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Thrift Store Vinyl Finds

I often go to Half Price Books, Savers, and sometimes Goodwill to see what vinyl I might find. Savers and Goodwill almost never have anything good, but Half Price Books has yielded a few gems. Tonight I found a copy of James Taylor's Greatest Hits in near mint condition for $2.99 and Tony Joe White's Homemade Ice Cream in good condition also for $2.99. Surprisingly good clean quiet vinyl for almost nothing. I have also found many of the Vinyl Lovers record label pressings still sealed at HPB for not much money. This label, in case you don't know, does an impeccable job with their pressings. Just about everything I have on this label is amongst the best vinyl I have ever owned. Just amazing.
What are your sweet bargain finds?
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qdrone
1,039 posts
 
I have one charitable shop i stop in on once a month that has yeilded me some bargins. For twelve dollars picked up a box record set of Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf (original cast) mint which lists @ over 1500 @ Amazon. One time I found 6 original recordings of Everest classical in Mint shape both jacket and vinyl recorded on 35 mm tape. Found out two of the recordings were re done by one of the Audiophile labels and sell for 45.00. I paid 2 dollars a piece.
I have fleshed out my collection of Gordon Lightfoot,Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,Joan Baez (Vangaurd Stereolabs)there on Vinyl. I have only told one person where it is other than my Mom. My lips are sealed.
hevac1
812 posts
 
Salvation Army, I found Cheech & Chong's Big Bambi in mint condition with the rolling paper. Nice to the rolling paper back after using it in the 70's.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
Dave's not here.
wildoats
339 posts
 
Good one Qdrone.
sonofjim
557 posts
 
Half Price Books seems to be catching on to pricing and rarely under price anything by much very often. Occasionally they miss one though. Off hand, I remember finding a NM Colgems Casino Royale for $2.98. I also found a nice copy of Highway 61 Revisited for $16 which I recognized to be the rare version with the alternate take of From a Buick 6. This version's probably worth anywhere from $100-$300.
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