Talking Heads

Even regular stock copies of TALKING HEADS:77 have gotten hard to find over the past few years; but Cloud 8 Music at Dolly Python is proud to offer two rare pressings of this iconic album.
The promotional copy, which was given to radio stations to promote the band and the album, is a great addition to any Talking Heads collection.
Beyond rare is the crown jewel of Talking Heads LP’s; the original test pressing! Test pressings are the very first copies ever made of an album, usually in quantities of 10-20 at the most.
For a serious collector of the band, what could be cooler than owning one of the very first pressings of their first album? It doesn’t get and better than this. You are quite unlikely to see another copy, anywhere, ever!

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Meddle

For decades Meddle was Pink Floyd’s best kept secret; a cult favorite, beloved but obscure.
But now there is a giant buzz and the secret is out; Meddle is a masterpiece! This is the album that preceeded Dark Side Of The Moon, and is currently the band’s best selling album at Cloud 8 Music in Dolly Python. Now in stock…mint condition U.S. and import copies with no cover wear. Get some Meddle Machine Music!

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David Bowie and THEN some…

20140212-141957.jpgNeed some David Bowie records?  Don’t bother going from record store to record store all over town, just come by Dolly and check out Cloud 8 Records.  With over 50 different LP titles in stock (arranged chronologically of course) and various pressings of each you are going to find what you are looking for AND THEN SOME!!

Featured above:

Autographed (and dated, 1999) Hours Promo Print, guaranteed authentic.  Rare and a great investment.

Mint 80’s Pinups pressing, autographed by the now deceased Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson.  Beautiful must have!

The highly coveted Special album, 2 LP best of collection, issued in Japan only, complete with OBI strip.  A crown jewel for any Bowie collector, LP and cover are mint.

Never Let Me Down, issued in 87 on blue vinyl, Australian release.

1977 release, Heroes – German pressing  (recorded in Berlin)

First in the Berlin trilogy, Low (1977). This is a mint first pressing with the original blank orange back cover (free of song titles added to later pressings)

Also to be found in the fabulous Cloud 8 Bowie collection are US first edition orange label RCA, clear vinyl RYKODISC, color vinyl limited pressings, promo copies, various imports from across the globe, vintage Bowie magazine covers, album ads, 45s. and even 8 Track tapes!

 

 

The Greats

Some great blues records showed up in Cloud 8 this week.  Josh White, Memphis Slim, Butterfield Blues Band, and Slim Harpo.  Serious blues collectors beware. 20131231-123430.jpg

Stoned, Slow, Rugged

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Top Left: Will Barnes, Texas Music in My Blood.  Recorded in 1975 at Autumn Sound Studio in Garland, TX.  This recording was the first and last release for Barnes who was a staple in the honky-tonks and dance halls in and around Dallas in the 70’s.  Drinking songs about Dallas? Yes please. This record is in great shape and a super rare find.

Bottom Left: Dolly Parton, Love Is Like A Butterfly.  Released in 1974 and the 14th studio release by Parton. The single, “Love Is Like A Butterfly” was her signature song for years previous to the album release.  Album is in great condition, cover is near mint.

Top Right:  Rusty Wier, Stoned, Slow, Rugged.  An obscure country outlaw gem, he walked a thin line between southern rock and country music, never truly conforming to either genre hence limiting his commercial success. This was Wier’s debut album released in 1974 on ABC, a must have for any country collector. Its very tough but homey at the same time.  Vinyl is in near mint condition with some ware on the cover.

Bottom Right:  Waylon Jennings’ Honky Tonk Heroes.  Excluding “We Had It All” all of the songs were written or co-written by Billy Joe Shaver.  Recorded in the spring of 1972, this was a pivotal album in the development of “outlaw country”.  Reluctant to release the “rock injected country”, RCA delayed the release until the summer of 73.  Record and cover are both in great shape.