So, in light of all the recent hullabaloo & brouhaha surrounding the new "End" lp & the weirdass
"Trilogy" set. I was curious ... what (other than the obvious restraint of cost) informs & decides
what Melvins records & shwag you collect? A completist (ie. every possible variation of a release;
concernened more w/ its Melvinsness than personal enjoyment etc.). A collector (into it, but into resale
prospects also). An opportunist (price , availability, overload). Fan (shooting for only those releases that hit
on a personal level). A combination of the above? Something different? What are some your favorites?
I collect as Fan/Opportunist; of course price/avalibility is a factor beyond that it's usually a 50/50 split btw
music/art ... I'll get something w/ music I'm not 100% on (not usually a problem w/ Melvins) if I dig the art ... I'll get
something w/ crap art if the music kicks (again not really an issue w/ Melvins). But yeah, lots of
Melvins stuff I'm not jumping to get, low on the totem so to say ... things where neither the music or art
really hit home ... then again its Melvins ... so if the price was real good ...
Some of my faves: Neither Here Nor There, MoF/HoF split 7", Smash the State 7", Eggnog, Night Goat 7",
Clear Flipper 7", Making Love Demos, Your Blessened 7", Cowboy 7" ... there's too many!
The Neither here nor there book is great; I like it better than the typical bio story (It all started in 1983..). bleh. In the book they've got stories from friends, pictures from artists..its great. I kind of wish the binding was better, but don't mind.
Personally I like everything except the boots, maybe i'll get one, but i dont feel a need to get every single colour.
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 27, 2008, 02:47:23 PM
The Neither here nor there book is great; I like it better than the typical bio story (It all started in 1983..). bleh. In the book they've got stories from friends, pictures from artists..its great. I kind of wish the binding was better, but don't mind.
Yep, I agree. NHNT is awesome. Great artwork and cool stories. I bought mine on ebay and it looked good when it arrived but shortly after skimming through it, it kinda fell apart. The pages still stick together but they're separated from the cover. Well, that's sad but I'm happy that I own one. The seller added a copy of Alive at the Fuckerclub and a nice live show. That was cool.
I don't own that many collectors items, but I'm always happy to buy some (ebay etc). Of course money plays an important role too. But when I heard of the new The End LP I didn't even think about it for a second, I just bought it. It was a good decision.
I'm proudest of my HAT singles vinyl, and my complete cassette collection of Melvins.
Quote from: anaconda on January 27, 2008, 03:46:14 PM
I'm proudest of my HAT singles vinyl, and my complete cassette collection of Melvins.
Yah Anaconda, tell your brother he needs to hurry up and send me your electro tape.
Yeah the book is stellar, got both hard & soft cover ... initally just hard but the binding
was so shitty a soft too ... 'cause I knew I was gonna look at it lots in the yrs. to come ...
but the binding in the soft sucks too! Downer 'cause its such a great piece & they obviously
put alot into it ... they should reprint and fix it. I'd buy one.
Missed out on heaps of great stuff thou ... Slims 8-Track, Fetus, Baby Monstrosities,
poster set, Shit Sandwich 7", Melvins Beef, Message Saved-Thank you 7"/poster set ...
all of which I had opportunity for. Kicking myself now!
I'm also really big on tour posters ... alot of really amazing examples
(the one I snagged in Buffalo from last tour is amazing). And even besides ones I
actually dig I love how they've been supporters of poster art for years.
That's probably one of my fave things 'bout Melvins ... all the special shit ...
I love the 7" almost more than the albums sometimes (Smash the State!!!).
I love how there is so much to hear and see ... and never too long a wait for something new!
Personally, it wasn't until recently that I started to get into the Melvins' special releases because of the money factor. Throwing down $20 at the drop of a hat was just not an option for a long time. Now I can afford it and so I can just go for stuff like the End LP, HOF / MOF 7"s, Pigskin, HAT singles, etc
I missed out on the 'Neither Here Nor There' book, but hopefully I'll atleast get to look through one before I die. I have every Melvins song recorded as far as I know on various CDs and stuff, but I am missing a ton of the actual vinyl and I don't plan on seeking out the out of print stuff anytime soon. Some of that stuff is expensive as shit!!!
enough show posters to wall paper a roughly 1700 square foot house.
all cd releases including Your Choice Live.
