Great haul Alan. I have all of the Stereophonics albums and a few of his solo albums. Welsh band, huge in the UK, bought their first album, Word Gets Around, in Copenhagen in 1997. Love that band. You are a rare person, an American with a Strteophonics record 😄

Quick comment on Goat's Head Soup; It may well have been the first Stones album I bought in a shop full price (as opposed to second hand). Always loved it, like you have. What my parents (my bedroom was the local teenage hub, based on the fact my parents reckoned it was better we were being teenagers in my room rather than on the streets. We managed both, of course we did) thought of the rousing choruses of 'Star Star' emanating from behind my closed door I have no idea, bless 'em..........

I wish there was a music store like the one you go to and get some great deals and finds. When I lived in MD, there was a record store in Owing Mills, MD. I would go there and get the latest import singles from Rolling Stones, Springsteen, and REM. They would have non-LP B-sides which weren't released in the US. Never understood the mentally of record companies releasing non-LP singles overseas, but ripoff US buyers by having the B-sides being another album track (there were exceptions, but mostly album tracks). They weren't on sale, but given the fact the non-LP singles were not found in the US, I would buy them when available. Never saw any bootlegs, but I would go to record conventions and would be 1 or 2 tables with live bootlegs and those tables were the busiest.

There sure are a lot of big winners in this haul. The ridiculously low prices you paid for them make it understandable that your willpower was thrown out the window in terms of lessening your backlog. I checked out Stereophonics years ago because the band was mentioned quite a bit by the music press. With regard to the group’s albums that I’ve heard, I agree with Steve Herold about “Dakota” being the band’s best song.

Always loved the drum intro to the song Sleepwalker, was dissapointed the original cd version of the Come Dancing compilation left it off. It was reinstated on the 2nd cd issue tho. You ought to do a show on artists where a good compilation is all you need.

I'll call you crazy if you want me to😂 It's great to see that you're cutting back on purchases 😂 The Kinks and Ray Davies look great . Enya is a gigantic NO for me. She's too new age for me. I am surprised she only relaxed you and didn't put you to sleep 😂. Thank God you didn't knock Enya off the table 😂 Black Oak Arkansas......I remember seeing them....all that hair flying everywhere 😂

Hi Alan - great haul there. Stereophonics - another really popular band in the UK and Europe but didnt break through in America. Dakota was a big song for them, I had their live album too which was great. I just recently picked up Dan Fogelberg's "Portrait" 4CD Box set -out in the wild as you guys say lol. Most of my purchases are as you say - out in the wild. Love Dan Fogelberg - a sad loss. Dont have that one you show there, I have Twin Sons but not that second one. Keep rockin Alan. Cya Doug

Hello Alan! It's always fun to view your latest purchases! That Boston disc looks very interesting as their catalog with Brad Delp is so limited; such a shame. He gave that band such a great sound (so timeless)! I think I've seen video clips of the Ray Davies performance you've got there and I am pretty sure you won't be disappointed! The 12" mixes Kinks I'd love to get a copy of that myself. I gave away my vinyl collection years ago which included a bunch of 12" singles. I really miss the U.S extended mix of "New Song" by Howard Jones as well as the one for "Hold Me" by Colin Hay. I believe that neither of them has EVER been released on disc; so unfortunate. I also miss the ever so slightly extended remix of The Kinks' "Come Dancing" which I had on vinyl and must be on that disc you purchased; a GREAT find I must say! And for ENYA - how could anyone ditch the two albums of hers you have represented here! They have got to be her finest works. Again, I miss the 12" vinyl maxi-single I had of "Orinoco Flow" but not for the tracklist (3 songs) but for the eclectic large album sized photo of her on the cover. The 2 non-album songs that made up the rest of the single were released on a Japanese disc EP a year later which I did purchase and is simply entitled "6 Tracks". I really enjoy the piano instrumental "Out of the Blue" which is from those 2 releases. WATERMARK was an incredible sophomore release from her! "Orinoco Flow", "River", "Miss Clare Remembers" as well as "The Longships" are amazing sonic portraits to say the least!! "Caribbean Blue", "Afer Ventus" and "Book of Days"are personal faves from SHEPHERD MOONS. As you say, her music is very soothing and a nice audio alternative. Enjoy! Thanks for the update Alan! - Andee

Very cool, Alan. I should share my list with you since you live so locally to me, especially all of the Tull and Stones stuff I have.

Some good purchases Alan.You have me beat on the Goats Head Soup.I only have 5 copies lol.The only Stereophonics I have is a best of but it's pretty good

Plenty of great music there, you'll have you're work cut out to get through all that! I'm curious about the Asia CD/DVD if it's worth getting.

