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Apesy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
411 Posts |
 Posted - 03/04/2010 : 12:25:51
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Originally posted by Broken Face
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Originally posted by joe FITZ of molly BANG
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Originally posted by Sam
Hi Brian - i agree, that is a real shame. From the Golem podcast that played the San Fran live score extracts, the band sounded like it had a really nice vibe to it. Obviously Duane's guitar was excellent on FMRM. I also like the Honeycomb B sides which i beleive he played on. they had a lovely guitar tone. RIP DJ.
On a side note Brian - presumably you have heard the Golem and all its tracks. How would you rate it alongside Bluefinger / SVNFNGRS.
From what i can hear from the bad news and custom all the way it has a more rootsy feel, not as abrasive as the two BF records. It seems to be a cleaner sound. What is your opinion on it having had a few listens (presumably).
where does one get the honeycomb bsides
They weren't really b-sides, they were tracks that leaked with the record a good 6-8 months before the album was released.
don't forget about the cover of donovan's atlantis (with al franken!)
was that a japanese bonus track or something?
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 12:38:35
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Originally posted by Apesy
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Originally posted by Broken Face
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Originally posted by joe FITZ of molly BANG
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Originally posted by Sam
Hi Brian - i agree, that is a real shame. From the Golem podcast that played the San Fran live score extracts, the band sounded like it had a really nice vibe to it. Obviously Duane's guitar was excellent on FMRM. I also like the Honeycomb B sides which i beleive he played on. they had a lovely guitar tone. RIP DJ.
On a side note Brian - presumably you have heard the Golem and all its tracks. How would you rate it alongside Bluefinger / SVNFNGRS.
From what i can hear from the bad news and custom all the way it has a more rootsy feel, not as abrasive as the two BF records. It seems to be a cleaner sound. What is your opinion on it having had a few listens (presumably).
where does one get the honeycomb bsides
They weren't really b-sides, they were tracks that leaked with the record a good 6-8 months before the album was released.
don't forget about the cover of donovan's atlantis (with al franken!)
was that a japanese bonus track or something?
-=Apesy
That was a Japanese bonus track.
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Czar
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
321 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 17:27:21
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Gee, still no sign of the Golem in Montreal, CANADA. I mean, CANADA, not KAMTCHATKA.
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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1594 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 19:15:10
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Desperately hoping for the most uncommon Friday mail.
Nothing ever comes on Friday up here in Manitoba.
Fu, did you get one? |
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Don Eduardo
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
403 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 21:38:34
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The Golem has arrived in Australia! Does anyone remember the video blog where Frank signed the wrong number and had to scratch it out and write another number and also added an "oops" ? Think he said "this'll be a special one haha"
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 22:33:10
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N° 290
Watched the movie yesterday. great.
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 23:24:40
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#268 arrived at my house in Greece this morning! 
The booklet is in good shape and was well-protected in its package. Just finished giving the studio discs a listen. WOW!
While Black Francis was chanting screaming THE WORD I couldn't help but think--and not for the first time--why do people keep bitching about a new Pixies release when the man continues to produce quality material?
I hope The Pixies never do another album! I was a Frank Black fan first (TOTY) and that's how it's always going to be! YEAH!!!
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 23:26:08
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By the way, Duane Jarvis's guitar work on here is stellar. RIP.
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 01:46:48
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Originally posted by Apesy
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Originally posted by Broken Face
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Originally posted by joe FITZ of molly BANG
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Originally posted by Sam
Hi Brian - i agree, that is a real shame. From the Golem podcast that played the San Fran live score extracts, the band sounded like it had a really nice vibe to it. Obviously Duane's guitar was excellent on FMRM. I also like the Honeycomb B sides which i beleive he played on. they had a lovely guitar tone. RIP DJ.
On a side note Brian - presumably you have heard the Golem and all its tracks. How would you rate it alongside Bluefinger / SVNFNGRS.
From what i can hear from the bad news and custom all the way it has a more rootsy feel, not as abrasive as the two BF records. It seems to be a cleaner sound. What is your opinion on it having had a few listens (presumably).
where does one get the honeycomb bsides
They weren't really b-sides, they were tracks that leaked with the record a good 6-8 months before the album was released.
don't forget about the cover of donovan's atlantis (with al franken!)
was that a japanese bonus track or something?
