Weirdest thing youve done related to prog

Living in the Third World like cuncuna, I know how difficult it was 'till some years ago (and the blessed internet) to find information and stuff about prog bands (and 60 and 70's bands in general).

well, the most crazy thing I've done about prog is the same I think all of you have tried someday in your life: introduce this world to my friends. They never could listen one simple song without making stupid comments or silly jokes about my musical taste. That's the reason why I have no comunication to the outside world about music, beside forums like this.

Hibou wrote: Ok, here’s a lady’s story (not exactly weird but crazy enough):   In the early 80’s when Abacab came out, Atlantic Records had printed the same picture on the LP’s front cover but in four different colour combinations (to quadruple the sales, of course). Being a staunch collector of Genesis memorabilia, I wasn’t going to skimp on a few extra $$$, so I picked up all four copies even if the music was exactly the same on every album. When the guy at the cash saw me coming with the lot, he started lecturing me on how record labels conned poor fans like myself into spending their hard-earned cash, how disgusting it was to use such crass marketing techniques and yadda-yadda-yadda. I knew all this, of course, but a collector can be as stubborn as a mule. So I waited patiently until he finished his rant (he was fuming by now, pumping himself up, almost screaming at the top of his lungs) and then I dropped the four albums on the counter, ready to pay for them. You should have seen his face: he was so red, so angry I thought he was going to explode or hit me on the head. In retrospect, I know he was right but I still cherish those albums (even if the music on it is crap) and I know I would buy them again if I had to. That’s how crazy I was (still am) about GENESIS.

I had a friend who bought all version of Zep's In Through The Outdoor - that was particularly crazy because they were in brown paper bags so you would not know which one you were buying, too!! But He made a deal with the salesman that he would buy all six if he could peak in them!! Of course the guya agreed to it! Six albums gone in one shot!

But this Genesis different colours was also the case with Split Enz's album. I knew someone that did buy three versions of it! And the triangular shapes were also printed on the vinyl itself - beautyful results and much classier than ABACRAP!!

Ok, here’s a lady’s story (not exactly weird but crazy enough):

In the early 80’s when Abacab came out, Atlantic Records had printed the same picture on the LP’s front cover but in four different colour combinations (to quadruple the sales, of course). Being a staunch collector of Genesis memorabilia, I wasn’t going to skimp on a few extra $$$, so I picked up all four copies even if the music was exactly the same on every album.

When the guy at the cash saw me coming with the lot, he started lecturing me on how record labels conned poor fans like myself into spending their hard-earned cash, how disgusting it was to use such crass marketing techniques and yadda-yadda-yadda. I knew all this, of course, but a collector can be as stubborn as a mule. So I waited patiently until he finished his rant (he was fuming by now, pumping himself up, almost screaming at the top of his lungs) and then I dropped the four albums on the counter, ready to pay for them. You should have seen his face: he was so red, so angry I thought he was going to explode or hit me on the head.