Is this eBay auction legit? Stevie Nicks - Rock a Little work-tapes

[GoldDustOrphan]

What is this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220758296831&rvr_id=221438081010

I have cassette to digital transfer software, etc. I'll buy it, transfer and post for all of the Rock a Little obsessives.

[HejiraNYC]

What is this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220758296831&rvr_id=221438081010

I have cassette to digital transfer software, etc. I'll buy it, transfer and post for all of the Rock a Little obsessives.

I can't get to eBay at work. Does the auction list the contents of the tape? I know that the lengthy songwriting sessions for the song "Rock a Little" are in circulation (high quality too). I would be intrigued if there are work tapes from other songs too. Heck, I'd even chip in!

[TakenByTheSky23]

I can't get to eBay at work. Does the auction list the contents of the tape? I know that the lengthy songwriting sessions for the song "Rock a Little" are in circulation (high quality too). I would be intrigued if there are work tapes from other songs too. Heck, I'd even chip in!

This is the description that's listed:

ROCK A LITTLE:
This appears to be the work tapes that were used to produce "Rock A Little" released Nov. 1985
There is at least one work tape of every song on the "Rock A Little" album
One work tape of Talk To Me - says: "In My Living Room (chas)" ???
Plus 2 work tapes of "Tied Up"
One says: Jimmy, Come On Back - orig track / Tied Up (w/obj)
Two says: Tied Up - She Loves Him Still
Two tapes dated after the album release:
One: 2-4-86 tape of I Can't Wait
Two: 2-6-86 tape of Nightmare #6
Three (3) SPECIAL sealed tapes of "Rock A Little" -
Says: "LENT FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY"

TIMESPACE:
The finished MASTER of "TimeSpace" dated 6-4-91 released Sept. 1991
Photo #8 is the front and photo #9 is the back of this tape
Note that the songs are in the exact order of the released tape

PLUS:
A tape marked Demo's, (photo #10)
a tape marked "Battle of the Dragon's" (photo #11)
and a tape marked "Belladonna" (photo #12)

HISTORY:
These tapes were found in a cassette case marked Mark Paladino assumed to be in the photo
There is little doubt that these are the "REAL THING" - I am cleaning up the warehouse
of a seller that purchases storage lockers that are up for auction. I have been told that they
previously sold a lot of Stevie Nicks memorabilia - these must have been overlooked <OR>
they did not see the value in them - I have spent about 6 hours just researching these tapes.
The little yellow tag's on the #3 photo are mine. You get it all - including my notes.
If you would like to know more or see more photos - Please contact me.
I am very anxious to see this extraordinary collection of Stevie Nicks memorabilia
fall into the hands of someone that will really appreciate them.

[olive]

Mark Paladino appears in the liner notes of BELLA DONNA
Special Thanks and Inspiration:

David E. Adler
Glen Parrish
Robin & Kim Anderson
Robbie Patton
Irving Azoff
Catherine Peagler
Karen Smith Danjanovich
Gordon Perry
Paul Fishkin
Richard Perry
Danny Goldberg
Tom Petty
Eloisa Gonzalez
Chuck Plotkin
Curry Grant
Ron Silvers
Don Henley
Owen Sloane
Gail Kwiatkowski
Debbie Thacker Stelk
Bob Leone
Benmont Tench
Doug Morris
Beverlee Vance
Barbara Nicks
Linner VaSoll
Christopher Nicks
Bill Cosby's House
Mary Lou Nicks
Sara, Mary & Andrea
Mark Paladino
The Players
Maria Theresa Rojas, Santiago, Chile

[HejiraNYC]

^^These look interesting! Shall we take up a collection plate? Does anyone recognize the id of the high bidder? We really can't allow these tapes to end up in the wrong hands, i.e., someone who will try to make money off of them or hoard them away from the rest of the world. Buddah knows there are plenty of greedy/evil Stevie fans out there who don't share. :mad:

[Christopher]

This is the description that's listed:

ROCK A LITTLE:
This appears to be the work tapes that were used to produce "Rock A Little" released Nov. 1985
There is at least one work tape of every song on the "Rock A Little" album
One work tape of Talk To Me - says: "In My Living Room (chas)" ???
Plus 2 work tapes of "Tied Up"
One says: Jimmy, Come On Back - orig track / Tied Up (w/obj)
Two says: Tied Up - She Loves Him Still
Two tapes dated after the album release:
One: 2-4-86 tape of I Can't Wait
Two: 2-6-86 tape of Nightmare #6
Three (3) SPECIAL sealed tapes of "Rock A Little" -
Says: "LENT FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY"

TIMESPACE:
The finished MASTER of "TimeSpace" dated 6-4-91 released Sept. 1991
Photo #8 is the front and photo #9 is the back of this tape
Note that the songs are in the exact order of the released tape

PLUS:
A tape marked Demo's, (photo #10)
a tape marked "Battle of the Dragon's" (photo #11)
and a tape marked "Belladonna" (photo #12)


Could we have finally stumbled upon great copies of "She Loves Him Still", "Jimmy, Come On Back" & "Tied Up In Promises" and an actual demo of TTM. This would be incredible! :blob2: count me in as one of the RAL obsessives.:)

[GoldDustOrphan]

Pictures of individual cassettes reveals a few titles unknown to me:


You Change Sides
Strange Misgiving
Why Are We Doing This Again
Not a Matter of the Heart

There are multiples of demos we've heard such as Tied Up, Chanel, She Loves Him, etc.

