Is it biting? For the second weekend in a row, Kingston town centre seemed remarkably uncluttered. Car parks were queue free. Can't be the weather.
Went to Borders music dept. It was a little depressing. Alerted by a table full of £3.99 cds by the door, I went downstairs to find racks of them. Usual stuff, nearly all name act back catalogue. Even at £3.99 I don't need another copy of 'Blue'. No punters around, either, apart from a young girl looking for a late Fathers Day present. Who buys a full price CD anymore, apart from as a present, where a download just doesn't cut it because you can't wrap it?
Still, I did find the Garden of Delights folk compilation at £3.99. Money well spent there. Because of the blog comments, I kept fingering John Martyns' 'One World' re-issue at £4.99. In the end, figuring it was only the cost of two coffees, I bought it. Knew I shouldn't have. There's always a reason why you haven't previously bought an album that old. It's the same as the other three John Martyn albums I've got. I know I should like them, and they're in no way poor records, but I only like about four tracks on each, so this one won't get played again. Same principle applies to Pet Sounds & Dusty In Memphis etc. If I'd have liked them that much at the time, I'd have bought them. Instead, I buy them years later because I think I should have them in case I invite any completists around for dinner and then just don't play them, apart from cherry picking tracks for playlists.
Don't mean to infer that those that love John Martyn's music have anything less than great taste, but he just doesn't cut it for a full album with me, despite trying my hardest.
Follow your heart when it comes to music. This can save up to £4.99.
However, the shock of seeing John on the cover may have diverted any comments on the Sigur Ros ad on the back. Four lots of naked buttocks. Any problems on the train for readers? Somebody here got worried about a Bettie Page ad last year and that was only suspenders.