-=Apesy
i saw this on e-bay. can someone sendspace that song. i don't gots it.
please, 
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cargro
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21 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 01:47:08
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| Golem #240 reached Duesseldorf / Germany. A perfect beginning for this weekend! Hope for the rest of you that you'll get your copy soon! |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 01:47:30
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and i <3 DJ
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 05:17:51
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Originally posted by FrequencyOfGlow
Just came in the mail. I don't know how I got it into my head that the book itself would be huge. I was expecting a much larger package. #73 of 500.
Now to wait until after work is done to embark on my BF/FB first-listening ritual. Phones off. Herbs. Enjoyment!
that's what she said. |
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ccuadros
* Dog in the Sand *
Chile
1315 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 05:35:11
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Finally I got it!!
Is weird, I bought in February 12th and i got the copy #469 
But I´m very happy anyways!
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 07:23:39
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Originally posted by billgoodman
Is it too early to start reviewing this piece of music?
I've been thinking a lot about FB/BF lately, mostly because it's been so long since SVN FNGRS (even longer since the last proper album) and there was nothing much to keep the train of being a FB-fan rolling. Of course I'm not really complaining, we got spoiled the last decade. I think we've always been spoiled. he's always coming out with great stuff.
Anyhow I like Der Golem, but I can't help thinking this is more of a Catholics record without pedal steel and with horns/flute in return. This is nitpicking but I would have appreciated if this was being released under the Frank Black moniker, it would have made more sense. That being said, an artist flip flopping between Frank Black and Black Francis makes a commercial fool out of himself. Still, in my mind Bluefinger and SVN FNGRS legitimized the name change with their high powered punkrock. You can't deny that Black Francis as a name (brand?) has a Pixies connotation all over it. However, this is the 3rd concept record (Herman Brood, Greek Myth, German Movie) so maybe that's what Black Francis is all about. In the end...what's in a name? I think all of the albums should've been pixies albums.
Is this record a step back? Kind of, I'm hearing stuff I already heard before, it's a typical Frank Black-record. I hear structures and chord changes and even melodies that he used before. so what, no chord progressions are new.
Some portions of Stars or The Obedient Servant sound like little pieces out of Fitzgerald, Don't Cry That Way, Holland Town, When They Come To Murder Me, Do You Feel Bad About It.
Is this bad? Maybe it's just me, but to me this is the first release with this feeling. really? But the songs are still good, the production is fresh and I don't know how Charles Thompson does it, but he hacked my personal life again. I have to listen to it. Despite the feelings expressed above. And that is a sign of great craftmanship.
Hopefully the pixies reunion will soon stop and we can have more of these treats. And more important a new FB/FB every year, like he used to.I concur :)
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken?
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 07:25:22
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Der Golem #89 (my birth year!) arrived in Wigan today! Only the slightest of creases to the front cover, nothing major. Oh and two 'studio disc 1' covers. All discs are correct though, which is pretty much all that matters to me. Can't wait to watch this!
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 08:35:48
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Originally posted by emptyreality
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Originally posted by johnnyribcage
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Originally posted by BLT
Mine has a good defect -- double autograph pages and two numbers. Apologies to whoever got #15 without a signature. I didn't do it.
Must have worn out by 405, my signature is nowhere near as elaborate as yours lol
I love this part... Yeah, we did it!
i wonder if he signed them all in one sitting?
i wonder what he was doing while he signed them. maybe watching a movie. |
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MMD
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 09:23:49
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Originally posted by shineoftheever
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Originally posted by Apesy
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Originally posted by Broken Face
[quote]Originally posted by joe FITZ of molly BANG
They weren't really b-sides, they were tracks that leaked with the record a good 6-8 months before the album was released.
don't forget about the cover of donovan's atlantis (with al franken!)
was that a japanese bonus track or something?
-=Apesy
i saw this on e-bay. can someone sendspace that song. i don't gots it.
please,
Since I recently bought the Japanese versions of Honeycomb & Fast Man Raider Man from ebay here are the bonus tracks from both. Atlantis & I Don't Live Here Anymore: http://www.sendspace.com/file/pibbtq
If this isn't ok to share here I will take down the link.
