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Opus - Solo

Opus' Solo was one of those albums I found while looking through Redrum Records' online store. It's a little brick and mortar I liked to pop into every now and again. They used to have a few locations, and over the last couple of years the other stores have shuttered, and the last survivor is a little farther away and is a special trip. Anyway, they have a really solid online store, and the navigation is awesome and honestly, they have a decent selection. One of the things I like to do is check for still-sealed items, and if they're cheap enough, I'll load a cart and then go pick it up. This last time there were a couple of items that looked intriguing enough to take a chance on. Solo was a German import that was still sealed, although over the years something spilled on the cover and seeped into the packaging. It's a small stain only visible on the back top right. When I went to clean the record, there was a fair bit of PVC mist, which was irritating, but it ...