I don't think I've told you about the Mega Record & CD Fair yet, have I?
I went to that one yesterday. They have it twice a year - in March/April and in October/November (dates can change). When I went in March I bought a lot of great stuff (Aretha Franklin & Smokie Robinson boxsets, rare U2 books, etc.) so I expected a lot of it yesterday.
Well, one way or the other, yesterday's experience wasn't as good as last one's. I don't know exactly why. Maybe it is because I had to pay to get in (last time somehow I got in for free). Or because the stand that sold these incredible boxsets for low prices last time didn't have as good a selection as last time (I mean, the Phil Spector boxset for 30 euro is a superb deal... only I already have that one. And I can't be bothered by a Genesis archive boxset, etc.). Still, I did not get home empty-handed. Because I did find the Vertigo 12" single for a good price and a bunch of other stuff.
Here's what I took home:
U2 - Vertigo (12" single)
Pearl Jam - Merkinball (single, but upon getting home I saw that it was a cutout
)
Tröckener Kecks - Veel Te Veel Water (single)
Texas - Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) (their single with the Wu-Tang Clan)
Tröckener Kecks - Het Grote Geheim
Supergrass - Is 10 (their best of, and when I got home I saw that it's copy controlled
)
Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (when I got home I saw that the CD has no label
)
Gloria Estefan - Gloria! (oh, the memories to 1999
)
Wendy & Lisa - Eroica (bought it because the last song on the album is Staring At The Sun)
V/A - 2 Meter Sessies Crossing Border
V/A - And Here Is The Young Man
And that last CD really made my day. After a few hours I started to get tired and wanted to go home. However, since the fair really is mega, I hadn't seen a lot yet. So I said to myself to go through one more aisle and then go home. And lo and behold I saw that CD. I'd never expected to see it and it wasn't even very expensive. If you don't know what the CD is, let me explain it then. It's a tribute CD to Martin Hannett, a producer. And it's one of 2 titles (the other one also being a Martin Hannett tribute CD called Martin) with U2's 11 O'Clock Tick Tock on them. So now I have a CD version of 11 O'Clock Tick Tock!