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Bass-O-Matic said:
Extended version. Lucky girl!



Lady Gaga on recording Sweet Sounds of Heaven:

I was in the studio at Henson preparing for Joker, leaving to go home for the night and someone said “Mick wants to see you.” I only know one Mick, so I walked down to a studio at the other end of the hall and opened the door. It was a portal to the 70’s. I saw Mick, Keith, Ronnie. Stevie Wonder was there along with all the musicians they were collaborating with. Steve Jordan on the drums. Family & friends hanging out listening on big speakers while Andrew Watt smiled marveling at their unreleased album. We hung out for a bit listening to music and catching up. Mick then asked if I’d hang in the live room while they cut another record. I sat down on the floor, my back against a Rhodes-someone handed me some headphones and eventually a mic. Mick was towering over me smiling saying “go on and do your thing then.” I listened to the music and scribbled furiously trying to learn the tune and then freestyled and sang along..trying not to step on everyone’s toes cuz Andrew had the whole room mic’d the way they did back in the day, and I didn’t want my vocals to bleed into any of the magic they’d been making. The Rhodes was vibrating furiously through my back-Stevie was playing and my whole body was shaking with every note. We played for a few hours and everyone was so excited having me there (this felt so exciting if not slightly insane). I went home not thinking much of it, I loved the song and all the musicians but I thought we were just hangin. Andrew texted me the next day saying Mick wanted to cut the vocals WITH me that night-the way he’d cut them back in the day. Same room, two mics. Single takes. I thought about Mary Clayton…Gimme Shelter…gospel and soul. I thought about my favorite old Stones tunes and all the great vocalists who had sung with Mick, making what we know now as a “sound” unique to a band that defined a huge piece of rock’n’roll. Then we cut it live. Making the “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” I sang in a way I never really sang before except for with Mick. And Andrew and I both cried-there’s something about witnessing music history and when you get to be a part of it I think that’s exactly what our heaven feels like.
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The girl can sing. Who knew? The influence of Mary Clayton comes through load and clear.
 
Capt Insano Emeritis said:
A one off album REM and Warren Zevon. Wish I had this on vinyl a rare thing indeed
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a friend in our decades long poker group spent his career as a wholesale record distributor, repping for several of the biggest labels. Three walls of his living room were filled with thousands of vinyl albums in floor to ceiling shelving, including a section of Columbia Red Label originals. Heard he recently sold the entire collection to a well off techie for substantial six figures.
 
SurfnFish said:
a friend in our decades long poker group spent his career as a wholesale record distributor, repping for several of the biggest labels. Three walls of his living room were filled with thousands of vinyl albums in floor to ceiling shelving, including a section of Columbia Red Label originals. Heard he recently sold the entire collection to a well off techie for substantial six figures.
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Have some 15-20 worth around a thousand and one rare enough to go foe 4500 to 8 thou… i try not to look up too many…i only have about 1000 records now, sold about a thousand to a local record store in the neighborhood . A bunch of semi obscure prog albums all Vg condition I am not interested in selling anymore at least now. All were purchased in the 60’s through 90’s. I rarely buy anymore. Considering my life work and income I could not afford to go nuts buying. If I did have the means I would have needed to reinforce some floors in places I lived.
 
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