Really struck some gold at the most recent estate sale with some great vinyl finds for only $3 including the Germs record, Bob Marley, Tom Waits, and more.
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@stephenrostkoski8374 ай бұрын
That Tom Waits album sounds really great too. It was recorded live in the studio and mixed directly to two track tape as it was performed.
@johnfronczek26584 ай бұрын
It’s a lot of fun to find good vinyl records for cheap prices. Last Saturday, I found Leo Sayer’s “Endless Flight” (1976), The Partridge Family’s Greatest Hits, and Three Dog Night’s “Suitable for Framing”(1969) for 1 dollar apiece.
@robertskeens99954 ай бұрын
Another very entertaining video.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@rameybutler-hm7nx4 ай бұрын
They had a very eclectic mix of music. Lot of good finds. Great vid.🎉🎉🎉
@pgh45rpms4 ай бұрын
Willie Nelson's "Stardust" album was the best selling lp when I began working in country radio, spring 1978. It was a precursor to 1983's "What's New" by Linda Ronstadt and Nelson Riddle. Willie's lp contains three hit singles -- Georgia on My Mind, Blue Skies and All of Me.
@jamesgriffithsmusic4 ай бұрын
Nice work Robert. I've still never heard The Germs.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
I think it's something best introduced when you're a teen.
@stevenimeson9024 ай бұрын
That’s amazing you found the germs album! Even more hilarious that you were a germs vinyl punk rock celebrity “you the guy that found the germs album” No it was him! So funny Ralph the dog on qualudes!
@twofromthetrunk99324 ай бұрын
Such a great story. You got some great diamonds among the stones. I’ve been a little apprehensive about estate sales or even thrift store digging. But now I may get myself out there again. Well done.
@aminahmed22204 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also happy valentine's day ❤😊
@dimebagdave774 ай бұрын
Thanks Robert👍 its always fun to see what you've dug up in the wild.
@greghawkins2294 ай бұрын
Always great to find gems for great prices. Actually nice to find gems regardless of the costs. Funny I Have paid Pennies for records and $$$$ for just one.
@ashbowen65514 ай бұрын
It's great to find stuff in the wild. I just picked up a four-LP lot (the records were sold in lots) by someone who had no idea what they had. I got 1 good (but not valuable) record, 2 metal grails that fetch over $100 each, and another rarity all for $35.
@catherine66534 ай бұрын
I just saw the Bob Marley One Love movie yesterday. The movie covers the making of Exodus. You really scored finding the Exodus album. It's a meaningful masterpiece.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
I need to see that.
@moogie242x4 ай бұрын
Great video. I Tom Waits. Especially Blue Valentine and Rain Dogs. Definitely one of a kind. He can make you laugh and cry.
@walzer384 ай бұрын
nice shirt, good band.
@johnbrazzell94694 ай бұрын
It's pretty cool you go to a estate sale and you spend less than 20 bucks and you turn it into an entertaining video
@cobra50884 ай бұрын
Some good finds you got bob marley, tom waits, and velvet underground. My first tom waits record was nighthawks at the diner you definitely need to check that one out. Tom waits earlier music from the 70's till around the mid 80's sounds more jazzy/bluesy then around the mid eighties he got more experimental. It's all good I just think for some people his experimental stuff is acquired listening his album raindogs is another favorite. I also have the same VU record and I gotta say foggy notion is probably the best song on there. I still believe their debut album with nico is their best.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
Agree with Velvet Underground. I will definitely be checking out more Tom Waits.
@offthebeatentracks45154 ай бұрын
Congrats! Always nice to be surprised in a good way.
@davepounds89244 ай бұрын
Nice finds! You are dedicated! No way would I wait in the wee hours of the morning pitch dark,for a spot in line to see what the estate was selling I would have to know that there was something I wanted in the sale!! But your dedication pays off!!
@Joe-ny2up4 ай бұрын
Robert - Funny idea, this spring you should take us all on a field trip playing disc golf with Steely Dan, Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, and Andy Williams records.
@Joe-ny2up4 ай бұрын
But play it really serious...hmm critical shot...calls for Dire Straits.
@mariawesley75834 ай бұрын
The guy with the germs!
