Proof It Works! Ranch Records Delivers.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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Proof It Works! Ranch Records Delivers.

Posted By Ethan Maffey on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 7:48 PM

4 for $10 at Ranch Records

If you read part two of my music discovery guide last week, you probably remember my third suggestion involving the discount bins at Ranch Records.

Well, as proof those bins can deliver great music, I found the following CDs in them a few days ago.

1. Manifest! by Friends
2. Take My Breath Away by Gui Boratto
3. I Predict a Grateful Expulsion by Cold Specks
4. The Royal Concept EP by The Royal Concept

The album by Friends as well as the debut from Cold Specks made my best of 2012 list— with the latter even named eMusic's number one album of the year.

And all for $2.50 each.

Take a listen to the title track from Gui Boratto's album below.

Tags: Ranch Records, Music Discovery Guide, Cold Specks, Gui Boratto, The Royal Concept, Video

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Ethan Maffey

Both a writer and a fan of vinyl records since age 5, it wasn't until nearly three decades later that Oregon Native Ethan Maffey derived a plan to marry the two passions by writing about music. From blogging on MySpace in 2007 and then Blogspot, to launching his own website, 83Music, and eventually freelancing...

        
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