Avalanche for £20

[Voodoo Billy]

Avalanche CD for £20, 5 left?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180824936462? ... 500wt_1129

[fat cherry]

i'm suprised there aren't a few more left at that price.
haven't looked are they originals or enhanced with baseball bill avalanches?

[fat cherry]

as in the old joke about the gorilla, or whatever kind of animal you prefer, goes into a bar, orders a whisky and the barman charges him a fiver, then says, "we dont get many gorillas in here", and the gorilla says, "i'm not suprised a these prices".

Not sure you needed that spelling out. but i'm a bit bored.

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

They are the original Gimmiemusic releases. Shame, one e-bayer managed to get for £150 for an original before. Was going to flog my copy but someone later tried to sell another copy and there were no bids. So, Peter Allen no longer sees himself as a Bunnymen fan, eh? Or is that he no longer buys/collects their music?

[fat cherry]

well you could read too much into it I suppose

Used to be a avid Bunnymen collector but clearing out my collection

could be the equivalent of 'new wife forces sale', but there again why would you need half a dozen copies of the same thing. Still, he may have got all disillusioned at his lack of status, never quite reaching the dizzying heights of a pete or even a peasy. that'd be worth hanging onto your collection of avalanches for.

[Malbert]

Avalanche CD for £20, 5 left?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180824936462? ... 500wt_1129

I saw that and thought about getting one, but it didn't have the extra tracks. I usually double the GBP to convert to US dollars, and $40 is a bit steep for a cd that is missing the tracks I want. However, I've never been one to turn down a gift (hint, hint).

[the ghost of guitarplayer]

Yeah, but that is the original bona fide release. Gimmemusic, they were ahead of their time weren't they? Getting people to buy music over the interwebs, what a silly idea.

[Mr. Brian]

Yeah, but that is the original bona fide release. Gimmemusic, they were ahead of their time weren't they? Getting people to buy music over the interwebs, what a silly idea.

Yes but it was a disaster as I recall, very few were sold in the first offering due to technical issues. I was one of the lucky ones.

[Dr Cheese]

I was one of the lucky ones.

That's a matter of opinion.

[Voodoo Billy]

I saw that and thought about getting one, but it didn't have the extra tracks. I usually double the GBP to convert to US dollars, and $40 is a bit steep for a cd that is missing the tracks I want. However, I've never been one to turn down a gift (hint, hint).

They were selling that version at December's Liverpool show at a fiver a go.

[black francis]

I have the version with the extra tracks and a really muddy version of Avalanche (Porcupine Records). Was the original a better recording of Avalanche? It's one of my favorite songs but it just sounds so bad.

Heh. This caught my eye too.

Used to be a avid Bunnymen collector but clearing out my collection.

[Tinsel Tears]

I have the same one, the original was released under Gimme Music in 2000, been looking for that disc for a while now. I believe its the same recordings just re-issued in 2003 under Porcupine Records with bonus tracks.

[fat cherry]

the fanboy in me wants to listen to them back to back to check the differences, but i am resisting. fro now. iots that weller album that done it.

[black francis]

I could be making this up but I wanna say Ivan said something about the reissue of Avalanche that the specific song was recorded in some half ass manner. Better use that search function.

[Dave Smith]

Have the original but Avalanche is quite muddy.SOunds like a cheap recording.