Five $10 Records with Million Dollar Sound

[@robertendsley8312]

Again need to chime in. “How To Be A Millionaire” is great however “Lexicon Of Love” is spectacular. “Punchy” and bursts out of your speakers with golden 80s new wave glory!!

[@nigeldelrocket]

Panorama is my fave Cars and I agree with you it sounds wonderful.

[@davidstein9129]

Thanks for organizing & presenting this informational vid Tim. I always learn something from each of your offerings.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Hey Tim ! Glad to see you showing " Minute By Minute" and a Leo Sayer LP. Great players and always generally inexpensive. My copies are NM. Yesterday and yes.. You're cringing.. a thrift store, I picked an upgrade " Minute By Minute" Monarch NM to M for under a dollar. Nice video.. Take care. ✌️

[@francescotenti193]

Another great video, I'll watch all day long about great sounding records for $10.00.

[@markmedeiros3137]

My daughter is headed to CSU in the fall. Glad to hear that there are plenty of record stores to check out when I visit from TX. 😉

[@rixvspinner]

Great idea doing videos about vinyl the average collector can actually afford.

[@terrywho22]

What's your reputation? Ecstasy! Brad Lang's fretless bass playing is amazing on that song.

[@Glorygood56]

So great to see Leo Sayer given attention. He had some monster hits in the 70s. Richard Perry produced Streisand’s best albums. Check them out.

[@johnmoreno96]

You mentioned the Pasadena connection, Lee Sklar, Van Halen. VH a Pasadena band I was fortunate enough to see VH here in Pasadena before they released their first album, sometimes I would see David Lee Roth strutting around town. Now Lee Sklar is another Pasadena hero, he lives here, I drive pass his house when going to the Rose Bowl for exercise. Sometimes I see him around town and get to talk to him one on one, he’s friendly and easy to talk to. Pasadena is also close to so many great record stores.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Hi John, I watch Lee Sklar’s KZbin episodes quite often, seems like a great guy. I lived in Glendale back in ‘93 for a spell; used to drive into Old Town Pasadena frequently to buy CDs and have a bagel at a great place…not sure it’s still there. Cheers, Tim

[@johnmoreno96]

@@Universityofvinyl I think it was Einstein Bros Bagels…There were a few places to buy cds in Old Town back then. Lee Sklar does book signings and Q&A’s he’s a good talker, he has great stories about music.

[@tp_nh4004]

I love that you showcase these under rated albums that have great sound. They are so great to listen to. I just recently picked up Randy Vanwarmer's Warmer album for $3.00. Mastered by Bob Ludwig on the Bearsville label. If you like Christpher Cross at all you'll like Randy Vanwarmer even better. Has the song 'just when i needed you most" on it. Absolute incredible sound.

[@Davidicus-m8c]

i agree with you on the cars ,panorama album and that abc, album i was lucky enough to find near mint copies and they both sound F*cking amazing!!

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I just picked u and got Minute By Minute back in my collection. That was my first Doobie Brothers album. That is the 1 Leo Sayer album that you need. I use to have a lot of his stuff but it got really syrupy. All good albums to have in a collection

[@Universityofvinyl]

Hi Steve, hope you’re gearing up for a nice Michigan summer. I’ll be back with my wife in August to visit her parents - looking forward to it as always.

[@thevinylbeadollsweetheart7356]

Another excellent video, thanks!

[@JJL-1962]

Tim, another great video. Happy that I have a couple of these in my collection. While I'm not a huge Bryan Adams fan, his record Reckless should be added to this list as it's easily found under $10. Greats songs, great production by Bob Clearmountain and mastering by Bob Ludwig.

[@brianmedeiros6845]

Great video if I could just get my records in alphabetical order Lol. My wife is always suggesting loading all the titles into a computer rather than flipping through the records. Maybe when I retire I’ll try fitting it in between making bird houses Lol. The Leo Sayer absolutely Love the cover and back those baggy pants. Just ordered a copy. You got to see the Cure! Thank You!

[@jasonarsenault3791]

Always top notch videos tim. Keep them coming.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks 👍

[@terrykeenan4308]

Nice video Tim. I’m still waiting for my Rhino Cars album. Panorama might not be a strong album but it has my great cuts on it. I have the sterling press of The Clash London Calling I got when it came out. Love that Doobie Brothers album, but I have the Speakers Corner from a couple years ago. Regarding Phil Collins, I always say that I enjoy Genesis more after Peter left. Trick of the Tail, wind and the wuthering, and then there were three, all solid albums.

[@robertendsley8312]

Could not agree more on Minute By Minute however give Takin’ It To The Streets another listen. Also produced by Ted Templeman and “company” that album sounds utterly Effing jaw dropping spectacular. That is one of my “reference” LPs.

[@JJL-1962]

Love the sound on both Takin' It To The Streets and Living On The Fault Line.

[@rickphillips4983]

Big fan of the first 5 or 6 Doobies. All of them sound great too!

[@rickphillips4983]

Ted Templeman was tge man!

[@chucksparks8561]

Never got rid of my Captain and Me Doobie Brothers vinyl when I replaced them with CDs. Side one just jumps around the room, which I noticed doesn’t come through as well on the digital. I would be interested if the Listen to the Doobies album would sound as good on vinyl because there are a million of them out there.

