Super-raers?
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I'd believe it.
Many of these records were sold or given out only at gigs, maybe at a few local shops... these artists didn't have any promotion, sales were nearly non-existant, usually a lot of the stock of that couple hundred pressed gets tossed out by the artist/producer/label out of disgust.
Apparantly I have at least one "only known copy" 45... potentially the "only known copy" of a local soul LP... a friend recently sold one of two known copies of a 45...
I'm not saying the copies in collector's hands should be the only ones counted, but if they're the only ones KNOWN to exist thats why "5 known copies in existance" is said....
What I'm curious about are records with no known copies to exist. Records that are mythical to the point of mere conjecture.
Two come to mind:
The original, local pressing of The Steelers' "Get It From the Bottom". The record hit nationally on Date, but the members claim it was released locally. Has anyone seen it? It seems to have eluded the best collectors. It also has eluded the authors of the superb volume Vocal Group Harmony Singles 1960 - 1990, which bears no mention of the single or even the rumour of the single's existence.
The members of the Chosen Few claim there was a pressing of "We Are The Chosen Few/Cut Me In" prior to its dubious Mod-Art issue. Lamar Bell claims there's at least one copy in his attic, yet has failed to produce it.
The artists are certainly not infallible, but it's hard to flatly deny the possibility that these records exist simply based on the fact that they've never turned up, to anyone who cares' knowledge. In fact, the record could be sitting in a stack of 45s owned by a sample-fiend insulated from the greater collector community. The last great frontier of discographical knowledge will probably come from the collections of dilettantes.
sniffin' is bad for your health.
I don't care how many they made( or said they made) - I look at alot of records & it's proven to be fairly unfindable - whether someone would trade 'Soul Heart Transplant' for a copy is another story...
I keep my ear to the streets though, I need to 'mint up'
that shit is monster biz.
No doubt - i think someone will have to pry my cold dead fingers off of that one...
Does anyone have the Syndicate Conveyance LP? Killer latin-y version of "Gimme Your Love". Been curious about it and I've only encountered one other dude that has one, but I haven't asked about it alot either...this guy has the cover only:
http://www.showandtellmusic.com/2006/03/syndicate.html
Are you saying that you had "Get It From the Bottom" on Torrid? Because that would be the hypothesized local pressing.
Keep in mind, though, that there were other Steelers records on Torrid, one of which is quite common.
Keep in mind, though, that there were other Steelers records on Torrid, one of which is quite common.
Anyone ever seen
Machine - s/t (Stang)?
I have only seen this once - in an Ebay auction several years ago. I can't remember the catalog no. or whether it was Stang or Turbo. There was a photo of the band surrounded by nuts and bolts on the cover. The entire thing screamed All-Platinum subsidiary.
And while we're at it, anyone every hear Mabu's Madness on Maple?
Machine - s/t (Stang)?
I have only seen this once - in an Ebay auction several years ago. I can't remember the catalog no. or whether it was Stang or Turbo. There was a photo of the band surrounded by nuts and bolts on the cover. The entire thing screamed All-Platinum subsidiary.
And while we're at it, anyone every hear Mabu's Madness on Maple?
those are bootlegs of previously issued tunes. the w.i. locale is just a sham to hide the fact that they are boots.
my friend raised this question 4 years ago, since then we solved it.
if i recall right, aren't the Arawak pressings of Apache the same deal... NYC pressings (possibly by Paul Winley) w/ fake jamaican location to get away w/ bootlegging?
that shit is monster biz.
No doubt - i think someone will have to pry my cold dead fingers off of that one...
Seriously such a dope track. Too bad Mr Tambourine man couldn't quite keep up. Heavy Heavy shit.
Where's the cd???
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Does anyone know of a 45 titled "Black Beauty" and credited to Rex???
Pretty insane, and I've never been able to find a single reference to it
Pretty insane, and I've never been able to find a single reference to it
How long until someone with a post count of 3 posts up a want list in the trades forum with all of these on it?
3 days...
3 days...
