RECORDSFAIR - PLATENBEURS - BOURSE AUX DISQUES

78 rpm era Records Fair - 1900-1960

The Record Memory Club will hold its annual Records Fair on Saturday 28th September at the Excelsior in Jette (Brussels).   

There will be a  "buvette" (bar) in the room to have a drink, eat a sandwich, meet other collectors and chat about obscure records.  In addition to the usual range of sandwiches, coffee and soft drinks there will be a choice of craft beers from the small artisanal brewery KOMPEL  (from  Maasmechelen in the Province of Limburg, a former coal mining region).

IF YOU WISH TO SELL RECORDS OR MUSIC RELATED ITEMS, CONTACT THE CLUB.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

SWEET & HOT RECORDS FAIR, BRUSSELS, 29/04/2017

See you there!
I'll be back soon posting new rare albums and reposting enhanced rips of previously posted albums.

MEANWHILE, BACK IN BRUSSELS ...

My Xmas presents ...

For Xmas, my kids gave me two vynils from Heavenly Sweetness, a small French label doing quality reissues.

The Raphael LP is very special to me because two late friends, Johnny Peret and Robert Pernet,  play on it.

And Solis Lacus brings me back to the mid-seventies in Brussels when one could catch bands like Solis Lacus, Placebo, Cos, Sunhouse, ... playing in small venues.  Those were the days!

I won't post these LP, buy them, they are really worth the price and you will be encouraging the people at Heavenly Sweetness to continue their re-issue program of obscure and forgotten European gems.  Any hope for a Babs Robert re-issue or the Sunhouse LP? 

Cratedigging

Brussels is a pretty cool place for cratediggers.  I came back to spend the Holiday Season with the family and couldn't help stopping at a couple of  places with good old vynils when I went to town this Monday.
I did not leave empty-handed.  Here are a few LPs I found (all at very reasonable prices, some as low as 3 €).

Richard Raux 4tet (F) with Alain Jean-Marie a.o. - David Pritchard first LP (US)

K. Graham Afro-Cubists (UK) - Christine Schaller (CH-B)

Jimmy McGriff - Buddy Rich

Zum Trotz feat. Birelli Lagrene (D) - Jiggs Whigham - Hope (US/D)

Buddy Johnson / Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows

Sphere (feat. Andy Sheppard) - UK / The Section (US)

Vilegas (Arg.) / Morris Nanton Trio (US)

Big Sound Tenors / Claude Bolling Big Band (F)

Now that I'm on holiday, I'll find the time to resume ripping and posting.

CRATEDIGGING IN BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS - cratedigging capital of Europe

I was back in Brussels for the end of the year celebrations and managed to do a bit of cratedigging in my favorite collectors / second-hand books and records stores, all located in  the center of town: the vicinity of the Beurs/ La Bourse (Collectors), rue de Midi (Hors Serie), Bld Lemonnier (Pele Mele and a few others).  Found quite a few interesting LPs at affordable prices. I'll try to post some of them on the blog in the coming weeks.

Pele Mele on Chaussée de Waterloo (Ixelles - Bascule) is also worth a visit.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

L'ALPHABET

Vendredi / Vrijdag / Friday

24 février / February - 20h30

Mr JAY   -  LOOS  -  Dr ROBUR

Dr ROBUR & Mr JAY 

(BLUES mais pas que ...)

1387 chée de Wavre 1160 Bruxelles – tél: 02.660.43.00. 

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FRIENDS & LIVE MUSIC - Thursday 22 November - BRUSSELS

Ain't nothing like catching some good live music in a cozy bar !  So if you happen to be in BRUSSELS this Thursday night and wonder where to go for a couple of fine Belgian Beers and a dash of Blues,  try and catch this gig:

Mister Jay: chant, harmonicas, guitare, kazoo

Doc Robur: guitare, chant

Bompa Loos: contrebasse électrique, blagues tordues

Where ?  Flop Bar, rue du Bailli 78, 1050 IXELLES

When? Action starts at 9:00 p.m.

How much it gonna cost ? Nuthin' mate, it's FREE

Two classic tracks recorded Live a few months ago:

A/  HIDEAWAY

feat. Robur (lead gtr), Loos (double-bass), Jay (rhythm gtr)

B/  GOOD MORNING BLUES

feat. Robur (gtr), Loos (double-bass), Jay (harmonica & vocals)

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