Hmm, for awhile it was my special copy of the soundtrack to La Planete Sauvage by Alain Goraguer, but now I’d have to say Justin Timberlake.

Billy Joel’s first album (Cold Spring Harbor) on vinyl, before he went back and re-released it with extra backing instruments

A copy of the Black Sessions EP by Interpol, which I picked up while in France. It is a ‘quiet’ record, recorded at radio frequency, so you have to turn the volume way up. Neat.

Mic Christopher’s Skylarkin’

The soundtrack to “Bedazzled” [Not the U.S. remake]

An unreleased Jazz Coleman session from the early 80’s in Iceland.

The Walker Brothers Night Flights

Tommy Bolin Teaser

Bootlegged live Dead Kennedys album

incongruously??? you made that word up didnt you

i second Zachra, the yardbirds would be another one to mention along with buffalo springfield, csny, or just csn. what the fuck RS, i know you hire a bunch of 20somethings to do your blog, but shouldn’t they be 20somethings who know rock history?

My collection of Dylan bootlegs… 1000+ and counting. That and my hundreds of Floyd bootlegs.

The Gray’s Ro Sham Bo

Pretty Boy Floyd boots! OMG MIKE, you rule! Let’s swap…I have some Ugly Kid Joe from ‘86 – ‘89. Soundboard.

The Dogs In Space soundtrack. Which, sadly, is still not available on CD.

Bahahahaha. That was pretty funny.

Come on, Rolling Stone! These “kids” don’t care about these albums. I too have the two Traveling Wilburys albums and scores of other out-of-print music that no one –but me– seems to care about any longer.

The real story here is that catalog music has disappeared from store shelves. This is, of course, because of, iTunes and the electronic music distribution trend. I can no longer walk into one of the few record stores that are left to buy a Gerry Rafferty CD. Sure, Rhino, Universal and the like know that there are some folks out there who have not embraced iTunes. So, the last hurrah begins.

By the way, “They” know who “we” are; the music buyers who complain about not being able to buy the “complete music experience” in a plastic case with lyrics, pictures and notes. We are the same group who hollered in 1983 about how the compact disc was not large enough to accomodate the front cover art sported by LPs. Right now, a marketing executive is reflecting on how clever “they” are becuase “we” are eager to purchase Elvis Costello’s back catalog for the fourth or fifth time. However, “they” are running out of banner artists that “we”, who are outgrowing the purchase of every remaster or deluxe edition, care enough about to buy.

So, sure, the second tier music fan might be duped into buying the Atlanta Rhythm Section’s 20th Centry Masters compilation instead of the wonderful long out-of-print Quinella album. In the short-run, I might even scramble to find a remastered and expanded edition of Alan Parson’s I Robot that no one in my area has a copy of. But, ultimately electronic distribution will win, albiet not in its current format.

So, why should the “kids” care about the Traveling Wilburys on CD anyway? They shouldn’t because the “kids” will be able to download the two songs they may care about in ten years anyway. Too bad because they really are fun albums!

Yeah, I’ve been waiting years for these things and as a record store manager (dying breed we are) I usually receive a couple of requests a month for these albums and we rarely get them in used. Its about damned time.

A friend of mine has a copy of the infamous Beatles Butchers album. Now that’s something the covet.

I used to feel this way about Elvis Costello’s “king of America” album until that was re-released recently (by Rhino, i think!)

Those “Country Got Soul” comps fit into this category

Michael Jackson – Thriller

Chinese Democracy…..in japanese

Special out of Print 2cd edition of Nine Inch Nails “And All That You Cant Leave Behind”

and a limited edition gold copy of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were here”

Actually is “And All That Could Have Been”, sorry for the typo I ha U2 on my mind

The Traveling Wilburys albums have been out of print for ages, but they’re hardly some obscure rarity.

