I got a copyright restriction for the King Crimson track during the intro so had to clip it-- sorry.

Great tag answers, finalizing my selections. You’re a bastard for having that Basinski box 🙈

You brought exactly what I was hoping to this tag, Alex. Along with a few humble brags on display here. "Hallelujah" was a great answer. Not only overplayed but completely taken out of context in many occasions. Love your take on break-up album. Very clever. Props to your daughter for stepping up to help you complete this tag. First person to show I See a Darkness. Even though it totally works for the prompt, I've always struggled to call that album alt-country or even country. It transcends genre. But more on that some other time. Thanks for including all these needle drops. Well done, Alex. I think Dave is scared of this tag. Lol

Great picks Alex. In the mid 2000's, our local library was getting a ton of interesting CD's and that's how I discovered Desintigration Loops. It was a hard listen initially given the length and repetition so I didn't revisit it much, although I found it interesting. Then, not too long ago, one of the local shops got the vinyl set and I picked it up. Listening to it on LP is so much more engaging since you know you can't forward or skip - it forces you to listen. Also, that live version is really great!

I’ve been shuffling that drukqs box from shelf to shelf trying to find a good fit for that stupid shape for 20 years. If it wasn’t so amazing I’d have ditched it long ago. Did you grab one of those fancy saw2 boxes?

Alex, good to see the variety that you brought to this vinyl tag. Much different musically from the other videos that I have watched. Thanks, Chris

Love that intro...a perfect beginning.The William Basinski box set is just beautiful. But you surprised me with the Aphex Twins . Drukgs really took my head off in 2001/2002. I'm amazed by James' ability to catch everyone off-guard at the time. Nico was another artist that could really keep the world guessing, didn't she? The Marble Index, and also her next album, Desertshore probably hurt her commercial career at the time but they will forever overshadow most of her contemporaries. Excellent video, Alex. Thanks for sharing. Shawn

Alex, I love watching any VC video, except for Vinyl Tags, maybe because I like asking questions more than I like answering other people's questions. Wow, that sounds sad, doesn't it? Brazilian music seems to have an innate sadness, or maybe it's just a ''yearning'' feeling. Yearning could be Sadnesses' little brother. ''Strange Fruit'' and ''Nature Boy'' are two of my favorite sad songs. I could see the pain and suffering in the eyes of Nico and Billy Bang, their expressions are different, but they share the same sadness. Billy Bang did two versions of the tune, ''Know Your Enemy'' by Bilal Rahman. We cannot truly overcome sadness because we don't know if the enemy is ourselves or Other people.

Some cool clips that are new to me and some familiar perfect pieces. Children of Men a favorite film of mine but is coming too close to home. ❤️‍🔥

Hey Alex, Enjoyable response to this. I'm curious to see that movie as well as reading the book, which I was more aware of. Neat hearing the Basinski piece like that. I heard just the CDs earlier on. Among the best blind/deaf buys I've ever made. 🙂I have you to thank for learning of that Billy Bang doc a few yeas ago, yes very moving. Thanks for sharing. -Carm

Great video, love that movie! Slightly on topic question : do you like any of Basinki’s other albums by chance?

Since it’s North Carolina I will defer my shoutout to Weinbender in South OF Carolina

I haven’t watched your whole video… yet but the intro clip is one of my all time favourite movies (and the book too)

The funny thing about that Kupka LP is that these 2 guys were going thru all of the thrifted LPs and 45s, doing price checks on their phones. Seeing this (insert eye roll emoji here) I went off to peruse the tee shirts. When I returned… I found the Kupka LP! If you don’t know what you’re looking for, all the information in the world cannot help you!

I listened that cometa 73 album all a way through, its really good imo, not ecpecting to find it ever though, lol

a conversation on urgency or lack thereof in contemporary jazz would be welcomed... l've gone through hoops and obstacles to acquire records but don't have the energy anymore... master class on hunting down that Kupka.... peace

Great stuff Alex, big fan of the Kupka stuff, picked up Crystals over the summer. All of those Bobby Bradford's are great!

Love that Berger…brilliant playing and creativity by all…unfortunately wasn’t recorded great but pretty easy to look past that. I read that Berger had this record pulled out of circulation because of that? Or something? Regardless, a treat to listen too!

Awesome Kupka connection. That's the last one I don't have at this point. beautiful lp. I'll have to check out Bradford releases. I still think those Flying Dutchman releases are somewhat underrated for jazz of that era, and great in every way.

Alex, good news for you, now you might get a chance to see, or maybe even touch an actual Diamond Marimba! Harry Partch's zoo of instruments, after a long strange journey, has found a new home in San Diego, California. I don't know the exact location, but I'm sure you can solve that riddle. Nice that you saw Bobby Bradford live, an elder statesman of the New Music movement. R.I.P. Roy Haynes. I saw him live on his 80th birthday, I didn't get an autograph, but Roy gave me a slice of his birthday cake. Love John Stevens, he was one of the Founding Fathers of the Improvised Music scene in England.

Great video, Alex! You reminded me of the John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet Flight for Four-just found a copy online for a good price and can’t wait to dig into it. Thanks for that! -- Mike

The record you were spinning sounds fantastic. The lengths you went through to get that copy was true persistence. That’s awesome it worked out. I hope you are doing well Alex. Cheers!

