...finally CD Purchase Receipt

A Receipt! Hooray!

On the day of ...finally's release I went to the same record store where I purchased Mutiny (in longbox to boot), Tower Records. They didn't have it. Being vaguely familiar with Tower's QC policies (or lack thereof) I asked if they wouldn't mind checking the back to see if they failed to actively put it out. Turns out Discovery were late in sending it to one of the then-largest record stores in the United States. Way to go Discovery! Soundscan purchase be damned! So I bought it at only place who did get it in that day, the now-defunct Slipped Disc Records in Valley Stream, NY.

Cereal Killers New York Times Review

The blurb in the ...finally liner notes for Jay's credits are taken from this review (i.e. "disingenuous harmonies, brash guitar").

Mutiny Billboard Magazine Review

Gods & Sods CD Purchase Reciept

Wow, I saved everything! Fanboy, fanboy, fanboy! Well, obviously I purchased this at the Virgin Megastore at Union Square on the date the album was released (apparently along with the first T.Rex album 'My People Were Fair With Sky In Their Hair...'). I loved the album and thought - given the tracks that were relegated as outtakes - that a third-party should have picked the band's album tracks. How could songs like "Hello Love Tractor (Too True To Be Beautiful)", "Gods Make Love" or "A Texas Sunday" (which could've easily replaced a variety of songs on ...finally) evade their obvious place on TMJ albums while "Just Like A Man" and "Underneath A Jersey Sky" questionably appeared on albums for sake of diversity? Such is the silly voting-process that bands subject themselves - and ultimately, their fans - to. So many initially questionable outtakes however did make for an albeit disparate but fine collection of songs. If memory serves correctly I was really looking forward to a tour in support of this fine album. Or...one show in Ohio. Well, unfortunately neither one ever materialized. But, being an XTC fan I knew perfectly well how to make do with an album, alone. Without tour.

Son Of Sam I Am People Magazine Review 1990

Note the misspelling of Tim's name (Guirk...tee-hee).

Son Of Sam I Am Billboard Magazine Review

Smash A Glass And Cry Bumper Sticker!

I'm pretty sure this was a gift for subscribing to Clive Young's fantastic Joybuzzer zine. In addition to this there was also a mustard yellow firecracker sticker, a membership card and a white firecracker button/badge.

Somehow (luck?, I asked Clive?) I managed to get two of these sweet stickers. The other one resides on the hard shell guitar case for my 1978 Fender Telecaster.