The CATACOMBS of TUNES

Welcome to my catacomb of tunes! This is where I hold all the information on my growing collection of records. It is continuously growing, so there will always be updates with new LPs added to the catalogue.

I had a few records through 2017-18, my very first record to my best memory being Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes
& Brasil '66
that I gleefully found at Goodwill in 2017. I very occasionally spun records on my first turn table, a
Black & Red Crosley CR8005A-BK Cruiser (yes, I'm just as embarassed for myself as you are) that I got for Christmas
in 2017. I knew I had taken an L when I played Hesitation Marks on it and it sounded hideous.

ANYWAYS! I was actually more into scouting for CD's during that time, which is something I no longer have any
interest in. When Goodwill reopened earlier in June, I bought a few records I liked and since then I've developed a
renowned love for the format and it's now one of my favorite forms of listening to music. My main interest lies in
80's releases, specifically anything 80's pop/punk/rock. I bought myself my second and current turn table,
a Sony PS-LX2 Direct Drive with a Shure EJ10 Cartridge from eBay, originally manufactured in 1981, and I can finally
feel at peace knowing I own a proper quality TT. It's quite basic and I'm sure there's far superior turn tables, but
this one spins just nicely and does everything it should do.


The front logo is missing. Everything else from the belt to the cartridge is intact.

For the rest of the specs, I quite literally thrifted both my receiver and speaker (singular). The receiver is an
Optimus STA-20 AM/FM Stereo Receiver from Value Village, which is very small compared to most other receivers in setups. Thankfully this one already has phono built in, making that one less compenent I had to chase after. I like it.
I'm not huge when it comes to specific specs in these kinds of things, plus any of the other regular sized receivers
would have been a nightmare to carry home. My speaker is an LG SH86SH-C Surround Sound Speaker from Goodwill. Once I
have more space I can work with in my unit, I'll be sure to upgrade to better speakers.



I'm constantly on the lookout for LP's too. I have a discogs profile, where all the information stored here coincides
with everything over there. If you're interested in any of these records, discogs also has a marketplace.
I personally keep my eyes peeled around eBay and my local thrift stores, so I don't have personal experience
with buying from discogs sellers yet.
Oh yeah, and I've got some cassette tapes as well.


ON THE HUNT FOR:
Washboard Rhythm Kings (any album), Soft Cell (Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go)
Animotion (Animotion), Echo & The Bunnymen (Ocean Rain), Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
The Prodigy (The Fat of the Land; The Day is My Enemy), Bathory (Bathory)
September (Zadnja Adventura), Broken Glass (Style of the Street)


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    CATALOGUE



    A-HA

  • Year: 1988
  • Version: 927 936-7
  • D/RPM: 7" inch, 45
  • Acquired: September 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good

  • My second 45 RPM record, and the first to require an adapter. I have a tendency to learn on the go as opposed to maybe doing the prior research needed. Thankfully my record shop has them for 25 cents each.
    Favorite Song(s):

    ANIMOTION

  • Year: 1984
  • Version: 880 266-1
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Near Mint

  • God, I can't believe it took me this long to finally explore my local record store a little more in depth. I half blame COVID though.
    Favorite Song(s):

    CULTURE CLUB

  • Year: 1983
  • Version: QE 39107
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):

    THE CURE

  • Year: 1987
  • Version: 9 60737-1
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good, Possibly Warped


  • Favorite Song(s): Just Like Heaven

    DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

  • Year: 1982
  • Version: AFK1-4383
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: December 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    DEAD OR ALIVE

  • Year: 1984
  • Version: PE 39274
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1985
  • Version: FE 40119
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: June 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Near Mint

  • One of the four albums that I bought when my Goodwill reopened post-COVID. It almost feels like a big joke, which is why I feel compelled to label it as *my trash*. Pretty sure Pete Burns was serious the entire time though. That's okay.
    Favorite Song(s): I Wanna Be A Toy, Cake and Eat It

    DONOVAN

  • Year: 1966
  • Version: BN 26217
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Good

  • I don't have a lot to put here, so I think I need to take a moment to express my immense thirst for Donovan in the 60's. He wasn't a snack; he was the entire picnic. I'm gonna go eat some weird looking mushrooms now.
    Favorite Song(s): Season of the Witch, The Fat Angel

    DURAN DURAN

  • Year: 1982
  • Version: ST-12211
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: February 2021
  • Condition: Near Mint


  • Favorite Song(s):

    FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

  • Year: 1984
  • Version: -
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, eBay
  • Condition: Very Good

  • This record was a process and a fucking half to get to me.
    Favorite Song(s): Two Tribes, Relax, Krisco Kisses, War

    GO-GO'S

  • Year: 1982
  • Version: SP70031
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

HEART

  • Year: 1985
  • Version: B-5481
  • D/RPM: 7" inch, 45
  • Acquired: September 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good

  • Don't mind me, just adding more onto my never-ending accumulation of 80's records.
    Favorite Song(s):

    HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

  • Year: 1986
  • Version: OV 41534
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):

    IDLE CURE

  • Year: 1986
  • Version: RO9008
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good

  • The cover is signed by the band members, which is pretty cool.

    INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Year: 1988
  • Version: TB 911
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • One of my favorite 80's hits period. Might as well have it on record!

