Thanks Dillon 🤘 dont worry about going too far with the stories behind the records, that's why im here

I love the weird and obscure stuff. Most of my friends don’t get it, so I guess that makes me a psychopath as well.

wise words dillon, my esp disk collection is growing and as I dive deeper into free jazz I feel that I am understanding more and more music that I used to disregard as "stupid" because I didn't understand it. It is very important to try to understand something before disregarding it.

Very well said! They just haven’t evolved to the another level yet. It takes time, and effort. The more records you listen to, the more different kinds of musical genres, you’re ears/mind get to another level. A big part of it is that they need to put down their cellphones while listening to records. Give the album a 100% of your attention. You’ll hear sounds you’ve never heard before and the music will take you on a journey. The Music Will Set You Free!

You really got me into Amanaz from this video. One of my favourite records now. You had the same impact on me when you introduced me to orangutan years back. Always a pleasure watching your channel Dillon

Love it! Music taste is always evolving, it's not constant! Found a bunch of great stuff by looking at your videos. Keep doing what you are doing.

Thanks for sharing these stories with us!

Love your enthusiasm for the music 👍

We are here for the records and the storys behind them. Thanks for all you do.

Dillon the detail you put into these videos are priceless along with what you show..Ive picked up several obscure albums on the strength of what you have shown or spoke about. Keep doing what you do..Massive thanks from the UK for sharing 👍👍👍

You have opened my eyes to so much music! Thank you for opening my ears to new music.

Thanks for your enthusiasm! Love finding obscure stuff as well. When you find something killer, it feels like you've found a golden gem. One of my fav record is Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock, which not a lot of people could approach and like. It is a mix between black metal and krautrock, fully instrumental, reaaaally dark it feels like you went in the darkest depths of the catacombs. This is such a journey! All that just to say thank you for sharing your love of music of all kinds and your obscure finds (even though I could never afford them physically 😂). Cheers from France!

Orang-Utan is one of my favorites in my collections. It is funny how our ears evolve. In the '60s and '70s I was not in to keyboard heavy prog. Now I am rediscovering ELP and their great songs.

Great video. You spelled out what makes a rare record pretty well. Stark Reality was a life changer when I first heard the 2003 reissue. (Jazz guitarist John Abercrombie was in the band, playing a heavy distorted style different from most of his later career) I love that Amanaz record too. Still need to get a reissue of that. Keep rocking

Great Records, I love this Stuff! ❤

How about a video on expensive/sought-after records that you find just mediocre or just plain awful? Would be interesting to see.

A friend of mine in 1992 introduced me to Buffalo Springfield, Love, Jefferson etc etc. 30+ years and 1000s of lps later the hunt for the obscure, whether its rare or cheap continues and I love it. My older friend still cannot see much beyond those 60s and 70s groups he discovered as a teen. I'll send him links to any number of fabulous 60s and 70s lps, both rare and cheapies but under the radar. Rarely does anything impress him as they just don't match his favourites. Some of us are on a journey of musical discovery, others just want to hear the same old records they heard decades ago. Nothing will ever match those records so everything just sounds second rate. Really glad I don't suffer from that. BTW I've read that every Vertigo release got at least an 8000 pressing run in the UK. Dr Z, Ben, Linda Hoyle etc etc. Where the rarer ones ended up is anyone's guess.

You are 💯 spot on with your comments! 💯 great records you showed as well. That stark reality lp is just fantastic too. A PBS masterpiece. Keep up the great videos sir

While I can’t say I chase super obscure stuff, I can never understand how people only can live in the common/standard lane, personally. Constantly discovering new music is what it’s all about for me.

More great vídeo with amazing albums tanks from Brazil

Wow , great news on that Yezda record, I love it. I rewind the vid to see if I heard right. Also love Deep Night, it grows on You . Peace

Great video, brother...thanks for sharing your knowledge...much appreciated!

Great video bud. There's cheap heat all around and it's right under people's noses. I'll give one example. Johnny Clegg and Savuka. Specifically the album Shadow Man. It sells for like 10.00 but it's amazing. Growing up there were two albums my mom and I would listen to on road trips. Paul Simon Graceland and Johnny Clegg and Savuka Shadow Man. He was a legend in the South African music scene and opened up African music in a big way to a larger audience. Funny enough your comment about Zambia made me smile as I think I've told you my mom lived there from 1964 to 1979 and yes it started with European families bringing over Rolling Stones, Beatles etc. You get into Nigeria etc it's more James Brown and that kinda thing. Great stuff as always

I have downloaded 68 albums and have a want list of another 31 albums that you have recommended. Some are hidden gems others, I've not been able to warm up to, but that's okay, It has been a lot of fun discovering new music. Thanks for what you're doing, I'm all ears!