Some tapes are "Bernie Grundman Mastering studio"

I'm bidding and setting a snipper thing, since I lost the Heart & Soul tour itinerary book yesterday by one buck. Auction has one bid and it ends in few hours. Seller has great rating and welcomes contact.

If I win the auction, I'll go a step further and have one my producer/dj friends "help" with the transfer.

[Richard B]

Plus 2 work tapes of "Tied Up"
One says: Jimmy, Come On Back - orig track / Tied Up (w/obj)
Two says: Tied Up - She Loves Him Still

I saw the photo of this and it said w/ ONJ - I think w/ Olivia Newton-John...which would be wild.

[HejiraNYC]

Pictures of individual cassettes reveals a few titles unknown to me:


You Change Sides
Strange Misgiving
Why Are We Doing This Again
Not a Matter of the Heart

There are multiples of demos we've heard such as Tied Up, Chanel, She Loves Him, etc.

Some tapes are "Bernie Grundman Mastering studio"

I'm bidding and setting a snipper thing, since I lost the Heart & Soul tour itinerary book yesterday by one buck. Auction has one bid and it ends in few hours. Seller has great rating and welcomes contact.

If I win the auction, I'll go a step further and have one my producer/dj friends "help" with the transfer.

Thanks for doing this. If you need anyone to chip in, let me know. For some reason I have a feeling that some very, very shady character out there is going to try to "snipe" it for him-/herself.

[KarmaContestant]

Pictures of individual cassettes reveals a few titles unknown to me:


You Change Sides
Strange Misgiving
Why Are We Doing This Again
Not a Matter of the Heart





Strange Misgiving - renamed to Something Exquisite
Not A Matter of the Heart - renamed to Long Way To Go

You can see on the bottom of the tape where this was written.

This collection looks very exciting - and amazing - and looks like it has some excellent material on it. I would be happy to help out in any way I can in exchange for digital copies. If you take a collection to cover the final price, please let me know via PM!

[GoldDustOrphan]

I just emailed the seller and directed him to our conversation here. I told him I would be bidding.

I have obtained so much rare material here, that I'm happy to get this into circulation on the Ledge.

[equeen102289]

What is this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220758296831&rvr_id=221438081010

I have cassette to digital transfer software, etc. I'll buy it, transfer and post for all of the Rock a Little obsessives.

This looks amazing. Thank you for doing this. I'm pretty stoked. :blob2:

[olive]

they also have the master HBO show ,and other master videos and stuff like private Polaroids

you have to scroll through

http://shop.ebay.com/dizzyliz9/m.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A4726&rt=nc&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14.l1581&_pgn=5

[GoldDustOrphan]

There is one other bidder for the auction which ends in 3 & 1/2 hours. That person is using a sniper program that will automatically outbid me, so I'm waiting until the final 10 minutes of the auction as not to drive the price way up and then one of my friends will bid and I will bid, using snipers, so our chances improve.

[GoldDustOrphan]

Olive, you're a genius. Did not see it. This stuff is not coming up in searches. I'll go after everything.

[KarmaContestant]

This picture - this has me excited. This collection could be like a holy grail of RAL demos and outtakes. I'm not going to get anything done at work today. :laugh:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hsE1QLggVUHBNh6NCv0u!~~_12.JPG

[SapphireSister]

Holy sh*t this is a goldmine! How exciting! I'd be stoked to hear just one new demo we've never heard. I'd also bid if I knew what the heck to do with cassette tapes. Go Orphan, go Orphan! Just WOW!! :blob2::blob1:

[vivfox]

they also have the master HBO show

Wow! This will include the live videos of the unaired songs like Bella Donna and Blue Lamp and Think About It and ATGF.

[gldstwmn]

Please let these be first generation clear sounding recordings! I've wanted to hear a clear, loud version of Jimmy Come On Back forever! :blob1:

[AnthonyMI]

Wow! This will include the live videos of the unaired songs like Bella Donna and Blue Lamp and Think About It and ATGF.



If it does, and we can get a hold of it, I can convert it to lossless DVD and then rip into Handbreak and then remaster it in iMovie downconvert to Youtube. :)

[Sanne2]

Please let these be first generation clear sounding recordings! I've wanted to hear a clear, loud version of Jimmy Come On Back forever! :blob1:

Me too!
I also love those pics from the OSOTM listening party.

