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sometimes you read through a labels' list of releases (like the one that comes with the Braindance coincidence) and you see a number with 'unreleased' where the title should be, and posibly the artist name...why is that! if they only made a few copys to give to friends, why through the label? |
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Perhaps a record got to the test pressing stage, they canned it and didn't release it and the few test pressings were distributed? |
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do you know of any specific releases like this? |
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Caustic Window album? |
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No, but typically after the "test pressing" is the last stage you can pullout (without heavy losses) when making a record. It'd explain why there were only 4 copies of AB5 (it costs a hell of a lot per record to just have 4 copies made, especially as real records as opposed to dub plates). Occassionally some records are made in very limited quantities as promotion for an artist/label. |
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whatever happened to those 4 copys of ab5? |
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isn't unreleased music obsession cool? *said half-sarcastically* i'm working on a webpage all about unreleased NIN tracks. i already have one about . i hope joyrex develops some more detailed FAQ-style sections on aphex over at WATMM because there's a lot of unreleased stuff to talk about besides the usual CW album, q-chastic EP, AB5, etc. |
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that Venetian Snares 12" on Hangars Liquides was "unreleased" but a test showed up on ebay.... |
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i made them into decorative ashtrays |
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tits: The FAQ for Aphex is up (albiet the old, out of date one - I need someone or myself to update it and correct the inaccuracies). Ceri: AB5 wasn't limited to 4 copies, that was the Caustic Window Album (CAT023) that Grant, Richard, Mike P and Cylob own. AB5 was probably less than 50 copies, as most pressing houses do anywhere from 20-30 at the most for vinyl pressing to ensure quality control and for promo purposes. |
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That would explain why he's happy to give them to people. Not on a regular occasion though. don't you own a copy of AB5 Joyrex? |
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Yes, I own a copy, I know another guy who owns one autographed by Richard himself, and one recently went on Ebay for 1800USD, making it the most expensive AFX non-release yet. I'm working on the Aphex watmm discog at the moment (nothing to see, so don't bother clicking), and hopefully my discog format will clear things up for people who weren't around in the "good old days" when this stuff was available and information about it was plentiful. |
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I actually bid on that AB5! I feel so naive for the amount I bid. Well I look foward to the info Joyrex :D |
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right, there's a lot of interesting info missing.. that's what i'm sayin' maybe in the discog section you can mention not only releases and test pressings but also planned and cancelled releases, remixes, and appearences like on . |
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