I haunt my local great CD shop so much the lads have turned into friends.

The crappy Top 40 shops are places I avoid, but a small shop run by enthusiasts is the place to go. They specialise in re-releases & back catalogue (no Top 40 anywhere in their shop) & I have replaced a lot of old tapes & records - Eric Bogle, Pete Seeger, Weavers, Joan Baez, Pentangle, Moody Blues, Neil Diamond, Manfred Mann, Vera Lynne, Noel Coward, Django Reinhardt, Neil Young, War of the Worlds, Gracie Fields ...

I also buy at festivals & when artists visit my club, and albums put out by friends. I even get a few freebies from acts who would like to be booked!

My collection is spilling all over the floor (I really must get the shelves put up).

I also print out songs from Mudcat & other sources.

sandra