10-Last of the Record Buyers

Last of the Record Buyers I got my first record March ’74 Carl Douglas 7” left me hungry for more Fast-forward Christmas Day, that same year Fisher Price record player got a hold of my ears It wasn’t just music, there was GI Joe Flat Stanley, Curious Jorge, Frog and Toad Flash Gordon, Star Trek, all a part of the stash Along with Oscar the Grouch singing ‘I Love Trash’ Spooky Stories, something for late in the night And Power Records brought comic books to life And THEN, here come the 80s and Sugarhill …The 12” record was a brand new thrill Living on an army base in a foreign place So when I couldn’t find vinyl, I was trading tapes Then I moved to Stuttgart, near Breuningerland Nearby music store had some records on hand Teldec compilations were part of the quest Or get Enjoy Records on the CBS press A new spot opened, all vinyl racks And that’s the place where I got my Wild Style soundtracks A short time later, moved back to the states Off to Fort Riley, KS with a couple crates Downtown Junction City, conduct my search And I came across placed called the Middle Earth Mostly a Rock store, didn’t care for Rap But they got lots of vinyl, so I kept going back And then two years later, it’s the same old score New city, new school, new record stores We had Strawberry Fields, and T&S I would spend so much money I would feel so stressed Then I drop the needle and I hope for the best And get a whole new mood when the song was fresh That’s the life of a crate digger and their suppliers Without Bias, yeah, it’s the Last of the of record buyers