[milliondollars]

good question...
just because i try to pick up the cherries, it does not mean i get some rotten fruit from time to time, haha! many of my blind purchases turn out to be like that. also experience and mp3 sharing helps a lot!
attitude is different to describe. some [to me unknown] records i pick up for the cover, some for the concept, the track titles, the artist, the label,... with attitude it is the same as for the cherries. some records look much better than they sound if you know what i mean...

[texasvinyl]

Sharing rips definitely helps! Those Luciani records are odd, they seemingly came out of nowhere and were quickly snapped up for big money prices.

[milliondollars]

Marco from Cinedelic is the only person that i know, selling some of them Publispei officially. since i am a lazy bastard with discogs listings, i have 'borowed' some of his covers for the submissions.

they did not even make it to the Library Music book, if i remember correctly.

wondering how many of these obscure labels will show up over the next years...

[milliondollars]

my last sealed copies of Tommasi's second private library label. really like these two, especially the Made In USA record. both records made in cooperation with his friend Alessandro Brugnolini, written and recorded in Tommasi's basement in rome. these dudes are/were so creative!

i read that most of the Made In USA records were destroyed in a feisty argument with his wife. can't say how much truth is in this story but it is definitely something that puts a smirk on my face every time i hold this in record hands...

https://www.discogs.com/label/532385-Colimbo

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[milliondollars]

by the way, my discogs account has been hacked yesterday night.

some poor wiener made some nasty changes that i had to undo as far as i could:

- posting a x-rated picture in my profile
- changing my user name MillionDollars to the nasty name KillAllChildren (what the hell!?)
- adding some tastless comments in my profile such as: F**K YOU IN YOUR A** B**CH
- deleting my complete inventory ans maybe some other things that i did not find out yet

luckily i use this account for reviews and submissions mostly so i am not badly hit...but, i mean, WTF????!?!?!
i know some people can't deal with my sometimes sharp comments but still. this is record collecting, not a life and death competition...

[thewaystation]

Sad to hear that. Hopefully you'll be up and running soon again.
Glad you've kept posting here, that last picture is incredible, once again. How many of these did you once own?

[deafmetal]

some poor wiener

Lame af, @million$. Life is too short, but haters gonna hate anyway.

[Bezulsqy]

Motherfuckers.
Envious sons of bitches.
Arschloche.

[milliondollars]

thanks for your compassion fellas!

UPDATE:
the loser, who has hacked my account was kind enough to leave the outstanding feedback for my latest 10 orders and greet everybody with a friendly: FUCK YOU

this made me laugh the most....

[Mateo Sanboval]

What the heck? What have you ever written on Discogs that could possibly make someone hack your account? Such a ludicrous notion. Glad you've got it in hand and, as TWS said, very glad you're still posting here.

[Dollarhyde]

That is some fucked up shit @milliondollars

Long distance fuck overs like this are the worst. You get mad but can't get at the bastard at the other end of the wire.

[Dollarhyde]

Thanks for the insights @ Million.
Another question pops up though: how do you know what cherries to pick? To me it all sounds so obscure that one could hardly know how the music sounds like on some of those records.
Also, what do you mean by attitude? I guess a great looking cover would be enough to warrant a purchase?

Interesting questions, and answers. To add I think part of the fun is not knowing what cherries to pick ( this goes for record digging in general).
In other words I get a lot of enjoyment in uncovering hidden or obscure gems. You can use an attitude (like @millie said) or follow a particular artist or session player or certain time periods also.

[texasvinyl]

I'd email Discogs I bet they can revert your account to a point in time before the changes. Weird stuff, man.

[milliondollars]

i did not offend anyone but i can think of two people who would be able to do such a thing. one of them is quite an educated guess i would say. there's a really crazy story behind this and you would not believe what people are able to for a fist full of dollars...

since the one that i'm thinking of is quite well-known, i would not like to spill the beans in public. if anyone is interested drop me a pm.

[milliondollars]

How many of these did you once own?

three Terzo Mondo and two USA. not that much actually, haha!

[thewaystation]

Wow, that must have been in the golden years when such treasures would still have been under most people's radar? Would love to get "Terzo Mondo" one day.

[Steve Powder]

Really sucks Million, I know how it feels when someone has a grudge against you. Tarnishing online stuff, nasty stuff.

[Steve Powder]

Oh and that Terzo Mondo record. I have played it a LOT in Spotify. Love it. Played it for my friends and they said; very interesting. It's kinda futuristic, but still sounding somewhat "normal".

[milliondollars]

@Steve: that Terzo Mondo on Colimbo is my favourite in that particular library genre. there are other records in the similar vein that are worth checking them out. (Servizio Speciale by Umiliani, Terzo Mondo on Le Monde and Terzo Mondo on Iller are the ones that I can think of now). all of them are very interesting records though...

[milliondollars]

by the way, anyone got this one, yet? did not see this coming and curious what it is all about...
there seems to be a lot of writing which really attracts me. the Music Library book is good for pictures but has very little information for my taste so this one looks really interesting!

David Hollander Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music

https://www.soundohm.com/product/unusua ... pid/31963/

[texasvinyl]

Book looks really intriguing. Surprised it’s a paperback, and $55 at that. Might still check it out though thanks for the heads up.

[milliondollars]

another pricey Alessandroni!

not even 24 hours online and already at 800€. this might go for big bucks...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2059511100

[texasvinyl]

Damn I have been after this for many years, I thought it was much too expensive when someone offered me one for 750 euro years ago, same guy has it now for 1500. I heard rumor of a trunk repress but that was some time ago. I hope it gets repressed otherwise I will never get a copy

[Mateo Sanboval]

another pricey Alessandroni!

not even 24 hours online and already at 800€. this might go for big bucks...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2059511100

That's already big bucks, playa.

[milliondollars]

another crazy good record made it into the most expensive discogs list in april.

for me this is one of the most serious and straight forward italian jazz business that i know of. this session is just nuts! luckily a good reissue exists...

https://www.discogs.com/Santucci-Scoppa ... se/8806453