mr.benway

[mr.benway]

Uhhh… right now i’m scanning my zwan cds…
– Honestly, Germany Cardboard 2-trk
– Honestly, Canada 2-trk
– Honestly, Germany 3-trk
– Honestly, US Promo
– Lyric, Germany Cardboard, Promo
– Lyric, US Promo

– True Poets Of Zwan
– Tears Of Zwan
– End Of Zwan
– Post Pumpkins
– Endless Summer
– Acoustically

[mr.benway]

No, I mean I have my laptop connected to Broadband going 80 mph and never losing coverage.[/quote:a3123y1g]
80 mph = how many kbit/s are this

[mr.benway]

Ive never heard Jimmys album before .I dont own it.Is it any good ?[/quote:186m9ry0]
i like the album a lot… it’s a jazz influenced rock album, featuring jimmy’s drumming… half of the songs
are instrumentals, the rest with different singers (rob dickinson, billy mohler, billy corgan).
it’s definitely worth a listen, but it’s not comparable to smashing pumpkins or zwan recordings.

my favourite tracks: cranes of prey, streetcrawler, life begins again, owed to darryl, loki cat

p.s.: on amazon you can listen to samples…

[mr.benway]

Couple of new additions-

Zwan beermat.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? … :IT&ih=011

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Cheers!

[mr.benway]

[mr.benway]

7”s
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TRISTESSA us red vinyl test press one of five

Lps
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SIAMESE DREAM uk multi coloured vinyl only known copy in existence
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W * o * W

[mr.benway]

i really want to see the pink ‘incredible hulk’ promo!
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[mr.benway]

what
i don’t understand. there is no \"If you submit a new release…\" thread, no more? i think this is the holdover
from the \"If you submit a new release…\" thread. or have i messed it up?

@admin: this post can be deleted!

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Please post this in the "If you submit a new release…" thread, under the Collection Forum. Thanks.[/quote:2xk38ixr]

here it is:

@SPFreaks: you’ve got mail:

Update 3

Magazines
– Circus, US, September 1998 (with article scanned)
– Il Mucchio, Italy, June 1998
– Intro, Germany, October 1995
– L’Indie, France, No.23 1996
– Musica, Italy, January 2000
– Paste, US, June 2005
– Pulse, US or Canada?, September 1993 (with article scanned)
– Pulse, US or Canada?, July 1998
– Risen, US, November 2004
– Rock Star, Italy, March 2000
– Rolling Stone, Germany, August 2008 (supplement of the regular German Rolling Stone)

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Update 4

Commercial Bootlegs
– Acoustic Melon Songs
– Acousticollie And The Infinite Outtakes
– Adoration
– Benefit With Beautiful People
– Gish Sessions
– Smashed
– The Aeroplane Flies High (2 CD)
– There Is No God

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[mr.benway]

@SPFreaks: you’ve got mail:

Update 3

Magazines
– Circus, US, September 1998 (with article scanned)
– Il Mucchio, Italy, June 1998
– Intro, Germany, October 1995
– L’Indie, France, No.23 1996
– Musica, Italy, January 2000
– Paste, US, June 2005
– Pulse, US or Canada?, September 1993 (with article scanned)
– Pulse, US or Canada?, July 1998
– Risen, US, November 2004
– Rock Star, Italy, March 2000
– Rolling Stone, Germany, August 2008 (supplement of the regular German Rolling Stone)

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Update 4

Commercial Bootlegs
– Acoustic Melon Songs
– Acousticollie And The Infinite Outtakes
– Adoration
– Benefit With Beautiful People
– Gish Sessions
– Smashed
– The Aeroplane Flies High (2 CD)
– There Is No God

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[mr.benway]

And yeah, I noticed that pretty cool Sub Pop promo collection, I had so much fun & a few wow! moments when I browsed that part![/quote:2ghqh18q]
Thanks. It’s like an alternative Sub Pop Catalog. Unfortunatly Sub Pop stopped manufacturing the Advance Promo Copies. The Full Album Promos are now only available on CDR. This is a Collectors Nightmare.

[mr.benway]

I’ll scan these items in the next weeks.[/quote:3vszfytk]
I love you mr.benway, in a collecting freaks’ way (as good ol’ member bullet would say )

Since when have you been working on that website? What is your ultimate goal with it? Maybe we can be at help from our side, we from SPfreaks.com? [/quote:3vszfytk]
Back in 2002 i’ve visited an html/css-training and i needed an topic for a website.
So the equation was: collecting Smashing Pumpkins + html/css = first own website
The first version was online April 2003. Over the years i’ve added more and more items and scans and
the layout has changed 2 or 3 times. So now it’s an almost complete presentation of my Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan Collection.
And there is also a little section with my Sub Pop Promo Collection . No ultimate goal.

And i appreciate your and the other SPFreaks-Members work. And it’s fun to be a little part of the SPFreaks and the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins Collection.

[mr.benway]

and what’s your pumpkin site Mr. Benway? [/quote:1gpdnqp4]

Even found some things we never heard of on this website. And there is probably much more, right?
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Yes, there are more items not listed on SPFreaks:
– 1 or 2 Westwood One Radio Promos
– CD’s from Thailand, Malaysia and China (~ 6)
– Zwan CD’s (~ 10)
– Commercial Bootlegs ( ~ 10-15)
I’ll scan these items in the next weeks.

