This weeks Record Of The Week is this standard version of the Eurythmics album “We Too Are One”. The Japanese CD pressing always tended to be of a higher quality, the printing and booklets on glossier thicker paper, and would always come with a separate insert of lyrics and translations into Japanese. In mint condition, these first pressing CD’s are beginning to command prices of up to £60. Many Eurythmics releases in...

This weeks Record Of The Week is this review copy of Annie Lennox’s Christmas album, “A Christmas Cornucopia”. The details on the right hand side of the CD contain a printed name of a reviewer, the publication they work for and an identity number which is watermarked into the tracks on the CD to allow for tracking of the source for internet related leaks. This CD actually comes sealed in a standard white envelope and you...

Today is the official press and launch day for Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, Bruce Joel Rubin and Colin Ingram’s Ghost The Musical at the Manchester Opera House. Now running for just over 2 weeks, there seems to be a consensus that Ghost The Musical is a definite hit! To celebrate the success so far, we are featuring the second Ghost promotional CD/DVD to have been produced. See previous Records Of The Week to view the other one. This...

This weeks record of the week is this very rare 10″ Acetate from the Trident Recording Studios. This rarity is the 10″ Acetate for The Tourists single “The Loneliest Man In The World” that was released in July 1979. Traditionally an acetate pressing is produced from a master tape recording. By electroplating the acetate master, stampers (special moulds) can be created, which in turn are used to press large...

Last night, Ghost The Musical premiered in Manchester.  To celebrate, today’s Record Of The Week is an incredibly rare promotional CD given to those who attended the recording of 4 tracks of Ghost The Musical at Abbey Road studios in November this year. See our full report here from the event. The CD was pressed during the recording of the 4 songs that were recently featured on the Facebook Sessions, the tracks were chosen to...

“The First Cut” – (Eurythmics) Each impression Makes a chain reaction Each impression Will never be broken Ah, the power of misunderstanding. When we see someone for the first time, it’s hard to prevent ourselves from making an instant opinion about him/her relying on the mere outward appearance: “The first cut is a criminal thing, the first cut goes deeper in”. This is probably more and more evident...

This weeks rare record of the week is this 7″ single for “Love Is A Stranger” from the US. What makes this single unique is that the sleeve is printed with a different B side to what is actually pressed and printed on the vinyl. The sleeve states that the B Side is “I’ve Got An Angel” while the 7″ itself is printed with “Monkey Monkey”.

This weeks record of the week is this rare Our Price record shop instore promo CD. Many collectors in the UK knew they could get the rare and limited edition Eurythmics releases from any Our Price store, they were a large component of the chart return stores. Our Price changed its name from Our Price Records to Our Price Music then to just Our Price to reflect the changing formats the stores sold. The CD here features Mark Goodier (Former...

To celebrate International Womens Day, we thought we’d feature the 4 picture sleeves for the Eurythmics hit single, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves.  The song was recorded with Aretha Franklin, and was taken from the Be Yourself Tonight album. There are numerous promo’s and are versions of this single, however, perhaps the rarest of them all is this cassette single that was issue in Australia.  I am still yet...

This weeks Record Of The Week features 3 Long Box CD’s from America. The reason for Longboxes to be used for packaging was to allow record stores to display CD’s in their traditional vinyl racks. This interesting Wikipedia article explains a little more : “When compact discs first began to appear in the retail stores, the longbox packaging served a transitional purpose, allowing shops to file new compact discs in the same...