I was in a CD store at Belvedere Market in Northern Baltimore in the mid-90s
(store since closed) and they were playing Amplified Heart by EBTG.  I had
never heard them before and had to buy the record right away.  Still play it
often.

Years later, around 2005, I was in the amazing Princeton Record Exchange
store in NJ while on business travel.  They were playing a used import CD of
the solo works of Colin Blunstone.  Also had to buy it right out of their
player.  Still play it often (Wonde3rful is a great song.....

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:46 AM, <erhoek@comcast.net> wrote:

> I used to frequent a local indie store and teh owner would play material as
> it came in. Unfortunately for me he had a fondness for Tad,Unsane and that
> ilk but occasionally I would catch some blissful tunes. Several records I
> recall hearing and immediately asking if they had more in stock for sale
> (they didn't so I had to special order) are:
> Stereolab-Switched On (Too Pure)
> Superchunk-No Pocky for Kitty (I think it was on Matador)
> Velocity Girl-I Don't Care If You Go 7" (Slumberland)
> Green Day-1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Lookout)
> oh there was a Smashing Orange 7" that I had to have immediately too, My
> Deranged Heart. I cannot recall what label that was on. It may have been
> Native Records.
> ah good times.
> <snip>