Honestly, I think I would be a lot more dissapointed if I were to buy records strictly on covers. I mean, I have in the passed and NOT been burned, but the opposite is equally true. Used records are no issue, as my local shop has plenty of listening stations as well as employees with varied tastes. But, yeah, new records, thats tough if you haven't heard of the group or are skeptical or lots of people are uber-hyping said album. Basically, and I find this true for a lot of people, it takes a real steamy pile of hand massaged goat turd of an album to warrant a return of a NEW lp. And even then most places don't return them, so you usually end up selling it for less than you paid for it. I'm considereing turning SY/ICP/Ab Baars ''In The fishtank'' into a bowl for my coffee table. Really its the worst Sy related output I've heard or owned. A true shame.
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