I’ve got a few albums in my collection that mean a lot to me that I’d love to see given a sonic boost. I wouldn’t have any mixed feelings about them suddenly becoming widely available either, as I’ve spent many long-winded conversations trying to convince friends of mine why they need to own them. I stopped worrying about being part of some exclusive music club when it comes to bands when I hit college and saw how dumb R.E.M. fans were acting when the band was suddenly all over the radio.

Malcolm McLaren – Duck Rock
Bob Dylan – New Morning
Arcadia – So Red the Rose
Leaders of the New School – T.I.M.E.
The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps

Those instantly spring to mind, though there are no doubt countless others. I’m forever turning friends on to the Bees, but I admit I’d love them to stay obscure for long enough for me to see them play someplace tiny…if they ever play in the U.S., that is.

Neil Young-Rock and Roll Cowboy

Ramblin Gamblin Man, Mongrel- Bob Seger CD’s that quickly got reissued and disappeared. (Tons of Bootlegs as well from various artist…but can you really lord those over others? its for fanatics like us)….Some Supreme’s,Marvin Gaye,Four Tops CD’s that were out on CD in the late 80’s and that was it.

Neil Young – Time Fades Away

Mike,

Would you be willing to share any of those Dylan bootlegs?

If I could just find a copy of Frampton Comes Alive I would be set for life…

Marillion–Brave

The last three studio albums recorded by Astor Piazzolla

Joe Jackson Band – Beat Crazy

I’d love to get my hands on some of the obscure Ryan Adams stuff…and of course, try to sync it up with the wizard of oz.

I’m with Tim…dog-earred copy of Neil Young’s “Time Fades Away”…….

Ok, Andy, not tim…

the first bay city rollers cd

CD – “Cry of Love” – Jimi Hendrix.

I’ve got a few rare items that i like looking at.

Johnny Cash – Get Rhythm (Promo
Only 45 from his early days)

Blur – Bustin’ & Dronin’

Oasis – Familliar To Millions (3 lp Vinyl. 1000 copies made according to their website)

Oasis – Definitely Maybe (Australian release with extra track ‘Sad Song’ on it and a bonus CD with ‘Whatever’.

I’ve got a very beat up version of 1971’s Surf’s Up by the Beach Boys that i found at a thrift shop.

Sure it’s been tossed around,or very often “Feel Flows” will be featured on some indie movie soundtrack… and sure i felt a little dissapointed when Pitchfork put it on their Best Albums of the 1970’s list.

Somehow, it still makes me feel really good to know there’s not too many people who really laud over it as much as i know it’s good.

I used to feel that way about Pinkerton by Weezer before the world starting blowing it’s cock. It sounded so much better when it made Rolling Stone’s worst albums of 1996 list.

Appetite For Destruction, rare blue coloured LP, with rape scene front cover.

oh and this downloaded bootleg of Radiohead back from last june in Boston. I was there at the show and during “Fake Plastic Trees” some random chick made out with my friend for the whole chorus, then proceeded to say “i gotta go, my boyfriend’s waiting for me”

it’s pretty rediculous but it was a fantastic show… anyone else who has it probably doesnt get the same sentimental happiness off of it i do. Last summer was the last summer I’d spend in new england… so that tapes probably going to grow even more nostalgic for me.

oh and i found this collection of duets between van morrison and bob dylan… a lot of freewheelin and astral weeks covers. if any of you have bit torrents its on there, i dont think they sell it at all and most of the recordings are bootleg quality and mostly live.

shania twain’s ‘come on over’.

-radiohead’s ‘big boots’
-stone’s ‘cocksucker blues’ (and their rice krispies radio ad from 1964!)
-Nirvana covering ‘My Sharona’
-Zeppelin’s final concert (unfortunately, the concert itself sucks)

i have the complete catalog of retro bologna

Buckingham/Nicks LP

I felt that way about The Glove. Now all goth kids own it. Damn kids weren’t even born yet.

snoop dogg

Chesterfield Kings first LP, Sonic Youth’s first EP and a bunch of rare JBs 45s.

the first and second Beatle albums, German imports on an a label called Odeon.