    JOHN DENVER


    My man John Denver... John Denver got me into American folk and it makes me want to live some kind of weird hippy environmentalist lifestyle in the mountains. I'm already halfway there anyways.
    Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1981
  • Version: AFL1-4055
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Value Village
  • Condition: Very Good

  • This was the very first record that I tested on my new turn table after finally getting the last component needed. Who else to test it with than some John Denver???
    Favorite Song(s):

    THE KORGIS

  • Year: 1980
  • Version: 6E-290
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Value Village
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    THE MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S

  • Year: 1966
  • Version: DS-50006
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    MICHAEL JACKSON

  • Year: 1979
  • Version: FE 35745
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: June 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • Great Michael Jackson album, greatest Michael Jackson album.
    Favorite Song(s): Rock With You, Get on the Floor, Off the Wall
  • Year: 1982
  • Version: QE 38112
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Good

  • This one barely falls behind 'Off the Wall' for me and when I say barely I mean just barely.
    Favorite Song(s): Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It

    MINISTRY

  • Year: 1983
  • Version: AL 6-8016
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Good

  • This album feels a lot cooler as a record. I'd blow it up on full volume and dance in the middle of my bedroom like I'm a high zombie.
    Favorite Song(s): Revenge, Work For Love, She's Got A Cause

    THE MOODY BLUES

  • Year: 1969
  • Version: DES 18025
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good

  • This one falls under "Albums I bought solely because the cover art looked really cool" but uh, good album itself too!
    Favorite Song(s):

    NEW ORDER

  • Year: 1987
  • Version: 9 20733-0
  • D/RPM: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • I... have two copies of this record. I don't know why. Don't ask me why. I'm currently looking for a good frame to display one of them, mainly because True Faith is one of my favorite New Order songs and means a lot to me on a more personal level, so why not have one chilling comfortably on the wall? Anyways, along with two mixes of True Faith it features 1963, another favorite that has always creeped me out, even without the backstory.
    Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1988
  • Version: AL 6-8016
  • D/RPM: 7", 45 RPM
  • Acquired: July 2020, eBay
  • Condition: Very Good

  • My very first 7" record. What do I think of them? Eh. I mean, it's cute I think, but personally I don't think I'm gonna actively search for any 7" records specifically.
    Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1983
  • Version: AL 6-8016
  • D/RPM: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Mint

  • YEAH BABYYYYYYYYYY.
    Favorite Song(s):

    NINE INCH NAILS

  • Year: 2013
  • Version: -
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: December 2017, X-Mas
  • Condition: Near Mint

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    Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1989
  • Version: -
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: February 2018, Sonic Boom Records
  • Condition: Mint


  • Favorite Song(s):

    NIRVANA

    RED RIDER

  • Year: 1984
  • Version: ST-12317
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Value Village
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):

    SERGIO MENDES

  • Year: 1966
  • Version: -
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: Early 2018, Goodwill
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1968
  • Version: SP 4160
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: August 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):

    SIMON & GARFUNKEL

  • Year: 1981
  • Version: CS 9269
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good

  • Who the fuck doesn't like Simon & Garfunkel?
    Favorite Song(s):

    THE SMITHS

  • Year: 2011
  • Version: R1 45205
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: February 2021
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    SOFT CELL

  • Year: 1981
  • Version: VOG-1-3309
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, eBay
  • Condition: Very Good

  • This record taught me so much. That there's a purpose in life... and that purpose... is to be as sexy as possible.
    Favorite Song(s): Tainted Love, Sex Dwarf, Memoribilia

    SONNY & CHER

  • Year: 1972
  • Version: KS 3660
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: September 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    STABILIZERS

  • Year: 1986
  • Version: C 40264
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • The previous owner had "Good Stuff" written on the front cover and while I'd love to preserve their mark of approval, it is with great regret to say I rubbed it off.
    Favorite Song(s):

    SUPERTRAMP

  • Year: 1979
  • Version: SP-3708
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • I need to rewatch I, Tonya. It's the least I can do since it's what made me discover Supertramp. Anyways, this album fucking rocks.
    Favorite Song(s): Goodbye Stranger, Oh Darling, Gone Hollywood, The Logical Song
  • Year: 1974
  • Version: SP-3647
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    THOMPSON TWINS

  • Year: 1984
  • Version: AL 8-8200
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: June 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):
  • Year: 1983
  • Version: AL 8-8002
  • Diameter: 12", 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: June 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    TIM NOAH

  • Year: 1987
  • Version: NP-2002L
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: July 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Near Mint

  • Finding concrete information or a playlist of this album brings up very little. It's even more interesting because my copy had a signed photo of Mr. Noah himself inside. I absolutely plan to frame it on my wall.
    Favorite Song(s):

    TOTO

  • Year: 1982
  • Version: FC 37728
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Rainy Day Records
  • Condition: -


  • Favorite Song(s):

    VILLAGE PEOPLE

  • Year: 1979
  • Version: NBLP-2-7183
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: October 2020, Goodwill
  • Condition: Very Good

  • By far the most homoerotic record I own. Not just record, but item in general.
    Favorite Song(s):

    VARIOUS/SOUNDTRACKS

    WHAM!

  • Year: 1985
  • Version: 44-05180
  • D/RPM: 12" inch, 33 1⁄3
  • Acquired: December 2020
  • Condition: Very Good


  • Favorite Song(s):

    TOP