BOSTON "A Man I'll Never Be"

Here is the "A Man I'll Never Be" single by the band Boston. Released by Epic Records in 1978. Catalog #8-50638 ZSS 165251. Length: 3:49. In stereo. Promo record. I have played this record no more than five times including today to check its condition. Condition is good, no pops, no crackling, no skips, scratches, or scuff marks. Epic sleeve is in very good condition. Flip side is "Don't Be Afraid", length 3:42. It's time now for me to thin out my collection. I'm including a 2-page mini bio xeroxed from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll ©2001 . This is free, not part of the listing price. Combine auctions to save on shipping.

Boston is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1975 by Tom Scholz. The band's core members include multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 self-titled debut album, and original lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album. ... "A Man I'll Never Be" is a song written by Tom Scholz, released in 1978 on Boston's second album "Don't Look Back". It was released as a single and reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five weeks on the chart. According to Scholz, the lyrics for "A Man I'll Never Be" came to him quickly after he completed the music. Brad Delp sang the lead and backing vocals and Scholz played lead and rhythm guitar, organ, and piano. ©Wikipedia

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A Man

Afraid

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This record will be wrapped in plastic, taped shut, and then shipped between 2 ¼"-thick sheets of corrugated cardboard. On the outside I'll boldly write: HANDLE WITH CARE and KEEP OUT OF SUN. This package weighs 12 ounces. Consider these options for shipping from which ebay takes 13.6% of the payment plus 40¢, then paypal takes 2.9% of the payment plus 49¢, then the post office takes $4.63 for Media Mail:

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