Record Store Day and I am not in line..nope, no more! It has been years since I went to a RSD store and probably never will again because of a jerk. Last time I went I was 5th in line. The owner was asking each person what they wanted and I was looking forward to the Charles Mingus reissue. He had one. The guy in front of me ends up picking it, turns to me and proceeds to tell me he really didn't want it but knew I did and he would flip it and laughed. He ended up asking the owner for record mailers...so what kind of person does that? It was after that I realized that I only wanted a few things and could probably get them at retail anyway the day afterward...I didn't need to drive anywhere. I didn't need to deal with puckerspots. There are always going to be flippers and guess what...most of them will end up selling it for the price they paid. A few may make the big money but f'em. Plus the prices retail anymore are just ridiculous. I saw the prices for 45's this year and luckily I did not see anything that I was interested in because the cheapest was $15 and it went up to $22...and how about those Rolling Stones mini 45s for $18...REALLY! How many CURE Greatest Hits albums does one person need..I have all their albums so in effect I have their Greatest Hits. RSD has become the Wall Street Corporate Music version of Greed. I whole heartedly support mom and pop stores but unless someone gets a handle on all the greed then we are going to see more go out of business. A well loved Durham store recently announced their closure...more to come people, more to come! Oh wow, I really had not intended on an essay in my disgust..lol. Let's get to what we are here for, shall we.
I have a stock copy somewhere in a box not archived yet. I also have a Graham Gouldman version on RCA..pretty cool pop music to bring me back down to a mellow level
