so there I was... in Houston, TX..
and I found out that there was
indeed a HALF PRICE BOOKS there!!!


Concrete Rose//Ashanti


"Okay"//Nivea


Affair//Cherrelle


Hard Times//Millie Jackson


"I'm Not Feelin' You"//Yvette Michele


"Full Of Smoke"//Christion


Juslisen//Musiq


"Touch"//Omarion


"U Got What I Need"//LeToya


"Anywhere"//112


Breezin'//George Benson


Touch//Amerie
---
then my spoogie suggested this place called SOUNDWAVES
they had some really cool shit in that store
this was probably the coolest:


"Smiley Faces"//Gnarls Barkley
---
bought these last week @FYE
when I got the Sgt. Pepper's DVD:


Ready Now//Truth Hurts


Dance For Me//Mary J. Blige


Idlewild//Outkast

HALF PRICE BOOKS owns.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I love that place!!!

except for Ashanti, Cherrelle & Millie
they were 98 cent or 50 cent...
I got Musiq's Juslisen for 50 cent

there was definitely SLIM PICKINS
in that location, compared to the one
I like to frequent in North Dallas

A friend of mine is the marketing director for Half-Price Books. You would not believe what he did in a former life:



www.bowleyandwilson.com

Good shit, Chris. H-Town had some bomb-ass record stores back in the day when I lived there. There was one near 3rd Ward that had a ton of Prince shit that they didn't know what it was worth so I juiced them for it.

Interestingly enough, I hit up Half Priced Books this weekend, too. I went to different ones in Dallas. I ended up getting Jean Carne's "When I Find You Love". I actually got the promo version with an original typewritten press sheet enclosed on Philly International letterhead.

Also, the promo 12" of So Excited from Janet.

The cover blown up to 13" is something to see

Also, Ask Rufus from Rufus and Chaka. It even had the original poster. Very Cool!

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Damn, you always find some nice stuff over there...

Thanks for the news.

daPrettyman said:

I'm jealous

@Aisha - I listened to that
GB record while I bathed last night
and one of those songs, I had to think
about what record I had on, cuz it
actually sounded a lil like Donny Hathaway

@MuthaFunka - from what I'm hearing
the 3rd ward has the best of everything
the original Frenchy's is over there

I'm gonna keep the 3rd ward in mind
when I go back this month

@Rodeo - cool I will check that out!

It does. At least from what I remember. I miss The Trey.

Only one good soundwaves left in Houston and that's on Montrose..even they have given up some of their sales space to a coffee shop and surfboard outfit. Frenchy's is still open but the 3rd Ward area is changing..drove by TSU yesterday..what a crappy looking University, can't believe I gave them 6 good years of my life!

popgodazipa said:

That was it. Soundwaves. Forgot what street it was off, but it was near the Trey or in the Trey.

And TSU had the bad broads!

DC.

popgodazipa said:

I think that was the name of the street
its like RIGHT around the corner
from the HALF PRICE BOOKS

I even took a pic


I was so country/ghetto
once I got inside & saw
all those surf boards...
I embarassed the hell out
my boyfriend LOL

I said "good lawd! I ain't ne'er
seent no surf boards in real life!!!"
these dudes was lookin at me like

I didn't know I was that loud LOL
I was only joking

then when the guy rung my Gnarls Barkley joint up
I said "SEVEN DOLLARS GOOD LAWD!"

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DirtyChris said:

I love you

Cinnie said:

I love you back

I have to give em hell sometimes

MuthaFunka said:

U already know ...

Can I ga'head and list my new old records

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yep. And got the noon-time quad pics to prove it .

MuthaFunka said:

Show them pics, them broads is bad. Them Prierview chicks ain't no slouch either.

Cinnie said:

pleasesir

*I see you Timmy & StarMon

Anyone from Houston remember a place called TOP HITS. That wrecka stow was the greatest in Houston, EVA!!!

I closed down last year or something like that, the last music I purchased there was the J5's Skywriter/Get It Together disc ... memories. I got so much Jackson 5/MJ stuff there when I was a kid it wasn't even funny.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I'm gonna get the pics together either later tonite or tomorrow and post 'em.

Shannon - Let The Music Play 12" b/w Dub Version - always loved this tune. I thought I had her LP but anyway this single was in perfect shape and cheap so I picked it up.



New Edition - A Little Bit Of Love 12" b/w INSTRUMENTAL and ACAPELLA - and it was in glossy new condition. I love this track, and I heard a Run DMC mashup with that acapella.



Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love 12" EXTENDED VERSION b/w INSTRUMENTAL and ACAPELLA - I actually have yet to find Cherrelle's album with this song on it on vinyl but I love this song. I have also been listening to a house song that samples Alexander's verse from this acapella.



Eminem - Infinite 2LP - a vinyl bootleg of the album that came before 1998's Slim Shady LP.


Grandmaster Flash - Freedom 12"
The Sequence - Funk You Up 12"
I had these songs for the longest time on CD only. Finally found some vinyl copies in acceptable condition.


Beastie Boys - Hold It Now Hit It 12" b/w INSTRUMENTAL and "Acapulco" (the acapella) - I know, ugly sleeve but that's what alot of Def Jam singles look like up in Canada for some reason. I read about how Russell Simmons was surprised to learn that's how CBS was distributing his label's stuff like that in Canada.


Nas - If I Ruled The World 12" b/w INSTRUMENTAL - My favorite song from the It Was Written album, and probably the only thing I would play off that album if I was rockin a party so there ya go.



Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show 12" b/w La-Di-Da-Di - I had other copies of this song on vinyl but it was some edited version where Slick Rick's interpolation of "Sukiyaki" was removed, or it wasn't on Reality Records.



oh, a couple CDs too:

Mtume - Juicy Fruit album - I had in on vinyl already but wanted the CD.


Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock - most of their albums are "imports" up in Canada so can be kind of a hassle to find a CD at a nice price.





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I'm done.

good dig!

Cinnie said:

DirtyChris said:[quote]

Cinnie said:

Go back and check it out! Pretty much every song on there is tight.

Cinnie said:

I know I see it pretty often
in others' music collections
every house had one back then I guess

I will check it out
You Me & He is like that too
ALLLLL the way through
but you know dat already (I'm thinking)

DirtyChris said:

I don't actually.

And why does the Juicy Fruit album remind me of G-Funk