When I was in high school in the early 80s, one of the sax players in our school band - who was about a year older than me - had gravitated to the New Wave scene in a big way. "Jim" was one of those safety-pin-in-the-nose kind of guys. He was the "modern male" some years before it became fashionable to be so - at least back then in Texas, a cultural opposite to London. His favorite band was The Vapors. In hearing one of their albums for the first time ever, I was reminded of Jim. In fact the music sounds like he looked. How can music sound like someone's physical appearance? Meet Jim and listen to The Vapors... The Vapors are somewhat like Dead or Alive in that they represent the era well.
Ownership: LP: 1981 Liberty. Single sleeve. Recent antique mall acquisition (2024). I think the cover is fantastic, which looks different up close than from a distance. Up on the wall it goes.
2/25/24 (new entry)
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