Great follow up! I have the Linda Hoyle on an Akarma ri (have had it on cd for an age) but an original is beyond hope! She recorded a 2015 album, The Fetch which is decent but cd only issue. I always believed Ben s/t was the rarest Vertigo with only 100 released but may I recommend a guy called Barry Winton who has written books on all the UK progressive labels (a different book for each label) which are a joy. His research and depth of knowledge is astounding and the books are worth their weight in err vinyl. I believe there is a youtube video of him called 'This man has 30 000 records'.

Another good review. In the late 80's I found a copy of FRACTION in a pop-up flea market, Edmonton, Alberta for $1. VG+ condition. It was the absolute last record at the bottom of a waist-high pile on the floor, probably kept nice and unwarped by the 300 on top of it. I didn't know what it was back then but was pleasantly surprised when I played it later at home. Same trip I got WILSON McKINLEY - Spirit of Elijah and WILBURN BURCHETTE - Guitar Grimoire (those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end....). A few years later, around 1994-5, I decided I did not like the Fraction enough and sold it to Walter Geersten in Belgium, together with both of my REIGNGHOST albums for $800. A good price in those days. I now have one of the unofficial Angelus reissues with the red plastic pane etc. - but don't regret my sale form 30 years ago as I still don't like the album. Sorry Dillon, but musically it is not that great. Rather pedestrian, simplistic and repetitive. The Wilson Mckinley however....great. Less fiddly Grateful Dead, similar to some of the more intricate Wishbone Ash , Listening (rare), Home (Pause for Hoarse Horse), Everyone, Soup and many other interactive twin guitar bands from the 70s. Cannot remember much about the Wilburn Burchette. Disc and musical imprint lost somewhere over the last few decades.

I listen to everything you recommend just because I like to check out different stuff to make sure I'm not missing out on anything because I love music. A lot of them don't seem to appeal to my tastes. And that's okay. I know you're passionate about music and that's cool to me. You just turned me onto Linda Hoyle. I put on track 2 and got the body chills of goodness. And enjoyed the third track as well. I put it on my list of stuff to listen to later but love it so far. I just discovered Earth Quake. Love their first two albums and I heard the self titled by a French rock group called Triangle. Love their self titled need to listen to the rest of their catalog.

Your videos are so inspiring and thanks for getting me into zamrock. I like Paul Ngozi the best, shall try Amanaz....

that Linda Hoyle record is incredible, thank you

Interesting about the Amanaz record. I have a version that has both the regular mix and reverb mixes in a double LP set. Probably a reissue but its awesome.

Tudor Lodge is one of the most expensive albums in my collection and is one a lot of people don't get whenever I play it. Lovely album

Amanaz's "Khala My Friend" was featured on an episode of Ted Lasso and I've loved them ever since. It's cool to see them get mentioned.

Yes, taste in music changes, evolves over time. Today I listen to band or artists which I didn't "get" decades ago, like Wire for instance. Yep, I'm old, but prog rock? There's not enough time for that, I don't think I'll live long enough for that to happen.

I have the Affinity and that Linda Hoyle album. The two I have are reissues. Fantastic and very unknown singer.

I bought a lot of records when I was a teenager because somewhere I had heard they were good (usually the NME music encyclopedia). But when I played a lot of them thought what is this garbage. I still kept the records though, to listen to again later when I was in a different mood or something. A few I never got into like Astral weeks, but the majority I now love, because my taste has evolved over the years. Some great records I even forgot I had, like west coast pop art experimental bands first album and Can soundtracks. They are now some of my favourite albums. But like you I love discovering "unknown" albums that are exceptionally good, like Dogfeet for instance.

This ought to be a killer video

I feel like I'm looking through the baker's window at some lovely doughnuts!

EXCELLENT CHANNEL !!!

Thanks for turning me on to zamrock. I dig it

Great follow up! Especially enjoy your video content style … very conversational, without the massive “max head room” jerky editing like many content creators. A slip of the tongue here or there during your dialogue is appreciated! Cheers!

Its all about the music! ✌️

Thanks for explaining the reason Zamrock spawned when it did in its time, regarding the copper mines, interesting,

Hi Dillon, do you notice any difference in sound quality with the original UK red/plum label? From what I can tell (with the early Yes albums and so on) these heavyweight UK Atlantic pressings sound amazing! I have a later UK red/green pressing of LZ2, and I know the earlier red/plum pressings would sound much better. Great video!