Neither Here Nor There Hardcover, signed.
uumm.... Qee, Rotten Tooth Paperweight, about 10 shirts, a set of dale's severely used sticks, and some other random items including paperwork from the art show (thanks BHM! for the Qee too!), various promotional posters including HAT and POTRE.
off the top of my head.
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 27, 2008, 02:47:23 PM
The Neither here nor there book is great; I like it better than the typical bio story (It all started in 1983..). bleh. In the book they've got stories from friends, pictures from artists..its great. I kind of wish the binding was better, but don't mind.
Personally I like everything except the boots, maybe i'll get one, but i dont feel a need to get every single colour.
I remember when I first got into the melvins they had just released that book. Some dude working at my favorite record store was showing me telling me how awesome it was. I didn't get it because of the price and I was only starting to get into the melvins. What a fool I was.
If I could go back I would give myself a nice big swift kick in the ass. Such foolishness!
I dont have much in the way of collectables, through a combination of being in the UK, extortionate Ebay prices, and only being into the Melvins for about 3 years. I have almost all of the CDs (still looking for Singles 1-12). I have Electroretard which is a bit hard to get. I have the 2 easy to get Vinyls - POTRE and Mangled Demos. And i got the Night Goat 7" for a good price. Apart from that i have the Qee and Neither Here Nor There.
I bid on the Trilogy Vinyl on ebay yesterday, my maximum bid was $165, but even that still wasnt enough and i cant justify any more than that, even bidding that much made me uneasy. Sure its a beautiful thing, but at the end of the day i have the music on CDs so its not essential.
Rotten Tooth Paper Weight!!! Yeah, I forgot about that ... yeah I missed that too ...
& that's definitely up there w/ the coolest of shit! Glen you are a cool kid! Your in Detroit, yeah?
Did you get that at a hometown show ... I've seen every Detroit (& surrounding area) show since
2002 & never saw it. Damn! if I overlooked that on the merch table & missed it ... big kicks in the ass!!
Do yous collect any other bands? I pretty much approach all collecting as a fan ... just
grabbing pieces/things that really turn my crank ... either music or artistically
so its a pretty hodgepodge collection, not really focusing on one band (well excluding Melvins that is),
or one type of item (7", posters, pic discs, 10" -- whatever). But some others I've been diggin into
are Boris (awesome stuff both musically, artistically, & frequency), Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Sunn O)))
& various off-shoots ... thou Melvins are ... c'mon who else's is gonna do a rotten tooth paper weight!!
hey ambulance. you and I must have bumped elbows at one point or another.
I go back consistently to 04 and spotty previous to that.
I did not get that paper weight in motown. it took a little more work than that.
heres how it went: I heard on the (A)SA tour they were selling these out west when they first got started.
I knew full well they'd never make it any further east than say... montana before they were long gone.
so I put out an "all points bulletin" here at the board for someone to grab me one. strangely enough our long-lost vinnie cavallo responded out of NY (which was scheduled previous to the detroit show) and said he'd grab me one.
he did. a week later in detroit they were of course long gone. the next step was to get vinnie to forward the paper weight to me. that took almost as long as it took vinnie to post the now infamous INTERVIEW, never.
but I kept at him and eventually he sent it to me. its a prized possesion.
as far as other bands..... nothing. its only MELVINS schwag for me. its about all I can afford.
cept when I was 15 and collected ANYTHING with the tag IRON MAIDEN on it. :D
next go-round in detroit you and I will have to hook up for a drinky-winky ambulance. hows that sound?
What's the paper weight look like? I don't see it in the merch gallery.
Actually the qees aren't in there either.
heres a shitty pic:
(http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c206/gshap/december22017Custom.jpg)
I'll try to get a better one later. now that I've figured out the macro feature on my camera.
its got a pink skull w/ candy cane cross bones and as you can see "the melvins". and what appears to be a real tooth poured into it. felt bottom. probably less that 2" diameter.
How much did something like that go for?
Nice pic btw. :-s
Quote from: rictus on January 28, 2008, 11:11:41 AM
Nice pic btw. :-s
yeah, yeah. you read the disclaimer. #-o
I think it was about $5 or so. $10 at most.
nowadays... who knows. I'd like to throw it up on ebay just to see what happens but theres no way I'm parting with it.
