The trip home began early in the morning. We had to go to my aunt's house for breakfast at some unholy early hour and then pack and leave. I was not in the mood to be messed with. We were about halfway through the journey home when I spotted an old cello in front of an old junk store. I do not play cello. I have never even held a cello. But it was cool looking and being sold in a junk store. I had to stop.
Upon further inspection, the cello was being sold in the right store as it was complete crap. Weather-beaten, warped and useless, I felt I had wasted a stop that could have been better used to buy M&Ms at a gas station until I asked the owner if he had any vinyl kicking around. His answer of "Oh... only about 5000" paralyzed me to the point in which I did not speak, only turn and quickly scurried into this magical junk shop with the shitty cello.
I only had about 10 minutes before my dad (My girlfriend, the baby and I were traveling with the parentals) would start to bitch so I knew I had to act quickly. "Music For Hi-Fi Bugs" was sitting atop the very first pile I encountered. I did not know, nor did I care what was on this record. Any album with that title and with cover art this cool was a sure thing.
It turned out to be a pretty solid jazz album. The sleeve was in great shape and the vinyl was near mint. I am not really sure why they figured bugs would dig jazz music or why they catered only to those with a Hi-Fi audio system but its still a cool album and certainly worth the $2 I paid for it.
I only grabbed 7 records in my 10 minutes to go along with a cool bobblehead piggy bank from the Bahamas but I will be taking a day trip back to this junk shop in the very near future. It seemed to be unpicked and could hold a few grails in those dusty stacks.
Stats...
Artist: Conducted and Arranged by Pete Rugulo
Title: Music For Hi-Fi Bugs
Label: EmArcy/ Mercury
Matrix: MG 36082
Year: ???
Size: 12"
Speed: 33.3
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