Retired Disc Jockey Sells HUGE Record Collection Sparking Promo Frenzy!

[@metalexileslive]

I helped out a record store years ago and the local radio station would dump off their promos on a weekly basis. I was able to get alot of them and still have quite a few. I do like finding gold stamp promos and I'll add, I think if one has the call letters on them, it adds some character and a story to them.

[@zeppearl]

Hey Tim, loved the stories of coming to Chicago. Being born and raised here it was fun to hear your journey. WXRT is a jewel of Chicago radio a staple on the dial 93XRT !!!! Getting any radio collection is always full of great LPS. You got some real good ones there. thanks for sharing !!!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks Vance!

[@oyajiblues]

I own a shop in the Bay Area. SO true about you are only as good as the last collection you got. I have been at the top and the bottom. But we get walk ins all day long. Collections not so often. I have gotten some huge ones. They are not always good, but sometimes they are incredible.

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

MY SADAO/PATTI AUSTIN 12" PROMO SINGLE ALSO HAS THE PLAY IT SAY IT HYPE. THX FOR THE KIND EXPLANATION BRO

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@mad4vinyl802]

Timing is everything. Well done on the grails. I would've done a lot of damage in that gentleman's home. Let Love Rule is one of my favorite albums of all time. In my opinion, it's a masterpiece. While everybody else was eager to jump on the digital bandwagon, Lenny and his multi talented engineer Henry, took a step back and recorded on an old deck. Doolittle is another favorite of mine.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Both great albums! Thanks for watching and your comments.

[@ballstadt]

The radio station at Iowa State University lost their storage space about 10 years ago and held a fundraiser. They didn't sell their records, they took donations for their records. Suggested donation was $1 for the first record and $0.25 each record after that. I bought 3-400 at that point. Many still sealed, many with well-used sleeves but mint vinyl. The best part is, I was able to score the actual records that were being played when I was an undergrad - the actual copies that turned me onto this music in the first place. Indie pressings of Uncle Tupelo's No Depression, Soul Asylum, the Replacements, School of Fish, the Posies, Toad the Wet Sprocket...so many great albums. Plus some sealed hair bands, lots of good blues and jazz. An almost complete Nick Lowe catalog, lots of John Hiatt....great stuff.

[@Universityofvinyl]

Love this story! Huge score and sentimentally important too..

[@Vinylfromtheunderground]

Anytime you can dump a mofi for an OG that is a win. That pixies OG is indeed great. I received mine at the radio station I was at back in the day. Great addition tim

[@Universityofvinyl]

Good to hear you agree - appreciate the feedback.

[@chrisosgood931]

That pixies! Wow. The OG, on my list for sure. Thanks Tim.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

The reissue sounds just as good

[@TheVinylRecordMission]

Excellent acquisition, Tim!

[@jimmyjambhere]

I have a few promo records & cds with that Play it Say it sticker.

[@CUBICUB]

WXRT….Chicago’s Finest Rock! Cabaret Metro !!!

[@Universityofvinyl]

👊🏻

[@danielbigna5469]

Great video Tim and interesting story about your listening tastes back when! Bob Mould is one of the great songwriters. The 'Workbook' album is a winner and so is 'Black Sheets of Rain' that Mould recorded in 1990. The guitars are turned way up on that one. PIxies are an entity unto themselves both on record and live. 'Doolittle' is a must listen. Because things were moving so fast in alternative music in the late 1980s it is incredible to consider that 'Doolittle' came out one year after the Sonic Youth masterpiece 'Daydream Nation'. What a great time to be alive!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Love Black Sheets! Very melodic despite the churn!

[@latheofheaven]

Good for you Tim! I actually really liked that little tease of a snippet you slipped in there you sneaky li'l B@stard of the bloody *AWESOME* Jane's Addiction album. NICE!!! I have an original pressing. The RSD pressing of Ritual de lo Habitual is also fantastic sounding too!

[@Universityofvinyl]

I need to pick up a copy of RDH. 👍🏻

[@brianmedeiros6845]

Can never get enough rambling on Lol Some nice titles have had my eye on Bob Mould Workbook for a while. Going to see him on 9/10 The Narrows Center Fall River, MA first time! Thank You

[@Universityofvinyl]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@seanconlon2773]

Speaking of Mould and Richard Thompson, when I saw the Workbook tour the encore was Shoot Out The Lights (and Hardly Getting Over It.)

[@Jeremy-yf2jd]

Congratulations! Nice finds! Funny, it is a small world. I attended Northwestern, Evanston from 1988 to 1990… and lived in the Boulder area for 11 years until moving last year to Washington, DC. We’ll bump in to each other one day! 😊

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks and good to meet you virtually. 👍🏻

[@false_binary]

Professor - ty for highlighting Mould's Workbook...we would have been music friends in college!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Nice! I saw Sugar in ‘92 before CB had been released. Amazing show!

[@gavaxemanspins]

Nice finds - I was at college to in 1989 and it was a great time for alternative music - not quite mainstream but getting some exposure finally - lots of great bands on both sides of the pond .

[@Universityofvinyl]

It was a very heady time that I think back on often.

[@festersuncle6298]

Glad it went to a local store, and will be available for the local masses. Bob Mould. Have the same pressing, love it. I have a promo Doolittle, no hype sticker. I actually used to tear them off. Wtf!!!