Quote from: glen on January 28, 2008, 11:27:52 AM
Quote from: rictus on January 28, 2008, 11:11:41 AM
Nice pic btw. :-s
yeah, yeah. you read the disclaimer. #-o
I think it was about $5 or so. $10 at most.
nowadays... who knows. I'd like to throw it up on ebay just to see what happens but theres no way I'm parting with it.
I'm curious what it'd go for as well. Never even heard of it til' now. By the time their tours ever get around
to Texas all the good shit is already gone, they should start in the middle of the U.S. next time, just to give
us a shot at the good merch. :(
agreed.
they should split the merch up into phases and pull out another batch of shit at various points throughout the tour.
like you said.. all the cool stuff is gone about 4 or 5 shows in.
Quote from: Dudbean on January 28, 2008, 12:02:22 PM
they didn't have the skulls (like the one Sweet got later in the tour) when I saw them.
I think sweet got a very "one-of-a-kind" item there. although it was late in the evening and the budweisers were taking their toll I believe I discussed these with john raymond at the cleveland show. as I recall they bought 2 at a halloween store. one was the dashboard ornament in their Budget rent-a-truck (which I observed with my own eyes). the other they signed and sold just for the hell of it. and our girl sweet was the lucky purchaser. I'm just glad someone from around here got it.
Quote from: glen on January 28, 2008, 12:07:53 PM
Quote from: Dudbean on January 28, 2008, 12:02:22 PM
they didn't have the skulls (like the one Sweet got later in the tour) when I saw them.
I think sweet got a very "one-of-a-kind" item there. although it was late in the evening and the budweisers were taking their toll I believe I discussed these with john raymond at the cleveland show. as I recall they bought 2 at a halloween store. one was the dashboard ornament in their Budget rent-a-truck (which I observed with my own eyes). the other they signed and sold just for the hell of it. and our girl sweet was the lucky purchaser. I'm just glad someone from around here got it.
They had one at the show I went to, it was sitting behind John at the booth, but it wasn't for sale as far as
I could tell. This one had horns on it, maybe it was the dashboard one.
Yea,
I have a paper weight.
It has a bunny with coffe beans, candy corns and a hyperdermik needle.
the word the MELVINS also.
Way cool. 8)
Best..
Brian A. Foy
So is the Your Choice Live pretty rare? I found my copy at my local used cd store for like 5 bucks.
Quote from: Jozz on January 28, 2008, 02:05:41 PM
So is the Your Choice Live pretty rare? I found my copy at my local used cd store for like 5 bucks.
:? Hmm... I got mine pretty cheap too, from a swiss ebay shop, they seemed to have quite some copies for sale..
Sweet has wily ways. John couldn't resist, it was useless.
I'm not really a "completist" but I have most of the stuff they've put out. I don't really collect any of the goodies/merch except for posters. I have quite a few of those.
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 28, 2008, 02:27:40 PM
Sweet has wily ways. John couldn't resist, it was useless.
Yes, I was able to "Sweet" talk John into giving me the skull. I did happen to spend about $75 on merch that night too. But either way, I am undoubtedly grateful to John for giving me the skull. The other one they had he ended up keeping for himself.
I'd have to call myself a completest, though I won't pay $1000 for a weird version of the trilogy. I WILL and did pay $100 for an unopened copy of the trilogy at a show in September.
Favorites would be my posters, NHNT, Trilogy vinyl, and misc harder to find 7" records I've had for a long time. I also used to have t shirts dating back to Bullhead, but I wore em so much they fell to shreds.
I try to buy everything I can when it comes out. I don't go after stuff I missed out on through ebay, because you'll pay too much. Melvins related collector stuff I have:
Trilogy set
H.A.T singles
Revolve/With Teeth 7"
With Yo Heart Not Yo Hands 7"
Boss Hoss/Patton Oswalt - Chunklet split 7"
NHNT softcover
H.A.T. Trick & Riddle book
Smash The State EP w/ 9 trk CD (had to pick one 7" at the show, I liked this artwork the best, CD covers the rest of the P.O.D. singles)
Never Breathe... LP
Sieg Howdy LP w/ bonus 7" (both not rare, and still in print at AT)
Pigs Of The Roman Empire LP
Mangled Demos '83 double 10"
Fantomas - Delirium Cordia LP
The End LP
Quote from: Idlehanz on January 28, 2008, 06:01:59 PM
I'd have to call myself a completest, though I won't pay $1000 for a weird version of the trilogy. I WILL and did pay $100 for an unopened copy of the trilogy at a show in September.