The original “fake” Lennon / McCartney / Jagger / Harrison super group The Masked Marauders. Everyone thought it was the real thing (due to a fake Rolling Stone review, no less), and now the original (and hilarious) album is only 1000-CD print off Rhino Handmade. Hearing a guy pretend to be Lennon on “I Am the Japanese Sandman” – hi-larious. Good times.

I have Keith Moon’s only solo album on vinyl. It’s really terrible, but it impressed another Who-head when we were standing numbers one and two in line for the “Quadrophenia” anniversary tour. Also, I have Simon Townshend’s first two albums on disc.

Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue wouldn’t be too shabby either.

Neil Young’s “Time Fades Away” and “Journey Through The Past.” JTTP is pretty awful, but it’s out of print and I have it so I’m happy about it. Also Elvis Costello’s “Taking Liberties” and “Out of Our Idiot.”

“Power Metal”, the first record that Pantera recorded with Phil Anselmo in ‘88. Phil does some pretty high pitched vocals, but it is a CD full of classic, unreleased Dimebag riffs.

The soundtracks to the films “You Can Count on Me” (featuring the defunct and awesome V-Roys) and “Dead Man Walking”

I have several Dylan bootlegs, the best of which is one called “Even Harder to Find” (a sequel to “Hard to Find”) that contains, among other things, a pretty mind-blowing live version of “Jokerman” done with a punk band called The Plugz, taken from the David Letterman Show, 3/22/84. Seek out that track in particular. I never knew Dylan could rock like that.

I also have some Radiohead stuff, the best of which is a (nearly) complete show from the Tent Tour 2000 (Sept. 16 in Nijemgen Holland). It’s missing “Optimistic,” “Airbag,” and “Just,” but it’s still amazing. Mops the floor with the disappointing (and disappointingly short “I Might Be Wrong”).

Another good one is the original limited-edition “Entreat” CD that the Cure released, containing all of the live “Distintegration” b-sides. I’m hoping that shows up on the bonus disc of the remaster for “Disintegration” due out either this year or next.

Angel City – Night Attack – I had to buy an import off of e-bay. Fashion and Fame

Queens of the Stone Age self-titled album, Masters of Reality first record.

One more I have downloaded, since I can’t get a copy of the original, is the XTC: Fossil Fuel double-disc single collection. That one is still in print (I think) as an import, but is practically impossible to find.

BTW, I didn’t even know the Wilburys stuff was out-of-print. I see the second album used all the time (it wasn’t that great), but the first one is amazing. Once again, kudos to Rhino.

“What jewel do you have in your record collection that makes you feel warm and safe at night, knowing that you are one of the chosen few who gets to hear it whenever you want?”

Oh, whatever. I do have some rare stuff (mainly U2 and DMB) that I’m really glad to have, but the whole superior rock snob thing is pathetic.

I love to get out my vinyl (has it ever been released on CD?) of Iron Butterfly with Pinera & Rhino “Metamorphosis” and turn up the volume to trip out to Butterfly Bleu. Great stuff.

The Beatles…”Yesterday and Today” with the original cover artwork of the doll parts and raw meat.

Gabriel Bondage – Another trip to Earth
Nektar – Recycled
Nektar – Live In New York

The Osmond Brother’s Crazy Horses LP

Mazarin and Son of a Plumber by Per Gessle

Glad to have them, but I don’t flaunt it in front of my friends. That would be lame. Instead I loan them to my friends, because great music is meant to be shared and discovered.

The Rutles – thanks Dad!

Negativland – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For

Meet The Residents (the Meet the Beatles cover, with doodles all over it)

First three years of the Sub Pop Singles Club issues

Plus a whole lot of crap that really matters to about 6 people in the world ….

.. I feel like a snob, and that’s bad …

A bootleg of the Sex Pistols’ first U.S. gig in 1978 called “My Name is John.” It was in Atlanta, and they played well. The sound is decent, too.