[gldstwmn]

Pictures of individual cassettes reveals a few titles unknown to me:


You Change Sides
Strange Misgiving
Why Are We Doing This Again
Not a Matter of the Heart

There are multiples of demos we've heard such as Tied Up, Chanel, She Loves Him, etc.

Some tapes are "Bernie Grundman Mastering studio"

I'm bidding and setting a snipper thing, since I lost the Heart & Soul tour itinerary book yesterday by one buck. Auction has one bid and it ends in few hours. Seller has great rating and welcomes contact.

If I win the auction, I'll go a step further and have one my producer/dj friends "help" with the transfer.

I think I love you.

[gldstwmn]

Me too!
I also love those pics from the OSOTM listening party.

Is that what that is? I also noticed the titles I'm not familiar with and Something Exquisite. This might be too much for my old heart to take.

[Christopher]

Please let these be first generation clear sounding recordings! I've wanted to hear a clear, loud version of Jimmy Come On Back forever! :blob1:
Yes Yes Yes.....If these end up being great copies of these outtakes, this would really be a treasure trove. Chanel Chanel & She Loves Him Still are in my all time top 10 demo/outtake favorites! And I love all the others too. A killer copy of Stevie's vocal on JCOB would be sensational. Oh, Please....let this be the real deal.

Let us know if we can help!

[GoldDustOrphan]

Just exchanging messages with the seller. This batch is just the beginning and he's going to give me as detailed info as possible regarding content. What is "Stevie Nicks - Rising Fortunes"

[KarmaContestant]

Just exchanging messages with the seller. This batch is just the beginning and he's going to give me as detailed info as possible regarding content. What is "Stevie Nicks - Rising Fortunes"

I saw that too! I have no idea, but maybe somone here does.

[gldstwmn]

Wow! This will include the live videos of the unaired songs like Bella Donna and Blue Lamp and Think About It and ATGF.

Holy shiite! You're right. We might actually get a full copy of the show? Christmas!

[Dark Angel]

You Change Sides is most likely "Mabel Normand". This lot looks absolutely amazing!!



You Change Sides

[GoldDustOrphan]

The HBO Master is probably the broadcast master. I asked for the running time on the cassette.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Good Luck! I'll pitch in if you need funds!

[Hippocampus]

Not A Matter of the Heart - renamed to Long Way To Go

You can see on the bottom of the tape where this was written.

I wonder if this is correct, I would have guessed "Love Don't Fail Me Now" for the "matter of the heart" line.


Good Luck! I'll pitch in if you need funds!

What he said!

[GoldDustOrphan]

from out of nowhere sniper bids in increments of $50 every second.

[KarmaContestant]

from out of nowhere sniper bids in increments of $50 every second.

Looks intense over there!

[Sanne2]

Who got it?!

[GoldDustOrphan]

Only 3 bidders and I had it at last second for $400 and out of nowhere a 1st time bidder sniped it for $500.

[KarmaContestant]

Who got it?!

*hopes it was GoldDustOrphan*

Edit: Nope... ):

[KarmaContestant]

Only 3 bidders and I had it at last second for $400 and out of nowhere a 1st time bidder sniped it for $500.

Looks like the person who won it was also the very first bidder.

Argh!

[Sanne2]

These recording better pop up on the web somewhere sometime.
Or else I'm gonna cry.

[KarmaContestant]

These recording better pop up on the web somewhere sometime.
Or else I'm gonna cry.

I know. Me too! :(

[jeffd8382]

Wow... what a find!
:blob2:
Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention here! Also many thanks for making a valiant attempt at snatching it up, GoldDustOrphan... and for being willing to share it with everyone. I think like pretty much everyone here, I'm hoping whoever got it will be able to/willing to generously share it with fellow Stevie fans!

*crosses fingers*

[gldstwmn]

These recording better pop up on the web somewhere sometime.
Or else I'm gonna cry.

Ugh. Me too...

[jeffd8382]

These recording better pop up on the web somewhere sometime.
Or else I'm gonna cry.
:nod:
Me three! LOL

[Christopher]

Ugh, lets hope whoever bought them is a generous soul and on the Ledge. :)

[HejiraNYC]

Wow... what a find!
:blob2:
Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention here! Also many thanks for making a valiant attempt at snatching it up, GoldDustOrphan... and for being willing to share it with everyone. I think like pretty much everyone here, I'm hoping whoever got it will be able to/willing to generously share it with fellow Stevie fans!

*crosses fingers*

I wouldn't count on it. Why don't you think the Wild Heart masters are available? Someone is hoarding these tapes. It's disgusting.

[Christopher]

Damnit, I just looked at the EbAY auction - to see what it ended up selling for. I would have happily paid that and more for these tapes.:mad: I really hope these end up in good hands.

[jeffd8382]

I wouldn't count on it. Why don't you think the Wild Heart masters are available? Someone is hoarding these tapes. It's disgusting.

I know.. and I agree.. but I'll still keep my fingers crossed! :)

[HejiraNYC]

Damnit, I just looked at the EbAY auction - to see what it ended up selling for. I would have happily paid that and more for these tapes.:mad: I really hope these end up in good hands.