Favorites would be my posters, NHNT, Trilogy vinyl, and misc harder to find 7" records I've had for a long time. I also used to have t shirts dating back to Bullhead, but I wore em so much they fell to shreds.
$100 is reasonable for the trilogy, and considering recent prices, a really good deal.
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 28, 2008, 06:51:16 PM
Quote from: Idlehanz on January 28, 2008, 06:01:59 PM
I'd have to call myself a completest, though I won't pay $1000 for a weird version of the trilogy. I WILL and did pay $100 for an unopened copy of the trilogy at a show in September.
Favorites would be my posters, NHNT, Trilogy vinyl, and misc harder to find 7" records I've had for a long time. I also used to have t shirts dating back to Bullhead, but I wore em so much they fell to shreds.
$100 is reasonable for the trilogy, and considering recent prices, a really good deal.
Yea, I thought I got a deal on it. Hard to find an opened copy on Ebay for less than $140-150
Quote from: Idlehanz on January 28, 2008, 07:09:06 PM
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 28, 2008, 06:51:16 PM
Quote from: Idlehanz on January 28, 2008, 06:01:59 PM
I'd have to call myself a completest, though I won't pay $1000 for a weird version of the trilogy. I WILL and did pay $100 for an unopened copy of the trilogy at a show in September.
Favorites would be my posters, NHNT, Trilogy vinyl, and misc harder to find 7" records I've had for a long time. I also used to have t shirts dating back to Bullhead, but I wore em so much they fell to shreds.
$100 is reasonable for the trilogy, and considering recent prices, a really good deal.
Yea, I thought I got a deal on it. Hard to find an opened copy on Ebay for less than $140-150
$100 is an amazing price. There are already copies of 'The End' going on ebay for more than that.
I forgot to add that really like to get a hold of the Tora Tora Tora set and one of the tooth paperweights, but they're rarely around.
I once sold COD for 20$, and Singles 1-12 for $80, stupid me.
i guess i'd have to say having the solo albums and prick and honky on vinyl are great to have. and also the melvins paper plate. that is a true original.
melvins paper plate?
Hello,
I'm new here and just wanted to say hello. I was on the "nerd list" for years but it has been really quiet as of late... You guys have one hell of a site here. I wish I would have caught on sooner.
Paul Sanard
welcome paul.
*came straight from grim's memorobilia thread*
I got the trick & riddle book too. who else has that?
Quote from: glen on January 29, 2008, 06:39:14 AM
I got the trick & riddle book too. who else has that?
I remember they were selling that in Ipecac's online store for awhile.......and I never bought it. #-o
The trilogy vinyl too, I kept saying I'll get that next time I get paid, til' eventually they were gone, I
always do that. I don't buy any LPs though, cause I have no way to play them, that's one rule I have
, but that trilogy vinyl looked so nice.
Quote from: glen on January 29, 2008, 06:39:14 AM
welcome paul.
*came straight from grim's memorobilia thread*
I got the trick & riddle book too. who else has that?
I got me one a while ago.
i've liked the melvins for about a decade but only completed their main disco (studio albums + eps) a couple of years ago. this is what i have as far as limited:
-hat singles
-neither here (which i didn't realize was limited until reading this thread)
-fantomas poster from philly 05
-fantomas/melt banana split cd
-apod single #1
-lustmord juggernaut
-smash the state
-end
the one i'm really upset about missing is the patton oswalt split, because its my favorite band w/my favroite comedian of this generation.
this other thing that upstes me is that i don't have any tour posters because i generally don't like the nyc ones. this year, i had to go to philly and the brooklyn poster was great.
I collect all their cd's I can get my hands on.
i realized i was a rich man
"next go-round in detroit you and I will have to hook up for a drinky-winky ambulance. hows that sound?"
