hot wax

so i decided, along with amanda, that we could celebrate a little in light of her new job. so i got to pick out some albums that i have been wanting to get for a while. yesterday i was hanging out with MB for a while and we cruised to lovells and penny lane here in whittier. lovells was kinda weird because this guy andy who works there, a nice kid most of the time, was fighting with his girlfriend over the phone. there were several hang ups, slamming the phone down, general kicking of all the boxes behind the counter, and awkward glances between matt and myself. i had picked out a couple of things, but i put them down and we got out of there fast.

so we cruised down to penny lane, which i generally hate going into. they have a fairly decent, if not usually damaged, section of vinyl. i picked up blood and chocolate still sealed for eight bucks, and this classic by our good friend dmh for two bucks. mb picked up a copy of pussy cats by nilsson and lennon that he has been looking at for a couple of months too. all in all decent picks.

i also ordered a couple of discs through gemm that i have been wanting to add to the collection. i got rum sodomy and the lash by the pogues, this years model by elvis costello, an original pressing of jamc's psycho candy, and finally after searching for an original pressing that i could afford, a green label warner brother's pressing of astral weeks by van morrison.

im really pleased with my picks, and i can't wait to lay them down onto the deck and enjoy their sonic goodness filtering into my ears here in the living room, or outside with my sweet sweet headphones. i would love to hear what you guys think of my choices, what i should get next, reviews or whatever. leave em in the comments section jack.