Sold Date:
July 11, 2017
Start Date:
June 26, 2017
Final Price:
$15.00
(USD)
Seller Feedback:
101
Buyer Feedback:
13
This records vinyl is almost excellent, (visual grade).The jacket has been moisture damaged, but the records are as described and from a professional DJ's well cared for extensive collection Some of these records I have acquired with and without the jackets because of the major damage done, due to being exposed to moisture for a long period of time. Although these records will be glossy, a good cleaning is always recommended. More about the DJ Tyme, DJ Time, Tyrone, MixMaster DJ Tyme, rubber stamps. Thi is an article I found on the web. Cover Story: Big Brother Beat Allegorical spins with a dead DJ., by MILDRED C. FALLEN — NOV 23, 2005 2 P.Rebel Yell: DJ Tyme was ahead of his and taught Mildred Fallen most of what she knows about early Hip Hop.I called him Tyrone, but "DJ Tyme" suited him as he carried this Father Time wisdom about music that stirred a childlike curiosity in fellow appreciators. His apartment hid under relics of show flyers, Hip Hop newsletters like The Diamond and rooms filled more with LPs than furniture, each sleeved with "DJ TYME" stamped in the center of the label. He handled them the way an elderly man shows prized war medals, holding them up for admiration one at a time. His favorite was the Ultimate Beats and Breaks collection.Years later, a near-fatal auto wreck landed him in a series of rehabilitation centers, and our communication stalled. Things wouldn't be the same between us. When we did speak, he sounded miserable and cynical. I grew impatient and self-involved. But I didn't realize he was dying. It was after I received a message from him that he was looking for me — out of the nursing home and trying to ¡nd an apartment on his own — that I learned that he died in early 2001. The article continues....