That Kinks album was my first and my favorite It is just commercial and fun. I still have no Deep Purple but I do love that Joe Jackson album, that to me is one of his best. Always good to see what is new and sneaking into your collection James.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve. I think those Arista Kinks records are pretty popular in north America. 'Low Budget' is one I'd love to get hold of.
@block-head2982
6 ай бұрын
That Joe Jackson album is so great! Setting sons is definitely my favorite jam album, I have an original Canadian pressing which adds strange town and butterfly collector. Awesome raincoats album! Such a great band, I have a bootleg demo cassette of them but that’s it. Rain parade is good too!
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Very true! I have a reissue of the first Rain Parade LP, great stuff.
@TheFixos
5 ай бұрын
Hi Jemes I really enjoy your videos. Great content. Those Fame reissues are nothing to sneeze at IMO. I have a few and they actually sound great. Keep up the great work😊
@groovingonvintagevinyl7840
4 ай бұрын
I've always like the sleeve on that Who album. Nice finds!
@samglendenning9884
6 ай бұрын
Fantastic haul video James mate; well done on finding an OG of The Raincoats’ album as it is an excellent album bud; I’m hoping to find an OG of that in the wild?! I love Gina Birch’s solo album ‘I Play My Bass Loud’ that came out last year 😀👌 Gotta love Madness; haven’t listened to ‘One Step Beyond’ album in ages; ‘I’m The Man’ is an awesome sophomore album from Joe Jackson and his debut ‘Look Sharp’ is wonderful. The Jam’s ‘Setting Sons’ is very underrated; got some amazing tracks on like ‘Girl On The Phone’; ‘Thick & Thieves’ & ‘The Eton Rifles’. Great video mate; hope you have a good weekend 😀🍿🎸🎶
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Sam, you too!
@TheVinylOrchard
6 ай бұрын
Always good to have a copy of in rock
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Too me long enough!
@SteviesVinylCupboard
6 ай бұрын
The Jam! The Who! (it wasn't me, but good idea ; ), and to find stuff in Acorn antiques! I used the have the same Jumper as Derek/Benny, thats my claim to fame. "Imagine a Man" is a great song. One step beyond was an early record for me, lost in time, but I too recently bought a copy to fill in that missing gap. Loved the intro title 👍
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Stevie. I have seriously started renaming my vinyl finds series 'More Sodding Records' once I hit the 100th instalment. It does feel that way sometimes!!
@SteviesVinylCupboard
6 ай бұрын
@@jamesgriffithsmusic More Sodding Records would be a great name for a record shop. It meets all the families expectations 🤣
@retromusings
6 ай бұрын
I smiled when you said "bleak working class" album. IMHO sums up a lot of the punk/new wave music coming out of the UK in the late 70s/early 80s. Never heard of Fun Boy 3. Need to check them out!
@BluesGuyVinyl
6 ай бұрын
Hello James. Some very good finds here. All look like they are in fine condition. I rarely see Madness in the wild here, but I do see Joe Jackson once in awhile. I like his 80's stuff. Congrats on picking up The Who By The Numbers! Deep Purple are a favourite of mine... 'Burn' eludes me at the moment. Well done. Thanks a lot. Cheers!
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris, I remember your fondness for Deep Purple.
@mazzysmusic
6 ай бұрын
Nice to see you again. Always good to see your pickups. I'm coming to London at the end of August and looking forward to fill in a few UK artist's gaps. Cheers!!!
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Mazzy. I think we are away at the end of August (in Scotland), otherwise I'd have come down to London for a pint. I haven't been there for a few years.
@BenefitInKind
6 ай бұрын
Great selection James, some top top albums including the best Fun Boy 3 album. I remember being so surprised how good it was when it came out and a cosmic leap from their first album with some really great songs. Joe Jackson and The Jam albums are well observed by you as 'angry' albums ... just brilliant.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I didn't hear the FB3 until years after the event.
@paulcurd7617
6 ай бұрын
I have a real soft spot for those Arista era Kinks albums.. I got into them during my angst-ridden late teens/early twenties and they really fitted my mood at the time! The track B-Movie (Cliches Of The World) on that album is a personal favourite. I got to see them on the UK Jive tour in 89/90? Absolutely loved it. Happy memories 😉👍
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Paul! Ha, I guess we all had our angst-ridden teen years. There's a video waiting to happen.
