Albums that shouldn't be out of print...

A lot of good calls already, especially Lick My Decals Off Baby, Mecicine Show and the first 3 Comsat Angels, however additional nominations:

Pere Ubu - 390º Of Simulated Stereo; The Tenement Year; Cloudland; Worlds In Collision
Pop Group - everything
Red Krayola - Soldier Talk
This Heat - 1st s/t

actually come to think of it, I don't think there's a proper Lilys album widely in print. I think places have overstocks of some of them, but the only lilys records that show up in most stores I go to, both online and real, are the split with Aspera (demos), the Bliss Out Ep (good, but not really satisfying any Lilys jones), and the "Selected" EP (great, but only 5 songs).

so yeah, someone go ahead and make all that old Lilys stuff available...

I'd also add to the list:

Wall of Voodoo - _Dark Continent_
Oingo Boingo - The first EP. Yes. Oingo fucking Boingo.
The first Bevis Frond albums that came out in the US on Restless (or was it Reckless?) and as far as i know have been OOP for awhile.

-Matt, who grew up in the 80s. Obviously.

But they're still spendy imports...

-Matt, who's only thinking of the children.

Rollins label reissued Y a few years ago didn't it? (Infinite Zero, I think) with "beyond good and evil" as bonus. Is that OOP now?

And George G, wasn't 'Conquistador' reissued by Blue Note on CD abt 5/6 years ago, abt the same time as 'Love For Sale' and 'Unit Structures'?

All I know is I paid far too much to get that one and We Are All Prostitutes on Japanese import!

"I'm always surprised when US ILMers talk abt how diff it is to find the first This Heat alb on CD, as it seems to be widely available here in the UK (Camberwell Now recs, on the other hand...)"

I'm not in the US and I'm having trouble finding it Andrew - do you know where it's currently available (All's Well by Camberwell Now, on the other hand was recently re-released and is available on mail order from http://www.rermegacorp.com/!)

I have a copy of 'til the band comes in from, like, nineteen ninety.

Scott 2, Scott 3, and Scott 4 should be in print here in the U.S.

Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson too.

Also that ultra-rare record by Bohack, It Took Several Wives would be a good one too.

Blimey Juan - I thought IIII'd paid over the odds for the ones I got, but I didn't pay anything like $100 for either of 'em!

You can apparently still get "Y" on Japanese import for a relatively trifling £20 from http://www.101cd.com/

Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Delta 5 - See The Whirl
Distractions - Nobody's Perfect
Mighty Ballistics Hi-Power - Here Come The Blues
Rip Rig & Panic - Knee Deep In Hits / *anything*
The Slits - Return Of The Giant Slits

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000089U/qid=1044544204/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_0_2/202-0999284-8270212

I remember not especially liking this, even back when I liked the Talking Heads a lot more, but I think I remember preferring the version of "Drugs" here (and also liking "Psycho Killer").

As I've said before, ad nauseum, they were a lot of fun to see live back in 1988-1991, and some of their videos are pretty good.

(As long as P-Orridge is in charge, the back catalog will be mis-managed.)

Thanks Julio, I tried that this morning and they've just replied:

"it's currently unavailable, and has been for around three years.
the previous version (packaged in a jewel case, originally released on CD 1991)
is the only edition, sometimes it turns up on e-bay, but i wouldn't advise
buying one.

a re-mastered and re-packaged version is 'almost' ready to go into production,
and hopefully could be available soon.

we will keep you informed of availablity.

thanks for the enquiry and your interest

these"

These are some off the top of my head. There are a few mentioned that I would second as well (Pere Ubu, This Heat, The Pop Group).

More good news - this one was re-released a couple of years back in an extended 2-CD format as "The Complete Science Fiction Sessions"!

everything released by the Vanity and Newsic/Spiral labels.

oh, and Schlammpeitziger's 'Freundlichbarracudamelodieliedgut' 2LP. 'Collected Simplesongs...' is such a poor substitute.