Hate to bombard you with recommendations, but i'd feel like a schmuck if i didn't mention these artists just in case they haven't made it into your collection yet... AIRBAG(Nor) - Identity (first album). Fantastic Gilmour-esque Floyd vibes. ALBANY DOWN(UK) - 3 albums. Solid modern rock with blues influence. ALLMAN BETTS BAND(USA) - 2 albums. And the sons shall rise! THE ANGELS(AUS) -- all albums. Gritty Australian hard rock with a snarl. BLACKJACK(USA) - 2 albums(on one cd). Michael Bolton's old band...kinda fun. AUDREY HORNE(NOR) - self titled album. Excellent hard rock/strong tracks. DAVID + DAVID(USA)(1986?) plus DAVID BAERWALD - bedtime stories /triage. 2 fantastic albums plus an 'edge-y' third. Brilliant songwriter. BAND OF SKULLS(UK?) - Sweet Sour and Himalayan. Big 'zeppelin' riffs followed by more commercial fare. Cool stuff. CATE BROS.(USA) - all albums. 70's blue-eyed soul featuring Steve Cropper. Blues/disco/funk/soul/ pop-rock. A product of the times, but they are still delightful and great sounding albums. GENE CLARK(USA) - No Other. Truly a 'lost' gem . Unforgettable. JOAN ARMATRADING(UK?) - Whatever's For Us. A beautiful debut album. MIKE HARRISON(UK) - 3 solo albums (ex-spooky tooth). Blues, melodies and strings. NEW ENGLAND(UK) - first two albums. Aor/mr/prog/pomp. Decent albums for a little band that failed. OMAR AND THE HOWLERS(USA) - 2 albums from the mid-80's. Radio friendly blues/rock. POETS OF THE FALL(FIN) - all albums. Modern commercial rock. Quality stuff with great ballads. THE MUGGS(USA?) - 3 albums? Bluesy power trio. Huge 70's vibes. WILD FEATHERS(USA) - modern country-flavoured pop-rock. All albums. SWEET PAIN(USA) - self titled? (one album only). Early 70's? CCR meets early Doobies. 'good singin'/good playin'. And last but not least...CITY BOY(UK) - all albums. I wish i had discovered this band 30 years ago! Late 70's/early 80's AOR. A wonderful/exciting blend of Queen, ELO, Supertramp, Beatles etc. Slick production meets quality music and lyrics. Why did this amazing band not become superstars???? That's all for now...hope you discover a new favourite! Cheers. 🎶

The only Kinks bootleg I ever had was “Chicago Gig from 1987 and it’s great You can never have too much Goats Head Soup….

I kinda feel Goat's Head Soup has WAY more appreciation now than it ever has. I remember at the time it was kinda slagged off as not being Exile or Sticky Fingers. Always been a big fan and full disclosure Angie is pound for pound my personal favorite Stones song! Which I have taken A ton of shit for over the years! I get that. Fair.

Hi Mate you got some great stuff there. The original Rolled Gold was the gateway stones compilation album for many (myself included) on release in the UK. Off topic do you know what happened to Jude Cole? His first album is a belter. Great show never miss. Alan you brighten up my day. Take care warmest wishes for Blighty

Great video Alan...wow, I'm surprised at some of those prices. I mean, I'm constantly hearing how you can get CDs now for next nothing--not the ones I am looking for. That Rolled Gold on CD goes for quite a few bucks on eBay--far from a budget purchase...and the West German pressings of their Abkco catalog (not the Abkco CDs from the 80s, which I never liked) on the London label fetch quite a few dollars too. Those pressings (from 1984) sound a LOT better than Abkco's 80s releases...most of which I never bought because I thought the sound was suspect. The London CDs sound very good--I have not compared them to the SACDs from 2003, but don't be fooled by the generic packaging--they sound great. The Rolled Gold album...well, I just think the Hot Rocks albums are better collections--and I think they go hand in hand--a lot of people only think Hot Rocks when they think of Hot Rocks...but More should be alongside it--I've always considered them the equivalent to the Red and Blue albums (though those are chronological) in the Stones' discography, and they were even released in the same year. But leave it to people who buy Stones albums to only go 'so deep', if you know what I mean....

The version of bridge over troubled water on live Rayman is one of the best versions of this song I've ever heard without Garfunkel

Cool finds and very cheap but so much music to hear. Have you time for a book? Your swedish fan ....

The Elvis City you got live Madison square gardens is a great album give it a chance. I wish they sold rolling Stones bootlegs hair I have a few bootleg albums by the stones can't find them here in Southaven Mississippi or Memphis

I had a bunch of Enya CDs in high school and now that i collect vinyl I dont have anything from her. Wanna remedy that, haha.

Nice haul. Did you get the new Bursting Out edition? It's great. :)

how the hell are there still rollin’ stones albums out there for you to buy? funny about bootlegs how there would always be wrong song titles listed. i have 2-3 stereophonics albums. best tune is dakota. im sure its on that live album. see ya at looney tunes soon….