What is the gem in your collection?

24 Hour Party People T-Shirts(Japan Premire Show Only,not for sale) and Unique 12" vinyl size program. Pumped Full of Drugs(Japanese LaserDisc) New Order Interviwes for Japanese magazines.

I knew I'd seen it before... :)

BTW: A bootleg of the Area:One show in LA. Because it was the first time I saw them... Any other is too hard to pick.

/TLV

I guess joy division is allowed?

A couple that come to mind:

Heart and Soul. (Because it has just about every Joy Division song released, and that's the main reason why we like these guys so much, and because we are here, their music.)

Original Here are the Young Men VHS video. (I mention this for two reasons; because it is a nice collector's item, but even more importantly, from this tape I got to see the greatest band of all-time live, and experience their pure genius on stage.)

Touching from a Distance biography book. (This book changed my life in many ways. It let me get a small look into who this tortured genius was. I got to see some of the good and some of the ugly sides of this incredibly talented person from the perspective of his wife. And although it is a very depressing book, it is also inspiring to me. The book also includes some of my favorite photos of Ian, and all of his masterful lyrics.

Not proud of any of it to be honest. It's all available to everyone, nothing particularly collectable. Records and memorabilia don't do anything for me. All I need are the memories of various gigs, the feeling of anticpation when that blue light came on a minute before they walked on stage, the buzz of the first few bars of the first song (unless it was bloody Elegia). That's all I'm proud of, having had the chance to see them perform so many times.

I have nothing of interest, although I do have an original 1980 copy of LWTUA on 12" which is on A1 condition. I have seen these fetch £20 on ebay.

I like my Substance LP again thats is in A1 condition but they are probably a good million of them floating around.

I also have a 1979 copy of Unkown Pleasures although it is the first pressing as it dosn't go brown in the light. Its a pitty at first pressings can fetch £60+ on ebay.

I am quite proud of my BLT 12" single although it isn't that rare it raises a few eye brows because it has no writing on the sleeve.

I don't *collect*, but I have a few intersting bits and pieces. e.g. a signed Ideal for Living, a 24HPP premier goodie bag, the Sordide Sentimentale JD single with a note from AHW inside. I guess most collectors would want these. The items I'm most fond of regardless of value are the copy of Unknown Pleasures that I bought back in 1979, The Palatine Box, EGG FBN8 12" bought on day of release and my blue vinyl copy of Live At The Electric circus.

7 inch vinyl of Procession. Low-Life t-shirt Substance t shirt.

i've got those box sets that i was on about on the Lowlife covers thread.

I've got the 12" of Run 2, too.

Why was it called Run 2 and not just Run anyway?

Originally posted by Gordon Smith i've got those box sets that i was on about on the Lowlife covers thread. I've got the 12" of Run 2, too. Why was it called Run 2 and not just Run anyway?

So that John Denver couldn't get his mitts on the royalties from Technique as well!!

Originally posted by Gordon Smith i've got those box sets that i was on about on the Lowlife covers thread.I've got the 12" of Run 2, too.Why was it called Run 2 and not just Run anyway?

Because it's different from the album version, and the John Denver crap.

I got most of the regular stuff,promos etc. but probably my copy of jd"s still hessian cover is the gem in my collection. In absolute mint condition too,sir rocket mick would be proud! got the usuals,run 2 7" and the substance vinyl promo. A nice monaco wdywfm? cdr promo very limited and lets not forget the 12" & cd singles of electronic -until the end of time! regards

My hessian version of "Still" and then my "Live At The Electic Circus" 10". The first rarities i ever bought.

?Best of Promo Box Run2 12" signed by Hooky Promo12" of R&R TF CDV RM Studios CDr "FACAll" Collection

not got anything rare myself,but i was very happy and proud this year when i was leaving the rob gretton memorial night at the ritz and hooky was stood outside,i ran over to him like a star stuck teenager and shook his hand,walked off down whitworth street a very happy man :D

The gem in my collection is my memories of nights out with fellow NOOLers. The highlight being the infamous Rocket Mick "anyone for a taxi?" bus fight.

Originally posted by Major Tarantino The gem in my collection is my memories of nights out with fellow NOOLers. The highlight being the infamous Rocket Mick "anyone for a taxi?" bus fight.

I have a KNIFE IN MY KNICKERS.......what a lovely girl.

...and I could have getting a gem, but it was too expensive to me at this time - € 32.-- - the CDS 'Regret (The Weatherall Mixes)'...

I've got a Republic promo boxset, from 1993, which I'm sad to say is gonna be sold on ebay in the next day or so :(

So it's not gonna be a gem in my collection for much longer, but I've had 12 years to salivate over it!!!

Like i could pick one!

Originally posted by lee stephens not got anything rare myself,but i was very happy and proud this year when i was leaving the rob gretton memorial night at the ritz and hooky was stood outside,i ran over to him like a star stuck teenager and shook his hand,walked off down whitworth street a very happy man :D

I was quite pleased when Hooky pinched my nose for being nosey at his record collection when he was DJ'ing at South. At the Rob Gretton night I only managed to speak to Stephen Morris as he was in the audience, that was quite good too.

Uncleliam managed to get Stephen to sign his T-SHIRT though. Its not fair!;)

Originally posted by europa16 I've got a Republic promo boxset, from 1993, which I'm sad to say is gonna be sold on ebay in the next day or so :(

Care to explain a little bit more what the "Republic promo boxset" is? AFAIK, the only promo boxset for an album is the Best Of box.

Also, one of my gems would be the JP LP 1981-1985 promo. I got that one in a trade for the JP LD of Substance. I found the LD in a recordstore in St Petersburg, FL, for only 20 USD.

/LTV

/LTV

Originally posted by TLV > Originally posted by europa16> I've got a Republic promo boxset, from 1993, which I'm sad to say is gonna be sold on ebay in the next day or so :(

Care to explain a little bit more what the "Republic promo boxset" is? AFAIK, the only promo boxset for an album is the Best Of box.

Also, one of my gems would be the JP LP 1981-1985 promo. I got that one in a trade for the JP LD of Substance. I found the LD in a recordstore in St Petersburg, FL, for only 20 USD.

/LTV

Quite a rarity this. A box set containing LP, tape, signed CD and signed photo. 75 copies made.

Even rarer is the version that comes in a plastic bag with the addition of a Regret promo video and T-shirt. 20 copies made.

THERE JUST HAPPENS TO BE ONE ON EBAY...

Feck All. My montage of empty Get Ready cases possible (destroyed 2 CD's of it so far)

Yup. I got the promo Regret Vid, and a v. nice T-shirt with the embroidered Republic logo, on it. I still have the photo, but Hooky smudged his signature a bit

I didn't geta plastic bag, though, just a nice Republic record bag!

(bet your all wondereing where the hell I got these from;))

Originally posted by Old Blue Quite a rarity this. A box set containing LP, tape, signed CD and signed photo. 75 copies made.Even rarer is the version that comes in a plastic bag with the addition of a Regret promo video and T-shirt. 20 copies made.THERE JUST HAPPENS TO BE ONE ON EBAY...

Hepp, there you go. I guess I wouldn't have won that auction anyway...

Though I'm not sure I would have spent the money on basically a signed paper-box (assuming that the CD/CS/LP weren't some unique pressing...) OTOH, I did spend some money on the Best Of box... :)

I learned something today,

/LTV - a.k.a. Love The Vigilante

Originally posted by europa16 I didn't geta plastic bag, though, just a nice Republic record bag!

Do you have a photo/scan of it?

/TLV