what's the rarest record you have?
 

mine is moby's first 12" single under the name 'the brotherhood' entitled 'time's up'. but even though this had only around 500-1000 copies, mine is extra special because it's a german test pressing. then last march i went and got it signed by moby, and he told me it was the rarest record he'd ever made:
http://www.moby.com/moby_archive/1/1/2005/3/6749

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explosions in the sky - the rescue
about 500 made.

kinda recent though, so you can still find them on ebay.
magical little gem though.

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hmmm....

I'm actually not sure, but off the top of my head it might be this record that David Bowie released using an alias called "Tao Jones Index". It was released somewhere between '97/'98 if I remember correctly. On the record are two tracks, Pallas Athena and V-2 Schneider, but they're the radically different live versions, with the audience noise mixed out (save for the intro on Pallas Athena)

I think there was only like 1,000 copies made, but I could be wrong


oh, and I have a few Mo' Wax cd's and records that are a bit rare (I think) and the version of FSOL's "The Isness" that was accidentally pressed in the US only (w/ like the proper version of Goodbye Sky on it, not just the 'reprise')....

I'm actually not sure how rare any of my cd's / records are... I really should find out, as I know I've missed out on some profitable purchases...

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I'll tell you the rarest record I used to have, and my brother in NZ now has it, (but that is a long, bitter story that I won't go into here. And I love him really. :mad:)

Hendrix - Electric Ladyland. The album with the cover that was subsequently banned (that's the one - scroll down).

Rare as rocking horse shit on vinyl. Never played it. Mint. And probably worth a mint now too.

Oh well.

Must. Not. Attach. Myself. To. Material. Things. ;)


Edit: I used to own a lot of rare vinyl as a teenager, cos I was extremely spoilt and had a bf in the record business. So rare stuff, since "disappeared" (prolly in NZ as well ;) ) included Substitute by The Who, the first 12" Single of its era, which came in a Polydor red single bag only 12" big like the old singles ones, Miss You by the Stones on pink vinyl 12", Wonderous Stories by Yes, limited edition 2,500 12" blue vinyl, the inevitable Tubular Bells on picture disc, Sticky Fingers by the Stones with the zip cover, etc. etc. etc. etc.
Ho hum :(

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hmm....don't really have any records to speak of that are rare.

I have a cd copy from the first pressing of Coil's Musick to play in the Dark Vol. I. It came with a little certificate signed by jhon balance and peter christopherson and was numbered around the low 600s out of I believe 1500 to 2000. The disc was only available via mail order subscription via World Serpent distribution and also made the purchaser privy to forthcoming Coil releases that were quite limited.

I've got a copy of The Isness with the alternate track listening as well, but those aren't too rare.

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The rarest record I own is Run 2 by New Order, which isn't as are as some of those mentioned. Wikipedia sez 20,000 were pressed.

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I have a couple of cds that were only pressed in editons of 100, but they are indiepop, so only certain people would really be interested.

I have an original Arcade Fire ep from the first run of 500, but only a serious collector would really want that as you can get the cd now for cheap as it's been reissued.

The rarest vinyl is probably Tenno by Noise on Org Records.

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A 3LP marillion bootleg, have to check the title but it's of one of the last concerts they did with fish.
A double picture disc bootleg of U2 'president' prolly only 5 in the whole of europa brought here by a friend of mine from the US.
U2 WAR bootleg, one of the coolest covers for a bootleg (at that time atleast) White 12" size double album cover with the cd at the last page, wrapped in a cut out black U and a 2.
Never seen either of those at recordfairs at the time, can't find them in U2 bootleg archives. But then again, there's 1000's of U2 bootlegs.

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Artist Unknown - White Label

:D












Seriously tho, probably Underworld "Moaner" (this was limited press no?) or "Mmm...skyscraper I love you"

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Probably either the special edition of FSOL's Dead Cities (with the book of artwork), or Urban & Eastern by Youth Group. I read in an interview recently that the band doesn't even have a copy of the latter themselves anymore.

Rare record I wish I had: the 2-CD version of Orbital's InSides with that 30-minute version of The Box on it.

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annie - greatest hit 7" on telle. limited to 500 copies.

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I have that - I didn't know it was rare? I got it used from a store in Tallahassee.

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I have a copy of The Orbs Suck My Kiss EP. Cost me a lot of dosh way back when.

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Hmmm off the top of my head I cant really think of that many. A couple of Human League records, perhaps and some Depeche Mode rarities.

