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Post by anthony on Jun 16, 2019 5:31:46 GMT
Poco made a point about a guy forgetting more than most would ever know about the Hollies. Made me think how obsessed about the band are you?
Do you collect set lists over the years so you can compare. Do you collect data on all their recordings, try and find rare version of a song Collect Mono and stereo versions of the same song I know whenever I catch up with Simon he is a facts man, can tell you what songs on the NZ live cd were recorded where.
My obsession is collecting their video clips, press photos, tour programmes over the years, I could not tell you if that intro went for a few extra seconds. maybe I'm an obsessed basic fan. |
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Post by poco on Jun 16, 2019 5:39:07 GMT
I had all mono stereo Aussie and New Zealand pressings Stock, Promo and World record club issues. EXCEPT Mono Aussie 'Stay With The Hollies' and New Zealand Mono 'In The Hollies Style' Moorlock has seen my collection. Also The most rarest Hollies LP ,is the New Zealand
stock copy of 'Crazy Steal' Just my opinion. White promo are a dime a dozen.
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Post by anthony on Jun 16, 2019 5:50:05 GMT
I had all mono stereo Aussie and New Zealand pressings Stock, Promo and World record club issues. EXCEPT Mono Aussie 'Stay With The Hollies' and New Zealand Mono 'In The Hollies Style' Moorlock has seen my collection. Also The most rarest Hollies LP ,is the stock copy of 'Crazy Steal' Just my opinion. White promo are a dime a dozen. that's a great collection. My rarest item would be the tour Aussie poster 1976 Write On Tour. If it wasn't so hard I'd post a photo here. If you don't mind me asking what part of the world do you live? |
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Post by poco on Jun 16, 2019 6:06:07 GMT
Connecticut USA. I started collecting in 1967. Mostly albums but through the years many of my contacts gave me many 45's and EP's. I shared. I had tour booklets. promo 45's press photo's etc.
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Post by anthony on Jun 16, 2019 6:20:21 GMT
Connecticut USA. I started collecting in 1967. Mostly albums but through the years many of my contacts gave me many 45's and EP's. I shared. I had tour booklets. promo 45's press photo's etc. gee you started before me, the reason I got into the Hollies was I saw the Hollies Aussie special on TV called Don't get Sunburnt , I became a fan for life, that was back in 1971. around that time Too Young to be married as a big hit here. The good old days of trading stuff is over these days with ebay. They were fun times. |
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Jun 16, 2019 6:36:37 GMT
I started 1963/64 when all the other kids were raving about The Beatles/Stones/etc absolutely nothing wrong with that but I wanted something different for myself so I adopted The Hollies, I mean who wouldn't with those harmonies...?
I 100% understand those of you that collect programmes/posters/newspaper clippings etc but I just need the music so I have everything audio/video that I can lay my hands on and that will do for me...
Love Allan of course and I even embrace the Rikfors era but as anybody knows I can't stand the current set-up even though I bought their studio albums.....
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Post by anthony on Jun 16, 2019 6:55:36 GMT
I started 1963/64 when all the other kids were raving about The Beatles/Stones/etc absolutely nothing wrong with that but I wanted something different for myself so I adopted The Hollies, I mean who wouldn't with those harmonies...? I 100% understand those of you that collect programmes/posters/newspaper clippings etc but I just need the music so I have everything audio/video that I can lay my hands on and that will do for me... Love Allan of course and I even embrace the Rikfors era but as anybody knows I can't stand the current set-up even though I bought their studio albums..... Well done Tony, you didn't pick a bad group to follow, you are right in the end it's all about the music. Pity more stuff hasn't made it officially to video/DVD. I know when I'm in the music shops here and you see the amount of stuff on the stones ( DVDs ) so many concert's on DVD and just amazed the Hollies didn't bother over the years. I have heard they did a show with the LRB plus Don't set Sunburnt, could have taped the Nash reunion tour concert. Sadly nothing much out there. Thanks for your comments Tony.
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Post by thejanitor on Jun 16, 2019 11:32:31 GMT
Have been collecting many of their albums and different compilations on vinyl since last year. Unfortunately, I haven't come across any of their 45s, CDs or EPs yet, nor any solo Allan, solo Terry or CSN/CSNY stuff.
One of my biggest regrets was passing off a decent looking copy of Hollies Sing Dylan that was on sale while I was doing my first work experience in a charity shop. Then again, that was about two years ago when I only knew the popular handful of their songs and I wasn't the mega fan I am now.
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jun 16, 2019 11:40:23 GMT
Started collecting here in Australia in middle sixties. Back then you either got one of the stores to import items or a little later started purchasing from overseas. I used to get the UK music papers and order direct from the stores that advertised in there. It was always an exciting time when something turned up in the mail In the 70s my collecting got more serious and I started trading with overseas collectors with overseas airmail. I decided early on that it was mostly only the music that mattered so I collected singles, EPs and LPs. Never got into cassettes (didn't like their sound) or 8 tracks and these days have very little memorabilia. I used to get all the fanzines at one time or another. Used to trade records with Poco, Moorlock, Alfons and many other back in the day. Actually they were the fun days for collecting. It's much easier today but also more expensive due to the internet. I don't collect any more today and only buy new releases but I have started to limit that as well. Like how many time do I need tracks like Stop Stop Stop or other hits now. The other sad part is my vinyl collection is never played and some of it is store in the garage under cover but never looked at. I do know what I have so I guess if I needed to get out a piece of vinyl I would have not trouble finding it.Easier just to pull out a CD and play it. I won't mention what I have but my many many items pales into insignificance when I think of what I know other have got.
