I'm not sure what might be the equivalent these days, but buying a random independently released 45 back in the day whas a crap shoot. Because the number pressed was so low, and so few record stores stocked independent releases (particularly from out of town bands), they weren't that plentiful. So if there was a future all-time great, word would take a while to get out. You had to take chances with unknown bands. You just considered the cover, band name, song titles, and general attitude of the package, and weighed the odds. You couldn't run to the internet and, depending on the record store, you weren't likely to get them to spin every record that caught your eye. The were usually a couple bucks.
The Urinals cuts below brought all that back, and after looking for an image I was reminded how half assed their sleeves were. (The sleeve above is from an earlier 45. The one for the songs below is worse.) So, you're in a record store, you never heard of them. Two bucks? Why the hell not?
Sunday, November 8, 2020
THE TWO BUCK CRAP SHOOT.
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