Rarest Albums In Your Collection

lazland wrote: By far the rarest item I have is an original copy of Sweetness (b side Something's Coming) by those nice Yes people. It was  their first single, and my mum won it somewhere

tamijo wrote: Got two original Box sets from the 70's George Harrrison's All things must Pass (1970) Mike Oldfield Boxed (1976) Think one of them may be my rarest.   Got Peter Sinfield Still on vinyl. (bought in the early 80's)

I would hardly call All Things Must Pass rare; it was in print in its original boxed format into the 80s at least. The Mike Oldfield Boxed was around for quite a while too.

Some definite rarities in my collection, in most cases I’ve never seen another copy, even in used bins or at record conventions, etc.:

Bo Hansson – American Engineered. This was a remixed version of Music From Watership Down, put out by Love Records, based in NY.

Cherubin – Cherub Safety Match. Only release that I know of from a super-obscure German band.

Shadowfax – Watercourse Way. In its original form, not the Windham Hill reissue, which was remixed/rerecorded.

RDM – Contamination. The US pressing, at least, I never saw another copy of.

Turner and Kirwan of Wexford – Absolutely and Completely. That’s Pierce Turner (he went solo in the 80s) and Larry Kirwan (Black 47).

Dave Lambert – Framed. His first solo album.

Dick Heckstall-Smith – A Story Ended. Originally slated to be the last Colosseum album.

A few 12-inchers/singles:

Steve Hackett – Clocks (with an alternate version of Tigermoth and a live acoustic set)

Roxy Music – an American promo copy of Jealous Guy, with 2 versions clocking in at 3:40 and 6:10. As far as I know, the 6:10 version hasn’t been reissued anywhere else.

The Police – Spanish and Japanese versions of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da. I think it was a fan-club-only item.

AreYouHuman wrote: tamijo wrote: Got two original Box sets from the 70's George Harrrison's All things must Pass (1970) Mike Oldfield Boxed (1976) Think one of them may be my rarest.   Got Peter Sinfield Still on vinyl. (bought in the early 80's)  I would hardly call All Things Must Pass rare; it was in print in its original boxed format into the 80s at least. The Mike Oldfield Boxed was around for quite a while too. Some definite rarities in my collection, in most cases I’ve never seen another copy, even in used bins or at record conventions, etc.: Bo Hansson – American Engineered. This was a remixed version of Music From Watership Down, put out by Love Records, based in NY. Cherubin – Cherub Safety Match. Only release that I know of from a super-obscure German band. Shadowfax – Watercourse Way. In its original form, not the Windham Hill reissue, which was remixed/rerecorded. RDM – Contamination. The US pressing, at least, I never saw another copy of. Turner and Kirwan of Wexford – Absolutely and Completely. That’s Pierce Turner (he went solo in the 80s) and Larry Kirwan (Black 47). Dave Lambert – Framed. His first solo album. Dick Heckstall-Smith – A Story Ended. Originally slated to be the last Colosseum album. A few 12-inchers/singles: Steve Hackett – Clocks (with an alternate version of Tigermoth and a live acoustic set) Roxy Music – an American promo copy of Jealous Guy, with 2 versions clocking in at 3:40 and 6:10. As far as I know, the 6:10 version hasn’t been reissued anywhere else. The Police – Spanish and Japanese versions of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da. I think it was a fan-club-only item.

Edited by ergaster - March 27 2014 at 11:38

AreYouHuman wrote: Bo Hansson – American Engineered. This was a remixed version of Music From Watership Down, put out by Love Records, based in NY.

I didn't even know there was a movie made for Watership Down. That's one of my favorites novels.

Metalmarsh89 wrote: AreYouHuman wrote: Bo Hansson – American Engineered. This was a remixed version of Music From Watership Down, put out by Love Records, based in NY. I didn't even know there was a movie made for Watership Down. That's one of my favorites novels.

A little clarification: the original Bo Hansson album was actually titled Music Inspired by Watership Down, with a U.S. release on Sire Records in 1977. American Engineered was a remixed version of that album.

Completely unrelated, there was also an animated movie version of Watership Down, with an orchestral score by Angela Morley. There was a soundtrack album, out in 1978, now super-difficult to find in any form, last I checked, though it was available on CD in a limited edition. The movie is available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

I have one of the original Decca pressings of "The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp," of which only 600 were pressed (supposedly).

chopper wrote: I've got The Cars picture disc of "My best friend's girl" which was supposedly the first ever picture disc. That was going to be my retirement fund but it's 99p on eBay now.

cstack3 wrote: I have one of the original Decca pressings of "The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp," of which only 600 were pressed (supposedly). http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1815/cover_18551815102008.jpg