Glen, that sounds a fine idea ... so, outta the venues you've seen them in the area which do you like best?
I've always been partial to St. Andrew's a nice simple nonosense place to see a gig (thou I read an article
citing it as the deadliest/most violence addled club in America!). It reminds me alot of the place I grew
up seeing gigs at in Toronto ... the Masonic Temple. That last place, Smalls, was pretty cool too ...
the general 3 room layout was ridiclous ... but in the main room it was great!
Is Glen going to be allowed out of the house with two babies at home??
i have a trick and riddle book glen, i also have 5 baby mostrositiesx one if them is # 100 of 100, i have a autographed qee, 2 zippos,an 8 track from slims, i have 2 of the paper weights, they had them at the september 10th 06 show in tacoma,at the early show, except mine have flies in theml, and one just says melvins.. The guy selling the merch at that show was cool, dont remember his name, had an english accent and short blonde hair. They had alot of cool merch at that show, i got one of my zippos there.i tried to get a copy of the trilogy, but he said they were selling it on ebay? didnt know that the melvins sold stuff on ebay.. anybody else heard of that?
Quote from: Mount Ambulance on January 29, 2008, 11:02:02 PM
Glen, ... so, outta the venues you've seen them in the area which do you like best?
put my vote in fo the magic stick. perfect size. great layout.
I've seen about a jillion bands at st. andrews. I'd say somewheres around 75% of those times the smell in there has been enough to gag a maggot. it has this strange pure-sewer odor. its old, dirty and run down. history rich, but run down.
smalls was cool but TINY. you could barely turn around where the band played. and I don't like how the bar was in a complete different room. I hate to miss anything while tracking down a drink.
Quote from: glen on January 29, 2008, 06:39:14 AM
welcome paul.
*came straight from grim's memorobilia thread*
I got the trick & riddle book too. who else has that?
me gotsa trick and riddle book too. i needed a new hat cd anyways. on a melvins related note, my brian walsby poster is a love of my life.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/tjm4330/DSC01387.jpg)(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h201/tjm4330/DSC01391.jpg)
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I have some 7"s, but I sold most of my singles. The sealed Lysol LP is not for sale, I wouldn't take even $1,000 especially with what these END LPs are going for..
ooo, that poster set is nice.
those suckers were going for a mint on ebay not too long back.
hold on to those.
There's another of those limited ed. (A)SA cd's up for $300. Buy it now only. :shock:
The good news is the shipping is free.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Quote from: rictus on January 30, 2008, 10:52:11 AM
There's another of those limited ed. (A)SA cd's up for $300. Buy it now only. :shock:
The good news is the shipping is free.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
but it says its a "must have" for any true fan. guess I gotta rustle up $300.
Quote from: glen on January 30, 2008, 11:02:44 AM
Quote from: rictus on January 30, 2008, 10:52:11 AM
There's another of those limited ed. (A)SA cd's up for $300. Buy it now only. :shock:
The good news is the shipping is free.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-A-SENILE-ANIMAL-OOP-RARE-LTD-14-80_W0QQitemZ150210380563QQihZ005QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
but it says its a "must have" for any true fan. guess I gotta rustle up $300.
It also says: "this is the best album they've ever done."
Collectibles? Hmm, I have the trick and riddle book, Trilogy on vinyl, a few 7"s (Wit Yo Heart Not Yo Hands, HAT 7"s, couple of other things), The End. My favorite is the Tora Tora Tora box set, that thing is nice. What I would like to track down (without paying a fortune) would be the 12 singles from '96.
Is the Lysol LP without the tape really that scarce?
just asking.
Does anyone have a photo of the LP w/ the tape on it.
Has anyone ever tried to remove the tape..does it damage the cover?
Quote from: Buick GN on January 30, 2008, 09:12:08 PM
Is the Lysol LP without the tape really that scarce?
just asking.
Does anyone have a photo of the LP w/ the tape on it.
Has anyone ever tried to remove the tape..does it damage the cover?
i've had two with the lysol print. the first i took the tape off and it didnt hurt the cover at all. the second came without the tape and the lysol print on the spine was hit with a sharpie.
