My college freshman year was 1985-86. At that point, as far as new releases went, I liked a lot of the indie-rock bands like the Replacements and the Minutemen; roots-rockers like Jason & the Scorchers and Los Lobos; just about all the contemporary blues acts working the circuit.
However, I was going through a strong phase for older R&B and blues. I was just discovering all these record stores on the other side of town that stocked reissues that I only saw in fanzines. So while my classmates were jamming INXS on their Walkmen, this is where my record-buying money went:
- "Jack The Ripper," Link Wray (45)
- "Slinky," Link Wray (45)
- The Best Of Joe Tex
- The Wham Of That Memphis Man, Lonnie Mack
- Dig Yourself, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
- Here Are The Sonics
- "Hot Smoke & Sassafrass," Bubble Puppy
- Having A Rave-Up With The Yardbirds
- Uncut & Classified 1-A[I], Swamp Dogg
- [I]Them Again, Them
- Ride Your Pony/Get Out Of My Life, Woman, Lee Dorsey
- NRBQ At Yankee Stadium
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However, I was going through a strong phase for older R&B and blues. I was just discovering all these record stores on the other side of town that stocked reissues that I only saw in fanzines. So while my classmates were jamming INXS on their Walkmen, this is where my record-buying money went:
- "Jack The Ripper," Link Wray (45)
- "Slinky," Link Wray (45)
- The Best Of Joe Tex
- The Wham Of That Memphis Man, Lonnie Mack
- Dig Yourself, Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
- Here Are The Sonics
- "Hot Smoke & Sassafrass," Bubble Puppy
- Having A Rave-Up With The Yardbirds
- Uncut & Classified 1-A[I], Swamp Dogg
- [I]Them Again, Them
- Ride Your Pony/Get Out Of My Life, Woman, Lee Dorsey
- NRBQ At Yankee Stadium