Vynil expansion




Last week I decided to check at a recycle shop in the village. I checked one about a month ago at Beverwijk, a nearby city, but that turned out negative. Coming home from work I decided to pop in. And I was suprised to find 11 12 inches, nearly all bands that weren't that known in the Netherlands during the eighties. And for just 75 cents each it was a bargain, considering the good condition most of them are in.

Have been playing some of them a lot these days. Blossom Child was the first one that became an instant favourite. I Pray is a great song with a nice bass line. The song was a hit in France. Also Roy White turned out very nice. The Sandman of Alan Rankine, known from The Associates, I already knew, as ABC of course.

Here you find some of the songs I was able to track down.

Comments

mineforlife said…
Great finds. And thanks for the link by the way!!
March 24, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Machiventa said…
dang, the link is dead.
July 16, 2009 at 2:01 AM
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