Rare & Collectible
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1954, RCA Victor LM-1802
Boxed album in excellent condition. Includes explanatory booklet and turntable pad. Artists include Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Bjoerling, Roberta Peters, Henri Rene, Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Three Suns, Leonard Warren, Hugo Winterhalter.
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1980, Direct Disk Labs SD 16607
Half-speed mastered audiophile edition. Very small discoloration on cover where price sticker was removed, otherwise excellent. Gatefold cover with lyrics. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, Angel Spread Your Wings, Houses, The Lovin' Of The Game, Song For Duke, Send In The Clowns, Salt Of The Earth, Brother Can You Spare A Dime, City Of New Orleans, I'll Be Seeing You, Pirate Ships, Born To The Breed.
1988, RCA 8568-1-R
Original U.S. release of a classic, Hauppage pressing, with manufacturing error: Side A label is pasted on both sides of record. (Album plays correctly). Live at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, Nov. 27, 1987. Track list: Mining For Gold, Misguided Angel, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, I Don't Get It, To Love Is To Bury, 200 More Miles, Dreaming My Dreams With You, Sweet Jane, Postcard Blues, Walking After Midnight.
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1982, Editions EG EGS 201
1982 reissue in fine condition. Includes original inner sleeve with Eno notes
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1978, Antilles AN 7070
Original release. With Phil Collins, Fred Frith, John Cale, Robert Fripp ...
1978, Antilles AN-7070
Original release, Keel pressing. With Phil Collins, Fred Frith, John Cale, Robert Fripp ...
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1987, Black-Hawk BKH 526
Original U.S. release, Waddell pressing, translucent vinyl. Promotional copy with promo sticker on cover. With Masabumi Kikuchi, Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Tim Landers, Billy Cobham ... Track list: Copenhagen Sight, Zee Zee , Sirhan's Blues, Stone Free, Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress.
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1982, Dark Horse 23734-1
Promo-only edition with gold promo stamp and "Quiex II Limited Edition Pressing" sticker on cover. Includes original inner sleeve with lyrics & credits (inner sleeve beginning to split). Vinyl a strong VG+. Wake Up My Love, That's The Way It Goes, I Really Love You, Greece, Gone Troppo, Mystical One, Unknown Delight, Baby Don't Run Away, Dream Away, Circles
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1982, Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-092
Original half-speed mastered audiophile edition, pressed in Japan. Vinyl like new. Includes folder with Mobile Fidelity technical details and vinyl catalog, plus warranty card and insert with lyrics. Cover and inserts may have slight odor from storage. Track list: Beastie, Clasp, Fallen On Hard Times, Flying Colours, Slow Marching Band, Broadsword, Pussy Willow, Watching Me Watching You, Seal Driver, Cheerio.
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1986, MCA 5693
MCA Master Series audiophile issue with "Premium Virgin Vinyl" sticker on shrink. T-Bird To Vegas, Bullish Boogie, Seventeenth Summer, Salt Creek, Arkansas Traveler, Cannonball, Romany Rye, Erin.
1984, Pro-Arte PAD 170
Audiophile edition, half-speed mastered.
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1977, A&M SP-4658
Original release, audiophile DBX encoded pressing, in new, unmarked, factory sealed condition. Factory sticker on shrink promotes the DBX Full Dynamic Range Recording. Track list: Feels So Good, Maui-Waui, Theme From "Side Street," Hide & Seek (Ready Or Not Here I Come), Last Dance, The XIth Commandment.
2015, Tuff Gong 600753600689
180g remastered reissue, Dutch pressing. Concrete Jungle, Slave Driver, 400 Years, Stop That Train, Baby We've Got A Date (Rock It Baby), Stir It Up, Kinky Reggae, No More Trouble, Midnight Ravers. Does not include download code.
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1976, CBS/Sony 25AP 115
Rare original Japanese release, with insert in Japanese and English. Factory sticker on shrink promotes When A Child Is Born from the motion picture The Love Of The Wolf. Also I Write The Songs, Do Me Wrong But Do Me, The Hungry Years, I Only Have Eyes For You, Yellow Roses On Her Gown, Do You Know Where You're Going To (Theme From Mahogany), Ooh What We Do, Send In The Clowns, Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High).
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1982, Geffen GHS-2019
Audiophile pressing, promotional copy. "Quiex II Limited Edition Pressing" factory sticker and gold promo stamp on cover. Vinyl is translucent brown when held to light. Track list: Chinese Cafe - Unchained Melody, Wild Things Run Fast, Moon At The Window, Solid Love, Be Cool, (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care, You Dream Flat Tires, Man To Man, Underneath The Streetlight. Love (Corinthians II:13). Gatefold cover with lyrics.
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2016, Pink Floyd PFRLP8
Collectible 2016 reissue, remastered from the original 1973 analog tapes, on heavy 180g vinyl. Many Floyd aficionados consider this edition has the best sound ever. Includes two high-quality posters. Black hype sticker and collectible decal on shrink. Barcode # 888751842519. Track list: Speak To Me, Breathe, On The Run, Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Money, Us And Them, Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage, Eclipse.
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2021, Pink Floyd PFRLP37
Audiophile quality reissue, remixed in 2019 from the original master tapes on 180g vinyl; half speed master cut at 45 rpm. Includes 24-page booklet. Alternate cover adds a hang glider and a maid making a bed. Barcode 194398448718. Track list: Signs Of Life, Learning To Fly, The Dogs Of War, One Slip, On The Turning Away, Yet Anot her Movie, Round And Around, A New Machine Part 1, Terminal Frost, A New Machine Part 2, Sorrow.
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1976, Crystal Clear CCS 5004
45-rpm direct-to-disc recording with Terry Garthwaite, Philip G. Smith, Robert Earl Scott, Willow Wray. Pressed in Germany. Cover seams partially taped. Track list: Reap What You Sow, Mambo Del Norte, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, What's The Matter With Love, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Cannonball.
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1974, World Jazz WJLP-S-5
Original release in new condition. With Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bob Rosengarden, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton. Extensive liner notes by Dan Morgenstern
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1974, A&M GP-228
Japanese release, limited edition #11084. Includes insert in Japanese and original inner sleeve. Obi not included. Unicef benefit concert recorded live at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, June 22, 1974. Track list: Wild World, Oh Very Young, Sitting, Where Do The Children Play, Lady D'Arbanville, Another Saturday Night, Hard Headed Woman, Peace Train, Father And Son, King Of Trees, A Bad Penny, Bitterblue.
1976, MCA VIM-7209 mono
Original Japanese issue. Vinyl appears unplayed. Includes obi and insert in Japanese. Performed by Leith Stevens' All Stars. Track list: The Wild One, Lonely Way, Black Rebels' Ride, Prelude To A Rumble, Beetle, Blues For Brando, Hotshoe, Drag For Beers, Windswept, Scramble, Bewildered, Chino.
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