[mr.benway]

well if you got a god camera and flash then it’s easier.
But you need to have a proper picture in the first place. If the goal is to be able to read the article.
And I suppose it is [/quote:37nkg0fi]
Yepp!
I have only a little digital camera, but i’ll try. And it sounds like a lot of work.

[mr.benway]

I’ll send you (= SPFreaks) scans for these magazines (see pictures above)

– Circus, US, September 1998 (+ article scanned)
– Il Mucchio, Italy, June 1998
– Intro, Germany, October 1995
– L’Indie, France, No.23 1996
– Musica, Italy, January 2000
– Paste, US, June 2005
– Pulse, US or Canada?, September 1993 (+ article scanned)
– Pulse, US or Canada?, July 1998
– Risen, US, November 2004
– Rock Star, Italy, March 2000
– Rolling Stone, Germany, August 2008 (supplement of the regular German Rolling Stone)
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it’s difficult to scan all articles:
– some pages are to large for the scanner (i.e rolling stone)
– can’t flip the magazine wide open to scan the pages

the risen-magazine (from 2004) has some nice billy photos and an interesting interview, but
i can’t scan the pages properly. can’t open the magazine wide enough (it has an glued binding).
has anyone a hint how i can handle this (without disrupting the pages/magazine)?

[mr.benway]

http://www.spfreaks.com/?page=COLLDETAILS&item=2717 (The Aeroplane Flies Lower)

Can someone please confirm or correct the info given? I’m uncertain about year, country, which cds are in the box (the UK or US releases of the singles & EP)?[/quote:27yoyi4r]

My Aeroplane Flies Lower Box contains the following CD’s

– Lull EP, 1991, HUTCD 10. Matrix A2339 HUTCD 10 1:1, Mastered By Nimbus
– I Am One, 1992, HUTCD 18, Matrix HUTCD 18 1:4 Mastered By Nimbus
– Cherub Rock, 1993, HUTCD 31, Matrix A7681 HUTCD 31 1:0, Mastered By Nimbus
– Today, 1993, HUTCD 37, Matrix A8654 HUTCD 37 1:0, Mastered By Nimbus
– Disarm, 1994 (Smile version) , HUTCD 43, Matrix 892309 1:6 EMI Swindon
– Disarm, 1994 (Heart version), HUTDX 43, Matrix 892310 4:4:2 EMI Swindon

all CD’s are UK releases

Release Code: Cat.No: LSBOX 2 / O.B. Productions 1997

And I think i’ve read somewhere that the boxes are from Germany. But I’m not sure.

Mr.Benway

[mr.benway]

Mr.Benway, would you be so kind someday to scan the articles also? Would be awesome to chronicle these reviews and be able to read them! [/quote:3t8s5g42]
uh, i can read this without my glasses…

yes, have this on my todo-list. but it’s a lot of work in my spare time.
in the meantime here a are links to some of the magazines / articles that i’ve submitted to the spfreaks:

Access Magazine – July 1998: http://www.starla.org/articles/access98.htm
Guitar School – Feb 1997: http://www.starla.org/articles/gs3.htm
Mojo – Dec 1996: http://www.starla.org/articles/mojo1.htm
SPIN November ’93: http://www.starla.org/articles/spin93.htm
Zero Worship (SPIN) June 1996: http://www.starla.org/articles/zerowor.htm

on starla.org you find much more articles.

Mr.Benway

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[mr.benway]

@Mayo & Artur:
congrats… these are two phantastic collectibles

[mr.benway]

Wow. Great to see these items in the SPFreaks-Collection

I don’t think that there are proper promotion CDs for these Russian releases, perhaps some commercials cds with an additional promo patch. But who knows for sure?

Mr.Benway

[mr.benway]

try³ summersault[/quote:2i5zadfy]

this cracked me up.
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hey manilla, i think i need a little lesson in english sayings: "this cracked me up" = you are cracked into pieces? i can’t imgine that? you’ve laughed too much???

and good luck w/ FR promos. some of the most expensive and hardest to come by, fo schizzle.[/quote:2i5zadfy]
oh yes… thats true…
lesson 2: fo schizzle???

[mr.benway]

good luck
and hopefully it’s not so expensive than the last one.

[mr.benway]

Canadian Try, Try, Try Summersault 2000[/quote:lhfy8cdg]
pheeew! i’ve bought mine early this year… and now i’m complete with my canadian promo cds (adore, machina, earphoria, 1991-1998, try³ summersault, untitled and other choice cuts)…
next on my list: french promo cds

[mr.benway]

part 2 was send to the spfreaks-headquarter:

Smashing Pumpkins
– Siamese Dream CD, Russia 50999 2294622 5
– Pisces Iscariot CD, Russia 50999 2165272 1
– Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness CD, Russia 50999 5206992 1
– MACHINA/the machines of god CD, Russia 50999 5107662 7
– Greatest Hits {Rotten Apples} CD, Russia 50999 5076182 1
– Zeitgeist CD, Russia 138620-2
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Rawk On
Mr. Benway

[mr.benway]

It’s here.

http://www.spfreaks.com/default.aspx?pa … S&item=349
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hell yeah… i need a new pair of glasses!

Thanks Mr. Benway, as usual you are a great source for us. You rock mister![/quote:2nfokbz2]
oh, thanks…

Smashing Pumpkins
– Gish CD, South Africa
– Greatest Hits Cassette, Korea
– Machina Cassette, Korea

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
– Life Begins Again CD, UK Promo
– Life Begins Again CD, US Promo
– Life Begins Again CD-Single, US Promo (2-trk)

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Rawk On
Mr. Benway

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