Skull Snaps w/o going on ebay?

Awhile back when I was bit by the need to have every single David Axelrod LP I found a bunch of sites to buy rare vinyl. They were really cool cause they gave ratings on each and every item based on quality of cover and vinyl itself. The rating were like G=good, VG=very good, NM=near mint, M=Mint.

All you really have to do is a basic google search on "record collecting" "rare records" stuff like that.

Here is one I found right away: http://www.musicstack.com/

Type Skull Snaps in the search on the site and you get a few hits.

Also sites like this turn up both originals and re-issues so you have some flexibility.

DBA wrote:

lumin wrote:
this is real right here
im also for payin good dough for records you wont ever see again and cant cop the repress. i know not too many people got the joint and/or arent up on the samples im tryin to flip.

like i said keep diggin and you may find one in the field. thats the whole point. ebay made things pretty easy and changed the term diggin.

Word. I think someone understands what I'm sayin'. This is some of the stuff I got on hand that's rare and you ain't gonna find represses of.

that original popcorn is a heavy lp. goes for some serious cash. you pay out the ass for that copy?
also there is a 45 from that album that has a cut that wasnt on the album. its called steak something or something steak. that goes for pretty big money as well.

september 9th. albq. convention

http://www.nmmusic.com/abqrecordshow/index.html

I'm a big crate rat, I agree with the repress topic stated. I have found countless times that the repress is no differ from the original in most cases.
Skull Snaps are basically all reissued. Finding the original of those cuts would be a waste of time, becuase the repress is the actuall tacayo of the OG.
Never the less there are OG's that you should pay the money for. James Brown is a tricky one. Almost all of his cuts are repressed, and are still be pressed. There are a few. But the thing is - The OG's tarry along the exact same paths of the repressed copy. In most cases.
Skull Snaps is among the top of these 33's. Research your Labels, and you will find that alot of the cuts you have may be repressed copies.
- Not to say that is a bad thing. The repressed copies still have the same songs, and sound quality as the originals. Rare cuts are the jewels. -
But be advised these are all albums from the late 30's to Late 70's in some case early 80's. Value has been lost because of the demand for these LP's.
Be careful for what you pay for. But pick your battles wisely. Even the records you have been dreaming of snatching up are most case scenerio repressed and re-issued. Be wise and counter act by researching. Be prepared to spend time looking up serial numbers and Labelmates. Otherwise D.I.T.C.

having lost a good deal of my collection due to Katrina, reissues have been truly helpful. I am a digger/collector from heart. (been collecting since I was 3 yrs old No lie) I would always prefer the originals, but if I have to settle for a re-press to get a loop then so be it!!!!


That's just my 2 cents!!

certain things you pay money for because you know you'll never see it again
speaking of Skull Snaps
I bought a copy of 'It's A New Day' on 45
which is kind of rare
but this one was promo copy
which is even more rare
I know that the chances of seeing one of those in perfect condition
with the OG slip case and everything
is slim to none
so I had to get it
I paid more for that than I have for any other record in my collection
not to say that it was an extreme amount of money
and the price has already gone up and increased in value
so really you have to pick your battles
also having vintage records is like biulding equity because it adds to your net worth
so while I don't mind reissues and I love the fact that they exist
there's something to be said for vintage vinyl