What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Hobie-wan]

Fuck vinyl. Acetate is where it's at.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Fuck vinyl. Fine Corinthian leather is where it's at.

FTFY

[Luke]

Fuck vinyl. Corellian corvettes is where it's at.

FTFY

Fine. If we have to do this...

[REPO Man]

It's not that hard. If you can find a working record player (or just invest in a new one like I did), you can find tons of good stuff at any thrift store for practically nothing.

That's a great idea... unless you want something more obscure and may never see the light of day on a modern format. For example, right now, a used copy of the Radioactive Dreams soundtrack on vinyl is selling for at least $100.


THIS JUST IN:

THE DEBUT/ONLY RELEASE FROM SUE SAAD AND THE NEXT IS SET TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 2 OF THIS YEAR!

Currently listed on Amazon MP3, it's set to include three bonus tracks: Radioactive Dreams (from "Radioactive Dreams"), Save Me (from the film "Vicious Lips") and the theme from "Looker" (though it doesn't seem to be the longer version from the single). And it also seems like the version of Save Me is the same length as the film rip version I got ages ago.

[Ack]

Who?

[mjmjr25]

On the way into the gas station I found a dime on the ground.

In the gas station they had laffy taffy squares for $0.10 each.

Grrr! When I paid the cashier lady said "Eleven cents, please." WTF! Just my luck.

Just as I was about to put the taffy back, she said, "You can borrow a penny from the "give a penny / take a penny" tray.

Then as I exited the store she continued on to say, "Don't forget to give a penny next time." Dammit. Now I have worry about being able to replace that next time i'm in there.

Not too mention, I could've used that dime for bus fare home!!

[REPO Man]

Who?

From Wikipedia:

Sue Saad and the Next was an American New Wave band from Los Angeles, California. Its self-titled first and only album reached No. 131 in the US Billboard 200 in 1980. Although sometimes characterized as one hit wonders, the band achieved a cult following following their breakup in 1986. Sue Saad and the Next also provided part of the soundtracks for several films during the 1980s such as Roadie (1980), Looker (1981) and Radioactive Dreams (1985). Saad performed in Radioactive Dreams and voiced the main theme for Looker.

Sue Marie Saad, James Lance and Anthony "Tony" Lloyd Riparetti met in junior high school while growing up in Santa Barbara, California. Given their mutual interest in music, they began collaborating and eventually formed Calliope. They achieved some success and released several singles. One of these, "We've Made It", dealt with the generation gap and so angered a local disc jockey that he destroyed the record while still on air and voiced a tirade against the band. The three formed a new band around 1978, Sue Saad and the Next, whereupon they moved to San Francisco and then Los Angeles hoping to find work as sidemen. It was during this time that they began writing songs and recording them on their Rodney Sound four-track tape recorder. They were later joined by guitarist Billy Anstatt and bass player Bobby Manzer, studio musicians who had played together in the rock musical Zen Boogie, wanting to perform in a regular band. The band played in clubs and similar venues throughout Los Angeles and were eventually signed by Warner Bros. Records to develop as writers. Then-chairman Ed Silvers brought the band to record producer Richard Perry who immediately signed them to a contract with his company Planet Records in late-1979. They, along with Marc Safan and the Cretones, were the first New Wave groups signed to the label.
The band's debut album was co-produced by James Lance and Richard Perry, the first time Perry had ever shared a production credit, with all the songs being written by Lance, Riparetti and Saad. The album, self-titled Sue Saad and the Next, took less than twenty days to finish at a cost of $50,000. This was well below the industry standard, generally between $125,000-$150,000 financing, and at least 3 to 6 months production time. It was released in 1980 and reached No. 131 on the US Billboard 200. Perry later said the album's songs "evoke[d] youthful passion seasoned with wry adult knowledge, as well as a toughminded picture of daily American life and the ways it can be lit up by moments of rock and roll celebration."It was the fourth album to come out from Richard Perry's label and received some positive reviews, earning comparisons to Pat Benatar and Blondie, and made its way overseas months later.
That same year, their music was featured in the 1980 comedy film Roadie along with Eddie Rabbitt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris, The Joe Ely Band, Teddy Pendergrass, Jay Ferguson and Pat Benetar. The film's director Alan Rudolph liked the band so much that one scene was written in specifically for one of their songs, "Double Yellow Line", which took place on a highway.
Although the band did not put out a second album, it continued performing throughout the United States and toured Europe with UFO and the Boomtown Rats. They also appeared in concerts run by Texas promoter Jack Orbin in late-1981. During the next few years, Sue Saad and the Next performed the main themes for the science fiction films Looker (1981) and Radioactive Dreams (1985). "Radioactive Dreams" and three other songs, "Guilty Pleasure", "She's A Fire" and "When Lightning Strikes", were among those released on the official Radioactive Dreams soundtrack. It was also in Radioactive Dreams that Sue Saad had a small role as a punk rocker who performed a musical number, "Guilty Pleasure", and is regarded by many fans of the film as one of its most memorable moments.
It was while working on "Radioactive Dreams" that director Albert Pyun made an offer to James Lance and Tony Riparetti to score music for film and together composed the music for Say Yes (1986), Commando Squad (1987), Alien from L.A. (1988) and Brainsmasher... A Love Story (1993). Though Lance eventually left the partnership, Riparetti remained with Pyun and continued to compose scores for his films including Omega Doom (1997), Mean Guns (1997), Postmortem (1998), Invasion (2005) and Left for Dead (2007). He also worked with the Beastie Boys for a time. Riparetti's success led to his starting his own company, Sound Logic, which composes film scores and sound editing for low-budget films from his North Calle César Chávez studio in Santa Barbara. In April 2008, Riparetti and his company were featured in the Santa Barbara Independent.

The full album
Radioactive Dreams Soundtrack playlist
Vicious Lips Soundtrack playlist
Looker (album version)
Looker (film version
Can't find "Highwire" from the "Looker" soundtrack.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Accidentally purchased a game for a console I don't own. Totally my fault, I didn't read the description thoroughly. I can't return it either. The packaging is pretty cool and it seems pretty rare, so I guess I'll keep it. Thankfully I only spent a few dollars on this.

[Hobie-wan]

Accidentally purchased a game for a console I don't own. Totally my fault, I didn't read the description thoroughly. I can't return it either. The packaging is pretty cool and it seems pretty rare, so I guess I'll keep it. Thankfully I only spent a few dollars on this.

Aaaaaaand it is what? Picture? Link somewhere to a box picture at least? Booooooooooo.

[foxhound1022]

Accidentally purchased a game for a console I don't own. Totally my fault, I didn't read the description thoroughly. I can't return it either. The packaging is pretty cool and it seems pretty rare, so I guess I'll keep it. Thankfully I only spent a few dollars on this.

Aaaaaaand it is what? Picture? Link somewhere to a box picture at least? Booooooooooo.

Yes, boo this man for at least not giving a title. Boooooooo!

I am curious as well.