Just buy the reissued "Viva Hate" cd already!
I agree!!! I still have the original casette copy of Viva Hate that I was given brand new in 1988 that turned me onto Moz and Smiths. The sound deteriorated badly as I listened to it over and over....and over. It's my 1st ever piece of Moz "memorabilia" I owned and I'll never get rid of it. Multiple copies of it later(either lost, stolen, one for the car one for the house, reissue, one for my husband's car......)
Buy the reissue cuz the sound is better, there are added tracks and the new cover art. I bought mine the 1st day it came out for a little over $25, but I'm sure it can be had for like $18.00 now. Even less used(if you can find one).
> Well, keep in mind that I didn't buy 6 copies at once, but
> rather over many years. = )
> It breaks down like this:
> One - CD
> Two - LP
> Three - Cassette (for my Walkman)
> Four - 2nd CD (the booklet was looking battered)
> Five - LP w/ "Education in Reverse" title
> Six - CD - Reissued, repackaged!