Rarest Albums In Your Collection
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Topic: Rarest Albums In Your Collection
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Rarest Albums In Your Collection
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 14:04
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Hello! Wanted to see if a lot of people buy more unknown/limited albums, or if they just buy lots of albums by more popular artists. I probably do the second option in general, but I'm just beginning to buy "rarer" albums like Pete Sinfield's "Still" and "Gilgamesh"'s debut, etc. Anyway, thanks for any feedback
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Posted By: Neo-Romantic
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 16:00
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I'd say the rarest I have in my collection are Anglagard's Hybris and Viljans Oga just because of how hard it is to obtain copies in the United States. Both masterpieces, so without a doubt very much worth the effort for anyone considering buying them.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 16:44
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I buy a lot of obscure recordings, about the most rare would be Helmut Koellen-You Won't See Me The Lee Pickens Group-s/t Jim Rutledge-Hooray For The Good Times Sun Treader-Zin Zin Contraband-Time and Space Il Baricentro-Sconcerto Jail-You Can Help Me Gulliver-s/t Dirty Tricks-Night Man Zarathustra-s/t Frob-s/t Strange Days-Nine Parts To The Wind those are what come to mind right off, must be others |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 20:10
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^^ Jim Rutledge, the Bloodrock guy? How is that album? I like Bloodrock. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 20:29
| I've got a super nice copy of the Black Sabbath bootleg LP Killing Yourself To Die,probaly the rarest thing in my collection. I've also got super nice copy of Black Sabbath Heaven And Hell on vertigo with On Tour Sticker on front cover-I think is a pretty scarce one as well. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 20:54
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I've got a few: Jolly What -- The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage (Vee-jay Records 1964) The Beatles 1962-1966 (red vinyl, Capitol 1973) The Beatles 1967-1970 (blue vinyl, Capitol 1973) The Beatles -- The Beatles (white vinyl, Capitol 1976) Actually, I haven't looked at the albums I own since about 1990. These are the only ones I can remember off-hand. They've been boxed up...and...perhaps I should check and see what else I've got.  ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:00
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I have an original vinyl copy of the Touch album (1968) that I presume is pretty hard to find nowadays. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:05
| It doesn't get any rarer than Rare Goat. |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:11
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Padraic wrote:Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:13
------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:20
I quite like Bloodrock, and have all of their records. |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:44
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I've got the first In Spe album and Abbhama's "Alam Raya." I have one of the first edition signed copies of "Viljans Oga" and original vinyls of The "Aerosol Grey Machine" and Big Star's" #1 Record" ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 22:49
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I assume you mean on original vinyl and not cd reissues....since many of the obscure things have been released over the years on cd and I'm sure many of us have bought them by now.
Some of the more obscure things I have on original vinyl:
Dando Shaft-first 2
Affinity
Indian Summer
Supersister- To The Highest Bidder
Peter Bardens- Vintage 69 on clear vinyl
May Blitz-st
Henry Cow-Leg end
Still- Sinfield
McDonald and Giles-st
Beggars Opera- Waters of Change
Jackson Heights- King Progress
Gravy Train- Staircase To The Day
Aphrodites Child-666
Rare Bird- first 3 lp's
East Of Eden-Mercator projected
Touch
Aorta
Mandrake Memorial-first 3
Renaissance- the first 2 with Keith Relf
I have a decent amount of other obscure and 'rare ones' on cd courtesy of a friend who transferred many from his vinyl to cd for me.
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 17 2014 at 22:53
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Child of Troubled Times - Quite Sane
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 01:06
The other two aren't so bad...... I bought Iron Maiden's The X Factor for next to nothing in the mid-90's in dbl clear vinyl.......worth a packet these days I believe..... Same goes for early Ash Ra Tempel, Amon Duul etc. pretty much 'pocket change' in the 90's for LP's equals riches these days........ |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 04:45
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I have 2 copies of Martin Barre's CD release called "A Summer Band" from 1991. Martin only printed 500 CDs for this release...so it is definitely a rare item and very sort after by Tull collectors. Anybody want one for a good price?!
