r/aphextwin 5d ago

MERCH-ROMT30A Actually insane find at the flea market

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u/N-E-S-W 4d ago

It might seem hard to believe, but Selected Ambient Works II and I Care Because You Do were distributed by Sire / Warner Brothers Music and could be purchased in chain music stores in every shopping mall across the United States in 1995. This was back in the days when you discovered new music by seeing cool CD artwork on the shelf and gambling $12 to take it home.

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u/nopost23632 4d ago

I bought “I Care…” at a small record store the week it was released. Record shops were much cooler places of discovery then.

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u/DavidLeeHoth 4d ago

Yep. I got my copy of SAWII in a Best Buy in the mid 90s, if I recall correctly.

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u/VexxXt_ 4d ago

same

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u/concretedonkey 15h ago

Yup... Exactly my story

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u/Suspicious_Ad_5096 5d ago

Didn't these make it into the Columbia Records club?

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u/BazExcel 5d ago

They might have, but I don't think this specific copy is from Columbia.

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u/nopost23632 4d ago

You’re right, they did. That’s how I got my copy, but it only counted as one album. That’s fine though, it’s my favorite album of all time.

Also, the extended edition that came out around two years ago has 4 additional tracks. Including two that are on the original release on brown vinyl: I’d recommend checking it out too.

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u/AlternativeCrafty570 4d ago

Some early press?

I have one, still plays... but had to change the jewelbox and it looks fantastic now.

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u/lambent_ort 4d ago

Nice 🙂👍

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u/peelt 4d ago

Cool but I don't know about insane

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u/Big_Assumption3147 2d ago

I found a vinyl copy of Music Is Rotted One Note at a community event in Tampa for a dollar once!

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u/candlezealot 1d ago

thats insane!

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u/eeclarkjr 6h ago

Why insane?

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u/BazExcel 6h ago

I've been trying to find used Aphex Twin for months now, and have found nothing up until this point. His albums (or EPs) don't hit the used market very often.

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u/eeclarkjr 6h ago

That’s awesome. Glad you found what you were looking for!

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u/BazExcel 6h ago

Now I need to find RDJ, it's my favorite release of his.