Spice Girls "Viva Forever" UK CD2 2:04 PM

 

I'm not desperately need this single actually as I have the Malaysian version which is rarer than this one (although this is a 'limited edition' and comes with a double-sided poster: one side is the cover of CD1 featuring Spice Fairies, while the other side is a montage of Spice Girls photos), not that rare but the price is too good to be missed: €2 for the CD + €4 postage.

 

Initially the seller listed this item in 'Very Good' condition but I received it with a surprise... it's a Brand New and sealed copy! But, however, unfortunately, the case has a crack thanks to the post offices or shipping officers/postman or whoever keeps cracking my mails/stuffs. Otherwise it would've be a great piece of Spice Girls collectible :( 

Melanie C signed photograph 2:53 PM

 

by Melanie C, from ebay. :)

Rihanna "Take A Bow" Promo CD 2:01 PM

"very entertaining... but it's over now, why don't you ___?"

 

 

This song still has a special place in my heart, thanks to Glee's lovely cover which made me fall in love with it when I first heard/saw it on tv.

 

Originally it has a Danish promo sticker on back of case, but I decided not to have the case so that I could save some postage. The seller was kind enough to photocopy the back of the case for me so I could recreate it if I like.

 Bought it from Discog, €4 (best offer accepted) + €3 postage from Denmark = €7

Good price, at least.

The Saturdays "If This Is Love" Promo CD 11:12 PM

 

Finally got the promotional copy of The Sats debut single!

It's a 1-track CD with the radio edit of "If This Is Love".

 

I really like the cover (it's one of my favourite promo CD covers) as it's like "a new street-type/hot girl band is coming soon... stay tune" type of image to tease the world... you'll know what I mean when you watch the music video :p

 

Well done, design team. :)

 

Won it from ebay at £7.99 + £3.50 postage.

The Saturdays "30 Days" signed CD 9:58 PM

 

Woohoo, another The Sats' signed item - "30 Days" UK CD single from ebay for £5.99 + £3.90 postage.

 

Well I wasn't a massive fan of the song and the music video, but it grew on me after I listened to it more, and in fact both tracks in this single are pretty good.

 

What amazed me is that the seller actually had more than 20 copies for sale apparently and they've been selling like hot cakes then the seller even increased the price to £7.99 now and still selling more copies. I can tell the autographes are genuine as most of this CD are signed and available to order from their official website for a limited time, but I'm still curious how did he obtain so many copies of it... unless the website allowed him to place multiple copies of order. 

 

Anyway, it's still a nice signed item for presentation. :)

Emma "Maybe" Australian CD Single 8:28 PM

 

One of the CDs I got from my Perth Record Stores Hunt last week.

Bought it at Replay Records [Kenwick] for AUD4.00. Although it's not that cheap comparing to other CD singles that I bought that day, but I eventually just sold it on ebay at a higher price lol.

 

Australia has a unique cover which is different from other official EU releases; it has the same cover as the promotional CD instead. It's no longer mine but still good to look at the pics :)

Atomic Kitten "Whole Again" Single CD2 10:18 PM

I never knew that there's a different CD for Atomic Kitten's 'Whole Again' until I randomly saw it at Discogs (love this site!). It's a Limited Edition CD2 with 3 tracks and a calendar poster.

 

1.Whole Again

2.Whole Again (original version)

3.Locomotion

 

I wonder how many copies of CD2 actually exists.

 

Some told me that this version is "rarer than unicorns"... "They definitely took "limited edition" literally! I couldn't even find CD2 in the week it came out... my local stores had only stocked CD1 and the cassette.."...

 

And since I love this track so much so I bought it from a seller at Discogs along with a 3 track Sales Promo cardsleeve CD (includes Whole Again, Daydream Believer [Beat Gallery Remix] and Locomotion).

I got them all included postage for a total of Euro 15.00.

 

Well, for those who're curious about the 'original version', basically it's the first version of Whole Again with Kerry's spoken dialogues and then the band sings the chorus. This version is also included in some first press version of their debut album "Right Now" in Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia etc).

 

 

Perth Record Stores Hunt 2 8:19 PM

 

I continued my Perth Record Stores Hunt today.

