How I Became A Badfinger Fan
Somewhere around 1977, when I had been a Beatles fan for about a year,
I saw Magic Christian Music in a record store, selling for real cheap.
It was on Apple, and I figured as a Beatles fan, maybe I would try to
collect everything on the Apple label. So I bought it, expecting it
to become a "collection" piece only. But I played it, and that was
it! Crimson Ship, Rock of Ages, every last cut was a joy to me. I
even took it to school (something I NEVER did with my precious,
fragile records) to let my closest musical friend listen to it. He
wasn't as impressed as I was, so I never spoke to him again. Just
kidding about that, but I got every Badfinger record I could after
that, and have not been let down yet....all the way through 7 Park
Avenue all these years later. And I'm still excited just thinking
about the next few months of Badfinger-ness; Head First, Airwaves,
VH-1, etc. So that's my story. I could not come up with a good
ending, but then I realized.....if there are new releases to look
forward to in 1999, there is no ending to this fan's story!
Mike Green