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"Reel Around The Fountain" - #76 rarest record
Posted on Thu, Dec 17 1998
by David T. <[email protected]>
From Beau:

...in the December issue of theRecord Collector, they have the 100 Rarest Records Of All Time (UKpressing) and The Smiths are at no. 76 with "Reel Around The Fountain" booked at 600UKP.

I'm very excited about this, as it adds some legitimacy to collecting the Smiths, as the '97 Record Collector Price Guide booked that recordat a ridiculous 120 UKP.

The only other "alternative" or "indie" artists who ranked above The Smiths were Blondie, U2, Manic Street Preachers (although also 600UKP) and Nirvana.


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101 must be the 'Every Day is Like Sunday' 12". Is this the only full recording of 'Will Never Marry'?
Why does he put out edits to songs that don't get played on the radio. Does anyone after hearing a 2 minute version of 'Moonriver' say,"I'm glad that's over with"?

info life
- Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 10:47:41 (PST)



If you think that the Everyday is Like Sunday 12" is so rare, I will gladly sell you my copy for 600 pounds :)


Scott Shelley <[email protected]>
- Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 11:25:36 (PST)



Will Never Mary the full version is on the CD-5 for Everyday is Like Sunday which is rare, but not impossible to get. Part of the reason behind this edit might have been to keep the length of the cassette balanced on both sides of Bona Drag.

On a side note, if you do have the full version you can here a woman's voice call the name Steven 3 times. Its only a short time after where the edit takes place.

strangeways <[email protected]>
- Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 22:32:12 (PST)



The full version of "Will Never Marry" is also on the Sire Records compilation "Just Say Yo" (1988 release). I think it is still available in the US and it also contains some good tracks by James, K. D. Lang and The Mighty Lemon Drops.
John Heathcock <[email protected]>
Racine, WI USA - Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 21:36:24 (PST)





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