Hey Dillon, do you feel like these ultra high vinyl prices are going to keep their value, or are we in a bit of a bubble right now?

Supply and demand. I have some small press contemporary Brazilian records that I hope in the future will get their due. They have dropped in price as of late. Maybe I should buy more copies 🤔

Every record is good

Truth and Janey … just an insane cover. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

What Zamrock album would you recommend to start with?

Just ordered reissues of Truth and Janey and Amanaz.

Quality does matter. After the Internet happened & eBay became the first major place to buy record online, there were a bunch of records that used to be very pricey in the old "dead tree" paperback price guides, but when the records got "exposed" (i.e., people actually got to hear what they really sounded like), the values of some of the lower quality records plummeted.

I collect period for collecting’s sake. If I really like the music or artist I may pay up for it. If I don’t then I will still try to acquire but only at a cheaper price( in the wild) and will add To my collection

I've noticed that many Rare and so-called Good records aren't for most people. They're usually extremely Niche or just Weird. Unique? Yes. Good? Possibly not. Usually if it is any good then it will get reissues or remasters. Have you listened to Shpongle yet?

Can you get the rights to reissue Fraction Moon Blood? I see that it has been reissued by Radioactive as well on CD. It would be cool if you could man.

The umbrella of big label music is tiny compared to the small label/private press world. Chances are slim to none there isn’t some unknown music that will grab you. Listen to as much as you can and surprise yourself

The Blaze Foley record would have been a fun one/story for newcomers.

Hey, you look the same Live as you do in your videos😂

I do not proclaim that any music sucks just because I don't like it. If someone loves it I think it's great, but it's just not for me. It's always subjective, this music thing. Another cool video Dillon.

Are there counterfeits of these albums, like the Turqoise LZ1?

so close yet so far away

I looked through my dad’s records from a while back and most weren’t worth much but according to Discogs he has a pretty expensive copy of bad music for bad people. Sometimes you just find random stuff that’s worth a bit

You ever come across a John's Children self-titled/"Orgasm"? That's a great 60s record.

There's only good & bad music, regardless of rarity and/or Monetary worth. Collecting also has that prestige & "completist" factor.

Some part is personal taste but other stuff is following the crowd. In high school during the 1980s many of my classmates like heavy metal and hip hop obviously. But then just as popular was Bruce Springsteen. Never understood how so many 14 and 15 year old boys could love Bruce that much.

Next video "Cheap Heat"

I think they key is not to be pretentious about it. There is plenty of stuff that i enjoy listening to, but i know its musically not that advanced or technical. A ' guilty pleasure'. Its ok to say you like something but also know it sucks. Like enjoying a macdonalds when you could be having rib eye.

Do another pressing of OrangUtan!

Show us the slabbed records!!!! Slab em. Slab em all. Slab a lama ding dong.

A lot of it comes down to rarity. There’s very good obscure hard/ psych rock like the private press records but also a lot of trash that’s just expensive because it’s rare ( Rarest vertigo swirl- Three parts to my soul ). Rare because it didn’t sell well at the time … don’t kill me

Don't let the comments get to you! Internet threads are all a complete cesspool these days

Dark is a great rare record.jarvis street revue is a great record. Some rare records are not great in music

Do u listen to $uicideboys? Best Hiphop/rap music imo!

This would be more helpful if I remembered the name of the company, but have you heard of that guy in California that sells records to wealthy people, and charges thousands of dollars for common albums? Apparently they undergo a super rigorous cleaning and listening regiment for the best grading, and only the top copies are put up for sale. Probably where misguided folks get the idea Thriller is a $1,000 record.

Interesting topic and a nerve striker. If someone has listened to these albums and think they suck then to them they suck. In the same way that you have listened to them and think they are great. I think mustard sucks, a lot of people love mustard, that doesn’t change the fact that to me mustard sucks. To each their own like you said.

Just curious, are you in your thirties or forties? if so how come you don’t listen to music from your generation. All these albums you show seem to come from my generation when we were teens, 1969 to around 1976.

If The Doors and Black Sabbath had a baby? 😳 🥵 👹

Get the zep classic records is better sounding

Rare albums do not suck, especially the type covered here. They do not suck because of the pure hairy arsed testosterone the music is fuelled by underneath the lack of promotion at the time of release and that the band was local to a particular area or town. The real issue is that people are confused between the rarity, value and their confusion of the fact that the music does not love in a particular genre that they do not specifically enjoy.

" What Makes These Records Worth So Much??? " Answer: The insanity of record collectors !!!!

This Deep Night record the music is dope but dude cant sing for anything 🤣🤣🤣

Nothing in my opinion!