HL: Original copy of Being Boiled from 1978 with the newsprint label, the follow up Dignity Of Labour EP on 12" with the flexidisc.

DM: Some Bizarre LP from early 1981 featuring an early version of Photographic. DM's first ever release. Also had early Soft Cell, The The and Blancmange recordings on it too. And I seem to remember having a copy of Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead on red flexidisc also from 1981. I dont have the FlexiPop magazine anymore unfortunately but it had this ace picture of Dave Gahan in a coffin waving a cross at you. :D

The Cure's Lullaby on 3" CD is quite rare these days too.

Not necessarily valuable, but rare for sure.

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impressive.

i have:

the orb - live 93 (promo with extended tracks)
the future sound of london - the isness (us version with different tracks, about 2,500 copies made)
leftfield - tour 2000 promo cd-rom (ultra limited, a handful exist)
the orb - instore promo 12" [kiss your love, little fluffy clouds (coldcut mix), perpetual dawn (andy weatherall mix), towers of dub (ambient mix)]
!!!/out hud - split cd (original pressing)
boards of canada - hi scores 12" (original skam pressing, about 3000 copies made)
leftfield - open up (german only cd with dust brothers and sabres mixes)
mclusky - lightsabre .....ucking blues 7" (about 100 copies made)
the orb vs meat beat manifesto - battersea shield (promo edits)
transit kings - token ep (promo)
full moon scientist - do we look like comedians? (special edition 3x12", including bonus 12" called "we'd like give the spice girls some stick insects", 500 copies made)

they're all pretty rare. i've probably got rarer stuff around somewhere.

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Man, the rarest thing I have is a CD of my band's album as we've only made about 100 copies so far ;)

As I'm pretty young I kinda missed out on getting all the rare LPs, now they just make CDs mostly instead. Still like to pick up good records down at the charity shops though.

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uw - m.e./the hump

:)

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ahem -

Underworld - Confusion the Waitress (Remix) 12" Acetate - only two made

plus loads of rare UW stuff...but i won;t bore you with details...

the Screen Gemz - I don't Like Cars / Teenage Teenage 7" single too

used to have loads of rare KLF 12" but I sold them all, original unwarped Last Traiun To Trancentral et al...

i had the 'banned' Electric Ladyland album, not mint though...

also once had the demo CD-R of Get Reday New Order with unedited tracks on it, sold it to the guy who runs worldinmotion.net - probably the biggest new order collector in the world....

lots of rare stuff has passed through me, most recently the Custerd EP 12"

but as i deal in records thats not a surprise i suppose...

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ricardo villalobos - for disco only 2, 100 copies, signed by the man himself
:cool:

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I've got that one to, lovely pieces of music. Day 5 rocks my week;)

I have all three original limited edition Lemon Jelly 10"'s of what came to form their first album:)

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i don't know if you can trust lazlo's discography..

but apparently the rowla/deep pan promo 12" single:
promo; x75 (JBO confirmed)

is a lot rarer than 'mother earth'....

so that's probably the rarest one that i have..

also the pearls girl (14996)/rowla (long version) 12" is said to
be:
[promo x80]

so that's pretty rare also..


later
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have a rowla/deep pan as well... only 75 copies afaik.

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i'm 15. you have no excuse.

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I've got a copy of Rien by Faust on vinyl. I just found it in a used record shop for $15, and despite the fact that it's my least favorite Faust album, I still think it's pretty rare. I mean, the regular Faust albums are like $90-$120 apiece for the vinyl nowadays, and Rien was released in the age of CD. I really doubt many of them were pressed...in fact I haven't found much indication that they even exist anymore.

Unfortunetly...that's pretty much it...

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KMFDM - What Do You Know Deutschland? - the Skysaw Records version with different tracks and no text on the cover

UNKLE - Psyence Fiction - It's a CD version from Toy's Factory in Japan with a different box, the "hidden" intro track, and it's a promo version as well

got all of the Tinocorp Flexidisc series, too, but i'm not sure how rare those are

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I have this test pressing of the Cure's lullaby on 12" It's remix stuff in addition, I have a test pressing of u2's the Ground Beneath her feet on Cd. I've never even seen it listed on the u2 sites as being available. I'm guessing it's fairly rare. Lot's of classic 12" stuff i picked up from the trash like the aforementioned Rollin Stones Zipper cover. It's amazing what people throw away.