japanese Pop. Next year, I'll hunt down some nice jazz titles and more obscure records.
Hi JT!! so cool to see back at home after what it seems to be a lovely trip with the family and doing vinyl digging too!!! You have added some killer stuff to your collection, those japanese pressing always they look almost minty, love the "metal" segment of your haul, lol.... congrats and happy spinnings
Cristian ! I was thinking of you when I was buying those Japanese metal Lp's. I could have brought Loudness home as well.. That Y&T is awesome ! The owner was sold out of the best Anthem, Loudness and Earthshaker albums. The kids buy them up in droves ! and yes.. those records are all in mint condition ! Chao Cristian !
Thanks a lot ! I thought I included a bunch of good post punk / new wave records.. I spaced getting them in the edit.. No big deal.. next video ! Love The Quo !!! ✌️
Funny.. I just spoke with Sam ! Thanks Rich, don't know if you caught the last 2 minutes.. lots of food, beach, driving and family clips. I did it for my in laws, absolutely wonderful people. The fruit farmer in the green striped soccer jersey owns a massive farm and was excited that I was going to show him and his Mom on this video ! We have a great time over there.. Japan was a total blast ! 😄
Wow 5 record stores in the mall… killer!! $34 🤪? That seems a bit high even if it was a Jeff Beck album. Fortune Town Mall sounds killer and the record store looks awesome!! Sweet Deep Purple rekkid🤘🏻Sweet Spooky Tooth, I don’t have any of theirs or have listened to any material by them but I know that Stoner enjoys them.. Yes Y&T is one of my favorite bands from the 80’s I have ‘In Rock We Trust’, ‘Mean Streak’ and ‘Open Fire 🔥’. Nice Rolling Stones album I only own 1 called ‘Metamorphosis’ You really grabbed some sweet vinyl JT enjoy my friend. Thank you for sharing🤘🏻
Appreciate you watching all of these travel vids ! The Japanese Classic Metal Band Albums are very good as well.. Earthshaker is awesome ! Hard to get their very best on vinyl, though..
Some more great footage mate…interesting looking stores over there . Rainbow Bridge looks pretty neat ! Pali Gap is such a beautiful improvisation.. thanks John !
I know ! I needed a bigger suitcase.. I love pop music of any kind ! I have a few Bay City Rollers LP's.. U.S. pressings here at home.. Thanks for watching, and always good to hear from you ! ✌️
Thank you ! We are going again.. My wife and son get bored with my one thing that I want to do when traveling abroad LoL !! They are pretty supportive, though.. Appreciate you checking this one out. I have others ! Haha..
@@jtsrecordroom3963 I would love to visit Thailand & Japan record & memorabilia hunting. Your excellent video has placed that thought on my bucket list of things to do & experience...
Loved the sites and sounds of Bangkok. Always fun to travel around the world with others. I have never listened to a Staus Quo album. I see them around a lot but I never have experimented with that group. Lovely beach scene, makes me miss the Caribbean
Thanks for sticking around to watch the end ( video's ). All of that is close to our home in Central Thailand.. We will be on St. Thomas, this Christmas .. gonna rent a car and show them all around ! My post punk / new wave records .. I forgot to edit them in ! A lot of footage, anyway.. Ser you on yours, Steve ! ✌️
Hey JT, great trip to Japan and Thailand. Lots of great footage of Thailand and digging. Cool to get some great Japanese pressings. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
Hey Steve ! Absolutely had a great trip and got to dig for records in Japan and Thailand ! I had a bunch of post punk and new wave that didn't make the edit ! Oh well.. next time ! Thanks so much for checking this out.. JT
I'll ask my wife about Victory Monument ! The air was bad .. that inversion in Bangkok during March / April. I had such a good time, I didn't really notice until I came home ! Kap Kun Kap Harry ! ☺️
Great video, cool shops. The first record in the first shop in the first bin, the best of Laurence Welk. Didn't know there was such a record. I have seen the durian fruit but have not tried. I wonder if the next time you go there if you take some US records for trade if they like US pressings.
