You people are getting all soft on me...Christmas is for pussies - j/k.

If I order from Gemm I usually check to see if the seller has their own site - it's usually cheaper that way, instead of getting ripped off by GEMM - they charge a few extra bucks (built into the price) for using the site. It's a last resort for me though I just bought an early, hard to find Don Covay album for $5.99.

well i've been selling on it for over a year and its been a good year there for sales!
i have a website,but use it as another venue.
and i agree,the prices there can be a bit on the silly side..that why i try to do some homework and undercut everyone big style..
ebay is on its deathbed.great news!

As others have said...legit. I find some reasonably priced recent releases there, but for the most part it seems to be a cheap option for people to park their rare and not so rare records at wishfull prices hoping that someone will eventually bite. Another option is Discogs, is not as extensive an offering of records for sale, but I found a fairly priced french version of the Cramps "Songs The Lord Taught Us" and was very happy with the transaction.

Waaay overpriced for the most part. But very legit.

It's legit as legit as ebay in the sense that some of the sellers are good and some are bad. I find that most of the pricing is on the high end.

I used it as a seller before setting up the evil empire records website but found that it didn't get much traffic... I think I had one order over the course of a year. It did allow me to put a search box for my gemm catalog on my myspace page, which I thought was a nice piece even it was rarely used.

Discogs.com is a site that just started recently and it has some nice features. Its geared towards record collectors as much as the sellers, which is kind of nice. I haven't placed any orders or tried to sell anything through discogs yet, though.

I've stumbled upon GEMM many times in my Google searches for hard to find records. What's the story? Is it good, legit, etc.? Does anyone recommend any alternatives?

Rock n Roll Adventure Kids LP
The Jinxes/The Teutonics 45
Hunx & His Punx - "Teardrops On My Telephone" 45

Didn't buy as much this year due to being broke...

Horror-Primary Colours

Don't really listen to all that much new stuff to be honest,loved the easyness that the new billy childish compx2 lp gave mt though

Shannon and the Clams 'I Wanna Go Home'

and girls club is album of the fucking year.
Fake Surfer - Intelligence
200 Million Thousand - black Lips
Invisible girl rocks
Help - Thee oh sees

Here's an article from the local paper. There is a mistake at the end, Greg actually had a son not a daughter. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/garage%20rock%20hero%20passes%20quietly/2334268/story.html

Really sad news!! The Fiends and The Worst were two really great and fave garage-bands!

cant believe it :-(

The Fiends and The Worst were 2 of my fave Vancouver garage punk bands....RIP Greg!!!

well i vote for dick scum or vic flange , clive shite . rod vomit , basil bile , jamie jism , scott free , penny dreadful , serge dirtbox , adolf puke or banny danger dangerous - yes his middle name is danger

Robin Banks (Clash mate/roadie/hellraiser/minder). Can't bring the band he was in to mind right now...

Sounds cool...I'm hedging my bets that this is better than Last.fm which in reality, really sucks, especailly after five listens. Your play list is really cool. I'll definetly check it out some more.

Those lucky Yanks!

"Available only to listeners in the US"

Shiiiieeeeet.

This site has been around for a couple of years but I just finally got around to joining. It's actually pretty cool... it's kinda like a web-based iTunes with music sharing and social features like blip.fm. If you're on there, let's hook up. ;) This is me.

Cool!

Got a promo copy today. Haven't heard the whole thing yet but so far pretty good.

Merry Christmas Weirdos Mr A the Barber here bringing you vol. sixteen of YOU GOT GOOD TASTE and it's a special yule tide present just for you! 'The story of the man who didn't believe in SANTA' Inspired by 'Christmas Dragnet' by Stan Freberg I've put together a seasonal tale of a man who was an unbeliever, yes an unbeliever in the man we all know as SANTA CLAUS. This shows a Christmas story for all the family packed with the best rockin' n rollin' xmas tunes this side of Lapland, mixed up with a genorous slice of seasonal humour from Mr A the Barber and you've got a Christmas present you won't forget! Have a rockin' an rollin' Christmas and don't forget to listen out for more shows next year, now F**k Off and listen to the show. Pour yourself a large one, put another log on the fire and settle down cos the story's about to start.......................
Don't believe in Christmas - The Sonics The night before Christmas song - Cactus Jim and the Wranglers To heck with ole Santa Claus - Loretta Lynn You're a mean one , Mr Grinch - The Brian Setzer Orchestra What is Santa Claus - Stan Kenton I hate Christmas - Cast of Sesame Street Dancin' with Santa - The Trashmen Christmas twist - Charlie Starr Give me a kiss for Christmas - Johnny Houston Marshmallow world - Darlene Love Rockin' on a riendeer - Henry Lee I want the South to win the war for Christmas - Spike Jones Country Christmas - Loretta Lynn Run Rudolph run - The Outlaws Rudolph the red nosed riendeer - Billy May (We wanna see) Santa do the Mambo - Bill Darnel and the Smith Brothers Mambo Santa mambo - Enchanters Nuttin' for Christmas - Stan Freberg Santa Claus boogie - Paul Bain Rockin' Santa Claus - Moods Zat you santa Claus? - Louis Armstrong Boogie woogie Santa Claus - Patty Page Hooray for Santa Claus - TV soundtrack http://mrathebarber.blogspot.com/ http://yougotgoodtaste.podOmatic.com/ http://www.myspace.com/yougotgoodtaste

omg, new g n' r? say it ain't so.

i vote for sea shanties in general and Ewan MacColl and AL Lloyd's Blow Boys Blow (1960) record in particular. Even Zappa and Beefheart loved that record. My dad turned me on to it 10 years before punkrock changed everything. now it's back in fairly heavy rotation here. I think it's on what or waffles too.