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Re: BSS's Underworld Item of The Day:
Collectable # 7: Underworld - mmm...skyscraper i love you (boys own CD) (BOICD 13)
Tracks:
1. mmm...skyscraper i love you
2. mmm...skyscraper i love you - telegraph 6.11.92
3. mmm...skyscraper i love you - jam scraper
a simple commercially released CD...yet, the first NON promo item in this selection...and so far, its our most expensive collectable covered...
why?
well the tracks are quite easily found on the 12" single, which fetches £15-£25 at the moment, or on various bootleg 12"'s...
and, track 1. features on CD on the Anthology (1992-2002) album, in its entirety....but this CD is a real rarity and fetches silly money on ebay, for what should be a £15 CD.
why then so rare...well...its the cd digital quality of the tracks, two of which are exclusive to this release (CD or 12")...and
Boys Own, part of London Records...were specifically a vinyl outfit...and prior to this release had not issued anything on CD...this was in 1993, and dance music was, in general, still a majorly vinyl business, so issues on CD were very rare...and hence this is one of the rarest items of Underworld collectables...and it is basically Underworld's first release to the wider world. (its also the first Underworld item to appear with a picture cover...previously all 'promo' / 'other' releases were in plain sleeves)
i'm not sure how many copies of this were pressed, but Boys Own in 1993, were only 2 years old and so were still in the early phases of issuing records...so its probably pretty limited for a commercially available single...
in essence this is the most collectable non promo release Underworld have put out...
Year of Release: 1993
Current Price: £50- £100 (depending upon where you get your copy)
Desirability: 10/10 - everyone wants this one on CD, everyone who doesn't have on that is...(fortunately i got mine recently in the past two months for £15)...even the numberonesuperfan didn't have this until recently...but i didn't wanna pay too much for it...you can get it if you look hard enough
Availability: 5/10 - they do come up on ebay...and occasionaly in record stores, of the second hand variety, generally for about £25-£35 so thats your best bet, but ebay is easier but much more expensive...its your choice
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