1000 USD ... this is crazy !
anyway, I´ll check it later when I get home, but ... I have this cd-single and I´d swear there´s one detail that caught my attention when I bought it 6 or 7 years ago .... Stealin´ is not listed on the tracklist, although the song IS in the cd. A print error, I supose, wich makes me think that maybe I could get .... 3000 USD for it on e-bay !!!!! [img=/images/smiley/msn/shades_smile.gif][/img]
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Hmm...I looked at my Capitol CD of The Miracle, and it does have CDP at the start, like Brian May's Wig had mentioned. So, I stand corrected. I did find it odd that the one track promo starts with DPRO, and the other CD didn't. The guy says it comes with no inserts, which made me think promo, because I've seen pictures of the US Scandal CDS with inserts. HijackED My Heart was written on the back, as well.
Take a look at my copy. Printing error I guess. Stealin´ not listed. Auction will start at $7900 [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img]
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Yes, this guy is out of his mind, but... sometimes ebay finds that one person in the world who will throw caution and dollars to the wind and just go for it, not willing to risk losing the auction to another individual. I remember paying $3 for an odd, used record which I eventually sold for $128.50 to a winning bidder in the Netherlands. Completely unexpected.
This Scandal CD is definitely NOT a promo, it is legitimate, and i have verified that it's the same catalog # as the one I've got myself. At the time, I was a singles buyer for a small family owned record/cd shop here in the USA, and remember this well. Like any number of CD singles of the day (still rather early in their evolution), it was most definitely released in this stripped-down inconspicuous way: no slip cover. Makes it more difficult to quickly distinguish from promos, but this was definitely the legally saleable commercial release.
"Withdrawn" is an odd word, though, which I don't feel applies to this release. Like many unsuccessful singles, it was discontinued shortly after release, which applies in this case. But it was released (I had to order it and pay for my own copy), not recalled, not withdrawn, just a commercial failure which didn't last long on store shelves, overall.
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This Scandal CD is definitely NOT a promo, it is legitimate, and i have verified that it's the same catalog # as the one I've got myself. At the time, I was a singles buyer for a small family owned record/cd shop here in the USA, and remember this well. Like any number of CD singles of the day (still rather early in their evolution), it was most definitely released in this stripped-down inconspicuous way: no slip cover. Makes it more difficult to quickly distinguish from promos, but this was definitely the legally saleable commercial release.
"Withdrawn" is an odd word, though, which I don't feel applies to this release. Like many unsuccessful singles, it was discontinued shortly after release, which applies in this case. But it was released (I had to order it and pay for my own copy), not recalled, not withdrawn, just a commercial failure which didn't last long on store shelves, overall.
Peace
[b]GonnaUseMyPrisoners wrote: [/b]
"Like any number of CD singles of the day (still rather early in their evolution), it was most definitely released in this stripped-down inconspicuous way: no slip cover. Makes it more difficult to quickly distinguish from promos, but this was definitely the legally saleable commercial release."
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I did see one on ebay with inserts. I wonder what the deal was with that one. Maybe a limited amount were released with sleeves? I wish I had saved the image. It was the only place I'd seen it, and I think they were trying to get 500 bucks for it.
"Like any number of CD singles of the day (still rather early in their evolution), it was most definitely released in this stripped-down inconspicuous way: no slip cover. Makes it more difficult to quickly distinguish from promos, but this was definitely the legally saleable commercial release."
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I did see one on ebay with inserts. I wonder what the deal was with that one. Maybe a limited amount were released with sleeves? I wish I had saved the image. It was the only place I'd seen it, and I think they were trying to get 500 bucks for it.
Funny that the tracklisting says the song is called "Hijacked my heart" whereas the b-track to The Invisible Man (on both cd-single and viny single) is called "Hijack my heart".....
I have AKOM on 7" single and plays the same song on both sides, I got it off ebay for about 50p, I only wanted it for A Dozen Red Roses for my Darling!.......£15000 startin bid please!
The most I've ever paid on a rare Queen cd is about $55.00 for Queen in Nuce :P
Then I saw Queen: Pre-Ordained which had the same songs plus songs that aren't on Queen in Nuce which was about $10.00 lol
Then I saw Queen: Pre-Ordained which had the same songs plus songs that aren't on Queen in Nuce which was about $10.00 lol
Guy will never have a buyer. It's still up!
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[b]NCC1701Q wrote: [/b]
Funny that the tracklisting says the song is called "Hijacked my heart" whereas the b-track to The Invisible Man (on both cd-single and viny single) is called "Hijack my heart".....
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Maybe that's why it was withdrawn...?
[b]NCC1701Q wrote: [/b]
Funny that the tracklisting says the song is called "Hijacked my heart" whereas the b-track to The Invisible Man (on both cd-single and viny single) is called "Hijack my heart".....
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Maybe that's why it was withdrawn...?