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Zac M 
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Posted: December 21 2006 at 21:25 |
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That is disappointing.
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 21 2006 at 21:05 |
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How disappointing...
$25,000
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 21:13 |
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Holy hell!
$20,255.00 with 3 days and 19hrs left to go. It'll be back up to $155,000 in no time.
Edited by ResidentAlien - December 17 2006 at 21:13
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Posted: December 17 2006 at 02:05 |
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It's at $5,215 with 4 days to go still.
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 04:09 |
 The Miracle wrote:
Why for a dollar?
Will it rise that much over a week?
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The first auction opened at $20 I'm pretty sure. So yes... it will rise that much.
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The Miracle
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Posted: December 15 2006 at 00:04 |
Maybe you'll win 
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Zac M
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 23:49 |
I was thinking the same thing myself....I'm kinda surprised it has no bids yet... Maybe I should put a bid in 
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The Miracle
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 23:46 |
Why for a dollar? Will it rise that much over a week?
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Zac M
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 23:38 |
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 14 2006 at 04:56 |
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Zac M
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 13:06 |
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 07:12 |
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Well wouldn't you rather the album get a proper release? Who cares if he gets some profit? As long as we're able to hear this recording, I think it's only fair if he's willing to invest in getting this licensed and released that he get something else out of it.
Granted... getting it licensed is the key thing. The music doesn't belong to him--he'll have to get it okayed with whomever does own the copyright.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 07:08 |
ResidentAlien wrote:
I think the word of the seller that the sound is rather fairly good would have to suffice. He himself said that there are two skips, one which could be smoothed out easily with digital manip, and some background noise which could be digitally reduced. That's the best guarantee you have that it's still usable. I think if it's properly archived ASAP, then it's a damn-good investment. |
Exactly my point. This guy is not a music fan, he is a speculator. They ruin everything for money
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 07:02 |
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I think the word of the seller that the sound is rather fairly good would have to suffice. He himself said that there are two skips, one which could be smoothed out easily with digital manip, and some background noise which could be digitally reduced. That's the best guarantee you have that it's still usable. I think if it's properly archived ASAP, then it's a damn-good investment.
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 06:58 |
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Which is why on the auction page they recommended using a laser-player to read the acetate. |
Sure but what garantee do you have the disc has not been played 40 times already and is therefore unusable.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 06:45 |
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Which is why on the auction page they recommended using a laser-player to read the acetate.
Edited by ResidentAlien - December 12 2006 at 06:48
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 06:35 |
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I saw it. I'm not sure what Globe & Mail is, though. I haven't had a chance to verify the site's validity yet. |
Globe & Mail is Toronto's (and English Canada's) most trustworthy newspaper and a reliable/serious source of info.
But paying so much for an acetate is ridiculous, no matter what the group or artist is. Acetates are demos (softer wax discs) that are meant to be played max 20 times before they degraded from stylus wear. In general the production was not yet finished and generally was used for internal use inside labels and maybe as demos to DJ's.
So outside the rarity, you are limited to the number of plays if the disc is not worn out already.
Edited by Sean Trane - December 12 2006 at 06:42
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 06:26 |
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The quote provided by Hill in that article shows up NOWHERE else online. The quote was that the bid "has proved to be bogus."
Also that article claims that Hill isn't much of a fan of VU... which is in contrast to the story on the auction itself that said that Hill and his friend had heard many VU outtakes between the two of them (suggesting in my mind at least that they are both big fans).
As it stands right now I think the only thing that "has proved to be bogus" is that article.
If I'm wrong, I'll eat my hat.
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Zac M
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 02:51 |
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Well, I have the early demo tapes of The Enid (my current favorite), so I'm happy. The sound quality is crap though, but I'm not complaining. The record sleeve is actually autographed by Godfrey himself, and it's coloured vinyl, pretty cool. I have some other rarities by them, as well. No bootlegs, though, I can't seem to find 'em.
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ResidentAlien
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Posted: December 12 2006 at 02:46 |
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Hell, I would (hypothetically since I don't have two cents to rub together) go that high if say a previously unheard of cut of Piper at the Gates of Dawn or some other Floyd artifact surfaced. I'm that fanatical about my Floyd.
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