but I got a copy of the new Flying Lotus EP and that has only 2000 copys world wide so I guess thats pretty rare.

I have a white label of some well old acid house tune that is pretty rare too. So I'm told anyway Im not even sure what its called its nto got much writing on it hehe

fresh fruit for rotting vegetables 12".
it came with the poster and everything. probably my favourite i can think of.

but it's always gone for over £100 which is silly!

I 'll soon own '20 Jazz Funk Greats' on vinyl by Throbbing Gristle which is pretty rare I believe. Got it for a sweet price.

If someone wants to buy me the Mazzy Star back catalogue on vinyl then my collection will be complete. Sadly I don't have about £400 to splash out on their three albums. :(

Before they put the first LP out they had three different artworks in mind, so they got five of each printed, for the band, label etc. I've got one of those. I'm told they're worth a couple of hundred quid.

It was worth ~$250 25 years ago. I checked eBay but none are for sale. Various re-issues and stuff (Ryko, Japanese) could be had for $50, but I don't know if an original pressing is worth a fortune or next ta nothing.

there is a blue vinyl 12" of Panic. And some clear/other coloured vinyl Prince 12" too. Should dig them out really.

which Falco gave to me straight out of the box.
:)

isn't especially rare but it's beautifully packaged, 3LPs of coloured vinyl, booklet etc.

I've got Dinosaur Jr covering the Cure 'Just Like HEaven' on etched 12". That's pretty cool.

a limited edition copy of Kid A in a cardboard book, signed by the band.

Won it on Radio 1 by beating Steve Lamacq in a quiz.

Could it be Echo And The Bunnymen's 'The Pictures On My Wall' 7" on Zoo, or maybe Primal Scream's 'All Fall Down' 7" on Creation, or every Sarah Record 7", or

so they're obviously in demand.

but my favourite record is probably either one of my Built To Spill, Lovesick or Braid LPs. my Christie Front Drive/Boys Life 10" is pretty great too, i love the packaging as well as the jams.

I'd say either my copy of The Pod by Ween, first pressing on Shimmy Disc or Liquid Swords by GZA, again, first pressing.

I'm also rather fond of my copies of Suicide Invoice by Hot Snakes, Margin Walker by Fugazi, On The Wires Of Our Nerves by Add N To (X) and the split Mudhoney/Sonic Youth 12" with them covering eachother (Halloween/Touch Me I'm Sick). Nothing ever so valuable, but I like them a lot.

The only one which is worth anything is The Shins - When I goosestep/the gloating sun 7". It's still pretty hard to get hold of I believe.

"This is a record I've scowered the earth
for for basically the last year."

Souvlaki can be bought from hmv for £7.99.

they recorded before At The Club was released, which was given to me by Johnny X. That, almost definitely.

apart from Anthony & the Johnsons - I am a bird now, which won the Mercury Music Prize

(dangermouse jay / beatles thing)

on double grey 12"

YeaH!

but my in rainbows discbox is fucking beautiful

most probably. it's one of my favourite albums, so i get a kick out of playing the big version.

picked up a copy of the harvey milk 'courtesy...' re-issue recently, with the hand done sleeves, that's a nice one.

signed by the band.
there are 50 in the world.
it makes me want to wee a little everytime i see it.

and thus don;t have many records.

So either my Architects/Dead Swans blue splatter split ep, or Fear Before The March Of Flames - Art Damage picture disc.

the copy of ikara colt's 'modern apprentice' i have.
it was given to me by john peel and has both his hand-written star ratings on the back (with a note that one of the songs is 'fall-lite'!) and is signed by the band.
probably not worth a lot in monetary value, but it's something i'd run back in the house to save during a fire.

on CD and 7"

I should have sold this already...

Handpressed sleeve and numbered 002 / 500.

I've also got Hefner - Alan Bean signed by Alan Bean himself which I think is pretty special. He was well surprised when I passed it over and asked him to sign it, and he said "ooh I've got one of these at home". I said he should check out Fidelity Wars.

my super rare edmund fitzgerald pre-foals.

a couple copies of Queen of the Troubled Teens.

My signed Faith No More picture disk or my Neutral Milk Hotel Holland 1945 7"

I’ve not really got anything too valuable in my racks, but there are several CDs/LPs that had limited releases (500/1000 copies), and a few from friend’s bands that have handmade covers (The Bleeding Heart Narrative one is supa-sweet), that mean a lot to me.

I guess that the most desirable ones, from a collector’s point of view, are my vinyl copy of Man Don’t Give a Fuck, and the Apes/Mars Volta/Les Savy Fav European tour sampler that they put out about six years ago.

A really heavy copy of Bowie's "Heroes". Seriously, it's the heaviest, thickest vinyl I've ever seen. On decent equipment it sounds astounding.

First pressing of Lysol by the Melvins, with the black tape and magic marker and all.

2. Happy-go-lucky Me (original pressing) - GEORGE FORMBY
3. The Gazumper - BEARSUIT (blood-red vinyl, wrapped in mummY-bandages, as yet unopened)

However I massively fucked up as on seeing them at The Old Trout in Windsor many years ago i had enough money for a pint or the record (Drill) which they'd sign. I got a pint and my now wife bought me the EP off ebay for our first christmas together a few years back because I'd trot out this story at all possible opportunities.

In addition to all the nice boxsets mentioned here I very much like my Portishead Third box.

the first darkness EP to some mug on eBay for £89

my fave records are;

- the white stripes christmas 7"
- promo copy of hail to the thief remixes with parlophone DJ press release in it
- led zep. in through the out door. shit record but still in its original brown paper bag. £1 from a car boot
- slayer. show no mercy pic disc signed by the whole band
- i'm also coming to realise how lucky I am to have original copy of one last laugh in a place of dying too.
- jeff buckley bootleg - tears from the stars

my Rolo Tomassi digital history/beatrotter 7" is really nice, spray painted "RT" logo on it. fairly recent but still cool.

cds:
i've got almost all of the Biffy Clyro singles from blackend sky/vetigo/infinity land. saw the blackened sky ones going for £30 or something on ebay a while ago, i'm not selling them though.
today i got the last I Was a Cub Scout single in the mail. 3" cd, spray painted sleeve and disc and it's lovely. only 150 made!

i am kicking myself for not buying 'The Rescue' by Explosions in the Sky when i saw them. they were all gone by the time i decided to buy one :(

is a copy of Pulp's "This Is Hardcore" on double vinyl - with some bsides including Tomorrow Never Lies tagged on the end. My brother won it on MTV Select back in the day, and since I have a turntable and he doesn't i've indefiantely borrowed it.

I think the last one went on ebay for around £50 but still. Its so beautiful

12" 1st pressing...also

san quenten johnny cash 12"

magical mystery tour and yellow submarine russian double vinyl thing

originals of every 70's bowie album

originals of scott 1 and 2

original of anyway that you want me by spiritualized, with the spacemen 3 sticker on it

tremolo, feed me with your kiss and glider 12"s