Let this be a call to arms for every Stevie fan on the Ledge- we need to stand up to this shady character who insists on depriving the community from winning these auctions. If we can get every Stevie fan here to contribute, we can outgun any interloper who tries to outbid us. We will succeed in getting every last one of this seller's tapes if we stand united.

Can I get an AMEN in hee-yah?

[Christopher]

Let this be a call to arms for every Stevie fan on the Ledge- we need to stand up to this shady character who insists on depriving the community from winning these auctions. If we can get every Stevie fan here to contribute, we can outgun any interloper who tries to outbid us. We will succeed in getting every last one of this seller's tapes if we stand united.

Can I get an AMEN in hee-yah?
AMEN to all that... Sista Hejira!
Lesson in survival...:cool:

[SapphireSister]

Maybe it's Karen :eek: :eek:!!??

[KarmaContestant]

Let this be a call to arms for every Stevie fan on the Ledge- we need to stand up to this shady character who insists on depriving the community from winning these auctions. If we can get every Stevie fan here to contribute, we can outgun any interloper who tries to outbid us. We will succeed in getting every last one of this seller's tapes if we stand united.

Can I get an AMEN in hee-yah?

Amen.

I'm bummed. :(

I had my Mirror Mirror mix CD already planned, dammit!

[mikebise]

Damn! I've been at work all day and missed all this! I can contribute LOTS of $$ on ANY future Stevie purchases! :(

BTW, HELL YES there are hoarders! I've said it before: There's a woman in San Antonio who DEFINITELY has "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel and MORE. And she's been hoarding it for over 16 years!

[jeffd8382]

Let this be a call to arms for every Stevie fan on the Ledge- we need to stand up to this shady character who insists on depriving the community from winning these auctions. If we can get every Stevie fan here to contribute, we can outgun any interloper who tries to outbid us. We will succeed in getting every last one of this seller's tapes if we stand united.

Can I get an AMEN in hee-yah?

Amen! :nod:

Amen.

I'm bummed. :(

I had my Mirror Mirror mix CD already planned, dammit!

Yeah, Matthew, I'm pretty bummed too... The Rock A Little era has some of the best unreleased tracks, but also some of the worst sound quality demos in circulation. :distress:

[jeffd8382]

Damn! I've been at work all day and missed all this! I can contribute LOTS of $$ on ANY future Stevie purchases! :(

BTW, HELL YES there are hoarders! I've said it before: There's a woman in San Antonio who DEFINITELY has "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel and MORE. And she's been hoarding it for over 16 years!

Yeah, I'll never understand people like this. It's one thing (yes, annoying and immoral as it may be) to make money off of hoarding these things then selling them in dribs and drabs... but to just sit on it, keeping it to oneself.. to feel special perhaps? Where is the joy in that?

[mikebise]

Yeah, I'll never understand people like this. It's one thing (yes, annoying and immoral as it may be) to make money off of hoarding these things then selling them in dribs and drabs... but to just sit on it, keeping it to oneself.. to feel special perhaps? Where is the joy in that?

Jeff, she had "If You Were My Love" and "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel in 1995, and would taunt me with them. This is BEFORE we all got the Street Angel "If You Were My Love" in 1997. I finally ignored her, but in Late 1999, she contacted me again, and she DEFINITELY had ACTUAL 1996~1999 recordings that Stevie done. She quoted from them, played snippets for me, PROMISED them to me, and then never came through. One song from 1999 Stevie wrote after JFK, Jr. died. I forget the other titles. "What Would You Do?" was one (not that recent song some guys wrote on YouTube "inspired" by Stevie; this is an actual Stevie song), and one with a butterfly in the title, I think.

[Travis]

Ah man this sucks, I was just about to post that I'd be willing to contribute to the cost of these gems ... sad face

[jeffd8382]

Jeff, she had "If You Were My Love" and "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel in 1995, and would taunt me with them. This is BEFORE we all got the Street Angel "If You Were My Love" in 1997. I finally ignored her, but in Late 1999, she contacted me again, and she DEFINITELY had ACTUAL 1996~1999 recordings that Stevie done. She quoted from them, played snippets for me, PROMISED them to me, and then never came through. One song from 1999 Stevie wrote after JFK, Jr. died. I forget the other titles. "What Would You Do?" was one (not that recent song some guys wrote on YouTube "inspired" by Stevie; this is an actual Stevie song), and one with a butterfly in the title, I think.

Wow... very interesting stuff. Hopefully some day it will crop up from someone.. maybe even Stevie herself. But yeah, that had to be really frustrating to have someone just dangling this stuff in front of you.. just out of reach of course. :rolleyes:

[gldstwmn]

I wouldn't count on it. Why don't you think the Wild Heart masters are available? Someone is hoarding these tapes. It's disgusting.

