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IRON MAIDEN El Dorado Super rare official 2010 UK EMI label 1-track promotional only CD-R, the song taken from 'The Final Frontier' album. Custom printed disc complete with a unique 7" sized comic-book style Sci-Fi artwork picture sleeve featuring artwork by Melvyn Grant, on the inside is black & white artwork and advertising the free download that was available from the official website and the back has details about the song and album release - only the third copy we have seen and highly sought after!
MILES DAVIS Kind Of Blue Beautiful & historic 1959 US first stereo issue of the undisputed classic 5-track LP, on the deep groove 'six eye' Columbia label. Towering well above its peers, an album to end all jazz albums! This is the very rare original US pressing with uncorrected speed (1AG/1AJ matrices), the wrong track sequence for the second side (Flamenco Sketches first, All Blues second), & Cannonball Adderley's name misspelled as 'Adderly' on the cover. A must have for the Miles collector & fascinating to compare to subsequent issues. See 'more info' for condition details... CS8163
PAUL MCCARTNEY Ecce Cor Meum Extremely rare 2006 UK AUTOGRAPHED copy of the limited edition CD album - his fourth classical album, includes 24-page picture sleeve booklet which has been signed on the front by Paul in black marker pen. The signature was obtained at Paul's signing session at London's Virgin Megastore on 22 November 2006. A wonderful collector's item
DAVID BOWIE Space Oddity Bonza rare 1969 first Australian issue 7" single, a legendary Bowie rarity from down under on a solid centre black & orange Philips label. Also features Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud on the b-side. The die-cut company sleeve, an integral part to this monster rare item, shows just a little faint discolouring but remains fully intact with no rips or tears. The vinyl is clean & reveals only a small handful of mild paper scuffs or the odd minor cosmetic blemish not affecting play. We have never stocked one of these before which should give you an idea of how difficult it is to find! BF-452
THE WHO Happy Jack 1967 US first issue 10-track mono vinyl LP on the 'rainbow' Decca label, complete with illustrated label catalogue inner, pasted picture sleeve with promo punch hole. The mono edition of this album is far rarer than the stereo version, and this copy remains in superb condition. There is minimal shelfwear evident to the sleeve and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with little sign of play - A gem! DL4892
ROLLING STONES Hot Rocks 1964-71 1972 US 21-track compilation double LP, gatefold picture sleeve with small deletion saw cut. This copy remains factory sealed from new in the original shrinkwrap with rare title sticker - hard to find and guaranteed MINT! 2PS606/7
BOB DYLAN The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Incredibly rare 1963 US First Pressing 13-track STEREO LP on the red Columbia '360 Sound' 'nonbreakable' label with text in black on the side one label, but in white without 'Masterworks' text, making this a real oddity, first issue pasted picture sleeve with vertical '© Columbia Records' text on the front bottom left. Both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic condition - an incredible 'time warp' copy! CS8786
Photographer Eilon Paz left Israel in 2008 to try his luck in New York. “It was the worst time to try your luck. It was the beginning of the recession. There were no jobs to be found so I just found myself in record stores spending my money on records and nothing much more than that,” he said.
All that time spent around records gave Paz the idea to do a project on the people who collect them. After meeting African record collector and DJ Frank Gossner in Brooklyn, he became introduced to other collectors around the city and started posting photos and stories about them on his blog, Dust and Grooves. “I thought it was cool to shoot record collectors. I'm a collector myself,” he said. “I had shot musicians in Israel, but it was more of a job than a personal thing. This was my opportunity to express myself.”
You can read the rest of this fantastic article (and others) written by Jordan G. Teicher at www.slate.com here
....if you'd like to share any pictures of your collections, please do - we'd love to see 'em...
...and finally, if you're feeling just a little record collection envy don't forget that's easily fixed by visiting 991.com where you can find an incredible range of cool vinyl, collectables and more!
RADIOHEAD Kid A (Rare, unique, and genuine year 2000 EMI Mexico promotional only record store poster. Measuring 16" x 22", this example has been printed to smooth silk paper and remains new and unused, free of pinholes, rips or tears. A fabulous design, differing to those issued for UK publicity. Perfect for framing)
2014 US limited edition 20-track double LP pressed on TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL, recorded live on 29th October 1994 at the New Daisy Theatre, Memphis TN. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve - still sealed in stickered shrinkwrap. This is the first pressing of 1000 on red vinyl OVLP-107
THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Are You Experienced (1967 US three colour 'steamboat' label 11-track stereo vinyl LP, complete with original catalogue inner, front pasted picture sleeve with different artwork and tracklisting to the UK release. The sleeve shows only a little light wear and the vinyl remains excellent with just a few faint surface marks to show for its years - a bright, clean, more than respectable copy of this desirable first press, still in the original opened shrink! RS6261)
Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for this upcoming US Punk documentary - featuring interviews with the American punk scenes key players, what you get is a sneaky peek into the vinyl record collections of artists like Jello Biafra, Mike Watt, Nick Oliveri, Chuck Dukowski and loads more - in other words lots of cool, nerdy stuff about your favourite US punksters record collections N-I-C-E!
