Nothing beats finding a band that really appeals to you. The thrill of playing a track and feeling that sense of connection. As thought I song was written for your ears alone. Everything just fits together.
Well that's all good.
However.
All of these wonderful exciting things just happened to me. I was listening to Squeeze on YouTube -- who remembers 'Cool For Cats'? Well I do. I wish I didn't.
Squeeze's first album, 'UK Squeeze' (or simply 'Squeeze' just to frustrate your google and/or ebay search) is a post-punk wave of musical credibility. Maybe.
Well, unlike 'Cool For Cats'.
For whatever reason I became determined to own this album on CD.
Yeah. I know, right? (We're talking about different things).
Surely such a great debut album would be readily availible for purchase. Generally an older album like UK Squeeze would set you back less than $10. A price I'm willing to pay, to have a solid copy, of an equally solid album.
As aforementioned, the band clearly didn't have the foresight to predict the modern day search engine, and how album titles that are open-ended, or, even worse, the same as the band name, make it virtually impossible to find amongst a back catalogue of 14 studio albums.
The cheapest I could find it on ebay (on CD) was $30 including shipping. Something I wouldn't even pay for a new release CD. Let alone a 1995 issue.
In an attempt to legally acquire the album by any means possible, I resorted to my foes, iTunes and BigPond music, which did little to improve the offering.
Nothing.
Apparently UK Squeeze was so widely unsuccessful, it's not worth selling. Ever.
I will continue my search. In the end, I'll probably just purchase it on vinyl and enjoy it the way it was made to be heard.
