Pancakes and Records

Whoo!!! That was like watching Leatal Weapon 2 in the theaters on opening night and then following it up with a screening of Remains of the Day...

THRILLING!

Figured I'd just make a new post instead of commenting... I too am expecting some records under the tree tomorrow, which will be awe-sam. Last year was the first for that with my parents getting me Sprinsteen's Magic. It is unfortunate though because like 3/4 of the records I put on my amazon list this year became discontinued by the time Christmas ordering rolled around. So next year I'm gonna have to be like, okay Mom! I just put out my list! Order them NOW!!!! (I'll be standing right next to her of course)... But that just brings us back around to the Amazon discontinued issue. I think it will get a lot better once their stock pile gets replenished in the new year. In all honesty though, I would really like to go direct through the labels, but that shipping is a killah. Speaking of labels, one of my new years resolutions is to check out more of the artists on Ghostly International. I'm already pump-i-fied for School of Seven Bells and Daestro, so hopefully there will be more awesomeness where that came from. And they better have vinyl versions DArNiT. I definitely agree about the Neo Soul thing.... And other genres too. Seems like punk and indie got that mess on lockdown, and electronica obviously, but those releases are always a lot more pricey and totally hard to come by if you don't jump on the purchase button immediately.

I feel naked being away from my DECK (I really need to get a second one for my room so I can call them my decks and make sweet, seemless mixes, for myself).

I got Doolittle delivered a couple a days ago and the Jay Reatard record came today (180 gram heavy goodness!!!), but like I sad naked due to the inability to SPIN THEM.

Some records I was pissed about putting back: the first Devo album (produced by Eno), Bryan Adams' Waking Up the Neighbors, multiple Bangles records (I have put those back so many times! I need to man up and bite the bullet), Oval's 94 Diskont, better copy of Controversy w/ full on ridiculous MONSTER Prince shower/speedo poster, Thin Lizzy's Alive and Dangerous, Kiss' Love Gun, and soooo many more. I really need to log them when I'm in the store so I don't feel so much abandonment. I'll be back for you!!! I promise!! Gosh, it hurts even remembering...