Check out the trailer for Records Collecting Dust here...
...and, if after watching you feel a little punk rock envy, don't forget you can top up your punk collection at 991.com
GEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse Radio Special (Extremely rare & super limited 1974 US-only radio show LP on Dark Horse, featuring an interview with George, who discusses his then-new record label & roster. The record includes music from the label'sfirst two releases by Splinter & Ravi Shankar. Housed in a plain white card sleeve & company inner, this rare collector's item is complete with an introductory letter from Richard Totoian at A&M. The vinyl still looks barely played. This is aprize piece for the serious Beatles collector!)
Breaking Fad Vinyl has been the music format that wouldn’t die for the best part of three decades. Not since Kenneth Williams quipped “Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!” has a death scene seemed so protracted. Now, however, it seems the format is officially in remission.
With renewed interest in pure stereo, stoked ironically by hi-res audio file formats, sales are soaring and manufacturers have been quick to capitalise with a new generation of digital friendly 12-inch disc spinners, aimed at the green fields between audiophile and nostalgia buff.
The latest vinyl sales figures, released by the British Phonographic Industry, make for fascinating reading. This year, UK album sales are on course to top the million mark for the first time since the heyday of Oasis and Blur.
By September, 780,674 platters had already been purchased by new age vinyl junkies. Compare that to a format low in 2007, when annual UK disc sales sunk to 205,292 units
The BPI’s Lynne McDowell suggests that initiatives like Record Store Day andAmazon Autorip have all contributed to the growth. Apparently, even Listening Parties are now a thing. “In an increasingly-digitised world, it appears that music fans still crave a tangible product that gives them original artwork, high audio quality and purity of sound,” she says. At least two of those points are probably true.
The biggest selling vinyl album of the year is currently Arctic Monkeys’ AM. Other 12-inch biggies include Jack White’s Lazaretto, Oasis’ Definitely Maybe and the remastered titular Led Zeppelin. Of course, this should all be viewed in context. To become a vinyl bestseller, an album only need shift more than 1,000 copies, based on the Official Charts Company data.
Read the full article here at The Register
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GUNS N ROSES Appetite For Democracy: Live At The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas (2014 UK double CD & all region DVD. Filmed live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on the 21st November 2012, during the Appetite for Democracy tourin celebration of twenty-five years of Appetite for Destruction and four years of Chinese Democracy. This is the first live DVD release from the group since Use Your Illusion I and II in 1992. The show was filmed entirely and produced by BarrySummers. Digipak style case with a card picture slipcase, sealed in a stickered shrink)
BRYAN FERRY Nobody Loves Me (2002 Spanish 1-track promo-only CD, custom black and white title sleeve FERRY2)
KATE BUSH Kate Bush Radio Special - Self-Portrait: The Kick Inside (Mega rare & super limited 1978 US radio show LP, in promotion of The Kick Inside album. Contains an audio 'self-portrait' of six interview segments with Kate, who talks abouther observations on the music scene, the songs, the punk phenomenon, how Dave Gilmour helped her & much more, with a duration of 35 minutes. This example is the most complete & near 'as new' copy we've stocked thus far. The picture sleeve retains the original wide bellyband, two cue sheets & two additional pre-sales dealer info sheets. Very nice indeed! SSA-3020)
GEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse Radio Special (Extremely rare & super limited 1974 US-only radio show LP on Dark Horse, featuring an interview with George, who discusses his then-new record label & roster. The record includes music from the label'sfirst two releases by Splinter & Ravi Shankar. Housed in a plain white card sleeve & company inner, this rare collector's item is complete with an introductory letter from Richard Totoian at A&M. The vinyl still looks barely played. This is aprize piece for the serious Beatles collector!)
THE BEATLES Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Rare US 1967 original 13-track MONO LP on the Capitol rainbow rim label, housed in a heavy duty front pasted gatefold picture sleeve, complete with the psychedelic red & white inner & cut-outssheet. This copy is the best example we've ever managed to stock. The sleeve shows no discolouring & only the very lightest signs of shelf wear around the edges, barely noticeable, the inserts clean & crisp with no creases. The vinyl is in outstanding near mint condition with few signs of play. Highly recommended MAS-2653)
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