MUSIC HAUL (CD / VINYL / DVD Purchases) 2014

Two so far this year and ones a doozie!

Purson - The Contract/Blueprints of a Dream 7" blk vinyl

I'd kind of given up on this as it was a special pressing just for Rise Above's 25 birthday bash a few days ago and originally only to be sold at the gig. I was pretty upset about this as I have been a total fanboy collector of vinyl by this band since they first appeared on my radar and there has been no other vinyl appearance of BoaD. There were 100 clear & 200 black and after quite a lot of pleading, moaning and name calling from non London based fans, they held back 50 of the black for people who could not get to the gig, and I got one this morning.   

Oh, and I also bought Blind Illusion - The Sane Asylum because it was cheap.

Cool score on the Purson disc!

I'm digging the Dracula Has Risen From The Grave avatar btw.

S.D. wrote:

Cool score on the Purson disc!

I'm digging the Dracula Has Risen From The Grave avatar btw.

Fangx!! (See what I did there?   ) I've been a sucker (I just can't help myself!   ) for the old Hammer Horror movies since I was a kid.

A coworker gave me these vinyl LPS at work today:

AC/DC - Back In Black
Led Zeppelin - IV
Boston - Boston
Boston - Don't Look Back

Absu -- The Sun of Tiphareth

Took advantage of gohastings 50% off New Year sale

Silent Force - Infatuator
Red Fang - Whales and Leeches DLX version
Anacondas - Sub Contra BLues
Anata - Under A Stone With No Inscription
Audrey Horne - Youngblood
ASG - Amplification Of Self Gratification
Edguy - Theater Of Salvation
Stratovarius - Fourth Dimension
Cruel Hand - Prying Eyes
Weedeater - Sixteen Tons
Warrel Dane - Praises To The War Machine
Saints - Howling
Wishbone Ash - Clan Destiny
Izzy Stradlin - River
The Answer - New Horizon DLX version

and using some coupons from their card program

Artillery - Legions
Monster Magnet - Last Patrol DLX version
Scorpion Child - s/t

Deep Purple - Now What?

Got this long time want for $8 on eBay:

NIGHTWISH - Showtime, Storytime 2 CD + 2 DVD

ZombieHavoc wrote:

Got this long time want for $8 on eBay:

Such a good record

Vaura - The Missing

MELIAH RAGE - Dead To The World

Amesoeurs - S/T (white vinyl)
Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle (clear vinyl)

This was my last haul from 2013. Some gifts, some purchased w/gift cards and some I bought for myself just because.

The Answer - New Horizon (deluxe w/bonus tracks)
Beady Eye - Be
Billie & Norah - Foreverly
Booker T & The MG's - In The Christmas Spirit
Enforcer - Diamonds
Enforcer - Death By Fire
Flotsam & Jetsam - Ugly Noise
Ghost - If You Have Ghost
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
The Red Devils - King King
Various - I Am Sam (motion picture soundtrack)
Tin Machine - Tin Machine
Tin Machine - Tin Machine II

Overall, 2013 was a good year for me in the music department. Bring on '14

On vinyl:

Cheap Trick - Found All The Parts 10" EP (w/ bonus 7" single)
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Heart - Magazine
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Hall & Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette

I actually found a few CDs at my local shop that I wanted. That's a rarity now, as the section is ever shrinking.

-Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love. This is my least favorite of his albums, but I still like a lot of the tunes on it. And well, this was one of two that I needed to complete his studio discog. $4

-KISS- Ace Frehley. I am currently trying to replace my former remaster copies with the original pre-master versions. This is my favorite KISS album period, so grabbed it up. $5

-Love- Forever Changes. Been wanting to add this essential album to my collection for a while. $8.

-Heavy Nuggets Vol. 2. This looks to be a free comp that came with Mojo in June 2013. It's got a BS Vol. 4 take off cover, but it's 15 very late 60s/early 90s heavy/fuzz/blue rock, and I love this stuff. I'm familiar with a couple of the bands (Pretty Things and Open Mind, of course, and Dragonfly) but I haven't heard a lot of this stuff. $3.

These CDs arrived in my mailbox today:
Helstar - The King of Hell
Helstar - Sins of the Past
Suffocation - s/t

I got a copy of KISS-Chikara for 3 bucks at a pawn shop.  In Montana of all places  

First additions for 2014:

Elephant Mountain - Birth Of A Conspiracy
Just Joe - Got Joe? (EP)
Just Joe - Just Joe (EP)
Just Joe - My Demons, My Burden, My Life
Just Joe - So The Story Goes...
Mechina - Xenon (Digital)
Moody Gloom - Voodoo (EP) (Digital)
Sense Field - Killed For Less





Just Joe is the solo work from the Elephant Mountain singer, Joe Altier. Really great stuff. VERY Bob Seger-esque. I didn't know he had any solo material until I ordered the new Elephant Mountain.

The second video is a brilliant cover of a Ben Harper song. Might not impress you guys, as it's a piano ballad, but I love it. I'm a big Ben Harper fan, though. You can download it free at http://www.justjoe.com.

Thrash Metal:

Overkill- Taking Over
Intruder- Psycho Savant
Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Suicidal Angels- Divide and Conquer (Pre-order)

Heavy Metal/etc:

Ghost- Infestissumam
Black Sabbath- Master of Reality

Late delivery from UPS and two $1 Salvation Army finds:

16 Horsepower - 16 Horsepower (EP)
Gathering, The - Afterwords
In Flames - The Tokyo Showdown

DakotaRogers wrote:

Overkill- Taking Over
Exodus- Fabulous Disaster
Black Sabbath- Master of Reality

Three of the best albums ever recorded.

While you're at it, if you don't already have it, you should look into the double reissue of Sacred Reich's Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua. SR does a killer cover of
"Sweet Leaf", among others, that is a bonus track here.

Plus, those 2 releases by SR are absolutely essential thrash.

I'd also add American Way to the list of SR essentials.

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Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love

My favorite Springsteen. To me one of the greatest break-up records ever. One Step Up is such a killer song. The hate for this record has always baffled me.


From gohastings

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood 2 disc remaster

Thanks to an amazon seller I finally own

Liege Lord - Master Control

I was a little worried about it being a boot but the seller seemed to have none of the red flags (selling a ton of rarities cheaply and such) and the price was too good not to take a chance. Legit and in great condition.

jstate wrote:

I'd also add American Way to the list of SR essentials.  

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Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love

My favorite Springsteen.  To me one of the greatest break-up records ever.  One Step Up is such a killer song.  The hate for this record has always baffled me.

American Way is definitely essential, but I remember seeing that on his list of thrash he already has from his suggestion request post. I like Indepedent and Heal as well, but I wouldn't call them essential. And they are less thrashy.

As for Tunnel, I don't personally hate it (but I know it is generally maligned), but it's just my least favorite. When it comes to an artist like Bruce, though, that's not saying a whole hell of a lot. There are definitely several songs on this album that I think are excellent and deserving of the same love that a lot of other tunes get.

However, the song "Tunnel of Love"...I don't care for that song much. I will say the only Springsteen song I flat out just cannot stand at all is "Philadelphia".