@flashgordonsonerecordatati7591
6 ай бұрын
Awesome pickups you have great taste, I have all those albums. Unrelated, excited The damned are touring here in the United States, tickets go on sale tomorrow wish me luck. They are playing in my state of CT. Never saw them live, love them and the Captain. I remember being blown away seeing them on The show The Young Ones. LoL. Have a good week. Good to hear from you. Cheers Flash.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi again Flash. Great that you are seeing The Damned. I love the early Captain Sensible albums, particularly 'The Power of Love'. They are quite synthy and have songwriting collabs on them by Robyn Hitchcock. Love their appearance on The Young Ones, 'yes we've got a video!', lol.
@FlashGordonMurr
6 ай бұрын
@@jamesgriffithsmusicLove Robyn Hitchcock, have all his stuff, saw him in the 80s in NYC, he was amazing. Love his stories, and writing is insanely brilliant. I am starting to show my ugly mug on my new video. I hope to branch out and Express my passion for music. It will be a year in April my mum passed. So hard James, but dad is doing great. He just bought us tickets to see a band called Rumors a great Fleetwood Mac cover band. Pops saw the original back on the day. Hope you and your family are well. I love your 😺.
@joecarrera1799
6 ай бұрын
Frankly I'm choking with envy over that Raincoats record. Some years ago I got the 7 inch if "Fairytale in the Supermarket" for what I thought was a good price but...... I'm not sure if it's on that record but I love their shambolic version of "Lola" where it feels like the song might just suddenly come to a halt at any moment. Good video.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Joe..yep Lola is on the record. Hope you find a copy eventually!
@Dan147Danny
6 ай бұрын
Moonlight Records is my local record shop, and glorious shop it is.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Superb, maybe I'll see you in there.
@gavinjohnson8951
6 ай бұрын
I'm intrigued by the Fun Boy Three LP. Will have to check that one out. You did well finding a 1st press on the Raincoats. I only have the reissue unfortunately but have a 1st pressing of the 2nd album... Good stuff.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Cheers Gavin. Definitely check out 'Waiting' by FB3, great pop tunes.
@coley1skipton
6 ай бұрын
Great prices , I went to a record fair in Skipton last weekend and the prices were mostly expensive
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
That's why I don't go to many record fairs!
@gatefold33
6 ай бұрын
Some essentials there James. I've picked-up both FB3 albums in the last year and found them more enjoyable than I expected. I 'upgraded' a near mint Fame 'In Rock' to a VG OG...cheers Dale
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Dale, sorry for late reply. The Fame was a bit disappointing with the Deep Purple, especially as I've spent so many years looking for a copy. I guess I can now spend the rest of my days looking for an OG.
@gavaxemanspins
6 ай бұрын
Some of those Fame resissues are pretty good 🎉
@dixielandfarm
6 ай бұрын
I'm the Man is actually my favorite Joe Jackson album. Deep Purple in Rock is a solid album.
@keddw
6 ай бұрын
Saw the raincoats in the rain I think, at a Notting Hill Carnival in 83 or 84 Hardly anybody was watching them. It had been a long day! Hearing that clip, it sounds a bit Canterbury scene: Hatfield, Caravan or something recorded on mono cassette
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Good point about the Canterbury flavour to The Raincoats, I hadn't spotted that but I think you're right!
@nicksvinylbutty5488
6 ай бұрын
Morning James....great finds 👍👍👍 No prizes for guessing my two faves from that bunch. One Step Beyond was released on the same day as the Specials first album.Both have their share of covers and original material . Its usually a battle between Setting Sons and All Mod Cons for the best Jam album. Setting Sons contains two of my all time fave Jam songs....Eton Rifles & Private Hell. I have a few Fun Boy 3 singles but struggled a bit with their first album so i didnt bother with Waiting . I think i might hae seen Rob Walker or Mike Vinyl Spiral show that Raincoats album ??? I've only listened to it once on-line and yes it was very quirky,perhaps too quirky for me ??? It could be a grower....who knows 🤔🤔🤔
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Nick. The Raincoats is very loveable, I can't stop playing it! It's worth having a listen to 'Waiting' if you haven't heard it, I'd say it's definitely better than the debut.👍
@FatCityVinyl
6 ай бұрын
I'm not sure Fun Boy Three made even a ripple over here, at least I can't recall any of their hits off the top of my head. I do have fond memories of the Kinks' pop chart resurgence around this period, Come Dancing would have found its way onto one of my homemade cassettes and I also have the LP now, along with a couple others here...might have to check on the Jam, sure I'm missing one or two but I found a few of their albums cheap at a record fair some years back. Come to think of it I doubt I've seen much of them around since. Cheers James!
