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No, I don't have the time, funds or appetite for proper digging (dredging?!) these days. I used to spend enough time just getting rid of all the chuff I'd picked up in car boots etc, let alone the acquiring...
I've also noticed that because it's so easy to buy and sell records over the Internet these days, you don't get the bargains you used to by going record shopping in, for instance, Istanbul or wherever. I went to Mumbai years ago and came back with a huge pile of what is still the cream of my Bollywood records. Coat me £30 in total. Can't see that happening today.
In summary: 'these days....not like it used to be.....rose tinted glasses.....etc' :-)
AlexD
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It's true most stuff is super well known now, you have to be able to dig super deep and have loads of time to find anything that hasn't been comp'd...
I went through a crazy 60s Hammond instrumental phase back in the 90s, bought absolutely anything that kicked with a Hammond on it... I'd take my Sound Burger to poxy little record fairs and listen to anything that looked interesting... Exhausting as most stuff was total shit but picked up some great things...
I don't have the energy for that these days, I give up after an hour or so...