Record Store Memories #1
- Mark Dolan
- Jun 19
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 1
I used to work at a chain record store in the 80s. Throughout the year, we'd have these seasonal promotions where a certain label's artists would go on sale. Once we had one called "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and there'd be signs with illustrations of beach umbrellas and a smiling sun and then underneath would be a picture of an album cover like Whitney Houston or Bon Jovi and the sale price. So the sign would say: Hot Fun in the Summertime – Whitney Houston $7.99. Except the good-natured joviality of the theme didn't work so well that time one of the albums on sale was this:

Hey kids! Come on in for Hot Fun in the Summertime with Vio-lence: Eternal Nightmare! Ahhh...memories.
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