Aphex Twin CAT 087 - Melodies From Mars Unplayed Vinyl Test Pressing On Ebay!

  On 6/20/2014 at 9:40 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 8:47 PM, Hijexx said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 5:51 PM, Joyrex said:

 

Grant assured me that MFM is never coming out in the form it currently is in (aka CAT 087)

 

 

Which can only mean two things...

 

 

!!!

excite

 

 

This...F^$% Yeah!

I think that over at Rephlex HQ, they probably have boxes full of CAT 023, CAT 034 and CAT 087 on a shelf somewhere.

From time to time they sell a copy (especially ABB5) to keep the AFX hype alive.

And once when they are fed up with all of it, they will dump everything and we all own a copy of the Caustic Window LP, Analogue Bubblebath 5, and Melodies From Mars on vinyl.

  On 6/21/2014 at 12:10 AM, AAD said:

I think that over at Rephlex HQ, they probably have boxes full of CAT 023, CAT 034 and CAT 087 on a shelf somewhere.

From time to time they sell a copy (especially ABB5) to keep the AFX hype alive.

And once when they are fed up with all of it, they will dump everything and we all own a copy of the Caustic Window LP, Analogue Bubblebath 5, and Melodies From Mars on vinyl.

Wishful thinking, but we all do it

  On 6/21/2014 at 12:05 AM, afxual healing said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 9:40 PM, bitroast said:

 

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 8:47 PM, Hijexx said:

 

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 5:51 PM, Joyrex said:

 

 

Grant assured me that MFM is never coming out in the form it currently is in (aka CAT 087)

 

Which can only mean two things...

!!!

excite

 

This...F^$% Yeah!

Lolol

  On 6/20/2014 at 11:55 PM, Ifeelspace said:

i get the feeling something big is going to happen

i thought this would be going for higher than it is by now. all those high rolling cat023 bidders who missed out could be putting their $$$ here now

this test pressing contains only 8 tracks!!! it's just a promo use...

  On 6/17/2014 at 11:16 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 6/17/2014 at 11:11 PM, vincentvc said:

 

  On 6/17/2014 at 11:04 PM, Herr Jan said:

 

  On 6/17/2014 at 11:00 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 6/17/2014 at 10:47 PM, vincentvc said:

is it the same tracklist as http://www.discogs.com/Aphex-Twin-Melodies-From-Mars/master/401184 ?

LOL, where in the hell did those tracknames come from?

 

"Names taken from original Memorex D90 cassette"

 

hmm yeh this dude http://www.discogs.com/user/7_pin_dinner added those 2 months ago

 

Funny, mine don't have names - just a J-card with Richard's terrible handwriting "AFX - MELODIES FROM MARS" scrawled on the spine...

 

Normally, there are no names... Same for this white label (or test pressing) but instead of 12 tracks, there are only 8... Hope Grant & Richard will out this album one day with the box they promise us...

  Quote

 

Hi, hope u (you) r (are) well

 

someone just informed us via watmm, was planning to release a load of afx old unrel (unreleased) trx (tracks), – don’t do that! they will come out with a load more on a box-set or something at some point, best quality. If they r (are) bootlegged prior to this it will scupper any plans. Wot say thee?

 

Cheers

 

Best regards

 

Grant & Richard

  On 6/24/2014 at 11:03 AM, Anchio Arch io Son Pittore said:

this test pressing contains only 8 tracks!!! it's just a promo use...

I think it's more a case of there only being 8 tracks to begin with, and the cassettes that got circulated ended up being more of a "demo" than anything else, containing some stuff he was working on (the early versions of Rock Witch and Fingerbib).

im really hoping this gets ripped well. seems like it could be better versions of the songs

some rich watmmer take care of this pls, its only at 2.8k

So, it's notch buying this one as well?

whoa whoa whoa hold up, it's a 45rpm 12"?

that's awesome.

I really wish I had 4 grand to blow right now.

PLEASE make us all a clean rip of this t***a!

grant in all his "these proles are gonna eat this up" mode just exploded. Big win for the little guy, eh, Grant?

Kinda shitty how notch is just gonna bid whatever for this and no one else has a chance. Come on Bill Gates!

hah, yeah i would have bid on MFM, nwae, i've got health insurance to buy instead.

This what you guys are talking about?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mystery-of-the-Melodies-from-Mars-Bloodhounds-Inc-11-2002-by-Bil-0764226231-/390867037281?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item5b017dac61

bout to place a bid right now!

:D

damn there's like 7 versions available on ebay... one looks like a promo (white/blank cover version??)

<------------ white label promo version?????

<--- early original edition?

Any news on the testpressing?

  On 10/1/2014 at 11:22 AM, bias said:

Any news on the testpressing?

I think in an interview Richard said that the AB5 and MFM test pressings didn't get sold because he might want to release it at some point. I think the seller was one of the Mikes? P. or Dred? At least someone known to him so he just asked him not to sell those.

  On 6/25/2014 at 8:39 PM, Lane Visitor said:

This what you guys are talking about?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mystery-of-the-Melodies-from-Mars-Bloodhounds-Inc-11-2002-by-Bil-0764226231-/390867037281?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item5b017dac61

 

 

bout to place a bid right now!

 

:D

lol

It's getting predictable, isn't it? I'm with Stephen, this is clearly a promotional campaign for the new version of MFM, just like the CWLP was a promotional campaign for Syro. It's time for Grant to find a new job, maybe? LOL.

  On 10/1/2014 at 11:22 AM, bias said:

Any news on the testpressing?

What do you mean? It's in the hands of a collector, if that's what you wanted to know.

  On 10/1/2014 at 4:25 PM, MassfreeKid said:

It's getting predictable, isn't it? I'm with Stephen, this is clearly a promotional campaign for the new version of MFM, just like the CWLP was a promotional campaign for Syro. It's time for Grant to find a new job, maybe? LOL.

Erm, no. CWLP had nothing to do with SYRO; SYRO was in WARP's offices in December. Just coincidence.

  On 10/1/2014 at 4:34 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 10/1/2014 at 11:22 AM, bias said:

 

  On 10/1/2014 at 4:25 PM, MassfreeKid said:

It's getting predictable, isn't it? I'm with Stephen, this is clearly a promotional campaign for the new version of MFM, just like the CWLP was a promotional campaign for Syro. It's time for Grant to find a new job, maybe? LOL.

Erm, no. CWLP had nothing to do with SYRO; SYRO was in WARP's offices in December. Just coincidence.

 

Aphex..... Coincidence?

does not compute.

edit: also it being in Warp's offices since December doesn't mean much at all. New merch was being put out, there was activity through official aphex outlets, grants posting hinting about a kickstarter, etc etc etc all happened over the course of a year.

After 13 years a year or two long marketing stunt isn't that far fetched. I'm not saying you knew anything about it of course, you could have been taken for a ride just like the rest of us.

And either way it's all awesome. CWLP = great, Syro = great.

Great!