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 06:35
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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) ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 09:02
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Phlox - Talu Spheroe - Belladonna Fire Merchants Fire Merchants Eddie Jobson - Zinc Group 87 Virgo - Four Seasons Jimi Hendrix - Crash Landing Ray Gomez - Volume Chuck Mangione - Bellavia Paquito D'Rivera - Why Not? ------------- Deafmoon |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 09:12
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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 ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: March 18 2014 at 10:22
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One of the singles I have has no details on it, I can't recognize the band and it is very progressive stuff, looks pretty rare. Another thing is when I attended an Orphaned Land acoustic show about ten years ago, every ticket holder received an EP, there were only 500 pressed. |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: March 19 2014 at 17:31
Love that song
 Their first 2 albums REALLY deserve much more credit  |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 19 2014 at 17:34
Absolutely. It goes to prove that quality, and the potential, will always shine through in the end. That is why, I think, that sites like this which try to identify quality new music are so important. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org |
Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: March 20 2014 at 19:23
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. ------------- Caption: We tend to take ourselves a little too seriously. Silly human race! Yes is for everybody! |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 21:25
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^I've got Contamination and the Heckstall-Smith albums. Also wanted to mention Eddy Marron-Por Marco Vita Nova-s/t Peter Giger and the Family Of Percussion-A Drum Is A Woman |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 11:37
Huh...as for the Roxy, I have a 12" single issued by Polydor, with the 6:10 version of "Jealous Guy" on the A-side and "To Turn You On" on the B-side (3:52). Mine is a German pressing. I also have the brown marble vinyl version of Riverside's Second Life Syndrome album. It was supposed to have been a limited run of 500 I think, but there was a flaw in the press and they stopped the run at something shy of 75 copies. It is not a playable album, but it is a pretty one. :)
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 13:51
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.  I've got Bat Out of Hell 12" single on red vinyl which is about £30 on eBay. The guy at school who sold it to me for 50p was never happy about that. I also have a nice collection of Beatles' picture disc singles that go for quite nice prices.
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 17:54
I didn't even know there was a movie made for Watership Down. That's one of my favorites novels. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 18:21
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^ Great water coloured animated film....Excellent with the song ' Bright Eyes" supplied by a certain Art Garfunkel. I am biased though, Bo Hansson's album ( not a film score) is bar far the best! I have Gravy Train's - Second Birth on vinyl Caravan- Better By Far some rare Roy Harper too ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 18:31
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. ------------- Caption: We tend to take ourselves a little too seriously. Silly human race! Yes is for everybody! |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 23:23
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The stuff below is not prog (I see this thread is in the Prog Music Lounges), but still ... . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nothing truly rare that I have that you can purchase for a really high price of $13 and up + shipping on a physical copy or as MP3 on Amazon but will not find on iTunes: Robert Fripp - A Blessing of Tears The Durutti Column- The Return of the Durutti Column (not SE) Pino Daniele - the Pino Daniele / Nero a Meta compilation I'm also looking for Scott Walker's rarities and stuff from television, with Walker Brothers and (preferably) solo, especially the song "Alone" (cover Jacques Brel's "Seul").
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 27 2014 at 23:35
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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" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/1815/cover_18551815102008.jpg
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Posted By: Daysbetween
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 06:10
| I have loads of rare vinyl including original pressings of Yes on plum Atlantic, Crimson on pink Island, VdGG on pink Charisma and Electric Ladyland on Track. Have a lot of original Kraut vinyl and recently paid a large sum for all 17 Can vinyls on new 180g pressings housed in a box. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: March 28 2014 at 08:37
I have the Curved Air picture disc of Airconditioning from 1971:  and Saturnalia's Magical Love from 1973, which is claimed to be the first 3D picture disc:  (unfortunately my copy lacks the booklet so is worth very little) My most treasured possession is Kaleidoscope's A Tangerine Dream, don't know how rare it is but it was once highly sort after and was selling for over £200 a copy back in the mid-70s:  ------------- What? |
Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 16:13
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Original pressing of The Beatles' "Again" (the one with Hey Jude) Bill Nelson's Northern Dream LP Original pressing of The Kinks' debut signed by Dave Davies. Radio promo single edit of ABWH's "Brother of Mine" Tomorrow LP One Live Badger LP And on VHS, the preliminary video, unfinished and released in error, of Jon Anderson's South American "Change We Must" tour. There are very few of these. You said rare, not necessarily valuable! |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 22 2014 at 17:06
That's pretty cool.....my friend had one of those a few years back.
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