Can you feel the level of excitement in this photograph?
Today we decided to head over to the WEST to check out the flohmarkt outside the Rathaus Schöneberg. Last time I'd been there was back in the meed-90s when the market was on Fehrbelliner Platz, and it was a good solid fleamarket with plenty of odd stuff on offer.
But now... this is a shabby fleamarket! Quite a lot of books, but nothing amazing, and the record situation was dire: only scratchy James Last, Demis Roussos, Culture Club, Leo Sayer - and even then, not the good stuff!
What I'm beginning to suspect is this: Fleamarkets in the West used to be better than the ones in the East, but slowly the whole system has totally reversed and now truly the best stuff has shifted to the East.
Oh well, I guess that's ok then, because that's where I live.
The search continues.
The theories get more tangled.
Will I ever find that elusive "Staff Carpenborg & Electric Corona" LP?
Not at this rate.
(... and I'm beginning to think every Can single ever pressed now lives abroad.)
13 comments:
I've got all the Can 45's.
That's why the South of England is slowly sinking.
The code to post this comment is 'moadkzph'... which I believe is Czech for 'maximum speed limit'.
Discombobulated of Tunbridge Wells.
Jason!
Good to see you here!
And you arrived just in time to witness Pillkopf too.
I'm going to try and get myself sponsored by the German government to start an agency which travels around the globe "reclaiming" krautrock vinyl and returning it to its birthplace.
Reconstituted of Islaendische Strasse.
I AM getting sponsored by the UK government to start an agency to ensure that all the late 80's/early 90's British indierock remains in Thorsten's bedroom.
The code to post this comment is 'myvhix' which I believe to be a social networking site for dyslexic smack-heads.
Indeed. Thorsten is actually chief commandant of this agency. The records will remain safely there.
Should I start a music blog too?
Should you start a music blog too?
Should too?
Too?
Dan, you def should! Why haven't you already? I got "Relics" today! Hooray! Now I can listen to "See Emily play"! Everyday! Where's my PF compilation btw? Do I have to go all the way to Berlin and pick it up myself?
Hi Louise, yes! You have to come to Berlin to get it! What with the price of stamps and everything these days.
Come here! Booze is cheaper than in your wildest booze dreams. Sweden's better for music though, still.
That's why I'm going to Malmo on thursday!
I can hear you. You looking at me or what? (very quick headbutt) If you're getting sponsored for the preservation of MY record collection then where's my share? talking about record collections and such on the internet? The code to post this comment says "zrvlzcln" which I think is polish for "twats".
Thorsten!
Dan and I will cut you in 10% for every record that stays in your bedroom forever.
There will be an extra 10% bonus for every Roobinoos disc that you burn and throw out the window.
Now all we need are your bank account details.... for 'administrative' reasons.
For the record, Thorsten, I love your records, and will be stealing them all soon.
Oh and also, that "extra" birthday presentthat I got for you finally arrived, and I demand that it never ever leaves your room. Although I guess i have to put it IN your room first. When I get back from Sweden, I promise.
Th ecode for this post was " ", which is Slovakian for " ".
Too Too.
Rubinoos appreciation society (RAS) is proud to announce that we have appointed you Mr.Jason Spacegear as our head principle. For that we have sent all Rubinoos records available (including best of's) to Turnbridge Wells together with the rewarding task of building an exhibition as a meeting point for Rubinoos fans from all over the world. Thank you.
The fleamarket at Rathaus Schöneberg is very crap indeed.
But I think the one at Fehrbelliner Platz still exists, too. Haven't been for a while though, so I can't promise that it's any good.
But there's a really good one outside of Berlin somewhere at the B5 (road) which is once a month or so. But as that's East Germany I 'm not too sure about those Can 45s.
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