I am not actively trading right now, I'm too busy with other things and have a huge box of trades to listen to.
I will do the occasional small trade if you have something on your list that I really want. Drop me a line if you want to give it a try.
Here is my list of tapes & cdr's for trade. Check back often, I continually update this list as I
complete more trades.
Here are my trading guidelines:
A note about sound quality:
I have cover art for many of the cdr's. I will e-mail them to you at your request.
I send cover art as .pdf files. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them. if you don't
have Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy
here.
All titles are available on cassette. Titles preceded by a picture of a cd
Click here to see my want list.
I can copy both cassette tapes and cdr's. I'm trying to get away from trading tapes, so
unless you have something on cassette that I really want, I'll only trade for cdr's.
Tapes: 90 minute Maxell XLII or other high-end high-bias tapes, recorded in
real time (no high-speed dubbing).
CDR'S: The cdr technology is rapidly changing, I'm trying to stay current. Here are my latest guidelines:
I prefer Gold or Silver cdr's. No cheap store brands, name brands only. Any good quality name brand gold or
silver cdr's are fine. All cdr's should be burned DAO.
Burn your discs at 4X speed or slower.
If you are unwilling or unable to meet the above guidelines, please don't set up a trade!
I don't rate or grade my collection on sound quality. I find that grades given to discs in trading circles are highly subjecticve,
and therefore useless. Everything on my list sounds decent. Some things sound really great, others might be a little
fuzzy. The few things I've recieved in trade that sound really horrible I have not listed here.
I am happy to answer any questions about sound quality before trading. These are bootlegs, folks,
many of them recorded before DAT was in use. Imperfections are part of the deal. If you expect perfect sound every time, I suggest visiting your
local music store for comercially available cd's. Trading is probably not for you.
I trade music, I don't tape shows. I do not know, and don't really care to know the source for most of what is on my list.
are available on cdr.
I am interested in trading only, I will not sell these titles.
Send me a message if you are interested in trading:
Laurie Anderson
Joan Armatrading
Joan Baez
The Beatles
Captain Beefheart
Adrian Belew
Big Black
Bjork
David Bowie
Billy Bragg
James Brown
Charles Bukowski
Kate Bush
The Byrds
David Byrne & Brian Eno
Camberwell Now
Can
Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash
James Chance
Cibo Matto
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Cowboy Junkies
Crowded House
Nick Drake
Steve Earle
Danny Elfman
The (English) Beat
Marianne Faithfull
Robbie Fulks
Allen Ginsberg
Philip Glass
The Gun Club
Emmylou Harris
Joe Jackson
The Jam
King Crimson
Latin Playboys
John Lennon
David Lindley & El Rayo-X
Los Lobos
Lyle Lovett
Bob Marley
Minutemen
Joni Mitchell
Modest Mouse
Van Morrison
Negativland
John Oswald
The Pixies
The Police
Iggy Pop
Primus
REM
Jonathan Richman
Rockpile
Roxy Music
Michelle Shocked
Shonen Knife
Patti Smith
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
Sting
Stray Cats
Matthew Sweet
David Sylvian
Talking Heads
Television
This Heat
Uncle Tupelo
Suzanne Vega
Tom Waits
The Who
Hank Williams
Lucinda Williams
X
XTC
John Zorn
Various Artists
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My Want List
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Send me a message if you are interested in trading:
Click here
or on the seal to visit my web page.
I'm looking for demos and live recordings by any of the artists on my trade list.
I'm specifically looking for any XTC, Laurie Anderson, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright,
Phranc, readings by Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs or any unreleased Beat Generation things,
and weird offbeat stuff (see my various artists listings for the kinds of things
I like). Also looking for 70's and 80's punk/new wave. I have very broad tastes
in music, if you don't have any of these artists I may still find something on
your list that I like. I would LOVE to trade for video tapes or vcd's of ephemeral films:
Old tv commercials, movie trailers, educational films, training films, sex ed
films, drive-in intermission film clips, psychotronic films, etc. Any old strange
video will get my undivided attention.
I also trade compilations of unusual music: outsider, lounge, strange, anything out of the ordinary. I have a
huge collection of old weird vinyl, if you collect this stuff, let's trade!
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