I about a week we'll all get an email saying we can buy a CD compilation of these cassettes for $150 or some such shiite. Or Mama is having Karen buy back all her precious cassettes! :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

Damnit, I just looked at the EbAY auction - to see what it ended up selling for. I would have happily paid that and more for these tapes.:mad: I really hope these end up in good hands.

Me too. Oh well this seller says there is more so I went ahead and created an ebay account. ;)

[gldstwmn]

BTW, HELL YES there are hoarders! I've said it before: There's a woman in San Antonio who DEFINITELY has "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel and MORE. And she's been hoarding it for over 16 years!

My god, why? Of all songs to hoard... I just don't get it. :shrug:

[APerfectLie]

This picture - this has me excited. This collection could be like a holy grail of RAL demos and outtakes. I'm not going to get anything done at work today. :laugh:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hsE1QLggVUHBNh6NCv0u!~~_12.JPG

Chanel?! Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't our copy of Chanel, Chanel from the TISL era? Damnit! Wish we would have gotten these :(

[ontheEdgeof17]

My god, why? Of all songs to hoard... I just don't get it. :shrug:

Power issue. It's like she is saying to us, "I'm a bigger fan because I have stuff you don't".

[gldstwmn]

Chanel?! Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't our copy of Chanel, Chanel from the TISL era? Damnit! Wish we would have gotten these :(

I don't recall a definitive date. The vocal isn't TISL era.

[mikebise]

Stevie mentions Sheryl Crow on the "Chanel, Chanel" we all have, so it's from 1998~2000.

No one I know has the Rock A Little "Chanel, Chanel", although it was FULLY~RECORDED for the album.

[Christopher]

Jeff, she had "If You Were My Love" and "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel in 1995, and would taunt me with them. This is BEFORE we all got the Street Angel "If You Were My Love" in 1997. I finally ignored her, but in Late 1999, she contacted me again, and she DEFINITELY had ACTUAL 1996~1999 recordings that Stevie done. She quoted from them, played snippets for me, PROMISED them to me, and then never came through. One song from 1999 Stevie wrote after JFK, Jr. died. I forget the other titles. "What Would You Do?" was one (not that recent song some guys wrote on YouTube "inspired" by Stevie; this is an actual Stevie song), and one with a butterfly in the title, I think.
Yeah, wasn't there a song title floating around called Desert skies, or Butterflies, or something that rhymes with that:lol: And BTW, I would KILL to hear "I Call You Missing" SA version or better yet RAL master version! But definitely would be really curious to see what they did with this during the SA sessions.
Sometimes knowing all this stuff is out there is torture. Thats why next time, we have to be more vigilant. I would have gladly paid more $ for the RAL work tapes, and been even more happy to share them with everyone. I'm kicking myself that I didn't get involved in bidding....:(

Hell, I cant count the amount of $$ I spent in the late 90's on ML crappy compilations on Ebay. I'm sure it was well over a thousand.

[Josh2003]

Stevie mentions Sheryl Crow on the "Chanel, Chanel" we all have, so it's from 1998~2000.

No one I know has the Rock A Little "Chanel, Chanel", although it was FULLY~RECORDED for the album.

I do hear what sounds like COULD be the word "Sheryl"...but how do we know it's Crow and not Louis?

From the sound of her voice, it does sound mid- to late-90s.

[SapphireSister]

Don't talk to me (no pun intended). I'm in mourning for Chanel Chanel RAL...

So close, yet so far away she cried. :(

P.S. I believe the one we have is earlier than TISL i.e. early-mid 90's. Don't think she's referring to Crow.

[gldstwmn]

Stevie mentions Sheryl Crow on the "Chanel, Chanel" we all have, so it's from 1998~2000.



That's right. "The Shrill sisters." What year did they do the song for Boys On The Side?

[mikebise]

Sheryl Louis didn't start repping Stevie until 1996. That's when the demos of "Planets Of The Universe", "It's Only Love", and "Annabel Lee" were done. Still the TISL era, even if it's not Crow.

[mikebise]

From the sound of her voice, it does sound mid- to late-90s.

Most of TISL was recorded in the Late 1990s.

[mikebise]

That's right. "The Shrill sisters." What year did they do the song for Boys On The Side?

Stevie recorded "Somebody Stand By Me" in December 1994 with producer Don Was. Writer Sheryl Crow was not part of that recording session. Stevie & Sheryl first worked together in February 1998, recording "If You Ever Did Believe" and "Crystal". That session was the very night after Sheryl's Storytellers on VH~1, where Stevie sang "Strong Enough" with her.

[vivfox]

That's right. "The Shrill sisters."


The Shirelle sisters.

[SapphireSister]

The Shirelle sisters.

Is that dude in your sig wearing a training bra?

[mikebise]

No one's freaking out about "Ooh My Love" on ROCK A LITTLE Masters???!?!!!!!!

I'm really sick right now, especially over "Jimmy Come On Back", "Love Is Like A River", "Chanel, Chanel"... "What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You?"...

