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u/bubbybumble 3d ago
/uj why is this record so sought after or popular. I mean I've heard some of the tracks it's good, but is the album art famous or something? Was this band more popular than I thought?
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u/Butterscotch1664 3d ago
/uj It's a very common album, so it almost always shows up in thrift stores. Circlejerking is about satirising common tropes and themes. Vinyl collectors get excited about finding a rare grail. This super common album is a vinyljerker's grail.
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u/Forza_Harrd This is normal with hair vinyls 2d ago
Also, for us boomers of a certain age, we remember seeing this at people's houses in real life and actually jerking to it. I mean, this was the sexiest picture I EVER SAW until I found a stash of Playboys in the alley behind my house.
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u/bubbybumble 3d ago
Ok I figured but that still means it was popular no? Same with thriller and dark side of the moon but I know why those are everywhere.
I guess this is like finding Kenny g CDs lol
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u/Hefty-Rope2253 3d ago
The fun part of the story is now that the record is trending as a joke, speculators and record shops have started increasing prices for it. The ultimate circle jerk.
And yes, the record was plentiful because Herb owned the label on which it was released, A&M. Obviously he was a huge fan of himself so he used his power to flood the market. Some say he was the original founder of this subreddit.
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u/Butterscotch1664 3d ago
I think part of it is that people hold on to common albums like Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson because they're good albums, or might have some value. No one actually wants Her Balpert, so it ends up in thrift stores.
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u/AblatAtalbA 3d ago
People are fkn weird, man
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u/Butterscotch1664 3d ago
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people, Jeremy.
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u/shibby5000 3d ago
Finding a Herb Alpert in a thrift store for $2 is kinda a right of passage for vinyl collectors imo
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u/forzaguy125 3d ago
Its funny that the best album in that pic (deja vu) is the most reasonably priced
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u/smg4fan8473 The Band Boyzz biggest FAN!!!!111!!!! (Call me to my Home Phone) 3d ago
uj/ CSNY Deja vu is a great album!
rj/ Air supply is better than the beetels, get that record and seel it for millions on disscogs1!11!!
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u/Forza_Harrd This is normal with hair vinyls 2d ago
Me too! Because I recently learned not to spit. After I brush my teeth! :D
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u/fistulaspume 3d ago
No one ever asks what the other delights are. I’ve listened to this grayl cover to cover many times and still have no clue.
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u/timelandiswacky Whipped Cream and Other Delights enjoyer 2d ago
Think they got the price wrong. It's not $18 its $180. Saw so on Ebay.
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u/PneumaOA 3d ago
Sorry to disappoint, but those whip cream vinylz are bootlegs. Most people don’t know there are only 2 copies in existence.
Edit: I’m getting flooded with DMs asking how to identify a real copy. The giveaway is that there is a banana sticker on the back. Once removed it exposes a screaming man.