Blast it, Amazon! (plus, a mini-shopping spree)

Amazon.com has gone and done it again: 1500 $5 mp3 albums for the month of May.  This one is sure to cause my month music budget to balloon exponentially.

After the first pass through the list, I added the following to my wish list:

• Amon Amarth - Surtur Rising
• The Band - Music From Big Pink
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - (self titled)
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Boys
• John Denver - Different Directions
• John Denver - The Flower That Shattered The Stone
• John Denver - Higher Ground
• Steve Earle - Jerusalem
• Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts...Now
• Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues
• John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
• Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
• Ben Harper - Lifeline
• Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World
• Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl
• Emmylou Harris - Elite Hotel
• Emmylou Harris - Luxury Liner
• Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky
• Paul McCartney - Band On The Run
• The Very Best of Otis Redding
• The Rolling Stones - Black And Blue
• The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run (incorrectly credited to Neil Young)
• Neil Young - Sleeps With Angels

Obviously, I'm not going to buy all of them, but even if I buy, say, half, that's still a bit of spending.

Also, today I bought the following used records while looking for the new Paul Simon album on vinyl:

• Steve Earle & The Dukes - Exit 0
• Emerson, Lake, & Palmer - Works Volume I
• Waylon Jennings - Are You Ready For The Country
• Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - Waylon & Willie (I already have this one on CD; it's easily my favorite country album.)

Not bad for $15.