Blah Blah Cafe, the Jean-Michel Jarre forum

[Finaero]

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/156081959374

I'd still like to think that these Equinoxe CD releases are sold for that kind of money thanks to the "which version sounds the best" thread here

[Dr_Jones]

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/156081959374

I'd still like to think that these Equinoxe CD releases are sold for that kind of money thanks to the "which version sounds the best" thread here

"Polydor Red face CDs" have a reputation. The most infamous one is ABBA's red face CD which can fetch similar prices or higher.

[Pat Gleeson]

The reason the Red Face Polydor Equinoxe CD commands high prices is it has the original vinyl mix on it. Subsequent CD pressings have the later mix, the difference is very evident on Equinoxe 5.

[Finaero]

Ah yes, I remember being surprised over choosing that one as the best version out of the test samples, even though (I think) the Japanese LP also uses the original mix, which I don't like on that one (or on other releases like MAZUR), and my overall favorite version of the album (out of the ones I own anyway) is the second French LP edition, which has the less "muddier" version.

But yeah, there's certainly been an "early CD releases" resurgence going on price-wise, because even the blue face CDs have been going for 50+ € on Discogs at least.

[shadow]

For me it's either that original red face CD or the Japanese LP, I'm pretty sure that was my opinion all those years back when we did the comparison on here between the various versions and I'm sticking to it

[CLUBMIX]

Not sure...
a) how hard to find,
b) how official these are, and
c) if they have been posted before:

- Chinese "AERO" cassette tapes (first item and second item)
and

- US "Rendez-Vous 4" in-store promo cassette tape

[Dr_Jones]

I think the Chinese Aero tapes are not that hard to find, I bought one years ago.

I think those tapes are the real deal, they were sold at a music store in Beijing when I was there, as well as those Chinese CDs and DVDs of Aero. On the other hand: they also sold very dodgy DVDs there with camcorder recordings of movies...

That RV4 tape... dunno, but it looks cool. Haven't seen that before.

[CLUBMIX]

Mexican single-sided "Oxygene 4" promo 7 inch with 'gatefold' paper artwork, at a reasonable price (for now...)



I am trying to include image material as well for reference purposes (if I don't forget), because the ebay links tend to disappear after a certain while, and so do the images connected...

[CLUBMIX]

Canadian in-store promo cassette (compilation)

[Dr_Jones]

Some extremely rare items on ebay right now.

Monaco photobook:
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/186622228078

Deserted Palace with the generic Sam Fox sleeve:
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/186622342109

[CLUBMIX]

FDM Promo CD sampler

[CLUBMIX]

Amazônia Promo CD (Philharmonie de Paris giveaway CDR)

This item is genuine, please also have a look on my Discogs database entry to see my personal scans in detail here

[CLUBMIX]

Metamorphoses Multimedia CD (FNAC edition)

[Dr_Jones]

Oh, that Amazonia promo looks good. It's been an expensive month, so let's hope it's still available next week.

[CLUBMIX]

Oh, that Amazonia promo looks good. It's been an expensive month, so let's hope it's still available next week.

oops, it's already sold - hopefully you were the one