[@chrisvitale2000]

So glad you mentioned Phil Collins! My musical hero and biggest influence. Glad you spent a lot of time on No Jacket Required. You are correct...Phil does not get enough love in the vinyl community, which makes no sense to me at all. Some of the best written and produced records of all time, not just the 80s.

[@Russell.S]

Hey Tim! Nice video. Nostalgia is a double-edged sword. I love the first three Phil Collins solo records, they are (for me) of a piece with Genesis’ Duke, Abacab and Three Sides Live. Phil gets unfairly maligned for being so ubiquitous in the 80s. He did seem to be everywhere, and people may have felt burned out on him. And the prog people didn’t appreciate his pop inclinations. He was extremely talented, ambitious and wore his heart on his sleeve. Hipsters may balk, but Phil had the goods! On the other hand, the sword of nostalgia prevents me from wanting to hear Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers or Leo Sayer again, no matter how phenomenal the studio musicianship or recording quality. Constant AM radio play destroyed my objectivity for these and many other artists of the era, but I’ll try to listen with fresh ears. Some other artists with great sounding, but not too expensive records are America, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Andrew Gold, The Spinners, Atlanta Rhythm Section (Champagne Jam sounds incredible!). Thanks for great video, Tim.

[@xentakis]

That Doobie Brothers record is incredible. Also, I want to love that Leo Sayer record since Gadd, Rainey and all the best players are on it, but I’m having trouble connecting to that guy singing style …. I’ll keep working on it.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Check out “How Much Love” on side 2 I believe, a straight ahead rocker that goes down easy…

[@xentakis]

@@Universityofvinyl Very good recommendation, that track is more accessible! Gadd, Rainey, and Richard Tee are as tight as a duck’s arse … damn!

[@djsoulfilter]

Thanks for the $10 album recommendations

[@LuxmanPD272]

Leo Sayer was born in England. He only took up Australian citizenship in 2009. He was active from 1973 and had hits before he even crossed the pond.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@danny1959]

He wrote a lot of hit songs for other artists as well.

[@JJL-1962]

Remember first hearing him do Long Tall Glasses.

[@rufus_the_cat]

This was really cool. Great Idea for a video!

[@Billysrecordsalon]

You should put the sticker on the back to maintain the joy of art.

[@DrWrapperband]

I would have expected it, I have kept those records as cheap but sound good on my HiFi. I have about 95 other "crap" records, awaiting news on those.

[@lokitio]

Good stuff, Tim. Very useful video. Wouldn't it be nice to expand your labelling into a sort of extended SPARS code... e.g. NM 80 STG SPE AAA .... condition, year, pressing, mastering, engineer, source... blah... Would definitely copy that if someone could figure out a nice concise consistent approach...

[@Universityofvinyl]

Good point!

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

Ha! I use small PostIts notes on several records that I have multiple copies of for the same reason.

[@badvinyl4531]

Thanks for another informative and fun video. I am finding that so many of the newer " audiophile" reissues are really no better than many original pressings of older records. In so many cases the original pressings are superior. My original Canadian pressing of Cars Panorama is on the traditional red label of late 70's early eighties. There is a blue label Canadian pressing as well though. Such a good sounding record. Paid $ 9.79 brand new. Considering inflation, if the newer re issue is 3x that, would still be fair. But can it sound better? Probably not.

[@jimdistad7459]

I still say that the best of these records that sound fantastic is Jesse Collin Young, song for juli I currently have 2 copies both of them cost me 5 dollars or less in near mint state and a gorgeous sounding record

[@audiotomb]

Overall a nice list. Kudos on the Doobie Brothers choice. Not a fan on Leo Sayer at all despite the Dan session players. Richard Perry is best know for his work with Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schilsson is another good quality cheap record. The first Cars album can be had for $15-20 and probably sounds better than the new Rhino audiophile pressing. Not doing your in depth dive research here - just other $10 nice sounding records - Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments, Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark, Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees (the Bob Welch / Danny Kirwan era), Suzanne Vega’s debut

[@robertendsley8312]

Lastly, my No Jacket Required looks almost exactly like yours. Shrink Hype Even ….. Price tag.

[@nolan5150yt]

Tim, are other pressings of The Doobie Brothers' Minute By MInute inferior to the Monarch pressing? Thanks.

[@Universityofvinyl]

If you can find a Santa Maria or an LA Pressing you should see equal sq

[@audiotomb]

1:48 Tim Love your channel, I do have a suggestion. I notice you pinch your lps out of the jacket by gripping them on the record face between two fingers and pulling them out of the sleeve. Big no no. Easy way to scratch, smudge and drop. A much more effective way is to tilt the sleeve just slightly, put the whole inside of your thumb against the edge of the record then as you go to remove it insert your index and middle fingers on the label on the backside. You have the record firmly in place. You then shift to holding it with both hands by the edges. I place my records in their inner sleeves behind the album in the plastic outer sleeve. That way the inner never gets damaged and it is easy to get the record out. Here is a short demonstration on youtube kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHmye6iuYrmMrtk

[@gerardfletcher1203]

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