[@Universityofvinyl]

😱

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

I like how you alluded to how the industry identified lackadaisical Djs in shirking their responsibilities in identifying the artists, and tracks that were popular at that time. It marks an interesting contrast to today’s instant Shazam identification Process. Interesting 🌹

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks

[@garycornell6433]

I envy your relationship with Drive 8 Records and with its owner Charles! He seems to love the music and works hard to buy quality record collections! Congratulations on your three new records!!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@mikep9354]

Funny you mention Bob Mould on XRT…I was in Chicago on a business trip in the early 90s and XRT was the first place I heard Sugar

[@Universityofvinyl]

I saw the very 1st Sugar show in Chicago at Cabaret Metro sponsored by XRT - July ‘92 - legendary!

[@MODAC]

I just watched a documentary titled “New Wave: Dare To Be Different” about WLIR, the first new music only radio station in the US. They were breaking new wave bands before anyone in the early 80s. I was obsessed with WLIR and even mounted a large FM antenna on the roof of my parents house in NJ to get their Long Island based weak signal better.

[@Universityofvinyl]

I will look to stream that, love it!

[@MODAC]

@@Universityofvinylon Amazon to rent for $3.

[@JJ-qs9hu]

Quite a few Play it say it 45s. A few on album. I do have many promos from the late 80s early 90s. Have almost 1900 albums and over 3300 45s and 400+ 12" singles. Also have about 500 CD albums.

[@ediblehorse]

Interesting. I dont buy many collections, but I bought one a couple years ago. It was about 200 albums and all 3 you showed were in there. There was alot of Iron Maiden and other metal stuff. I bought them all for $2.00 each. What a day... Congrats on finding your grails. I know how it feels!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@gregrupert9613]

Holy crap 8000 records

[@Bootradr]

That's an interesting story with the When You Play It Say It stickers. I think I saw one of those one-time on an LP cover but I thought it was just a label hype for the specific album. I never had heard of that story and I didn't know about the 1989 era music slump in the industry. Of course we all know it could not have been the record label's fault haha. Yeah right! But definitely an interesting story. Let's just blame the DJs for the record and music sales slump 🙄 Brian in Fort Worth 🎶

[@photogcw]

I would check other records stamped as "promo" to see they were also pressed on translucent or unmarked Quiex II vinyl.

[@ElliottSalmon-ox5gp]

I worked with many DJs from the 60s & 70s. Promo music was the fringe benefit. Record companies and station management knew it because DJs made very little money.

[@NickP333]

Killer Pixies “Doolittle”, Tim. I’m a bit obsessive with collecting Pixies vinyl. That particular pressing really does sound crazy good. Beats the UK and MoFi, IMO. It’s basically a WLP, just a brown label…A BLP? I sent a lot of my Pixies stuff to Patrick, and.I think the rip he did of that particular promo Doolittle is still on his channel. It sounds fantastic. First time I saw them live was on the Doolittle tour. Great stuff, Tim! Thanks! 🔊⭐️🎶

[@Universityofvinyl]

Nick - always great to hear from you and good to know you think the US 4AD promo reigns supreme! 🙏🏻

[@robertendsley8312]

I was the General Manager of KWOD 106-5 "The Rock of the 90's" from 1991 to 2003. Got a lot of CDs I don't have any more but could have asked for anything and got it. If only.........😢

[@RegularFootisChris]

Awesome Collection! silly question here - why is there a tiny bite or chip taken out of the record sleeve? I have a few of those on some of my sleeves..!

[@Universityofvinyl]

Those are saw cuts - labels did that when sending out promo copies so they couldn’t be returned to shops for a refund.

[@RegularFootisChris]

@@Universityofvinyl Awesome! Thanks for the response!! btw do you have a copy of (the winstons ahmen brother)?

[@Universityofvinyl]

I don’t but am aware of it. 👍🏻

[@anthonyburke223]

Cool vid Tim , great scores …congrats

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

What is up with the saw cut on a promo record. The cut means a cut out bin albums. Several promos I have seen have a large sticker on the cover. I have a Yardbirds promo I found at a church sale cheap in used condition.

[@Universityofvinyl]

The Record Labels put the saw cut in most promos sent out to DJs, etc. so that they couldn't be returned to a record store for a refund. They were easily identified as promo copies. Different labels used different Promo Hype stickers/stamps.

[@jamon6875]

Nice!! BTW, XYZ is a band from the late 80's - early 90's. Awesome band, check 'em out 🤘🏼

[@tandmkennedy]

New Pixies music in October!!

[@Universityofvinyl]

I really like the songs I’ve heard so far 👍🏻👍🏻

[@drREGANBRUENGER-6687]

Having just turned 41 and got laid off, I'm at a turning point. With 425K saved for early retirement at 50, 10K in an HSA, and a property that could sell for an extra 200K, what are my options for investing aggressively?

[@ronniewilliams-g222]

It makes sense to consider a financial advisor at this stage, but delaying retirement might be a smarter choice

[@drREGANBRUENGER-6687]

Not going back to work. I'm unsure whether to consolidate all my investment accounts into one. If I do, how should I handle it and what should I be aware of? I also plan to sell my property, which could bring in an extra 200K over time. Should I combine everything into one account or spread it out across different investments?

[@RichardGeorge-uj9iu]

These are key questions for a financial planner. I connected with mine at a summit, and with her help, my wife and I reallocated our 1.7M portfolio between a traditional IRA and brokerage account. She’s been managing the investment with our approval and has helped us recover twice our losses. Currently hodl’ing steady and cautiously navigating the market

[@RhysHuntoffice]

That’s impressive! My portfolio has been struggling. Who is your advisor?

[@RichardGeorge-uj9iu]

June Renae Matthysse. Look her up online, she's well-known.

[@Jonny_C73]

Maybe I missed it…but who was the DJ?

[@Universityofvinyl]

Longtime DJ in Denver

[@ergloo6660]

Unplayed dj promo's another great strategy from the record companies, hey it's someone else's fault