alright Chem fans and historians, I've been sitting on a copy of the original The Dust Brothers - Song to the Siren (green label) for about ten years now... got it when it wasn't as easy to find as it is now... anyone else have a copy? did it originally come in a plain black sleeve? pressed on both sides despite the "this side only"??? anyone ever try to "call" Ed?!

besides this record, the NME mix tape is probably my most rare...

what's your favorite collectible?

I don't have this one....yet!

That's a nice relic you got there Gentec! You got one of those 500 pressings that came out! It got released on Diamond records (Ed's nickname back then) Lot of history in the making of those records. EDIT: There's plenty of copies on discogs!

I guess my fave collectible that I have would be my Block rockin Beats promo poster. It's a big-ass 60 x 40 inch poster that went out in record stores.



I'm trying to find the Elecktrobank one really bad! (Sell me yours Prochem )
Plus I need EBW 5 (last one I got was a bootleg)

If Song to the Siren had only 500 copies pressed most of the ones you will find are bootlegs. Same goes for EBW 5 (which is the only record I still looking for) I have 3 bootlegs of that one. I bought one from a guy who said he got all EBW's from Virgin.
I don't think NME Xmas tape is that rare. Many of us believe Where do I begin is the rarest item.

That is a sweet gem, Gentec!

I don't have that one yet. I guess I will have to add that to my list of things I'll need to one day own. I usually don't hunt stuff down - I've grown to enjoy the element of surprise if I happen to stumble upon something I'm looking for.

Not sure what my favorite collectible is. I love my copy of In Glint and The Reel, a simple but cool promo of Push The Button in a cardboard sleeve, signed copy of We Are The Night... There's others... I don't have the time or money to be a serious collector of 'things' in general these days, but with the Chems it's different. Some of my favorites Chems items were gifts and others were simply lucky finds. It's all a gift, I think.

That's an awesome piece of vinyl. I envy those with vinyl collections, especially rare and interesting pieces like this. I have none, sadly by choice. I have a proud collection of CDs, but as a collector I had to set some limits.

I do have that NME cassette and the Where Do I Begin CD single. I also have a nifty Not Another Drugstore/These Beats Are Made For Breaking single. It looks legit from Holland (LC 3098 / 1997) but there's not a lot of info on it. Anyone?

I do not have my collection here but I believe I still might have one of the largest Chem Bros collections until PTB or so.

Green Label and EBWs, loads of bootlegs around that have 33 instead of 45 or vice versa and regarding EBW5 a totally different song, also loads of bootlegs of the yellow vinyl kylie remix.

my favourite still my japanese live and remix album promo in brown cardboard with limited edition no stamped on it. anyone else having this one by now?

I don't care about the kittens but have to add my copy of an old test pressing (cannot remember, must be from 1993/4, can't even remember the song) which belonged to Boggy himself (I believe but could also have been Justin Warfield) before I got it.

Man, I will HAVE to check my collection, it's a 1,000 kilometers away from my place and I miss it. Will try to upload a photo once I have made one.

Ah yes, and I want one of the Hanna vinyls badly.

satur8, on 01 April 2011 - 9:34 PM, said:

I'm from Holland but I've never heard or seen this release. Interesting...

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 12 April 2011 - 3:26 PM, said:

Which tracks are on this live/remix album?

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 12 April 2011 - 3:34 PM, said:

A test pressing of what? Or do you mean an old pressing of The Test (which seems unlikely being it 1993)?

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 12 April 2011 - 3:34 PM, said:

Oh yes....

Joslyn, on 13 April 2011 - 9:40 AM, said:

cannot tell. haven't held it in hands for 2 years now. got it from eil.com years ago and only ever seen a second copy online since then. incredibly rare. came along with probably PTB (maybe a bit earlier) as a promo 2CD set. name might be singles and remixes or so. includes singles and b-sides incl. rmx and live version of EPD, DYOH and Surrender era. cannot find it online. will take pics next time I'm at my parents place. anType could help here, he's had it on his disc list. it's not on discogs though.

same applies to the test pressing. definitely not "the test". one of their very old tunes. might also have been justin robertsons copy. just cannot remember. ed or tom has personally written that guy's name plus "play loud with heavy needle" on the white label. that's as much I can tell from my memory.

dbl post srry

this is the japanese thing, it's called strictly limited edition, thanks to my iPod and thanks to eil.com




from 1999.

Disc 1: Singles
1. Let Forever Be 3:56
2. Hey Boy Hey Girl - Radio Edit 3:32
3. Song To The Siren 4:46
4. Chemical Beats 4:51
5. Leave Home 5:33
6. Life Is Sweet - Edit 3:55
7. Loops Of Fury 4:41
8. Setting Sun - Radio Edit 3:59
9. Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit 3:24
10. Elektkrobank - Radio Edit 3:54
11. The Private Psychedelic Reel 9:21

Disc 2: Remixes & Live
1. Leave Home - Underworld One Mix 8:51
2. Leave Home - Sabres Of Paradise Mix 5:35
3. Life Is Sweet - Remix 1 7:05
4. Life Is Sweet - Daft Punk Remix 8:37
5. Chemical Beats - Dave Clarke Remix 5:04
6. Block Rockin' Beats - The Micronauts Remix 9:53
7. Elektrobank - Dust Brothers Remix 3:53
8. Setting Sun - Live Version 8:44

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dbl post srry

this is the japanese thing, it's called strictly limited edition, thanks to my iPod and thanks to eil.com




Half of the stuff on eil.com isnt there anymore, but at least it has the pics to show what these rare treasures look like, especially this 'strictly limited edition!

You gotta post pics of your stuff. I kind of like to envy other people's collection!

no worries, I will at some point post pics of everything rare

problem is, I have moved a number of times over the past few years and the safest place for my chems collection was definitely my parents' place. however, I will be getting most stuff into my current flat (which is just 961 kilometers away from my parents...) later this year. just hold on...