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It might be B'z (Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba), or maybe Tak M. with Takanori Nishikawa (aka T.M. Revolution) who was also one of the actors on the show (so that would make sense). B'z did the opening theme for that show 'Beautiful Life'. There's a soundtrack for the show, but it's all incidental/instrumental music. Very cool song though. I wonder if there are more songs like that in other episodes???

 

 

Np - Le Roux - 'Last Safe Place'

 

Very good guess friend. I thought it's B'z because based on Google search, B'z did contribute a song to this movie, but after lookin' up the song, it's different. T.M Revolution makes sense too, but sadly I don't have any CDs of them and also quite hard to look for samples.

 

and I don't have any idea about the movie and other songs since I haven't watch the drama yet

Yeah the opening them is a totally different song, but it would make sense if one or more of those guys contributed other background music.

Np - Michael Stanley Band - 'North Coast'

It might be B'z (Tak Matsumoto and Koshi Inaba), or maybe Tak M. with Takanori Nishikawa (aka T.M. Revolution) who was also one of the actors on the show (so that would make sense). B'z did the opening theme for that show 'Beautiful Life'. There's a soundtrack for the show, but it's all incidental/instrumental music. Very cool song though. I wonder if there are more songs like that in other episodes???

Np - Le Roux - 'Last Safe Place'

I've been seriously collecting records since I was 8 years old (back in 1974). There's nothing like putting on a record, popping a cold one and going through the liner notes. The older stuff brings back so many good memories. I'm always on the hunt for vinyl for myself while I'm out searching for Wishing Well. This weekend I scored some really cool things for me:

Queensryche - Original indie "206 Records" pressing of their first ep - The record's beat, but cool just to have this pressing.

Waves - self-titled (1977/Polydor) - Terrific mix of Pomp and Firefall style 70's AOR. I wonder if this was ever on cd in Japan? Awesome harmonies and melodies.

Spoons - Bridges Over Borders (Canadian issue with different cover art from the U.S. pressing)

Moxy - Under The Lights (with Mike Reno on vocals)

Strange Advance - 2wo (Canadian pressing)

FM (Canada) - Black Noise (underrated Progressive Rock group)

Paul Korda - Dancing In The Aisles (1978/Janus) - Westcoast vocalist kind of like Boz Scaggs, David Roberts and Stephen Bishop

Lords Of The New Church - Methods To Our Madness

Various - Metal Warriors - Ebony Records comp. from the 80's with indie UK bands. Includes a Shy track

Lastly, a bunch of promo 12-inch singles from Steel Breeze, Le Roux, Lisa Dalbello, Chilliwack, Rodway, One2 Many, Martha & The Muffins and Gary O'Connor

Overall a really good score for the weekend. It's cool to shop for cds, but for me there's nothing like hunting for vinyl.

Np - Scandal - 'We Are The 80's'

Sincere condolences to you and your friend's family Bernd. I went through a similar situation years ago, so I know there's a lot of things going though your head. I'm sure everyone on here wants you to know that you have our support and friendship.

Hey everybody,

There are now three mp3 audio samples from the new Reason cd 'The Darkest Star' up on the Wishing Well web site.

If you dig bands like Balance Of Power, Ten, Saracen and Rainbow then definitely check these guys out. The track 'Rise' was mixed by Beau Hill.

'Rise'

'The All Seeing Eye'

'Forever'

Np - Airplay - self-titled

'Mind Over Muscle' - 220 Volt

IMO Eonian is right up there with the best "reissue" or "archive" labels. The quality of their packaging is consistently great. I'm really looking forward to their 2012 releases.

Np - Higher Power 'Cast A Light'

Although I can't really argue against any of the artists that got in (except maybe Donovan...that's pushing it for sure) I'm so disappointed that Heart didn't get it. Their influence is way beyond the AOR or "Commercial" music realm. Joan Jett should be in there too. Pretty silly. Maybe they thought that Laura Nyro filled their quota of women (have there ever been two or more female acts inducted in the same year?).

Actually The Cure not getting in is more of a surprise to me. Regardless of what everyone thinks of them they had a heavy influence on two decades of Alternative music (hey, even Gothic Metal owes a little bit to them).

Really funny that I found out about the inductions on Yahoo, but nowhere in their story did they mention that The Small Faces got in. I guess the writer didn't realize about the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart connection. Damn young punks.