Back in about 2002 I put together a self published book on The Hollies recordings (sessions & tracks)and the variations of released tracks that were around. Unfortunately I haven't kept it up to date and I haven't been able to come up with a format that I would like it to appear in. Oh Well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2019 13:46:08 GMT
As many of you will know, my priority has always been collecting TV / video footage. I get most excited over the 1963 to 1980 era (yes Moorlock, including the MR years!), though any professionally filmed footage up until 1999 interests me.
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Jun 16, 2019 17:16:04 GMT
I've collected roughly anything I can get my hands on of the Hollies I can find for the past 5-6 years. Indeed a bit late however I've amassed a pretty big collection. Never really went after too much of anything specific - however I do have lots of vinyl, much of it thanks to my dad as he was (and still is) a big Hollies fan and was an executive at PolyGram throughout the 70s, so he has all of their Polydor era stuff (plus Allan and Terry solo), much of which he has passed onto me... Between what he's gifted me and what I've found on my own it's become a large area. I never really bothered with buying all of the available albums on individual CD because I have the three EMI boxes of material but whenever I see a compilation I don't have, I always pick it up - regardless of whether I have the songs already or not. I do have various other non-vinyl or CD items including some original trading cards, promotional photos, etc;(and one set of autographs!).
Being in the US and just shopping locally for most items, there's sometimes a gap between finding items but the collection is still always growing!
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Post by cameron on Jun 16, 2019 23:08:57 GMT
It's mainly just LPs and collecting different mixes for me. I don't even have all their albums on CD, I so rarely listen to CDs. I love collecting all the various variants of LPs from all over the world, and I'm constantly trying to upgrade all my copies to get mint examples of each pressing. I never listen to singles really, but I do have quite a complete collection of the original British singles and a generous amount of foreign picture sleeves. I collect original EMI pressed cassettes and reel to reel tapes, which are very hard to come by.
I love collecting live recordings and bootlegs too, but there's so few out there and very few people willing to trade them that I've kind of given up now. I enjoy watching their videos on YouTube, but don't really have any saved or many DVDs.
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Post by anthony on Jun 17, 2019 22:50:48 GMT
Started collecting here in Australia in middle sixties. Back then you either got one of the stores to import items or a little later started purchasing from overseas. I used to get the UK music papers and order direct from the stores that advertised in there. It was always an exciting time when something turned up in the mail In the 70s my collecting got more serious and I started trading with overseas collectors with overseas airmail. I decided early on that it was mostly only the music that mattered so I collected singles, EPs and LPs. Never got into cassettes (didn't like their sound) or 8 tracks and these days have very little memorabilia. I used to get all the fanzines at one time or another. Used to trade records with Poco, Moorlock, Alfons and many other back in the day. Actually they were the fun days for collecting. It's much easier today but also more expensive due to the internet. I don't collect any more today and only buy new releases but I have started to limit that as well. Like how many time do I need tracks like Stop Stop Stop or other hits now. The other sad part is my vinyl collection is never played and some of it is store in the garage under cover but never looked at. I do know what I have so I guess if I needed to get out a piece of vinyl I would have not trouble finding it.Easier just to pull out a CD and play it. I won't mention what I have but my many many items pales into insignificance when I think of what I know other have got. Back in about 2002 I put together a self published book on The Hollies recordings (sessions & tracks)and the variations of released tracks that were around. Unfortunately I haven't kept it up to date and I haven't been able to come up with a format that I would like it to appear in. Oh Well. use to have a shop here in the city called Gaslight and they would have imported cds, I spent a lot of my Money getting Hollies gems there. Got the 2 4cd album box sets from there. well done on your book, its great knowing so much but if its not recorded somewhere then it just all gets lost and forgotten about. That's why Bobbys book would be great if it ever sees the light of day. |
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Post by dirtyfaz on Jun 18, 2019 12:29:32 GMT
I remember Gaslight and Archie & Jughead in Melbourne. Glen out at Vinyl Solution (gone now) was a keen Hollies fan and had plenty of NZ stuf in his store. Glen out a Vicious Sloth and their store is pretty good as well but not so much on the Hollies. Red Eye Records (worked there myself for about 10 years) in Sydney was pretty good as well as Anthem. In fact there were several import record stores in Sydney through the ages.
Still nothing had the charm of chasing down their music in the old days pre internet.
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Post by anthony on Jun 19, 2019 22:59:05 GMT
I remember Gaslight and Archie & Jughead in Melbourne. Glen out at Vinyl Solution (gone now) was a keen Hollies fan and had plenty of NZ stuf in his store. Glen out a Vicious Sloth and their store is pretty good as well but not so much on the Hollies. Red Eye Records (worked there myself for about 10 years) in Sydney was pretty good as well as Anthem. In fact there were several import record stores in Sydney through the ages. Still nothing had the charm of chasing down their music in the old days pre internet. I agree it was the thrill of getting a contact, what were they willing to trade, what you had etc, the thrill of the hunt. Now look on ebay, thing is I find is the price of the postage from the States is crazy, put me off buying heaps of stuff. Or people put some crazy price on stuff. Love looking at the autographs, gee I know a lot of times what I see isn't the Hollies autographs. |
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Post by anthony on Jun 19, 2019 22:59:44 GMT
It's mainly just LPs and collecting different mixes for me. I don't even have all their albums on CD, I so rarely listen to CDs. I love collecting all the various variants of LPs from all over the world, and I'm constantly trying to upgrade all my copies to get mint examples of each pressing. I never listen to singles really, but I do have quite a complete collection of the original British singles and a generous amount of foreign picture sleeves. I collect original EMI pressed cassettes and reel to reel tapes, which are very hard to come by. I love collecting live recordings and bootlegs too, but there's so few out there and very few people willing to trade them that I've kind of given up now. I enjoy watching their videos on YouTube, but don't really have any saved or many DVDs. I love the live stuff too. |
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