Enjoy. |
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Idalgo Clandestino
- FB Fan -
Yugoslavia
104 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 09:36:24
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thank you
you probably thought i'm a shy guy |
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 10:03:33
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Originally posted by Brank_Flack
I've had the Word stuck in my head today, great song.
I'm really liking the golem so far, even though all i've had to go by is the youtube clips since i can't afford the boxset.
Anyone else have the feeling that this could be a classic like Frank Black, Teenager of the Year, Dog in the Sand, and Bluefinger? Or if not a classic, in the really solid territory of Black Letter Days, or Show Me Your Tears?
I'm having a real crisis over whether to get the boxset, its just 100 dollars canadian plus shipping is so much for a student...
BLD and SMYT are both classics!! |
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 10:09:11
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Originally posted by Somnambulist
I think we ought to make an effort to account for every copy. There are so few of these it would be easy to have a locked thread with a short profile of each owner and their number. That way, years from now, when I say something asinine you can say "that's just ol' 49. He's a real asshole."
btw, I have one of the rare, non-defective copies.
Are you going down where the ballyhoos and tritons are?
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joe FITZ of molly BANG
= Cult of Ray =
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 10:48:38
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Originally posted by blckfrncs
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Originally posted by tomwhite
Received mine today, its been ruined in the post though, front cover barely attached its been so badly knocked about. Why ship such a fragile and bespoke product in a jiffy bag? Gutted.
Please contact The Bureau and you will be sorted...
that's awesome. heh. i'll take the broken one. |
Edited by - joe FITZ of molly BANG on 03/05/2010 10:50:59 |
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debaser
- FB Fan -
France
121 Posts |
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velvety
= Cult of Ray =
Portugal
536 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2010 : 22:57:47
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222/500 arrived Friday in Portugal. The Post-office made me pay 20€. Fuckers.
But it is here and I am here and this is everything. |
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Mac E. Doobage
= Cult of Ray =
503 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 02:05:31
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#209 NYC, NY.
Smackit like Buddy Hacket and or Ted Ligety. |
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trapperj
- FB Fan -
24 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 03:15:19
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| Hey debaser add me to that list #12, Chicago, USA |
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Back to Sane
- FB Fan -
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Posted - 03/06/2010 : 04:45:59
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| #391 Columbus, Ohio. |
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eroticvultcha
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Ireland
81 Posts |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 06:11:45
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Nice work, debaser. You can also add 230 to the list. I bought it for my dad and had it shipped to Wyoming.
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badronald
- FB Fan -
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 07:41:13
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| Put me down at #76 |
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MMD
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
233 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 09:19:38
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BTW my girlfriend has already received her copy #257 in Miami, FL and I just saw some guy on another forum got #354.
Still waiting for mine.
“Not since Orson Welles had one man so many fingers in so many pies, and been the chef as well. And then looked like he went and ate them all. The guy was out of control.” |
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bernerdawg
- FB Fan -
17 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 10:16:49
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#11 - Georgia (U.S.A.)
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1965
= Cult of Ray =
Australia
799 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 10:17:14
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My second copy No.129 was for my friend RB (also Australia) = add to list..
I have the key to #902 |
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Apesy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
411 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 17:17:43
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wow, ordered late tuesday night and received it on friday
faster than amazon
i'm #336
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debaser
- FB Fan -
France
121 Posts |
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the acorahs
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
181 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 01:34:07
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I am number 466.
Really gutted though, as arrived on my doorstep damaged, with no wax sealed envelope, and with an extra £18 ($27 for our friends across the pond) put on due to VAT and Royal Mail International Handling fee.
The extra money doesn't bother me that much, as sometimes when I have bought things from abroad it happens, and sometimes you can be lucky and not pay.
What does bother me is the shitty condition it arrived in, it is a delicate body of work, and some little jiffy bag would not (and clearly did not) protect it properly. Also what happened to my wax sealed envelope?
Strangely, some of the damage seems to have been half arsed repaired with a piece of cellotape on the inside, whether that was someone in UK customs or from when CD was shipped I do not know.
Honestly, I am gutted, I don't want to sound like a petulant child or anything, but all my (24th) birthday money was spent on it.
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it is a wretched life and vanity is repulsive
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Der Golem
"I've got my own gas tanks."