Worthless shit in your attic

I never much liked the Senseless Things. I thought they smelt. In fact, one of my proudest teenage achievements was that I also stubbornly resisted the other must-likes of my era like the Wonder Stuff and The Cure were obligatory elements of yer 14 year old indie kids’ tape collection. Admittedly, I did tragically succumb to Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine and their silly sub-Jesus Jones guitar-drum machine sound and crusty cycling hats. But luckily I never actually bought anything. Me, I listened discreetly to Queen’s The Works (Radio Gaga, Hammer to Fall – I could go on) and also found myself getting drawn into The Fall thanks to their seminal Extricate album.

Now everything’s gone to MP3 and there’s a redundant set of classics sitting in every mid 30 something’s indie kid’s attic and surely some big money to be made. Yeah well, don’t bother. Whether it’s ebay or Amazon Marketplace no-one wants the stuff. Check out the price for The Senseless Thing’s fairly well know single “Christine Keeler”, 19 pence. In terms of the time taken to list the thing and then package it and send it off, unless you really have nothing of importance to do with your life it doesn’t add up. You’re effectively paying yourself for £1 an hour at best.

Try something a bit more special – like a white album, white vinyl copy of Birdland’s Lazy album. Starting price on ebay ? £1.99. Or something seriously mainstream, like a Huey Lewis and the News picture disc of The Power of Love. I own two of these I was possessed of such foresight. Yours for £2.99 Buy it Now from Terry’s Picture Discs on ebay.

RIP Wiz.