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Doug. I remember you mentioning about how Fun Boy Three didn't make it through to Canada when I showed their first album in a finds video many moons ago. I'm not sure what their chart placing were like in the UK either to be honest. I forgot to mention in the video that they covered 'Our Lips are Sealed' by the Go-Gos, which I also showed in this update!
@baggyhi-fi8628
6 ай бұрын
I love Who By Numbers. Some great Townsend songs. The Raincoats is a very nice find. Ironic you left their CD out in the rain!
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Ha! That genuinely hadn't occured to me!
@robison5396
6 ай бұрын
Mum paid for a stylus last year which I ordered off Amazon and she wrapped it up for my Xmas gift!. Nice Joe Jackson, i'm the Man is great. Lovely copy of Setting Sons, I was lucky to find an OG with the embossed ' foliage ' on the rear..Eton Rifles, what a great song. Waiting is superb, prefer it to the debut. Lovely version of the Go Gos Our Lips Are Sealed ( although Terry Hall co wrote).Well Fancy That is a grest song too based upon a real school trip from hell. I did join up the dots on my copy of Who By Numbers, and showed it on a recent video so don't know if that was me you were thinking of..? I love In Rock, one of the greatest Heavy Rock albums of all time. Not familiar with The Raincoats, I've heard of them, but need to check out..I liked your description and the needle drop James. All the best.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
hi Rob - ah, so it was you that did the dot-to-dot thing! I should have remembered as I've heard you talk before about how much you love The Who By Numbers. Worth checking out the Raincoats, they are great fun.
@vinylrichie007
6 ай бұрын
The first Madness album that I bought was 20 Hits. It is such a great comp. I think Baggy Trousers may be the only one I now don’t own.
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Madness always reminds me of my school days, along with Bad Manners.
@vinylrichie007
6 ай бұрын
@@jamesgriffithsmusic I was long out of school. For the most part it was fun music. Especially Bad Manners. I just uploaded song one side two.
@johnbellamy3406
6 ай бұрын
Ha, what are the chances of you and I showing the same record in separate videos posted withing minutes of each other. Spooky I call it. Nice one James, my collecting has slowed right down this year but I've still got loads from last year I need to show. Maybe I'll make my next video a vinyl finds. Cheers
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Can't beat that VC synchronicity John!
@philgascoigne5467
6 ай бұрын
Nice finds James. That Fun Boy Three album is also pretty bleak, but very good! Thanks for posting 👍
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Good point Phil, it is bleak. What a bleak haul this was!😆
@robwalkerletthemusicplay
6 ай бұрын
British rainy day outlook .. welcome to my world… I don’t have those kinks or deep purple albums ..that raincoats for £15 was a nice find. I only have a reissue .yeah it’s soulless .😂
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Hi Rob...I don't mind a nice reissue sometimes but I'd rather have an original if possible. Loving the Raincoats record, can't stop playing it.
@robwalkerletthemusicplay
6 ай бұрын
@@jamesgriffithsmusic yeah I’ve just picked up the 3rd del amiti album on a reissue it’s nearly impossible to find a original in the wild
@anotherfatbeardedmantalkin5893
6 ай бұрын
Hey, James! I watched your Tubular Bells video, but the longwinded comment I was conducting disappeared and I didn't have the energy to retype it. Sorry. In short...Dad bought the record...Early favourite of mine...Know it back to front...Never liked the creepy growly voices... What connects The Kinks and The Raincoats, as well as Adam Ant, Viv Albertine, Lynsey de Paul and Graham Lewis of Wire? They all attended Hornsey Art School, which was across the road from my primary school in Crouch End. I wonder if The Raincoats were there while I was across the road? Probably not. I love that Fun Boy Three record. Cheers - Hedley
@jamesgriffithsmusic
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Hedley...glad to know you're a Tubular Bells fan. I didn't know the Hornsey connection with all those artists you mentioned, though I know the Raincoats had gone there. I keep meaning to do a video on art-rock as purveyed by musicians who went to art school, but it seems like a bit of a difficult topic.
@martinlarsson5254
6 ай бұрын
Setting sons was a nice record to find! I could have picked that one. I have Sound affects and the one with red, green, yellow cover. The Kinks cover is so bad, but I guess the music is nice. 😅
@nicksvinylbutty5488
6 ай бұрын
Red,green & yellow cover....."The Gift"
@martinlarsson5254
6 ай бұрын
@@nicksvinylbutty5488 Yes! That's the title I did not remember.
@rosiemason-rk4cm
6 ай бұрын
Not too worried about leaving your grubby, greasy fingerprints all over the playing surface, then? 😕 It makes me cringe, it really does.
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