Thailand looks even more beautiful than Japan! Glad you scored good records! I've been waiting for this video!!! Ringo is on my All-Time Favorite Albums List. Your Sixteen was my first rock song I learned on piano when I was a teenager myself. Glad you had a great vacation with your nice family J.T.!! 🦓
Thanks, Alan ! Now I am searching for " Beaucoups Of Blues"..Good to have this Ringo LP ! I have other new wave records but failed to edit them in. Would have been way too long.. 25 minutes is my max for video making. Good to be home, although we three miss it over there.. and Japan was amazing ! 👨👩👧
I have another haul of records that you would like more.. new wave / post punk stuff. I forgot to edit them in ! LoL !! Glad you like the tour anyhow, Brian.. So much fun, eating shopping and taking it easy . 😁
@@jtsrecordroom3963 I also liked the Japanese rock albums you brought home!!! My son has been to Thailand and Japan and almost everywhere else. But my wife and I have only been to Mexico where she is from. Just finished reading 2 Janis Joplin biographies so I am on a Janis kick with Big Brother, Cosmic, & Full Tilt! 🎵 🦓
Hi John, can see you put a lot of work to put this vlog together, it’s not easy for sure! Plus getting some great vinyl. I’ve been blessed with a new grandchild today, my fourth. Will be visiting London in June/July to see family, also a trip to Bali in September, googled record shops on the island and they have 6 of them! Have you ever been to Bali? This will be my fourth time! 😎. I’ve been told eating Durian helps if you have sleeping problems, also it’s the most expensive Thai fruit to buy!
Good to know about Durian.. I had never heard that. Bali sounds wonderful, never been. Congrats on your new grandchild ! It's crazy.. there are record shops in Singapore, The P.I. and no surprise, about 6 on Bali.. We miss Thailand and will be back in 11 months and counting ! Thanks, Roy..😁
Interesting you noticing Village People.. I have the two popular ones in my disco box. I had never seen that particular record that you are speaking of in the flip video ( pop records ). Hope all is well, Shaun.. good to be home.. I think ! 😁
@@shaunspins If I ever run into a copy again.. I'm snagging it ! Food Fight is killer.. and Jungle City is real good too ! I had no idea ! Thanks Shaun..
Hi JT! Can't believe you didn't scoop up that Julio Iglesias at the beginning. 😉 You were rockin' and rollin' with these pickups. Sammy Hagar is indeed one of the best vocalists. That Status Quo album is terrific. I was a fan from way back, and this is the first time I've seen them shown in the vinyl community. You made out like a bandit with 3 Quo albums. Awesome. "Roll over lay down" is such an excellent track! That Cream album looks to be in much better shape than my copy. Welcome home JT! ✌
Thanks, Mike ! Funny thing.. I prepoed 8 post punk / new wave records and forgot to drop them in the edit.. Would have been way too long, so.. heavy on the rock !!! 🤘
Some really nice pickups there JT. Bangkok is such a crazy place, I was only there for a couple of days on the way to Krabi in 2014 would love to go again. I went to one of the large markets to look for records as somebody told me there would be lots there, but it turned out to be a wild goose chase - I never found any 😂 i remember it being crazy hot but I loved using the Sky Train.
There are more and more good record shops in Bangkok, now.. and Japanese records are generally better priced than Japan ! This mall of off King Rama IX Road has at least 5 shops between 4 floors of shopping ! We are going to Koh Samui next March.. might look at Krabi. My home is in Chonburi ( Central Thailand ) .. Bang Saray. We go almost every year !
@@jtsrecordroom3963 that’s awesome I just wasn’t there long enough to look anywhere else, but next time!! Krabi itself was really nothing special, but we got a small boat to Railay beach almost every day and it was a little slice of heaven! Man, I wish I was there now it was awesome 😂
It is so hot in August, and the rainy season.. We go whenever.. August September, May and June are scorchers, too. I can endure the weather over there, no matter how hot.. Sometimes ! I think we will look at Krabi, as we always stay in Central Thailand.. Pattaya is the big City close to me ( One Hour ).. Check out Bang Saray.. That's our town !
Glad you know about Durian ! That is a huge farm that my wife's cousin's husband and family own.. the mangosteen was my favorite, and Durian ice cream is real good !
Excellent editing and presentation, Jt. Top drawer. Nice steady and slow pans. No dramamine required :-) Great work! Pricing seemed at parity with Discogs (1000 BAHT being $29 USD in a few examples). The records looked to be in pristine condition with no paper mold. Surprising given such a hot, humid 12-month environment. Thanks for sharing the food and your family interactions as well.
I had a 7 record segment of post punk / new wave that I forgot to put in first ! The video would have been too long, so this one is.. heavy on the rock ! LoL !