@chestrendy4 ай бұрын
Fela's album with Ginger Baker is worth a listen
@tylerthompson18424 ай бұрын
You’d make a great radio show. The way it used to be, the way it was intended, when DJs were tastemakers
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls4 ай бұрын
I’ve got the 2nd pressing of Germs (GI) too, and I’ve always thought the same thing about how great it sounds. Even beat up copies of that record sound great. Darby’s voice powers right through scratches. I did pay about 35 times what you paid. Great find!
@goboslament55354 ай бұрын
Germs GI for $3!!! Nice FIND!!!!!!!! I'm jealous.
@Pauldjreadman4 ай бұрын
Regarding radio broadcasting and cars I never even thought about that. Great point. The last time I had a gasp moment was the fresh dance album Superdiscount. In Truck Store, which is a record shop in Oxford. At £30 bargain.
@PrankZabba4 ай бұрын
Sounds like a crazy sale.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
It's like it was two different collections.
@sjbang57644 ай бұрын
Foreign Affairs was my first exposure to Tom Waits as well. I drank a lot back then, so this album was right down my alley. Man, I loved this record. So depressing, so sad at times, so drunk was I. Speaking of Jim Jarmusch, Waits was in Down by Law. Smashing video, Robert.
@tcthepackrat4 ай бұрын
I really only appreciate the records I find in the wild and not online or from record stores
@eze4life10004 ай бұрын
Definitely check out more Fela!
@ELPCOTILLION-SD19704 ай бұрын
$3...Now That's Rather More My Sort Of Budget...
@donjoefonzarelli97854 ай бұрын
I watched this yesterday and today I got Stardust for a dollar
@millopguy4 ай бұрын
EXodus is EXcellent. Nice find.
@TommysVinylnaut4 ай бұрын
Interesting story about Estate sales. We don't have those here. Germs WOW!
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls4 ай бұрын
You’d be surprised. I’ve gone to a few in the middle of nowhere, and even there if you’re an hour early you’re late
@andyshacks78124 ай бұрын
Exodus is a great album - I play it loads. I have a reissue copy but one day I’ll pick up a clean original. $3 a record, what’s not to like!
@davidellis51414 ай бұрын
The Germs GI album looks like a used Germs album cover should look like ..tattered. Joan Jett did alright by them with her Production .
@apchsiri11564 ай бұрын
What can't be uttered on YT: "Alan Vega & Martin Rev".
@JWD19924 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
Or Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo
@djvinylvertigo4 ай бұрын
Morbid!!! I must confess that I have sometimes thought the same thing!
@lenwennerberg16314 ай бұрын
Great scores Robert, congratulations. You must have had "that" kind of rush when you saw that Germs LP (it's a feeling us crate digging dudes know all to well). Kind of makes me wonder what else had been there before you got in.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
Yes, there's nothing quite like that kind of surprise.
@JJM3rd4 ай бұрын
Somewhere around 20 years ago I found a first pressing of that Germs album for about the same cost as yours…and then sold it for what was a good amount of money at the time, probably around $50. I see what it goes for now and kick myself.
@FlyJohnny1004 ай бұрын
Nice haul for 26th in line. Exodus not beat to hell is a find and Foreign affairs is one of my fave TW albums, but then I'm a fan. You may like Rain Dogs...it has a similar vintage and feel. Beautiful Maladies is a fun TW comp.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
I've heard that about "Rain Dogs". Definitely going to check it out.
@willhouse4 ай бұрын
Oooooh... If you're actually somehow new to Waits on vinyl, keep an eye out for *Nighthawks at the Diner.* It's legendary for all the right reasons.
@BungelTom4 ай бұрын
Cool Shirt! Where did you get it? Did you see Luna live?
@johnmcmahon43384 ай бұрын
Whoa there buddy. I care about Skeeter Davis!
@seanmccarthy87554 ай бұрын
Nice Luna shirt!
