beatcrazy
New Member
Hello everyone!
As this is my first post here, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm a guy from Germany, who is collecting records and (almost) everything by JOE JACKSON for about 25 years now. This summed up to probably one of the world's largest collections of "The Man", with hundreds of different single and album pressings on vinyl, CD and even some odd cassettes. I also collect memorabilia such as press kits, ticketstubs, posters, backstage passes and so on. As JJ was an A&M artist from the first record under his name in 1978 until 1989, this means that the vast majority especially of my vinyl collection is on the A&M label - and that's why I'm here.
There have always been surprises and mysteries in the many years of collecting and even in times of internet, there are still a lot of unanswered questions I have. Perhaps you A&M experts can help? Thank you very much in advance.
I'll start of with a favorite rarity that I proudly own - a US pressing of "Body And Soul" (SP-5000) on yellow vinyl! Until recently, I was sure that this must be a one-off, as it never appeared in any discopraphies. But I saw a second copy of it on ebay and now wonder, how many of these records were actually pressed? Does anyone know more about this?
The second thread I'd like to throw in, is about a number of 12" singles, that I saw listed in discographies, but never ever came across in all those years. My guess is, that those records may have been planned, perhaps even exist somewhere as test pressings, but were never issued, not even as promos. Those are the ones I read about:
SP-17101 I'm The Man
SP-17139 Mad At You / Beat Crazy
and from the UK catalog
AMY 481 (He's A) Shape In A Drape / Speedway / Showtime In Chicago
AMY 512 Down To London / You Can't Get What You Want...(live)
AMY 583 Steppin' Out / Sentimental Thing / (It's A) Big World
Has someone ever seen one of these?
There's more to come, but that's it for now. Thanks for reading!
P.S.: Of course I'll gladly answer your questions about JJ's work and record pressings, if I can.
As this is my first post here, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm a guy from Germany, who is collecting records and (almost) everything by JOE JACKSON for about 25 years now. This summed up to probably one of the world's largest collections of "The Man", with hundreds of different single and album pressings on vinyl, CD and even some odd cassettes. I also collect memorabilia such as press kits, ticketstubs, posters, backstage passes and so on. As JJ was an A&M artist from the first record under his name in 1978 until 1989, this means that the vast majority especially of my vinyl collection is on the A&M label - and that's why I'm here.
There have always been surprises and mysteries in the many years of collecting and even in times of internet, there are still a lot of unanswered questions I have. Perhaps you A&M experts can help? Thank you very much in advance.
I'll start of with a favorite rarity that I proudly own - a US pressing of "Body And Soul" (SP-5000) on yellow vinyl! Until recently, I was sure that this must be a one-off, as it never appeared in any discopraphies. But I saw a second copy of it on ebay and now wonder, how many of these records were actually pressed? Does anyone know more about this?
The second thread I'd like to throw in, is about a number of 12" singles, that I saw listed in discographies, but never ever came across in all those years. My guess is, that those records may have been planned, perhaps even exist somewhere as test pressings, but were never issued, not even as promos. Those are the ones I read about:
SP-17101 I'm The Man
SP-17139 Mad At You / Beat Crazy
and from the UK catalog
AMY 481 (He's A) Shape In A Drape / Speedway / Showtime In Chicago
AMY 512 Down To London / You Can't Get What You Want...(live)
AMY 583 Steppin' Out / Sentimental Thing / (It's A) Big World
Has someone ever seen one of these?
There's more to come, but that's it for now. Thanks for reading!
P.S.: Of course I'll gladly answer your questions about JJ's work and record pressings, if I can.