This was an important one for me.. Thank you for noticing the slow pans..Thailand is our home away from home for the three of us.. Jum and Sean, and I live our family over there. There was some slight paper mold on only a few inners.. not bad ! Thanks Michael.. see you on yours ! ✌️
It's fun shopping in Bangkok for records, actually better prices than Japan and Europe. I get such incredibly great deals on quality records here in my region.. I don't mind spurging a bit when in Japan and Thailand ! Thanks for checking this one out..👍
@@jtsrecordroom3963 You know it. I'll never complain about the prices of records ever again in the states. Thanks for filming your travels, it's always fun seeing what other countries have to offer.
I agree ! Don't know if you have seen my thrift store find vids.. and Bill's Garage series. My last two hauls were NM records mostly in the shrink for .60 cents each, and better yet.. same condition for .25 cents each. Bill's garage records average 5.00 each. Thanks !@@Dagger-Deep
Hey thanks so much ! I love digging for records, the trill of the hunt ! I have found many 50 to 100 dollar records for cheap.. Prized records, for sure ! Appreciated.. JT@@Dagger-Deep
I saw there Meiji's ad, are they common in Thailand? Are there ofre brands from Japan? So has those Japanese pressings orginally sold in Thailand when they were new? I liked that store had their own sleeves! That would make it easier to remember where the records are bought from. :) mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)
Hello Recs ! I don't know Meiji.. I'm curious, will look it up. The Japanese press are used records that made their way to Bangkok, through the years. Great owner.. 120,000 records in his personal collection ! His sleeves are cool.. but I like mine better ! Thanks for watching.. appreciated. 😂
The Beach looks nice some very nice sights at the end plus a cute baby girl! so which albums from 1981 in the Metal/ hard rock section do you like best this album Y and T- earth Shakers or these ? Ac/dc - For those about to Rock? Black Sabbath - Mob rules? Iron Maiden - Killers? Def Leppard - High n Dry? Judas Priest- Point of Entry?
OK.. I would search best record shops in Bangkok online.. That's what I do. For genres and location..and how to get there. I will look right now to give you a recommendation. Ultimately, I suggest trying 3 or so shops.
Look at " Bangkok's coolest record stores online.. There are over 15 record shops in Bangkok ! " Record Shop" is one I wanted to check out.. Fortune Town Mall gas 4 or 5 shops in one 4 level mall.. On King Rama IX Road next to the Grand Fortune Hotel.
I do ! Especially to sample albums to potentially buy on vinyl. I just use RU-vid.. everything is on there, obscure records as well. If I ever get a service, what do you think is the best one ? Tidal sounds good, and I don't use Apple.. everything is Microsoft with me. Thanks !
i'm curious. where are these Bangkok store owners sourcing their records from? if mainly from the USA or Japan. it makes more sense to get it there instead. not only is it cheaper but the hassle of bringing it back to the USA.
First of all.. I am on vacation over there and it's fun to buy records in another country ! I am not there just to buy records.. but I do love the shops in Bangkok and Japan.. As far as Bangkok is concerned.. records are local with 100's of great Thai artists.. and western music is U.S. Japanese U.K. and German pressings mostly, not bootleg like you might be thinking. Do you travel ? I always make room in a big suitcase to bring back records from Japan and Bangkok, especially Japanese pressings ! Thanks for watching.. ✌
I am sure there are.. In Bangkok, I met a Philipino guy buying records at Vinyllica .. same time as me. He told me there are good record shops in Manila and surrounding areas.. I have never been to the P.I. ✌️
Soul Disco Funk and Grove! do you know what people from that country who were kids in the 70's thought about Disco back then do you know? nice Jeff Beck, Black Sabbath , Ringo Starr? so heavy metal and hard rock are more expensive than pop would you say pop like the bay city Rollers or pop as in Lionel Ritchie, Olivia Newton John ect? Y and T from 1981! Sammy Haggar , Status Quo , nice Stones in Japanese? Ringo , Good bye Cream ? nice Jimi Rainbow bridge ,
Yeah.. They loved it ! Pop music is big over in the Asian countries, but... They have their own bands and artists that performed Disco and all kinds of pop music .
@@jtsrecordroom3963 I know you know what people thought about Disco so i'm not going there but I will tell you about me I didn't mind Disco I was never good with music i'm still below par but I never had a problem with Donna Summer never a problem with Gloria Gaynor 92.3 k2u ect.