Grassy ass Fart. :)
Quote from: Buick GN on January 30, 2008, 09:12:08 PM
Is the Lysol LP without the tape really that scarce?
just asking.
Does anyone have a photo of the LP w/ the tape on it.
Has anyone ever tried to remove the tape..does it damage the cover?
If you try removing the tape, use lighter fluid..um, in the yellow quart bottle?..i forget the name. It works well, just let the fluid soak in for a few minutes.
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 31, 2008, 12:15:10 PM
Quote from: Buick GN on January 30, 2008, 09:12:08 PM
Is the Lysol LP without the tape really that scarce?
just asking.
Does anyone have a photo of the LP w/ the tape on it.
Has anyone ever tried to remove the tape..does it damage the cover?
If you try removing the tape, use lighter fluid..um, in the yellow quart bottle?..i forget the name. It works well, just let the fluid soak in for a few minutes.
That would be Ronsonol lighter fluid, bUTTHOLIO. :wink:
My LPs were purchased from Tom/Boner back in the day. (post-tape & sharpie..ronsonol wasn't needed) :)
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Heh heh, that's it, rossignol, mindreader!
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 31, 2008, 07:59:07 PM
Heh heh, that's it, rossignol, mindreader!
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Quote from: Buick GN on January 31, 2008, 07:38:42 PM
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on January 31, 2008, 12:15:10 PM
Quote from: Buick GN on January 30, 2008, 09:12:08 PM
Is the Lysol LP without the tape really that scarce?
just asking.
Does anyone have a photo of the LP w/ the tape on it.
Has anyone ever tried to remove the tape..does it damage the cover?
If you try removing the tape, use lighter fluid..um, in the yellow quart bottle?..i forget the name. It works well, just let the fluid soak in for a few minutes.
That would be Ronsonol lighter fluid, bUTTHOLIO. :wink:
My LPs were purchased from Tom/Boner back in the day. (post-tape & sharpie..ronsonol wasn't needed) :)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/BuickGN/Melvins%20-%20NYE/2009_0506Image0009.jpg)
Lucky Bastard! :D
I have the Neither Here Nor There (softcover), Houdini on vinyl, Interstellar Overdrive 10" (dunno how 'rare' that is though), I Like Porn (on clear black). Waiting on 2 x copies of Revolve in mint, never played condition this guy on Ebay had from his mailorder (he was clearing out backlogged stuff and I grabbed the 2 copies he had for like $10 a piece, although that's low-ish for this but wouldn't say cheap) and a copy of the HOF 7" (paid kinda top dollar for this, but I saw the CD by itself that comes with this on Ebay at $22 with like 2 days to go, so that alone justified for me what I paid for it - don't know what the CD ended up going for) that are coming in the mail.
I could go out today and grab a set of the HAT singles, but they aren't in great condition and I'm not really willing to pay what the store is asking for them. I know that if I'm patient I can get excellent/mint condition for a fair bit less.
I consider myself a completeist when it comes to Melvins, I want everything in every imaginable variation and am willing to pay more than what most people would, but not ridiculous prices. If I think about the amount of Melvins stuff I've passed on over the years, it makes me want to cry (only been seriously collecting for about 2 years). I'm also looking to complete sets for Boris and 625 Thrash (record label).
A few of my favorites I have:
The red dagger sweatshirt (maggot tour?)
Poster Set
"Real" signed Kozik prints of the front and back of Houdini. I've not seen these for sale yet... They are not the glossy promo 12x12 paper things you see on ebay. They are about 25x25 and are really beautiful. I have all the other kozik prints, a few being artist proofs.
2000 NYE shirt
Fetus (I wish)
Quote from: thrashoholic on February 01, 2008, 08:22:40 PM
I could go out today and grab a set of the HAT singles, but they aren't in great condition and I'm not really willing to pay what the store is asking for them. I know that if I'm patient I can get excellent/mint condition for a fair bit less.
Seems I can see into the future. Picked up three of the HAT 7"s while in Melbourne (day after seeing Iron Maiden!) in mint condition, 20% off! Stoked! Coulda got five of them, but two had the front cover cut short so there was an ugly white line across the top so I didn't get them. Also, the split w/ H.O.F. 7" + CD came today. Been a good week, only to be topped off tomorrow night by seeing Iron Maiden again.