While most of my prog collection is sought-and-bought,
I have found old prog/prog related cassettes and/or CD's at thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, library sales, bargain bins, and swap meets--usually at very cheap prices (if not free), and I'll usually pick them up. These albums are by CHANCE, I never know what I'll find (and usually don't find anything of interest on any one visit). I've found its a great way to sample music generally, and over the years I've amassed several thrift cassettes and CD's! (I don't collect vinyl, but may in the future). Some of these albums I've listened to once or twice and tossed aside, but others I've found are pretty decent and I keep them on hand for more listens, including:
Stormwatch -- Jethro Tull
The Final Cut -- Pink Floyd
Can't Buy a Thrill -- Steeley Dan
9012Live -- Yes
Fugazi -- Marillion
Rage for Order -- Queensryche
Flaming Star -- Sally Oldfield
Streets, A Rock Opera -- Savatage
Cured -- Steve Hackett
Hergest Ridge -- Mike Oldfield
Free Fall -- Dixie Dregs
Peter Gabriel -- Peter Gabriel
The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys -- Traffic
The Birth of Cool -- Miles Davis
Works, Volume II -- ELP (but unfortunately only Disk 2).
Child is Father to the Man -- Blood, Sweat & Tears
Encores, Legends, and Paradox; A Tribute to the Music of ELP -- (Various)
Sometimes I've found more than one from the same band, often together in the same place (most of which I like at least fairly well) including:
Four albums of Shadowfax, including their best: Watercourse Way
Three albums of Jean-luc Ponty
Three albums of Pat Metheney
Four Albums (cassettes) of the Moody Blues
Three Genesis albums
Three CDs of Kate Bush
Three Chicago CDs
Three Tori Amos CDs
Two Rush albums
Two Herbie Hancock CDs and one cassette
Two King Crimson CDs
Two CDs of The Pentangle
Two Opeth CDs
Two Queen albums
Two Vangelis albums
Two Beatles albums
...and I'm sure there's more I'm not thinking of at the moment
Anyone else do this?? Have you discovered good or great artists/albums this way?
Edited by zwordser - February 12 2016 at 11:09
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