Thinking about this got me curious, don’t want people thinking I’m cheap or a tightwad or anything. So I looked it up. Even worse than I thought. A new album in 1976 was $7! No wonder I was so picky. Those things were even more expensive than I thought!
Unexpected Tom Petty "stamper" discovery
Did some New Years cull of Rock albums. Went through the Tom Petty catalog.
My faves are his first 3 albums, with my interest fading by his 5th, "Long After Dark"
I was a big fan, saw TP & the Heartbreakers perform arguably at their peak -New Years Eve, 1978 at the Santa Monica Civic.
Playing my 2nd least favorite album "Hard Promises," the great sonics kept me listening to it.
A quick Wiki revealed this, which I thought was cool:
"During the recording of the album, John Lennon was scheduled to be in the same studio at the same time. Petty was looking forward to meeting him when he came in. The meeting never occurred, as Lennon was murdered before the date of his planned visit the studio. Petty and the band paid tribute to the slain former Beatle by etching "WE LOVE YOU J.L." in the runout deadwax on early U.S. and Canadian pressings of Hard Promises."
After side 1 was finished, a quick inspection verified my suspicion-I have a Tom Port HOT STAMPER$$!!
All those Tom Port descriptors used for those $3-500 "WHITE HOT STAMPER" were heard!
Reality, I just thought the sonics were quite nice, so im keeping it. The album was a sealed copy. I found it during one of my neighborhood store, bin diving sessions years ago. It was played once back then, never saw daylight since.
Played side 2, then back on the shelf, where it likely won’t get played for another couple years.
My faves are his first 3 albums, with my interest fading by his 5th, "Long After Dark"
I was a big fan, saw TP & the Heartbreakers perform arguably at their peak -New Years Eve, 1978 at the Santa Monica Civic.
Playing my 2nd least favorite album "Hard Promises," the great sonics kept me listening to it.
A quick Wiki revealed this, which I thought was cool:
"During the recording of the album, John Lennon was scheduled to be in the same studio at the same time. Petty was looking forward to meeting him when he came in. The meeting never occurred, as Lennon was murdered before the date of his planned visit the studio. Petty and the band paid tribute to the slain former Beatle by etching "WE LOVE YOU J.L." in the runout deadwax on early U.S. and Canadian pressings of Hard Promises."
After side 1 was finished, a quick inspection verified my suspicion-I have a Tom Port HOT STAMPER$$!!
All those Tom Port descriptors used for those $3-500 "WHITE HOT STAMPER" were heard!
Reality, I just thought the sonics were quite nice, so im keeping it. The album was a sealed copy. I found it during one of my neighborhood store, bin diving sessions years ago. It was played once back then, never saw daylight since.
Played side 2, then back on the shelf, where it likely won’t get played for another couple years.