HOW can we get these????!?!!!!!?????? :distress:

[amoscascott]

I really would have loved to hear this version of Tied up with Olivia Newton-John, but I really doubt that they recorded this together. I really think that this is just Stevie singing along to Olivia's version. I know that they have met several times over the years and have been searching for pictures, but I am sure that Olivia would have mentioned that to me if she ever did record with Stevie. Hell, both Olivia and her daughter both went thru there personal pictures to look for a picture of them with Stevie for me, but never found one.

[vivfox]

Is that dude in your sig wearing a training bra?

Probably a wifebeater.

[mikebise]

You never know with labeled tapes. In 2004, when we bought the Street Angel Masters of February 1993 and had them transfered, "I Call You Missing" was on the tape's track listing (yes, so was "Love Is Like A River" ~ they're not the same song), but it was not on the tape. Also, several Master Reels were labeled "Christian" yet never were they recordings of "Christian", but instead were always mislabeled tapes of "Gypsy", "Sanctuary", etc. In fact, one tape said "Christian (fast tempo)". Or "Upbeat". :shrug:

So, I'm wondering if "Why Are We Doing This Again?" is really the alternate title of "Long Way To Go". That would certainly fit better than "Not A Matter Of The Heart", which definitely seems like "Love Don't Fail Me Now". Stevie's very first copyright for "Long Way To Go" in 1984 is under the title "Have Fun, Tell The World". And tape labels have proven to not always be correct.

Just speculating... in my sickness...

[equeen102289]

You never know with labeled tapes. In 2004, when we bought the Street Angel Masters of February 1993 and had them transfered, "I Call You Missing" was on the tape's track listing (yes, so was "Love Is Like A River" ~ they're not the same song), but it was not on the tape. Also, several Master Reels were labeled "Christian" yet never were they recordings of "Christian", but instead were always mislabeled tapes of "Gypsy", "Sanctuary", etc. In fact, one tape said "Christian (fast tempo)". Or "Upbeat". :shrug:

So, I'm wondering if "Why Are We Doing This Again?" is really the alternate title of "Long Way To Go". That would certainly fit better than "Not A Matter Of The Heart", which definitely seems like "Love Don't Fail Me Now". Stevie's very first copyright for "Long Way To Go" in 1984 is under the title "Have Fun, Tell The World". And tape labels have proven to not always be correct.

Just speculating... in my sickness...

Going off track here but I just wanted to throw this out: Does anyone else think that Long Way to Go is a response to Joe Walsh's "I'll Tell The World About You"? This song was released in '85 so it could have been written in '84 and Stevie was aware of it and so she retaliated with "Have fun, tell the world" when he pissed her off?

[michelej1]

So, wouldn't that same seller have copies of what he just auctioned?

Michele

[mikebise]

No, he's selling the Master Reel To Reels, right? Those take a lot of studio work to transfer. Or is he just selling Maxell Cassettes?

[michelej1]

No, he's selling the Master Reel To Reels, right? Those take a lot of studio work to transfer. Or is he just selling Maxell Cassettes?

Oh ok. I didn't know how difficult it would be to duplicate.

Michele

[mikebise]

Master Reels are those old actual REELS of tape, some very large, some not so big, but they have to be played on reel to reel players of the Old School STUDIO variety. When we bought all those Stevie Masters in 2001~2005, we had to spend $$$$$$$$ getting them transfered in a studio and then copied to CD for the individual members of the group (everything in Daniella's thread is what we had done then). In the studio, songs were mixed and worked with ~ that's how the a capellas came about; we just stripped the music away from Stevie's vocals. Stevie didn't record them as a capella; we created them after the fact.

Some Reels were falling to pieces, crumbling into dust from the years.

So, if these are Master Reels from Rock A Little, it will also cost the winner a lot of money to have them transfered in a studio as well. So, maybe the winner will want contributions???????? I'd pay!!!

Edit: When I say "we", it was really a very hard~working woman who went into the studio and worked with the technicians to do all of this. SHE did ALL of the hard work, while we just supported the project with $$. Sorry I used the term "we", because creating those Stevie a capellas were 100% HER idea and creations. That's how many of the dance remixes of unreleased songs like "Baby Doll", "The Dealer" and more were done, from the a capellas she worked on in the studio.

[Phil]

I had the impression that the ebay auction was for the cassettes, which I assume contain recordings directly from the master reels.
Perhaps whoever bought these is a member of The Ledge and has yet to make contact? Maybe we just need to remain patient for a few days and see what transpires. I'm hopeful that these recordings will be shared. Oh to have quality copies of "She Loves Him Still", "Tied Up" and "Jimmy, Come On Back", not to mention the other unknown demo tracks, would be heaven sent!

[APerfectLie]

I had the impression that the ebay auction was for the cassettes, which I assume contain recordings directly from the master reels.
Perhaps whoever bought these is a member of The Ledge and has yet to make contact? Maybe we just need to remain patient for a few days and see what transpires. I'm hopeful that these recordings will be shared. Oh to have quality copies of "She Loves Him Still", "Tied Up" and "Jimmy, Come On Back", not to mention the other unknown demo tracks, would be heaven sent!