 

Went to three stores at Fremantle and only bought these CDs at Junction Records [Fremantle Mall] (I've bought a couple of CD singles from them before). Mills Records [Adelaide St] and Record Finder [High St] doesn't sell CD singles.

 

They've been keeping most of their CD singles in boxes and hiding them at the back of the counter, so I asked the seller to bring them out for me and he carried one box at a time with the 'WTF' face. He wasn't that nice. Anyway, at home I realised that Britney's "Toxic" has so many scratches I really don't know if they know how to handle their discs properly. While the other two are in good condition. Each AUD1.95 so isn't that bad althought I'm not very happy with the Toxic CD and I'm just too lazy to return it to Freo. That is all.

Spice Girls "Mama/Who Do You Think You Are" German Limited Edition CD 11:39 PM

 

1.Mama (Radio Version)

2.Mama (Album Version)

3.Who Do You Think You Are (Radio Version)

 

Ok, this is actually my second order of this German limited edition "Love shape" 3-track CD single.

 

I won one from ebay few years ago at a very good bargain price but never received it because I was too stupid to use Curtin address instead of my home address, the reception didn't bother to contact us (remember how I 'got/found' the Hannah Montana The Movie blu-ray combo?). Oh well, I think that copy has been threw into bin now, or might be still sitting somewhere at Curtin which I don't think it'll ever gonna come to my hand... such a shame :(

 

Oh well, since this CD appeared on Discog for just €9.00 + €3.45 postage so I made my first ever purchase from the website. It's still in very good condition, so I'm quite happy with this purchase.

 

I love you Mama.

Of course, I love you all, my dear family.

Perth Record Stores Hunt 2:08 PM

I decided to do a Perth Record Stores Hunt which I'll go to all the CD stores in Perth. I found those addresses from google, forums and the Yellow Pages.

 

I went to a few further ones first yesterday and got these CD singles as below. I couldn't find some of them so I asked a staff member at 78 Records [Murray St] for his help. He is such a nice and kind guy, we had great conversations and he told me that he worked at a record company before and he has a huge amount of CD collections at home... he even know about Viva Forever the individual cover set! He helped me by ticking off those records stores that are no longer exist which actually saved my time and saved me from making unnecessary trips.

 

Anyway, I feel sad that most of the record stores in Perth have closed down and only a handful of them are still operating as usual. I do acknowledge that it's a digital era now, but it's still kinda sad to see the stores are closing down one by one :(

 

Kylie "Wow" x7 and "2 Hearts", Take That "Patience" and Christina Aguilera "Hurt" are from Abbott's Music Centre [Fremantle Malls], just AUD1 each.

They are all Australian version, and apparently the "Wow" single has a unique cover which is different than the official retail releases in the EU (the cover is similar to its promo CD though). I bought them as they are cheap and the seller actually hiding them under the shelf, so I didn't think much and picked up all singles that I wanted :p

 

P/S: There are a couple of stocks for some other singles too, such as Justin Timberlake "My Love" and "SexyBack", Hilary Duff "Why Not" which one of them includes a free poster, Pussycat Dolls "Wait A Minute" and "Buttons", and Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man", Keith Urban "Once In A Lifetime" etc. For those who're interested, go check them out :)

 

No Doubt "Don't Speak" is from Dada Records [Pier St], and oh my I forgot how much did I pay, I think it's between AUD1.50 to AUD2.95. It's EU release.

 

Emma "Maybe" is from Replay Records [Kenwick] for AUD4. It's Australian version as well, with a unique cover.

 

Peace!

Spice Girls autographed framed photo 9:15 AM

 

My first ever Spice Girls autographed item!!!

 

Found this listing on Gumtree few weeks ago and initially after some negotiation the seller was willing to reduce from AUD130 to AUD120, and then he finally decided to sell it for AUD100 (what I suggested to pay as well). I went to pick it up at Wembley (walked from Subiaco train station) after my "Perth record stores hunt" yesterday since it's not a huge item anyway.

He bought it at AUD260 few years back in a store and has been keeping it in the storage since then so overall it looks new. Been told that the frame itself could cost AUD80 nowadays. Oh well, it's not cheap but at least the autographs are authentic and it's framed and good to be displayed :)

 

Lucky bargain. ^_^v