I too have found many good offerings in the bargain bin. Some I would now
hate to live without and would gladly have paid full price for. But what
does the artist get out of this? In some cases it leads to further purchases
- I picked up "Still Cookin'" (Ubiquity)[actually 'cause the artwork was soo
cool - thanks Dan!] for ~ 1/3 retail and it has prompted me to buy a
truckload of Ubiquity & Luv and Haight stuff since.
At the risk of being "jazzholed" (Hi Kurt) I thought I would share some of
my lucky bargains so that someone else might check them out.-> Maybe the
artists will get what they deserve.
Jazz Posse - Blue (US3/Greyboy's - freestylin' sort of vibe) on Freakstreet
Better daze - One Street Over (don't know how to catorgerise this - that's
prob. why I like it so much!)on Ubiquity
Raw Stylus - Pushin' Against The Flow (Repercussions/BNH/Groove Collective
kinda thing) on Giant Step
Mighty Truth - City to the Sea (soulful AJ with a programmed feel)
Slowly - Ming (dub/D&B) on Dorado
Check 'em out and make me feel better about my good fortune!
Also, can anyone recommend the Better Daze remix album?
Till soon,
Al.
At 12:03 PM 6/3/97 HST, you wrote:
>
>"AJ morsels at the lowest price," is my motto. What a treat :) to find AJ
>you're coveting in the recycle/discount/bargain bin. Got my 2nd Groove
>Collective there too. It's groovy. Bummer :( to see import AJ that you paid
top
>dollar for in the bargain bin, however. Upside of 2ndary market for AJ
discs and
>vinyl is it lowers consumer's risk of post-purchase anxiety risk (a $10
word for
>ripoff), and widens exposure to the genre. Shit's getting so mainstream that
>dealers lately sort out and put AJ signage on the obvious stuff. Still a
>thrift-store shopping approach to the hard-to-categorize stuff. Some savvy
shops
>even let you sample 'em 1st/return 'em (at zero risk). So head for the
discount
>bins y'all. And save me some! On the AJ Tip: Shopaholic bargin bin devotees
also
>know to thoroughly check bins labeled "Various Artists and Compilations."
>
>eric abdullateef
>eabdulla@dbedt.hawaii.gov
>(808) 536-7818