Cool signature on that Flight of Four Record❤️‍🔥. The Modern Dance story about how that record traveled , eventually to you was wild. Cool music too ✌🏻

Lovely selection, I always look forward to seeing a new episode from you. I have to hear that Cromometrofonia, what an intriguing record! I'll never forget first experiences with microtonal music, Partch in particular. It was the first time I could witness my ears/mind change around a piece of music, what seemed unusual became smooth, like listening to someone in conversation and getting used to the sound of their voice or accent. It was funny to hear you say about your feelings on contemporary jazz, I was talking with a friend about that literally the other day, when we had Dolphy & Waldron LP on, I feel the polish and sheen has smoothed of all the edges, that makes it so commercial successful, but as you say, it's missing something, it does feel it lacks an urgency or deeper intention (maybe). Keep well in these testing times, best Christophe ✌️

Love your stuff dude, you always remind me of stuff i havent heard in ages and turn me on to some new things. Thanks

The Modern Dance record sounds amazing; compelling but still warm and beautiful. Good to see that Roedelius album too; i saw Dom's video and maybe we all need to hear the sincerity of Roedelius' music right now. It's a good antidote for all that is happening in the world. Music that is both optimistic and forward looking. Speaking of which, I just order my next Telectu (Live at the Knitting Factory). Their music radiates the same positive energy, for me anyway. Thanks for sharing. Peace. Shawn

Great video as always, I am reading a book with a chapter on Julián Carrillo at the moment, I’ll mention it in an upcoming video. I’ve honestly never dug into Bobby Bradford, looks like something I need to remedy. I think Campo turned me onto that particular Hamza. For ages it was super expensive, might have dropped in price now.

Did you see the crazy avant/jazz collection circle game in Detroit got? Finally found a Guitares Derive in there. It was some wild stuff! Very interesting spins here Alex as usual!

Quite the journey for that Kupka, Cometa looks very interesting.

Awesome you got Bradford to sign that Flying Dutchman gem.

It's interesting that the B side of that Hamza El Din record is almost 33 minutes long. You'd think a record produced by an ostensibly audio-focused company would spread things out a bit more.

Ahh #namesakereveal

R.I.P.

Thanks for posting this info. I was fortunate enough to visit the store twice in the last couple of years when travelling for work. Sorry to hear about it closing. I have a handful of some nice, harder to find LPs that picked up there, which I'll cherish even more. I was always impressed by the deep selection and fair prices.

AJ Suede seems pretty creative. I just saw the indie film Mountains about Haitians in Florida, excellent music

Fantastic records of course from a shop I suppose I won't get to visit. The Jordan In the World has really ascended. I paid more for my copy and its way above that now. good reminder for me to finally listen to that Chas Smith.

Oh, man. That sux

Thanks for sharing the video. Loved the Glasshouse record store and went to lots of concerts there as well. Not sure what music you are playing in your video but it sounds like you are telling us this story while in the middle of a 1980’s arcade. Have a great one.

Alex, this video inspired me to listen to ''Elephantasy'' from Cherry's ''Complete Communion'' recording.I discovered Sublime Frequencies due to the fact that the Bishop brothers from Sun City Girls, own and operate the label, along with Hisham Mayet. They also released a large number of DVDs , I don't own any of them, but have seen some enticing snippets. The DG box set, '' Avant Garde'' contains a great survey of Modern Classical composers and ''defining'' works that ''set the World on fire'', if you were listening. R.I.P. Glasshouse Records, brick and mortar are not eternal, but alas, MUSIC never dies.

good run... thanks for putting those albums in my hand

Just found out about this store in the last few years or so, probably through you as well. Obviously never had the chance to visit. Based on the footage and the records you showed, seems like a great spot. I’m slowly but surely kind of not seeing the appeal of box sets anymore, with a few exceptions, and that DG avant-garde series is definitely one of them. Managed to find some single LPs from that series in Florida last winter. Great tribute video overall, it’s a shame to see them close.

Ya too bad about about glasshouse..always looked like a good stop for digging if your in the area..especially with the criteria you mentioned i agree with that. Never see yost's stuff here.. I love that smith lp a great one. The avant garde box you rarely see great grab there.. Look forward to sherv's haul if he shares it at some point. Much love chris.

I left California in 2006. I had no idea there was a record store next to the glass house by the same name. Went to a lot of shows there.

A favorite part of my trip out there was when we met up in Pomona. Hate to see The Glass House go. Always love shops whose main focus is used. Dig all of those finds you showed. I’ve only found that Clifford Jordan once at a convention here and it was in fair condition. Brutal shape and the guy from Sorry State still wanted 300 for it lol lol

Really interesting video. Lots of interesting records; cool to see a nice copy of The Andromeda Strain soundtrack. I like the personal aspect of losing a record store. It’s so much more than just buying a product. A good local shop really becomes a home for collecting and learning about music/records. I’ve felt the same about a local called Record Time that’s been gone for about 10 years. Great staff and I always found something interesting whenever I stopped by. Thank you for sharing. Shawn

Dynamite tribute Alex. Really appreciated seeing the records that you showed from Glass House. Cool to see the quick shot of Sherv doing some intent digging. Sad to hear that they are closing. Sad to hear that any record shop is closing. Thanks for sharing it all~ Rob/Boston

Very sorry to hear this, especially about resurgence in record interests.

Sherv! Was sad to hear it was closing even though I never visited.

Interesting stuff Alex as always. What were you spinning it sounded pretty good? Those fires were crazy I could see one from my house. I hope you are doing well. Cheers!

Great video! Man that Boris Kovach sounding amazing!