Day 8

If you're following along, it's fairly easy to deduce the price of albums back in 1985.  Back then they didn't discount the album on releases day and the first week like they do nowadays - back then, in Tucson at least, you paid full price if you wanted to be among the first to own a record. Some were still $6.99 but most were $7.99 out the box.  Like this one, which was picked up on a return trip to the Record Bar, which was probably the most "street" or "urban" of the record stores I frequented.  With their large selection of 12" hip hop singles and prominent displays of the latest rap releases, they easily beat Zip's (rock), Loco (eclectic rock), Discount (college rock) and Al Bum's (eclectic/college/classic rock).  I seem to recall that any rap or hip hop records that somehow found their way into Al Bum's were usually promo only copies priced lower for quick sale in a weird type of record retail racism.

Run-D.M.C.'s sophomore album had apparently been released the week before but for whatever reason, Record Bar was just putting the album out for sale on this day and I snagged it on my way home from class. I was still playing their first album a lot so a cassette was quickly made with the first album on one side and this album on the other.  Definitely one of the better cassettes I ever dubbed.  "there is none higher" indeed.

King Of Rock - RUN-D.M.C. (1985)

The vinyl was replaced by CD which itself was replaced by an expanded edition CD with three bonus tracks.  Run-D.M.C. still gets a lot of play here at The Hideaway and in The Blueberry.

The TOTAL TALLY:

records bought: 30

    money spent: $174.56