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Old 01-03-2011, 13:24
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Suicide Alley - Sold on Ebay for £1000!

Blimey!

Did anyone see this?

I wonder if them playing it at Blackwood helped to bring it into people's consciousness?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

There were some great pictures of the band at a really early gig too...and a set list written by Richie!

Fab!

Can anyone top that for Manic Street Preachers memorabilia?
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Old 01-03-2011, 13:38
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If I had that much spare money I wouldn't hesitate. Sadly enough, I'd sooner have that than a holiday. Not that I have holidays
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Old 01-03-2011, 13:40
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No cd is worth 1,000. No matter what Richey has done to it.

Tbh, I'm actually rather angry at that person.
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Old 01-03-2011, 13:46
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Fantastic, that cannot be topped!
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:20
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No cd is worth 1,000. No matter what Richey has done to it.

Tbh, I'm actually rather angry at that person.
When it's one of only 300 vinyls issued it is.
You forget that this won't just be valuable to fans, but to collectors of rare records.
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:26
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Wow! That's quite a thing to have! The fact that it's got the setlist with the lyrics on is great ("guitar solo bit... ordinary bit... drum bit"!!!). And the gig fliers. Brilliant.

they do look so squeaky clean in those photos though, don't they? It's like punks in a school play!
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:27
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Haha it doesn't even have the picture sleeve! Lame.
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:29
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Aye, you're buying a massive piece of history of the band there. Probably not gonna see anything like this come up again, with the adverts, photos and setlist too. Quite a unique listing overall, I'd have quite happily paid £1000+ if I had it. By the looks of it there's more photos there too, Wire wants to try and get in touch with em for that new book he's on about.

Course, stuff's only worth what people are willing to pay for it anyway. This list always makes me feel better too: http://theloveof.atspace.com/mostexpensive.htm

I've got half the stuff on that list, and everything on it I've paid less than half price, nearer 1/3. As a collector I think it's worth it, but I am a bit biased.
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The pic of them stood in an alley?

Does that suggest that it's a bootleg, then?

(I really know very little about rare records...)
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:33
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The pic of them stood in an alley?

Does that suggest that it's a bootleg, then?

(I really know very little about rare records...)
All bootlegs ahve the pic of them on but the band name is underlined on the bootleg and not on the original.

About 2/3 of the original had the pic on them, the remaining hundred were wrapped in a plain sleeve and had an NME review of the single stuck to them.

So what was on offer here is actually the rarest version of their rarest item...
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:36
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No cd is worth 1,000. No matter what Richey has done to it.

Tbh, I'm actually rather angry at that person.
Why angry? With an auction, the seller doesn't have all that much say in how high it goes, unless they set a huge reserve. It's all down to demand.

Personally I think its madness to buy that, but each to their own I suppose...
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:43
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All bootlegs ahve the pic of them on but the band name is underlined on the bootleg and not on the original.

About 2/3 of the original had the pic on them, the remaining hundred were wrapped in a plain sleeve and had an NME review of the single stuck to them.

So what was on offer here is actually the rarest version of their rarest item...
Ahhhh.... I see! So yes when it's one of one hundred, it's not surprising it went for that much!
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:45
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Course, stuff's only worth what people are willing to pay for it anyway. This list always makes me feel better too: http://theloveof.atspace.com/mostexpensive.htm
Woo I have the Slash'N'Burn lighter at the foot of that page. What's that worth nowadays?
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Old 01-03-2011, 14:48
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Woo I have the Slash'N'Burn lighter at the foot of that page. What's that worth nowadays?
Ha, no idea... Never seen it for sale.

Best I've done off that list is the Canadian Holy Bible for £20. Not £250.. I've got two different Hit Factory edits of Roses In The Hospital it mentions at the bottom, £55 for the two. Beats £125 for the From Despair To Where one
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Old 01-03-2011, 15:02
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Maybe this was a Steven Wells copy, and becuase he popped his cloggs a couple of years ago, this collector just thought sell it??
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