Charity shops are of course the best. Here's Velodrome 2000 saying as much in their cutesy indie-pop tones:

Velodrome 2000 - Charity Shopping

If you're from Sheffield this is either a blast from the past or a vital bit of 90s music history...

That's not what this post is about though!

Most of the music I actually buy comes from charity shops so after a particularly successful rummage this weekend I thought maybe I should start sharing my finds here.

Check em out after the jump...

Barnardos in Devizes turned out to be, of all things, a hip hop goldmine - I'm going to have to head back there this weekend I think, I held back at the time but I'm regretting it - I found this album from Jeru the Damaja (he was misunderstood, last time he brought you.... the bitches! the bitches! the bitches!) which I didn't know about, Heroz4Hire

I'm mostly loving it, reminds me of sitting in my friend Ivo's room drinking tons of coffee and giggling, and/or driving around the Peak District instead of going to A-Level classes, partly because of the production style, partly because of Jeru's distinctive voice (we always used to listen to Me or the Papes... which explains the above reference)

Check this out: Jeru the Damaja - Billie Jean (Safe Sex)

Some more hip hop, this time political old skool rap from Kam from his album Never Again... again that 90s hip hop style taking me back to my well spent youth

Kam - Stereotype

Next up an album by jazz guitarist Ronny Jordan, Light to Dark. It's a bit Kenny G / B&Q in parts, but there's some good moments where it gets into a groove, this is probably my favourite

Ronny Jordan - Law

From 2001 I came across Carina Round's album First Blood Mystery... I'm no expert in Music Like This but it's good and reminds me of PJ Harvey. Check this Carina Round - Lightbulb Song

Finally some folk, hoorah, from Cardiff, The Bucket Band. Here's Sea Tune.

Hooray for charity shopping! More next time I venture into the metropolis that is Devizes