Tommy Shaw, no stranger to fans of AOR, left Styx in 1983 to pursue a solo career. His first solo effort, "Girls with Guns" (1984, as if you couldn't tell the date by the cover!) is out of print and often fetches a remarkable price on ebay. For example, a used copy recently sold for $76.On Amazon today, the cheapest this CD was going for is $69 (1996 A&M release). Check now.
And if you are allergic to money, the reissue by Spitfire in 2000 is going for $550! Check now.
UPDATE (10-31-07): Another sells for $80 on ebay using "But it Now" option.
UPDATE (11-15-07): Another sells for $80.50 on ebay.
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I'm not really sure why the Spitfire reissue is going for $550. My guess is that the seller is trying to get someone to commit to buying by mistake and/or pass the reissue off as "rare". If you look hard enough, you can find the reissue online.
The original CD version on A&M used to go for $100+ on Ebay back before the reissue. Prices cooled down a little after 2000 but Spitfire gotten eaten by Eagle Rock and some releases had their printing stopped.
My advice is to by a decent copy on vinyl and burn a CDR for posterity, or upload it to your MP3 player. Vinyl is the way to go, the record goes for an average of $6 mint!
Steve
Heavy Metal Addiction
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