@nunyabidness42204 ай бұрын
When I die somebody will get a lot of Exodus... but not THAT Exodus. I've got original Bonded By Blood and Pleasures of the Flesh on vinyl. I think Fabulous Disaster was when I moved to CDs. Don't buy 'em much these days, their singer (Zetro) just sucks too bad, he sounds like a tongue-tied muppet. Germs for $3 is all you can ever ask from the world. :)
@JWD19924 ай бұрын
$3 Germs. Incredible. I also prefer the single version of Lexicon Devil. However, I would enjoy hearing the album version on a clean second pressing I got for $3 more than hearing the single version on my phone! Woah, that thought about car accidents and voices on the radio was pretty interesting. All I will say is, if your on-air persona was as humorous as your KZfaq persona, they went out on a high note. You always crack me up.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@devildart4 ай бұрын
Cool finds! I've mostly given up on estate sales, garage sales etc for records. The only time i have any luck with records at estate sales is when it is a huge estate sale with things that have more of a cult following of collectors. Like sports memorabilia, hummels etc. Glad you had good luck. Also, sure you know but Fela Kuti did a few albums with Ginger Baker in the early/mid 70s. It goes into a little detail about it in the ginger baker documentary. A pretty wild watch if you're ever interested. Cheers.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
I've seen that documentary, I think it was called "Beware Mr. Baker"
@JeffK.2 ай бұрын
No, this was filmed around 1971, with Baker and somebody else going through the desert in a Land Rover to meet and play with him. Very raw and grainy, sort of like On Any Sunday.
@jeffthevideoguy234 ай бұрын
If Marley played polkas. 'We're German, (German) and I hope you like German food."
@RekkidTalk4 ай бұрын
I haven't done the estate sale thing yet. Sounds interesting but not sure I need more records badly enough to go through the hassle.
@mikem36954 ай бұрын
I always wondered what the lyric was between "exodus" and "people " until now.
@janerdias85974 ай бұрын
🇧🇷
@stevenhilderbrandt48464 ай бұрын
Did you know belinda carlisle go gos tried out for the germs as the drummer she only lasted about a week she got sick so she never officially did live shows just little trivia
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
I did not know that.
@nazbernard4 ай бұрын
Teleported? 11:44
@yostabbastabba18644 ай бұрын
Did you find the Winger box set? Also, did you know there is a Winger box set?
@ericwincentsen5874 ай бұрын
Does Kip Winger even know about it?
@thetoyboxthetoybox83054 ай бұрын
Estate sales are cream for buying used albums. You just have to get there early to beat the scalpers...er...collectors. I love when the people running them ask me how much I'm willing to pay. My response is always the same, "I don't pay more than a dollar for a used album." 9 out of 10 times they bite. Sometimes they try to play hard ball and say $2.00, thinking they just swindled a sucker when I agree, and pat themselves on the back for their mad negotiation skills. Still, there's always an underlining hint of sadness when I go to estate sales. I just have to wonder, are these vultures going to circle over my house when I am gone and pay pennies on the dollar for my life? It's kind of disgusting when you think about it.
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
It is very sad. This is why you need to know the value of your belongings and let others know. There's definitely a lesson to be learned.
@daveandreahoward82034 ай бұрын
How many people have died and Ryan Seacrest was the last voice they heard...
@RobertFithen4 ай бұрын
You take your chances when listening to Ryan Seacrest.
@miketomlin60404 ай бұрын
Germs and Tom Waits, ironic. Waits is a source of audio bacteria!
@cfvanoostrom4 ай бұрын
You can't use the word 'suicide' anymore on KZfaq??? Has everyone gone completely bonkers? By now that has become a rhetorical question, it seems. I think a thorough appreciation of the albums by Suicide is in order! Like, pronto.
@oldskool19794 ай бұрын
What a joke for that estate sale... so corrupt.
@milesobrian58084 ай бұрын
I stopped watching after this $3 Germs find of yours. You can stop making videos Mr. Fithen, it cannot get any better than this!
@Pauldjreadman4 ай бұрын
Lol
@richardmiller12894 ай бұрын
You can't say suicide on KZfaq? What are we a nation of infants.
@ErnestIII834 ай бұрын
Something even more morbid - How many people die watching KZfaq? And how many people die watching one of your videos? Or even worse, one of mine? Since you have WAY more subscribers than I do, yeah, it's more likely. Sorry. Ha