Found it at a garage sale...

Have you ever found a record or tape or CD at a garage sale, church bazaar, flea market, library, antique shop, or even a used record store, that surprised you? Maybe it's something you've been searching for, or something you know is rare, or something just incredibly odd. I always get a thrill from it. It's a throwback to the old days of youth, the age of discovery, when popping down to the record store was an adventure, when I didn't have a clue what I was looking for but I knew I'd know it when I saw it.

I'd like to share some of those here and see what others have found. It doesn't have to be rare or valuable or the least bit Prog or even good, just something that was surprising to you:

• What it is (image if possible)
• Where you found it
• Something about it
• What you think of it (brief, not intending to make this a review thread)

Two days ago I came across this at a hole-in-the-wall used record shop called Go Johnny Go Records that had just opened in my home town (something I hope is a trend):




Fish & Roses, self-titled
I had never heard of them or seen this album cover before. It certainly caught my eye.
I deliberately listened to it before looking anything up so as to not color my opinion.

Love it. They have a bit of the RIO in them, reminding me of a poppier Henry Cow. The female vocalist has a much more pleasant voice than Dagmar, but in the context of the music I get the same sort of vibe. Very angular and disjointed rhythmically but they keep everything connected and they manage to hold it all together with melody.
Found out the drummer (Rick Brown) also worked with Guigou Chenevier of Etron Fou Leloublan and Chris Cutler in Les Batteries, which explains a lot.

Edited by stegor - June 10 2013 at 20:45

So many rarities, single copies of records that would turn up elsewhere locally maybe once in ten years or fifteen years-a few examples found at used record stores

Dzyan-Time Machine (quad lp) had not idea who they were, but they became one of my favorite prog bands

Leigh Stephens And A Cast Of Thousands-Charisma lp-second solo album by ex Blue Cheer guitarist, rare as sin, sad thing is i don't have it now

Latte e Miele-Papillon Polydor lp-did not know this band, but was floored by the tasty keyboard trio sound, and there was a gatefold cover which had some cool photos

Sun Treader-Zin Zin-Island lp-never knew who they were, but sported Quatermass keys player Peter Robinson so i had to have it! A needle in a haystack.

Edited by presdoug - June 10 2013 at 18:00

^you're right stegor, they were gems in a pile of dung.

I haven't been to a garage sale in years.  I should have one though so people can find some prog that I have to sell.  I found Artcane and a Ponty album at a salvage store many many years ago now.