Me too. The photos were of cassettes.

[SandyMac]

I hope these surface some day. Damn ebay snipers....:distress:
Glad you guys tried to get this.

[Aussie W/Heart]

I'm also hoping that a fellow ledgie won the bid on EBay, idk but i suspect that someone from Stevie's camp may of snapped them up, if they new some of Stevie's unknown demo's [ forgotten gems] were included in those reels.

[StreetAngel86]

Damn! I've been at work all day and missed all this! I can contribute LOTS of $$ on ANY future Stevie purchases! :(

BTW, HELL YES there are hoarders! I've said it before: There's a woman in San Antonio who DEFINITELY has "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel and MORE. And she's been hoarding it for over 16 years!



WHAT THE EFF????????????????????????????
ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmg :eek:
tell me u is JOKING

a street angel I CALL YOU MISSING???????????

*dead*

[HejiraNYC]

Okay... it's time to stop complaining and start figuring out what to do about the rest. First of all, to the more seasoned Stevie demophiles (yes, I just made that word up :p), are the seller's other active auctions worth pursuing, e.g., the HBO broadcast master, the "I Can't Wait" tapes, etc.? If so, who will bid? We should coordinate so that we are not mistakenly bidding against each other. I am at a distinct disadvantage by not having access to eBay at work, but I am willing to help out with the cost...

[mikebise]

"I Can't Wait" I would guess to be single edits and stuff like that. Alternate mixes? The bid of yesterday looks like it had the GOLD... But maybe these others are worth it. The seller made copies, obviously, so he should elucidate of what exactly these are. "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You?" would be amazing to have alternate versions, if it's not just remixes.

I've already stated I have money to burn, so contact me if any bidders need help. I can't bid at work, plus I don't want to work against other Ledgies.

BTW, I put out my feelers and NO ONE I know got these tapes, nor who got them.

[HejiraNYC]

"I Can't Wait" I would guess to be single edits and stuff like that. Alternate mixes? The bid of yesterday looks like it had the GOLD... But maybe these others are worth it. The seller made copies, obviously, so he should elucidate of what exactly these are. "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You?" would be amazing to have alternate versions, if it's not just remixes.

I've already stated I have money to burn, so contact me if any bidders need help. I can't bid at work, plus I don't want to work against other Ledgies.

BTW, I put out my feelers and NO ONE I know got these tapes, nor who got them.

What I noticed on the cassettes is that there is an 8:50 single edit (one long mofo of a single!) and then a couple of versions of ICW labeled "TK2" and "TK3." Those sound like alternate takes to me, and I'm not aware of any alternate takes in existence. One cassette says "All mixes by Don Smith," which is odd because the official remixes were done by Chris Lord-Alge. I've never heard of Don Smith. :shrug:

I dunno... but I think there be some gold on them there tapes... :shrug:

[Phil]

I'm certainly on board in terms of contributing to the cost of acquiring these recordings. Even if the successful bidder of the first auction does make these available on this forum, I still think we should assist with the expense involved. I wouldn't expect to get these rarities for free and think it only fair to help out financially if the person is willing to share any of them.

[Phil]

Don Smith is a renowned engineer/mixer and used to work closely with Eurythmics and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, amongst others.

[sodascouts]

Shoot - hope this isn't the last time we see those. If the seller's smart, he/she has made some copies.

[realsavagelike]

Going off track here but I just wanted to throw this out: Does anyone else think that Long Way to Go is a response to Joe Walsh's "I'll Tell The World About You"? This song was released in '85 so it could have been written in '84 and Stevie was aware of it and so she retaliated with "Have fun, tell the world" when he pissed her off?

Totally! I remember reading an article somewhere where she talked about this. Just tried to find it and all I could find was this quote -

BBC Interview with Nicky Horne ~ August 27, 1991
"What happened at the end was I was getting ready to cut two songs with Waddy Wachtel producing and we only had two nights to rehearse and Joe had been off in New Zealand or something and he came down about one or two in the mornting or something and he was real good friends with everyone in my band. That would have been fine any other night but I was really angry with what Joe had done because he completely screwed up that session. He just had everyone dying laughing because he just tells a hundred jokes and everyone was just rolling in the floor laughing and I was going “this is not fair” because he is not being sensitive at all to this whole situation and “you know I would give up anything for you, even my damned career for you if he was serious enough." I had a limousine and I asked Joe if he wanted to take me home or come home with him and he said, “well, I didn’t tell you this but I’m leaving for Australia like tonight and I have to pack so I’m just going to get a ride home with Waddy” and I said “ok” and started walking towards the door and I turned around and said “Joe I don’t like where this relationship is going cause it’s not going anywhere and I don’t want to do it anymore.” And I started walking towards the door and he said “well you know, if you walk out the door, you basically cease to exist.” And I just din't stop walking."