Np - Mozart (the band!) - self-titled

We have a soda brand out here in Arizona called Shasta (they're based in southern California) that's really good for an "indie" brand. Been drinking their stuff since the early 70's. They have a bunch of out of the ordinary flavors, and their cola is better than RC IMO.

Np - Plunge - 'Hometown Hero'

Hey everyone,

When you get a chance check out the band Reason. They're from the UK, and play classy Hard Rock and Melodic Metal with a bit of AOR mixed in. They remind me of Ten, Balance Of Power, Saracen and even CITA/Guild Of Ages. Their cd 'The Darkest Star' will be released in December 21st.

www.reason-music.com

Np - Firewolfe - self-titled

We got in our shipment today at Wishing Well. I wasn't a fan of 'Gimme Gimme' but I've got to say I really dig this. Yeah the sound is a little heavier, but it works. There's also a cover of the Axe song 'Rock 'N' Roll Part In The Streets' and 2 bonus tracks. The production is great. AOR Boulevard did a nice job on the packaging too. It's a digi-pack, but also has a full color fold-out booklet with lyrics and liner notes. Good stuff.

Np - Angel City - 'Face To Face'

Wishing Well will be selling the cd too. We've been taking pre-orders for about 3 weeks now. We should have the discs in stock and ready to ship by the end of the week.

Np - Starship - 'Love Among The Cannibals'.

Nice one Dave. Best of luck with them. Very good score.

Np - Bachelors - 'Love In America'

Not spectacular but decent songs. I dig 'Run' the most. Looking forward to hearing the whole album.

Np - Barren Cross - 'State Of Control'

4. Amoeba Music - Hollywood, Ca.

A lot of people hate this place, but anywhere you can spend 6 hours looking for cds and records and still not see everything... Their store in San Francisco is cool too, but the store in Berkeley sucks. Just make sure you hit a restroom before you go in! They have no public toilets. The last time in S.F. I had to hit the boys room at the McDonalds next door (where a couple guys were shooting up heroin at the sink - at least they were polite and asked if I wanted some).

 

I've never been to Amoeba but after seeing it on TV several times (once in the "Lemmy" documentary and also in one of Rachael Ray's "Travel" specials on the Food Network, of all places!) I have sworn that I will make a pilgrimage to this store at least once before I die. Even if I have to sell one of my kidneys to finance the trip.

 

I never been there myself either Keef, but I did buy a c.d. from them online (The Binges). I still get e-mail from them too.

Yeah everyone needs to check out Amoeba at least once. There are sale bins with literally thousands of cds for $4.99 and less, and thousands of records for $1.00. We always find some cool indie stuff in there (especially the Hollywood store). The last time there we even found some vintage 80's concert shirts for $1.00 each.

One other really great store that's kind of out of the way is Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo, California. Definitely worth the stop.

Np - Icon 'An Even More Perfect Union'

I know this is not a walk in record store in my area but I have to say "Thanks!" to Roger and Wishing Well. You won't remember this but back in '97 ish (?) I received a great phone call at work from you. I had Black N Blue - In Heat & Cold Sweat - Break Out on my wish list forever and had basically given up on them. You called and told me you had them. I think you charged my like $30 total for both. I remember thinking really? For both? It was a great deal! Remember, this was before Ebay was a well known tool to find things and let me tell you...same as today, those two albums aren't normally sitting in a pawn shop somewhere, but they were even harder to find back then.

 

Some 15 years later I still buy from Wishing Well, but I will never forget that experience. Thanks again Roger!

Thanks very much for the kind words (and the business). We appreciate it more than you know. We haven't always done things perfect over 15+ years, but we're still kicking! Big thanks to everyone here for all your support...not just with your purchases, but also with your encouraging words and good vibes while we've been dealing with our family health issues.

Np - Firewolfe - self-titled

With our line of work I've obviously been lucky to have been able to visit a lot of different shops around the western U.S.. Before Cassie got really sick we used to hit the road for a week or more every couple months. It was kind of like being on tour...A different hotel almost every night, lugging our bags and boxes of cds and records up to the room every night and LOTS of fast food. These are probably my favorite stores:

1. The Beat - Sacramento, Ca.

Huge shop with everything. I also used to drive there once a month when I lived in Reno, Nevada back in 1988. I still remember my very first purchase there - Bad Habit debut EP, Jet Red s/t, Vain 'No Respect' and a couple of Steel Breeze 45's.

