[Music] Did you ever buy a single (7"or 12") because of the picture cover?

[Dave the OAP]

 

[Dave the OAP]

ROxy Music

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Nice shiny silver foil. Album, though, not single.

Snap! Love that album, though I knew of Duul from a mate and heard Yeti before. Gobbled up Dance of the Lemmings and Carnival in Babylon soon after.

 

[METALMICKY]

Great tune. Used to buy LPs all the time because of the cover and discovered some great music as a result. My intro into Metallica a good example.

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In the same musical genre the picture of Eddie on TLD the first two Iron Maiden albums definitely caught my eye. Before the digital age of MP3 one of life's joys was perusing the album covers (Max records in Eastbourne in my case).

 

[Gazwag]

(Max records in Eastbourne in my case).

I went there a lot as well, never forget the smell from the coffee grinders a couple of shops down

 

[Grassman]

Between the years 1986 and 1998 - I bought most new indie releases from the Longplayer in Tun Wells, many of those were piccy discs. Always an extra bit of fun with them.

This was my fave though.

 

[METALMICKY]

I went there a lot as well, never forget the smell from the coffee grinders a couple of shops down

Good call! And don't forget the classic yellow bag. The digital age means the joy of a gate fold sleeve lost on the younger generation.

 

[Weststander]

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I have that vinyl. Bought purely for musical reasons.

 

[Bwian]

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That Roxy album was only available as an import in Canada with that cover, and even then it was covered up. The domestic release just had the trees on the cover.

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[Weststander]

That Roxy album was only available as an import in Canada with that cover, and even then it was covered up. The domestic release just had the trees on the cover.

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Bought from HMV Brighton back in the day, the cover I have, is exactly as seen above.

 

[rippleman]

bought something because coloured vinyl, cant remember what it was now.

"Coloured Music" by the Piranhas?!!

Great song, great band

 

[Bwian]

Bought from HMV Brighton back in the day, the cover I have, is exactly as seen above.

Mine too-I bought the UK Import from Sam The Record Man.

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[Weststander]

Mine too-I bought the UK Import from Sam The Record Man.

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Was that a record shop?

 

[Albion Dan]

In the same musical genre the picture of Eddie on TLD the first two Iron Maiden albums definitely caught my eye. Before the digital age of MP3 one of life's joys was perusing the album covers (Max records in Eastbourne in my case).

That record was purchased at Max! Used to spend hours in there browsing indie, metal, and hip hop.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Not a single. And I had heard of them through a mate but not actually listened to any of their tunes. Saw this in the record shop that was on School Hill in Lewes (where I spent a ****ing fortune age 11-17) and thought "**** me, that's interesting". What a purchase!

 

[Bwian]

Was that a record shop?

You'd never guess by its name would you?

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[Weststander]

You'd never guess by its name would you?

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I pictured a door to door salesman selling albums.

 

[NooBHA]

bought something because coloured vinyl, cant remember what it was now.

Me too - I bought the Dickies in Blue Vinyl coz I had heard the coloured vinyl one was worth a lot of money. Turned out Blue Vinyl was common but the yellow vinyl was the one worth a lot of money - And the album was a load of pish as well

 

[Cheshire Cat]

This:

I think we can all see why.

 

[Albion my Albion]

This!

I think we can all see why.