Thursday, January 15, 2015

Mark Of The Squealer

A few years ago, I started keeping a mental list of records that I was hoping to score each year. It was pretty loose, and was basically just a handful of records that were important, but for one reason or another, I'd just never buckled down and seriously chased one. You know me...I get distracted easily, so I hoped that making this "list" would help me focus and get serious about adding certain records to the collection. This year, I decided to make that list a bit more solid, and publish it here in the sidebar of this blog. Now, the goal isn't to purchase all of these by the years end, but to at least hopefully keep me focused on crossing off some big records from my list.

Leeway's Born To Expire has been on that list since I first started mentally putting it together...in fact, it was one of the major reasons that I started making this list in the first place. For the past few years, each January would come around and I'd set a resolution for myself...this year I'm committed to finally buying a copy...and then before I'd know it, we be in December, and I'd still be sitting there without one.

With the start of 2015, and reviewing my Want List, once again I found myself committing to acquire a copy of Born To Expire. Enough of this shit. I immediately hit eBay and I found a copy that wasn't beat to shit, or with cut corners. Unbelievably, I was the only bidder with a $30 starting price. Mission finally accomplished.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great pickup, one of my favourite records of all time. I've been trying to track down a copy of Desperate Measures lately, I just cannot find one for a decent price anywhere.

Anonymous said...

Also, I noticed your want list there and I've got a black copy of Planet Mental for sale if you're interested. Good condition, I just have a white one and I don't really need multiple copies of it. I'm not looking to get a lot.

Mark-Sandwell said...

I remember picking up a second copy at 50 pence off a flea market years ago. I still have two copies. Both are different pressings so it makes sense to keep them.

mcs said...

Never noticed your want list before but it's good you have written one down. A mental list is the choice of a fool.

gjhead said...

I've been looking out for a decent copy of this one also. Hopefully will find one soon - there is gonna be a reissue of this out later in the year.