recordnerd.com!

recordnerd.com is a really fun site. It's easy to join and it's handy too, because it helps you keep track of all the stuff you own.

And yes, it is totally great for being a bastard and bragging about all the great stuff you have.

I stumbled across it on a MySpace group about a week ago and since then I've been adding to my list as I remember what it consists of.

The main problem is that my records are downstairs and the computer is upstairs, so I don't have everything listed yet, just the things I've been able to remember.

A really good aspect of the site is the search feature, which lets you look for records you want in other peoples 'for trade' lists, or search their 'wanted' lists for things you may want to get rid of.

The only bad thing about the search feature is that you can only search for bands, not specific albums, or even formats. So if you're looking for a 7" by Iron Maiden, you have to just type in "Iron Maiden" and sift through everything, CD's and all.

But otherwise it's a cool site and I reccomend it to fellow record nerds. If you want to check out my list, it's at: http://www.recordnerd.com/lists/rebelboywonder

Maybe you'll see something you need and we can do some trading. Later, Jeff

Vancouver Complication!

This is probably my greatest find so far, the original vinyl release of Vancouver complication.

What is Vancouver Complication? Well, it was a comp of Vancouver (and Victoria) area punk bands first released in 1979.

It's recently been re-released on CD by Joey Keithley of DOA's Sudden Death Records, which is how I first heard about it.

I was lucky enough to come across this copy at the Salvation Army for 50 cents! Actually, my friend Aaron came across it first, but he's not really a punk fan, so he'd never heard of it and I was able to keep my poker face long enough to get a hold of it.

I've since seen it on eBay for $50 and up, but I would never sell it. For me it's not about the money at all, it's about the find. $50 would disappear so easily it would hardly even be worth it, but seeing that record brings back the rush of excitement I got when I first saw it in a thrift store.

Unfortunately, that rush is insanely addictive, and when you get one great find, you always think there's another just around the corner, if you just keep going to "one more thrift store, I promise, then we can go home!" But, it's better than being addicted to crack! At least, that's what I keep telling myself...

Anyway, do yourself a favour and check out some stuff from Sudden Death, especially DOA and Pointed Sticks! Later, Record Lad

Welcome to my nightmare, er... blog

Hey, my name's Jeff, aka recordlad, aka rebelboywonder, aka the lardlad, aka Jef Leppard...

Anyway, since I was a kid I've always loved vinyl. I used to look at the grooves of my Van Halen albums and try to understand just how the music got in there.

Since then I've read about the process, but it still seems like more goes on than just the technical aspect of it, it's like something else goes into the grooves than just music.

I never liked the way Metallica "and Justice for All" sounded until I heard it on vinyl with my headphones on. On a CD it was just music, but with the headphones and the needle in place it was like I was in the room with them as they were playing it.

So as you may have figured out, this is a blog about vinyl. Not just vinyl, but the different aspects of collecting it.

The dank sweaty thrift shops we scour, the snobby record store clerks we endure, and the time we spend going through a box of 45's just to find that one gem.

So hopefully you'll enjoy some of my posts, and maybe see a bit of yourself in them, and if you have a great find that you want to share with someone, by all means send it in! TTFN, Jeff