I was one of the few indie rock snobs that had the Soft Effects EP and Telephono by Spoon until they rereleased it. Oh well, like you guys said, I’m glad everyone else gets to hear it now.

reflections by terry knight and the pack later became grand funk railroad. smallfaces ogden’s nutgone flke in the tobbacco tin package.the rolling stones french boxed set with memo from turner .

Sweeney Todd record with teenager Bryan Adams on vocals. Has to be heard to be believed

Albert lee’s Hiding -Best album ever made!!!

I have Luke Vibert’s Drum & Bass For Papa (including bonus disc) and Throbbing Pouch, pretty hard to get plus I also have the first two Flying Burrito Brothers albums which I believe are out of print in the US, correct?

Led Zeppelin-Badgeholders
The Who with the LSO-Tommy(special box Package

both of these are vinyl

Not an official release, but Pearl Jam’s Atlanta show from 1994 is one of their best live shows recorded.

It also includes a quip from Eddie “this song is for Kurt”, just before they launched into “Go”. Of course, Kurt Cobain was found dead just days after this show (I think 4 days to be exact). Creepy, and a must have.

Anyone can get them assuming they have bittorrent.

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Here’s a couple….Nektar”Recycled”and “Remember the Future”,any Rutles,Todd Rundgren”Liars” and “Something/Anything?”,”A Wizard A True Star”,pretty much anything Rundgren(the man’s a genius)Steve Hillage”Motivation Radion” and “Open”,Klaatu,Any Robert Fripp,It Bites”Eat Me In St Louis”,Roger Powell,the list goes on….check these out,I guarantee you wont be disappointed and some can still be found either online or in stores….Thanks

Hillage”Motivation Radio”,just fixin my typing error….Thanks

anything by celine dion. she’s just so fab.

B.R,M.C.’s “Howl Sessions: EP”

It would be great if Laura Nyro’s “Nested” and “Mother’s Spiritual” were finally released on CD.

Neil Young: Time Fades Away.

Best. Neil. Concert Album. Ever.

A few years ago, someone broke into my storage space and stole my entire record collections, so I dont have any records, so of the many records that I may have had exclusively, I have none now, but I’m sure someone else does.

I have a copy of the never-released third album from British band Space – it’s called “Love You More Than Football” and it’s fabulous. I love those guys – too bad they broke up.

two rings album…utopia,face the music…first crazy horse album …manfred mann,nightingales and bombers

I have Tin Machine II on cd. Jealous? Well I like it, except not so much the Sales lead vocal. I have the two Wilburys albums too.

One word….Jellyfish. What a brilliant early 90s SF Bay area band! Very underrated!

I have a copy of Wilco’s new cd which doesn’t come out until 5/15/07. So there!

Bob Seger and the Last Herd – Heavy Music
Bob Seger System – 2 Plus 2 is on my Mind. This is one of the graet (and forgotten) anti-war songs.

Henry The Human Fly
Richard Thompson’s first album

My jewel is my VJ Beatles album. The one released before they signed to Capitol. The songs are on other albums, but I haven’t seen too many copies of this album.

Tori Amos’ “Y Kant Tori Read”
The Brains (both albums and the indie EP…come on somebody! Reissue these!)
Motels “Careful” and Martha Davis’ solo “Policy” (autographed!)

Neil Young – El Dorado ep
Bob Dylan – Genuine Live 1966 8 cd box set

Pavement’s “stray slack” on vinyl as well as the peel sessions. both recordings were put into the slanted and enchanted reduxe tho.
Misfits Chrismas Album

Klak Kent aka stewart Copeland, the drummer for the police’s first solo effort after the break up –
check out Don’t Care
oh yeah thats right you can’t…
got it on 10″ green vinyl tooo…..

