When was the peak era for collectors of psychedelic music? Aww, easy-peasy. The mid-60s, when else? Every band back then made psych, even out-and-out pop
What is a rare record? Logically, it’s one that you want but, whether through availability or cost, you’ve yet to find a copy. And that makes sense. If a
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Like David Bowie and maybe one or two others, it matters not how “huge” Marc Almond’s individual records are. In the eyes of his diehard fans, of whom there are many, he remains akin to an underground cult, beloved by a select few folk, and offered widespread approval only for the hits that he occasionally spills out.
The Stars We Are, from 1988, is a case in point. Buoyed by what would become a monster smash duet with Gene Pitney, “Something’s Gotten Hold of my Heart,” and the UK Top 30 “Tears Run Rings,”
The Stars We Are may not, ultimately, have become his biggest-selling album yet, but it was certainly his most visible. Particularly in the US where, more than thirty years on, it’s still the one that the dealer is most likely to produce when you ask if he has any Almond in stock.