The most copies of Tijuana Taxi contest

[Harry]

There's no prize, other than your own satisfaction, but since Mike B. started it, let's see just how many official copies of "Tijuana Taxi" that you own. Count all formats and any compilations, singles, EPs, official interviews, plastic inserts in music books - as long as it's not homemade, or a CD-R made by you or anyone else.

Here's Mike's original post in the 'eBay madness' thread:

I never thought of that....I thought he was talking about the fact that the same songs get repeated over and over and over and over and over again on every compilation.

I've lost count of how many copies I have of, say, "Tijuana Taxi."

Let's see...off the top of my head, I have it on:

LP Going Places
8 track Going Places
CD Going Places (Japanese)
CD Going Places (American)
8 track Greatest Hits
LP Greatest Hits
CD Greatest Hits
CD A&M New Gold Series
CD Definitive Hits
CD Very Best of Herb (Canadian)
CD Classics Vol. 1
LP Foursider
CD Foursider

Not to mention it's on a couple of my own homemade compilations!

...and I'm not even an uber-collector who has it on 45s, import LPs, promo copies, reel-to-reels, cassettes, etc. Come on everyone, who's got the most copies of "Tijuana Taxi?"

 

[Harry]

Here's my list:

1 copy of single 787 of "Tijuana Taxi"
1 copy of single 8507 (Memories) of "Tijuana Taxi"
4 copies of LP GOING PLACES (stereo)
2 copies of LP GOING PLACES (mono)
2 copies of CD GOING PLACES (Japanese and US)
2 copies of LP GREATEST HITS
2 copies of CD GREATEST HITS
1 copy of cassette GREATEST HITS
2 copies of LP FOURSIDER
1 copy of CD FOURSIDER
1 copy of LP MILLION DOLLAR SOUND SAMPLER
1 copy of LP DEE JAY SAMPLER (mono)
1 copy of LP DEE JAY SAMPLER (stereo)
2 copies of CD CLASSICS VOLUME 1
1 copy of CD THE VERY BEST 16 GREATEST HITS (Germany)
1 copy of CD A&M NEW GOLD SERIES - TJB (Japan)
1 copy of CD A&M GOLD SERIES -HERB ALPERT (Japan)
1 copy of CD THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPET (UK)
1 copy of CD PORTRAIT IN MUSIC (Rondor)
1 copy of CD DEFINITIVE HITS
1 copy of LaserDisc THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT (Japan)

That's a total of 30 copies. Some of these came to me in bulk purchases from eBay where I wanted a specific album, like a mono copy of something, and had to take a bunch of albums in the package. A few other LPs were yard sale and flea market purchases.

Harry
...counting, online...

 

[Rudy]

...and to add to the equation: how many have dropouts?

 

[Steve Sidoruk]

Harry:

I couldn't resist and have been sitting here taking inventory...

1 copy of single 787 of "Tijuana Taxi"
1 copy of single 787 (Promo white label) of "Tijuana Taxi"
1 copy of single 8507 (Memories) of "Tijuana Taxi"
1 copy of single 8507 (Forget Me Nots) of "Tijuana Taxi"
1 copy SP412 GOING PLACES jukebox Little LP
1 copy LS61 “Ameriachi” (Japan EP)
1 copy LS221 “Bittersweet Samba” (Japan EP)
1 copy AM-2 “Tijuana Taxi” (Japan single)
1 copy FX-11,142 “Tijuana Taxi” (New Zealand EP)
1 copy HDA 377-01 “Grandes Exitos” (Spain EP)
2 copies of LP GOING PLACES (stereo U.S.)
1 copy of LP GOING PLACES (mono - sealed)
1 copy LP GOING PLACES (Stereo – Germany
1 copy LP GOING PLACES (mono – Canada)
1 copy LP GOING PLACES (mono – England)
1 copy LP GOING PLACES (stereo- Venezuela
1 copy open reel tape AMB112 GOING PLACES
1 copy of CD GOING PLACES (Japanese)
1 copy of LP GREATEST HITS
2 copies of LP GREATEST HITS (England)
1 copy of CD GREATEST HITS
1 copy open reel tape OR-4245 GREATEST HITS
1 copy of LLP-4245 jukebox Little LP GREATEST HITS
2 copies of LP FOURSIDER
1 copy of CD FOURSIDER
2 copies of LP MILLION DOLLAR SOUND SAMPLER
2 copies of LP DEE JAY SAMPLER (stereo)
1 copy of CD CLASSICS VOLUME 1
1 copy of CD GREATEST HITS (UK – Duchesse CD352045)
1 copy of CD STARTRAX (Australia)
1 copy of LP THE VERY BEST 16 GREATEST HITS (Germany)
1 copy LP GOLDEN PRIZE (Japan LP)
1 copy LP A&M GOLD SERIES – HERB ALPERT (Japan LP)
1 copy LP EL BIMBO (Japan LP)
1 copy LP GEM OF HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS (Japan LP)
1 copy LP GOLD SERIES – HERB ALPERT (Mexico LP)
1 copy LP SERIE DE COLECCION – 15 AUTENTICOS EXITOS (CBS Discos International)
1 copy LP DOWN MEXICO WAY (UK LP)
1 copy of CD A&M NEW GOLD SERIES Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Vol. 1 (Japan)
1 COPY CD A ARTE DE HERB ALPERT & TIJUANA BRASS (Brazil CD)
1 COPY LP A ARTE DE HERB ALPERT & TIJUANA BRASS (Brazil)
1 copy CD SPECIAL COLLECTION (Japan CD)
1 copy of CD A&M GOLD SERIES -HERB ALPERT (Japan)
1 copy LP 40 GREATEST (2 LP – K-Tel Canada)
1 copy LP GRANDES EXITO (Columbia LP)
1 copy of CD PORTRAIT IN MUSIC (Rondor)
1 copy of CD DEFINITIVE HITS
1 copy of LaserDisc THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT (Japan)
1 copy of PAL Video tape THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT
1 copy of CD THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT (UK)
1 copy of Cassette THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT (UK)

 

[Rudy]

Jeez...56...do we have a winner, Steve??

 

[Harry]

I just knew Steve would HAVE to have more than I do, especially with all of his foreign collectables.

As I counted mine, it occured to me that had we picked a different song, say "This Guy's In Love With You", I might have come up with a few more. I think it's appeared on more compilations.

Harry
...in shock and awe, online...

 

[Harry]

[silly idea mode on]

If I went out and bought 40 copies of Definitive Hits, I'd have more copies of "Tijuana Taxi" than Steve S.

[silly idea mode off]

But then again, who would want all of those dropouts!

 

[Mike Blakesley]

Jeez, you guys make my piddley little 13 copies seem like a drop in the bucket. I am humbled!