I was debating whether to post this or not but the forum needs some new threads.

I accompanied my brother to a Goodwill store so he could look for a bar stool and ran across some vinyl. Most of it was stuff people would throw away, Jim Nabors, old Christmas albums, Polka with Granny Hines and the Jug Band etc. I made that last one up As many times though it's worth digging through the crap to see if you find that gem. I don't know if you'd call it a gem, I found a SEALED brand new album. It was some waltz's by Strauss. Hey, at least it was something listenable and I even recognized one of the tunes. And, best of all, it was a virgin. They only charge .25 for the albums, plus my brother, the big spender, just rang it up with his stool and it ended up being free to me.

So the lesson here for vinyl lovers is get into those thrift stores and do some Goodwill hunting. It's like panning for gold, some days you waste your time and others you hit the mother load. I found a sealed copy of a Candy Staten album on one trip to a Salvation Army store. I don't know if you all are familiar with her but that was definitely a gem for me.

Let us know if you've ever found anything good amongst the sludge.