The Blasters – Hardline
Rory Gallagher – Blueprint
Alvin Youngblood Hart – Big Mama’s door
10 years after – Recorded Live
And every Fleetwood Mac album Peter Green played on.

I still love all my R & B especially Sam Cooke live at the Harlem Square and also The only Rockpile album. That band should have stayed together.

Neil Young – Time Fades Away

The Ronettes Featuring Veronica – still a Phil Specter masterpiece – Be My Baby is the best pop song ever recorded. I have an original LP and a 15 year old British remake.
Am reallyhoping for a CD remaster.

agree with Adam’s comments on cold Spring harbor – I have the 8-track, LP and now the CD – Got To Begin Again soothes my soul

Manfred Mann:Solar Fire, Audience:House on the Hill, Tripping Daisy:I Am an Elastic Firecracker…Great albums to relax to, all solid from start to finish.

Randy Newman’s soundtrack to Peyton Place … although I’ve tried lording it, no one seems to care. Little Criminals would understand.

Black Randy and the Metro Squad: Past the Dust, I Think I’m Bowie

I have a first pressing mono vinyl issue of Moby Grape’s first album from 1967. It includes the famous “finger” not airbrushed out yet and the orginial poster is still in there. I agree with Warren’s post dated 3/21/2007, 2:01 pm EST though. He nailed it right square on the head. I’ve got over two thousand compact discs and no idea what is rare and what is not. For me, the CD era ended when Tower Records went belly up.

Buckingham/Nicks, original Polydor vinyl, my original store purchase ~1974, & babied since.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Relax and Two Tribes both 12″ vinyl singles.

Original “Do they know it’s Christmas” by Band Aid also 12″ vinyl.

Lots of great LPs through the ages;
Bee Gees Odessa with Felt Cover
Pink Floyds first on Tower Records
All 4 Raspberries Albums
John and Yoko Two Virgins (thanks Mike P.)
Paul Revere and the Raiders on Sande Records
All the MGM Herman’s Hermits Lps
Great Boot of Bob Dylan at Town Hall
there are many more and I Love them all.

LPs – Beatles Christmas album, Introducing The Beatles, all of the ’70s & ’80s Beatles re-issues (including “Hey Jude” & “Hollywood Bowl” LPs) AND The Traveling Wilburys CDs

How about a two record set(LP) of Led Zeppelin know only as 3 days after…Recorded live 3 days after bonzo’s birthday at the Los Angeles Forum. June 3, 1973

Artful Dodger
Honor Among Thieves-Artful Dodger
Rave On
(All on cd & vinyl)
Attila (Billy Joel’s metal band)-vinyl only.

Crosby Stills & Nash “Allies”, which was released only in Japan and West Fermany, and then hastily removed from the racks, due to contractural problems, I believe.

Well, I once had, sad to say, no more- a mono import single on Parlophone of the beatles’ Rain/Paperback Rider. The sound output seemed twice as loud as an American single, and the guitars were mixed way up front- made the Beatles sound like Zeppelin. I was shocked to hear the song later, guitars mixed down. More shocked when I cracked the record.

Buckinghan and Nicks 1973
you can hear Stevies ooing

Neil Young’s Time Fades Away
Home growns alright by me

Bootleg Fleatwood Mac 1975
Just after Buckinghan/nicks joined
Kent State University Concert

MOST DEFINITELY,

TV on the Radio’s “OK Calculator”

But I don’t know how obscure it really is…

I found it online one time so who knows…

Sup Pop 200, was a favorite of mine….until I lost it. Also, I have this great tape from 1985 from Death Sentence….from here in Vancouver….ITS GREAT, original thrash punk.

Buckingham Nicks 1973 on vinyl. When is this coming out on CD?!? Lindsey and Stevie … When?

Paul Simon “Greatest Hits, Etc.” and maybe Joe Jackson’s “Body & Soul.” Oh, and God bless whoever had the good sense to issue “Child Is Father To The Man” by Blood Sweat and Tears on CD.