I always bought my Bowie albums etc. via cheap mail order - in order to save p &p costs you had to spend a certain amount. In early 1979 I put an order and needed another album to reach this amount. Since I had been very interested in Japan the country I thought why not order an Japan LP. Well, Obscure Alternatives turned out to be the best of the albums I had bought, so the next day I went downtown and bought Adolescent Sex.
Although I don't always like what the guys publish these days, I still consider myself a fan...