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Post by moorlock2003 on Oct 18, 2019 10:40:18 GMT
My former neighbor Marty used to chide me for the numerous versions of "Romany" I have in my collection. Now I may have the ultimate "Romany". This is a USA manufactured 8 track tape of dubious legality. Sold at truck stops, it screams "New Release" on the sleeve, and features a unique playing order, beginning with "Touch". The title track is repeated, making a total of 12 tracks. I found this thing on Ebay recently. A "Romany" boot; imagine that.
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Post by knut on Oct 18, 2019 16:03:15 GMT
Nice find!
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Post by cameron on Oct 18, 2019 17:34:07 GMT
My personal "ultimate collectable" is an advance copy of 'Butterfly' with the EMI promo sticker on the label, sent out by Radio Luxembourg with the original dispatch note still on the front from the Radio Luxembourg headquarters.
I have 'Romany' on 8-track too. It was one of the first and only 8-tracks I bought from America. It was still sealed and I opened it. After the first play, the tape snapped! It's no wonder the format never truly caught on. I know they can be repaired, but you effectively ruin the plastic case in doing so.
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Post by moorlock2003 on Oct 18, 2019 18:39:58 GMT
I had an 8 track player in my car in the 70s. Every so often it would eat a tape. I guess it got hungry.
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Post by thejanitor on Oct 18, 2019 20:26:36 GMT
Not exactly sure what I have counts as an ultimate collectable or if I'm underestimating it but my vinyl copy of Confessions Of The Mind has a "factory sample NOT FOR SALE" sticker on the label of the record itself. I bought at my record store back in June but haven't played it because of this and I've been meaning to get round to posting about it since. I can take pics if anybody wants to see. ☺
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Post by knut on Oct 19, 2019 11:30:00 GMT
I wonder what my rarest Hollies record is. Maybe BBC Top of the pops LP with an otherwise unobtainable version of The Baby? Or The Baby acetate on Apple?
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Post by baz on Oct 19, 2019 11:48:26 GMT
I wonder what my rarest Hollies record is. Maybe BBC Top of the pops LP with an otherwise unobtainable version of The Baby? Or The Baby acetate on Apple? I would guess the Apple acetate would be the rarest as the BBC pressed and distributed a few copies of those Top of the Pops shows whereas acetates are genuine one offs. |
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Post by poco on Oct 20, 2019 3:05:12 GMT
My former neighbor Marty used to chide me for the numerous versions of "Romany" I have in my collection. Now I may have the ultimate "Romany". This is a USA manufactured 8 track tape of dubious legality. Sold at truck stops, it screams "New Release" on the sleeve, and features a unique playing order, beginning with "Touch". The title track is repeated, making a total of 12 tracks. I found this thing on Ebay recently. A "Romany" boot; imagine that. Your getting old. I told you about that around November of 1973. |
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Post by moorlock2003 on Oct 28, 2019 4:53:20 GMT
My former neighbor Marty used to chide me for the numerous versions of "Romany" I have in my collection. Now I may have the ultimate "Romany". This is a USA manufactured 8 track tape of dubious legality. Sold at truck stops, it screams "New Release" on the sleeve, and features a unique playing order, beginning with "Touch". The title track is repeated, making a total of 12 tracks. I found this thing on Ebay recently. A "Romany" boot; imagine that. Your getting old. I told you about that around November of 1973. My memory obviously hasn't served me well. |
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Post by albatros on Nov 7, 2019 18:18:40 GMT
My Hollies Highlights in my collection - the question is - what is an highlight - maybe the folowing ones:
Maureen - acetate 1976 a joke they did
Can`t Tell The bottom .. rougher version - acetate
Can`t Lie No More - a rougher version of a 8 track tape
Original Gold RIAA Award from 1996 - Hollies LP 1974 the one with the blue eyes
After the re-release in 1996 in the US as a CD, the record has reached the gold status.
Silver Award from England 1988 by He ain`theavy ...
Acetate from IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT - first release with Terry Sylvester and Mike Batt
and more like
Kill Me Quick - acetate
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