I had some time to kill between Pie Kitchen and Wine Shopping runs Saturday and remembered that RSD 2020 the 2nd drop had happened. I usually go to the Great Escape after the crowds have dispersed to see what catches my eye. I'm not lining up for an investment as many do to later sell on E-bay.
They had 5 free .99cent LP no purchase necessary. Let's start there. I picked up two Gene Pitney collections, A Johnny Rivers album with liner notes by Lou Adler, Linda Ronstadt's "mad love" record where she covered Elvis Costello and he didn't thank her!(Whatta Punk), and a Jimmy Swaggert Gospel album that looked virtually unplayed (because if you believe his bullshit you're just a poseur anyway).
Among the leftovers were a 3 LP Replacements Live. This surprised me because I always saw Louisville as a mats loving town. It's a beautiful package but as i pointed out on Insta, useless for cleaning seeds and stems. Rhino needs to rethink that with widespread legalization. I also scored a live Gun Club. There are tons of semi-legal releases out there but I dig Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his take on the blues. He wails as only a president of the Deborah Harry Fan Club can and would. Rob Tabor eat yer heart out.