Pre-Williamsburg Smash! Run

Prior to my yearly trip to Williamsburg to run sound for Tidewater area high school graduations, I always pick up my friend Derek from the Chinatown bus.  Then we both head down there for 4-5 days and then watch like 3,000 kids graduate.  It's a... blast.  But I have a really good time with Derek and we pretty much just hang out and talk about zombie movies and this year, Lost.  Man did we talk a lot about Lost!  But prior to the pickup, I had a couple of free hours on my hands and I decided to use it at my favorite DC record store, Smash!  Got lots of great stuff and left a bunch of incredible 7"s up on the wall that I didn't see until after I was already checking out.  Seriously need to go back for the Bane and Converge 7"s.  Really hope no one snags them in the meantime... One of the best things about Smash is that they really have a lot of what you're looking for, if you're looking for specific stuff.  Like, if you want to pick up a bunch of really great 70's and 80's soundtrack albums in really great condition, you are in luck! Or perhaps some obscure metalcore from the 90's... or the next Judas Priest LP to continue to round out your collection.  That's what that store is, a great collection rounder outer.  So when I go, it is with that purpose... and to get a few ridiculous things that I probably won't get anywhere else... so here goes...

FULL LENGTHS:

The Lost Boys OST
The Goonies OST
The Elms Street Group - Freddy's Greatest Hits (this is pretty out of control awesome)
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Grade - Headfirst Straight to Hell (picture disc)
New Order - Brotherhood
Majority Rule - Interviews with David Frost (new)

12"

New Order - Confusion
U2 - even better than the REAL THING
U2 - Lemon Remixes (gold/lemon vinyl)

7"

Overcast/Arise - Split
Drowningman - Weighted and Weighed Down
Crispus Attucks - Yo Peho!
Outspoken - The Current
Prince - When Doves Cry
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - War
J.A.M. '86 Jersey Artists For Mankind - We've Got The Love (got this on LP and 7" now! Psyched!)
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
The Knack - Good Girls Don't

Cause It's Been Too Long!

Been like 6 months! Can't believe this list actually includes some Christmas gets and wintertime purchases. Since then, I haven't been out to that many record stores locally, but I managed to do Long In The Tooth in Philadelphia, Just Play Music in Santa Barbara, and got to walk into one of the Amoeba's in San Francisco, but didn't have time to shop. Super upset that I didn't get back to the LA Amoeba. I want to move there just for that. Also to note, the best pancakes I've had this year so far would go to Ella's in San Francisco - blueberry mascarpone. Deal with THAT! My only complaint was that they weren't packed with nearly enough bluuuubs, but the mascarpone made me forget with each bite. And I got them with some rocking blood orange juice. Coffee was average. Cakes at Izzy's in Santa Monica weren't half bad too. I continue to search for that illusive perfect pancake with perfect coffee/espresso restaurant. When I find that, I move to that. Done Deal/Deal Done. Especially if there is a record store next door... that is run by a man named Adam M. And I run the breakfast place. And we both run the used flip flop stand in the basement. I bought some records...

Full Lengths/EPs/etc:
Telekinesis! - S/T
Nada Surf - If I Had a Hi-Fi
Prince - LA Sports Arena 1989 (but really '88)
Prince - The Beautiful Experience (Sealed)
Majority Rule - Emergency Numbers
Fripp & Eno - Evening Star
The Philadelphia Sound - Various
Prince - Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic
Brian Eno - Test Press of Apollo: Atmosphers and Soundtracks
Corrosion of Conformity - Technocracy
Anthrax - Among The Living
Volcano Choir - Unmap
We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
M83 - Digital Shades [vol. I]
Coldplay - Prospekts March
Miles Davis - Nefertiti
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - S/T


12"
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
U2 - When Love Comes To Town
New Order - True Faith
Prince Mix #1 w/ Batdance, Good vs. Evil on Side 1 and "The Ultimate Prince Mega-mix on side 2 - Not sure if this is legit or what...
The Killers - When You Were Young (my second copy)

10"
Killing Joke - Follow the Leaders

7"
U2 - Angel of Harlem
Telekinesis - Dirty Thing
Japandroids - Art Czars
Season To Risk/Starkweather - Split
H2O - SEVENINCH (I know Why/Temperature)
Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Men At Work - Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive