Wait. You can still buy good music in stores? Haven't seen that in a while.
Yeah - I'm lucky because there are a couple decent stores in the area. I still end up getting most stuff at Amazon just because of the selection, but every now and then...
That said, I forgot to look specifically for HSAS yesterday. And XTC. Not a good day for me searching for all-caps bands! But I did do something I haven't done in a LONG time - I came out of the store with a stack of CDs that was tough to hold in one hand. Eight CDs for a total of $70, including Pete Townshend's "Scoop" and "Another Scoop", Black Sabbath "The End" (the Blu-Ray version!), Frank Zappa's "Lather" (a configuration I didn't have - didn't need this, but this isn't about need, Tammy!), a Joe Bonamassa live set (and passed on two or three others), and the Tommy Emmanuel/David Grisman "Pickin'".
I was chatting a bit w/the owner about one purchase - John Campbell's "Howling Mercy" ($1.50 - I bought it for my friend). To my surprise, the guy was familiar with Mr. Campbell. He said there's one album he can't listen to, but he couldn't remember which one, but it has a song about a kid dying. The kid's name is Billy - I'm very familiar with the song. It's one of Campbell's best - it's called "Tiny Coffin", and yeah, if I had a kid named Billy, I don't think I'd be listening to it, either.
John Campbell died from heart failure at 41 in 1993. He should have lasted longer. (Gotta post that over in Lloyd's thread.)
Side note - the owner of the store told us the selection was kind of picked over. When we walked out, my wife said, "That was picked over? I thought they had a good selection - how much would you have bought if they weren't picked over?"