2. Easy Street Records - Seattle, Wa.

Probably the coolest store of about 20 cool stores in the Seattle/Tacoma area. An amazing area for cd/record hunting! Plus I got a pic of me with Frank Black of the Pixies in there after he dig an unplugged gig. That trip was also notable for us finding 3 Big City 'Make Your Mark' cds in one week (they only pressed 500).

3. Independent Records - Colorado Springs, Co.

Just because of the sheer volume of rare stuff I've found in there over the years. My sister-in-law lives up there so we hit them every time we visit. Not sure if it's this way now, but they were so big that they had two buildings of stuff across the street from each other.

4. Amoeba Music - Hollywood, Ca.

A lot of people hate this place, but anywhere you can spend 6 hours looking for cds and records and still not see everything... Their store in San Francisco is cool too, but the store in Berkeley sucks. Just make sure you hit a restroom before you go in! They have no public toilets. The last time in S.F. I had to hit the boys room at the McDonalds next door (where a couple guys were shooting up heroin at the sink - at least they were polite and asked if I wanted some).

5. Vinyl Revolution Records - Monterey, Ca.

Just for the fact of that's where I found my Philip Lynott 1976 promo cardboard stand-up, and they have an entire wall that's a "Motorhead" mural (the owner used to be one of their roadies). Obviously lots of metal in there. Plus spending the morning music hunting and walking around a place like Monterey does not suck.

Np - Benny Mardones - s/t '89

Roger Waters

'Soldiers Of The Night' - Vicious Rumors

Christian Music seems to be the most common genre to be misfiled here in the Phoenix area. Tonight was the most perfect example...

Found around 20 rare Christian Rock, AOR and Metal titles in the regular section of a shop I hit once a week. I could tell they were all from one collection because I went through the entire store last week and none of it was there. There were a handful from this collection that were filed in the Christian section (obvious stuff like Petra and some CCM). Everything else was in the regular bins, so I had to go through the entire store again (which took me an hour and a half...it's a big store). Stuff like Crossection, Kerry Livgren, Saint, Armada, Siloam, Age Of Faith. Once you find a couple, you've got to keep going.

Guess I just have to be happy that the store employees' lack of knowledge is good for my business. I'm sure that if this stuff was filed correctly it'd be sold right away.

NP: GTR - self-titled

"I used to work in a used cd store so I'm probably guilty of filing some of those bands under the wrong category."

 

 

Yeah I worked in a record store for 13 years, that's why I think it drives me nuts when I see stuff misfiled. When I'm out I always have customers coming up to me asking "Do you work here?" because I'm putting misfiled cds back in their correct slots.

 

 

Np - Preview - self-titled

'Invisible Sun' - The Police

While out cd hunting Tuesday I found a Scott Henderson & Tribal Tech 'Nomad' cd in the "Native American" section at a local store called Bookmans. This place is notorious for their employees not knowing where to file stuff (at all of their locations). I guess since the cd cover said "Tribal" and had Native Americans on the cover...well of course!

It got me to thinking...What is the best cd you guys have ever found at a store that was obviously misfiled? I'm not talking about a cd that was hidden by another customer in the Rap section or anything like that. It had to be pretty apparent that the employees misfiled it.

The best one for us was back in the late 90's. Cassie found a Laos 'We Want It' cd (original Japanese pressing) in the "Asian Music" section of a Disc-Go-Round. This was before it was reissued and was still worth a lot. She walked up to me with this look on her face that said "You're not going to believe this." Never mind that no one on the front cover looks Asian, and they're dressed like a metal band. That Japanese writing on the spine throws 'em off every time...

So what's the best misfiled cd you've found???

Np - Walk On Fire - 'Blind Faith'

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Thanks for the info. guys. I really appreciate it. Metal4Ever gave me some definitive info to let me know that the one I have seems to be original. According to him the "DIDX-844" is not on the blue ring version of the disc itself. Thanks again to you guys for taking the time to reply.

Np- Lion 'Dangerous Attraction'

www.wishingwellonline.com

Does anyone out there have an original 'Rage For Order' cd with a "DIDX-844" matrix number on the inner ring of the disc? I'm finding a bunch with the DIDX-844 number and "Compact Disc Digital Audio" logo printed on the front cover, but none of them have the DIDX matrix on the disc. Give me a shout out if you can help out with that info..

Thanks!

Np - Red Rider - Neruda

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