Andrew T.
New Member
Hello. I've "lurked" around A&M Corner and the forums for a while, and have been impressed with what I have seen. I'm fairly new to the world of Mr. Alpert's music, but of course I have heard some of it from time to time and I have liked what I have heard. One day, I was in the mall, and I came across a table set up in the aisle pettling hordes of old comic books, baseball cards, record albums, and other knick-knacks. Since I love to browse through old records, I started to dig through the first unsorted pile. I first came across a mono cover (with nothing inside) of !!Going Places!!. Digging a little deeper, I then saw a well-used stereo copy of !!Going Places!! with a water-damaged ochre label. Moving to the next stack, I then came across a stereo !!Going Places!! with barely a blemish and with plastic still clinging to the cover. It cost 50 cents, although I'm an impoverished college student nowhere near a turntable right now.
So, that's my story. On to what I've been wondering: Out of curiosity, when was something by Herb Alpert other than Defective Hits and his relatively recent Almo output last in print? And, when did most of his catalogue released on CD go out of print?
So, that's my story. On to what I've been wondering: Out of curiosity, when was something by Herb Alpert other than Defective Hits and his relatively recent Almo output last in print? And, when did most of his catalogue released on CD go out of print?