the dimestore Dostoevsky

20 cents >   1983 reprint of Jim Thompson's 1952 classic paperback

Stereo sounD

$3 >   for this 4 track tape in StereO !

noise

50 cents >    about reducing noise rather than making it .... damn !  

1975 edition of this 270 page academic paperback    

pintupi

50 cents > The Lizard Eaters by Douglas Lockwood a 1976 edition of this 1964 book about the Pintubi or Pintupi people of the australian western desert region these were the last known tribal group living a traditional lifestyle to have contact with european australians [boat people] part of this tribe that had no contact was discovered as late in 1984 .

deranged

$1 >    for this 1980  7" on Ralph Records . Fred Frith's cover of Martha & the Vandellas 1964 Motown hit 'Dancing in the Street'  this is the way cover versions should be done ... totally deranged ! . i wasn't a fan until i saw Fred Frith play once at The Basement in sydney in the early '90's . the jazz snobs just about started stuffing their martini olives in their ears when fred started whacking his guitar with a hairbrush at high volume ... & then layed it flat & dropped handfuls of rice on the strings ... great stuff !  my friends & i saw him outside later having a smoke . he was a really nice friendly bloke , said he'd much rather have played at a rock venue , but i don't know if he'd have gone down too much better at an aussie pub rock venue ... though i sure would've liked to have seen it ! 

farming '77

$5 > 1977 was a big year in music ... with of course Farming '77 undoubtedly being the most important release .

the wastrel

50 cents>   wastrel : a self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity

the greatest honor is having a leader

$1 >  1973 North korean Mansudae Art Troupe lp on the Korean Record label. bought two of these in my local op shop. they have songs with great titles such as 'the greatest honor is having a leader' 'keep red heart forever' 'prosperous pyongyang' 'leaders lofty plan bursts into red bloom' & of course who could forget the timeless classic 'bumper harvest of apples'