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Vinyl Road Rage V: Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis and More

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It’s that time again…Turntabling’s annual voyage across the United States in search of the best indie record shops, the weirdest vinyl, the most amazing and noteworthy finds. Yes, VINYL ROAD RAGE FIVE is in the planning stages now and set for a June launch.

This year, for some reason, the M cities are getting special attention. It wasn’t by design but I’ll be hitting Milwaukee, Madison, and Minneapolis just to name a few. There are a staggering TWENTY FIVE record stores on the list this year including some “secret” stops and a lot of wonderfully well-known places as well.

Vinyl Road Rage is something that does not like to repeat itself–I try to hit places I’ve not been, hence the journey towards the Twin Cities, but this year there are some early scheduled stops at some favorite stomping grounds of Viny Road Rages past including the mighty Jerry’s Records in Pittsburgh, PA.

I will be posting a tentative list of all the record store stops along the way which is SUBJECT TO CHANGE, and also be running down a few interesting items about Vinyl Road Rage in the days to come. It’s worth pointing out that this insane road trip is on a schedule that juggles a bit of paying freelance work (oh, yes, I’ll be doing some work from the road, believe me…), driving time, hardcore record store buying and more…I say that in advance by way of apology to my friends and colleagues I might not have a chance to stop and visit with while I’m passing in or near certain cities.

It seriously bums me out to have to keep to a schedule as such, but being a hardcore vinyl blogging indie record store road warrior does have it’s price–and paying heed to the clock and the calendar is definitely it.

Vinyl Road Rage will feature video, podcasts, blog posts and tons of photos from the road. Stay tuned, record store lovers…this particular Vinyl Road Rage is one for the record books. Or at least A BOOK of some kind.

–Joe Wallace

The Mood Mosaic: The Hashish Party Vinyl LP

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This album is truly awesome. It’s a collection of music appropriate for the sorts of parties referenced in the title–oh, yes.. Bob Crewe, Serge Gainsbourg, even Nelson Riddle gets a look in on this and it’s a long play trip-a-delic excursion perfect for fans of the funk, Easy Tempo sounds, and the types of groovy, happening tracks implied by that awesome cover.

Is that photo lifted from William Klein’s Who Are You, Polly Magoo? Or just inspired by it? Either way, just looking at this you get the idea. Check out the opening scene from the film below to see what I mean…that movie is HIGHLY recommended if you’re a fan of the music, fashion and general vibe of the era.

I do have, at the time of this writing, a sealed copy of this awesome record for sale. You can buy The Mood Mosiac: the Hashish Party at my Discogs shop, and don’t forget that every purchase goes directly to support the website.

–Joe Wallace




 

Selling Vinyl on Turntabling

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Turntabling does indeed sell vinyl records–rare vinyl, hard-to-find LPs, strange records, interesting and out-of-print albums, collector’s items and generally awesome records. A lot of extremely collectible records pass through my collection and wind up for sale at horror and sci-fi fan conventions, on the Turntabling Discogs.com shop, in my Etsy store (see the links in the righthand column) and elsewhere.

There are two reasons why people buy from Turntabling. One, I do pride myself on finding rare and obscure vinyl. I have interests that span a variety of genres including industrial music, electronic/experimental, dub, reggae, psych, spoken word, and new wave. I look for things I myself want to own, and often wind up with duplicates for one reason or another. One of those reasons is that I buy record collections (get in touch with me at jwallace242@gmail.com for more information).

But the most important thing you should know about Turntabling–the proceeds from all these record sales go to fund Vinyl Road Rage and the Turntabling site in general. When you buy from Turntabling, you’re supporting the site financially–that’s something that’s really important to me and I truly appreciate that support. Thank you to all those who buy vinyl and CDs from Turntabling on Etsy, Discogs, at the conventions and elsewhere. You are the reason why the site still exists!

–Joe Wallace

Explore the Turntabling Collection vinyl records for sale on Discogs.com.

Vinyl Road Rage 5

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Turntabling goes on the road this summer for Vinyl Road Rage 5–our annual cross-country road trip hitting America’s indie record stores and blogging our most awesome, absurd, and fascinating vinyl finds.

The route for past Vinyl Road Rage tours has gone from Chicago to NYC, San Antonio, Texas, St. Louis Missouri and many other far-flung places. We’re looking at 14 days on the road  hitting the shops and reporting our progress…this year’s route has NOT BEEN SET yet, so record stores and interested parties with suggestions on where to go, do get in touch: jwallace242@gmail.com

Once the final dates and itinerary are set, we’ll update here and discuss the entire route. Hard to believe we’re on number FIVE, but time flies when you’re having fun.