day 13 - even the losers get lucky sometimes
pearl jam - let me sleep (christmas time)/ramblings
not only does this record fit the category, it fits the season! this is pearl jam’s very first fan club holiday single from 1991, and supposedly only 1500 were made, and so the going rate for one has been $100+ for a long time now. i was not in the fan club in 1991 - i was 13 and unaware - so how did i get this? back in 2006 i traveled to san diego and l.a. to see the pearl jam shows there. on an off day, i went to amoeba records in hollywood just to check it out. i was going through the 7” section and lo and behold this was sitting in there, and was priced at $15. $15! i don’t know if someone put it there for a fan like me to find when the band was in town, or if it had just gone unnoticed for a long time. but with this being the hardest single to nab, getting it for $15 was surely lucky. of course, this also meant i then had to collect the rest of the singles since the hardest one was now out of the way. it took a few years, but i got there.
pearl jam - let me sleep (christmas time)/ramblings
not only does this record fit the category, it fits the season! this is pearl jam’s very first fan club holiday single from 1991, and supposedly only 1500 were made, and so the going rate for one has been $100+ for a long time now. i was not in the fan club in 1991 - i was 13 and unaware - so how did i get this? back in 2006 i traveled to san diego and l.a. to see the pearl jam shows there. on an off day, i went to amoeba records in hollywood just to check it out. i was going through the 7” section and lo and behold this was sitting in there, and was priced at $15. $15! i don’t know if someone put it there for a fan like me to find when the band was in town, or if it had just gone unnoticed for a long time. but with this being the hardest single to nab, getting it for $15 was surely lucky. of course, this also meant i then had to collect the rest of the singles since the hardest one was now out of the way. it took a few years, but i got there.
which isn't normally the case as v funky tracks are backed with slower numbers). It often goes for well over $100. I suddenly found it on Discogs a few weeks ago for a fraction of the price. It's pretty crackly but the music comes through fine and I'm very excited to play it. 
) until I remembered this. A great album, and great memories of seeing a dishevelled Damon Gough several times, including a magical concert at the Eden Project. 