(That last line, incidentally, sounds like that awesome Love Is Like a River outtake- "walked out that door/just started walking".) Anyway I don't think this is the quote I was looking for exactly, because I remember her saying something about him being in a different city from where she was and he called her and asked if she would drive down to where he was, and she, having the feelings described above, said "That's a real long way to go to say goodbye," then hung up and wrote the song. Anybody know where I could be remembering this is from? :::going to search more:::

Edit-- Oh, except according wikipedia that JW song came out in '72. He did say the whole album The Confessor ('85) was about Stevie, though.

[sodascouts]

Edit-- Oh, except according wikipedia that JW song came out in '72. He did say the whole album The Confessor ('85) was about Stevie, though.

He said that the album wouldn't have gotten made without her, but he's never said any of his songs were about her. Indeed, if you look at the material on The Confessor (http://www.joewalshonline.com/solo/confessor/index.htm), you'd be hard-pressed to associate much of it with Stevie. For instance, he explicitly said "Dear John" was about his former wife.

Joe rarely talks of Stevie, and only does so when asked direct questions about her.

Joe actually said some rude crap about her in the early 90s and made fun of her at his shows when he opened for the Doobie Brothers in 1990, but since he got sober in 1994 he stopped that kind of thing and now, on the few occasions he speaks of her, it's with fondness. I remember him calling her a "good witch" in a 2010 interview with Mark Lane that I'm having trouble finding, or I would link to it.

I'd like to ask him what he thinks about the things Stevie says about him nowadays! Surely he must at least be flattered.

(My apologies for going somewhat off-topic, but this is tangentially related at least)

[mikebise]

Yesterday, I was mistakenly thinking they were Master Reel To Reels, thus imagining the enourmous expense involved in transfering them. Just cassettes is different, but still a lot to spend on things that are not described clearly. The Reel To Reels could not be listened to except on a very specific type of player, which not many people generally have, so we had to go with what the lables described, and sometimes they were different contents after the Reels were transfered in the studio.

With these tapes, they seem to be normal cassettes. Even if you no longer have a tape deck, you can buy a dirt cheap boom box at a pawn shop or something, to verify the contents. That could make them even MORE valuable, if you can label them as truly rare and of excellent quality sound quality.

About "TK1" and "TK2" ~ 20-something "takes" of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" on the Masters is the same damned vocal as on the album. No "takes" are the slightest bit different regarding Stevie's vocals on that song. However, a different mixer listed on "I Can't Wait" surely does increase the probablity of these being actual outtakes, unlike all of those "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"s.

[Bryan]

Damn! I've been at work all day and missed all this! I can contribute LOTS of $$ on ANY future Stevie purchases! :(

BTW, HELL YES there are hoarders! I've said it before: There's a woman in San Antonio who DEFINITELY has "I Call You Missing" from Street Angel and MORE. And she's been hoarding it for over 16 years!

That cassette was on eBay last August from a seller in England..it sold to a lady in Germany for a dirt cheap price ($20)..she outbid when I wasn't looking..I never got over it lol

[equeen102289]

Totally! I remember reading an article somewhere where she talked about this. Just tried to find it and all I could find was this quote -

BBC Interview with Nicky Horne ~ August 27, 1991
"What happened at the end was I was getting ready to cut two songs with Waddy Wachtel producing and we only had two nights to rehearse and Joe had been off in New Zealand or something and he came down about one or two in the mornting or something and he was real good friends with everyone in my band. That would have been fine any other night but I was really angry with what Joe had done because he completely screwed up that session. He just had everyone dying laughing because he just tells a hundred jokes and everyone was just rolling in the floor laughing and I was going “this is not fair” because he is not being sensitive at all to this whole situation and “you know I would give up anything for you, even my damned career for you if he was serious enough." I had a limousine and I asked Joe if he wanted to take me home or come home with him and he said, “well, I didn’t tell you this but I’m leaving for Australia like tonight and I have to pack so I’m just going to get a ride home with Waddy” and I said “ok” and started walking towards the door and I turned around and said “Joe I don’t like where this relationship is going cause it’s not going anywhere and I don’t want to do it anymore.” And I started walking towards the door and he said “well you know, if you walk out the door, you basically cease to exist.” And I just din't stop walking."

(That last line, incidentally, sounds like that awesome Love Is Like a River outtake- "walked out that door/just started walking".) Anyway I don't think this is the quote I was looking for exactly, because I remember her saying something about him being in a different city from where she was and he called her and asked if she would drive down to where he was, and she, having the feelings described above, said "That's a real long way to go to say goodbye," then hung up and wrote the song. Anybody know where I could be remembering this is from? :::going to search more:::

Edit-- Oh, except according wikipedia that JW song came out in '72. He did say the whole album The Confessor ('85) was about Stevie, though.

Damn. I wasn't aware of that since it's included on a cd of mine released in'85. That whole relationship is still highly intriguing to me though.

Sorry for going off topic. I'm hoping that the seller made copies of these tapes before selling them. I didn't even know Ooh My Love was a RAL era song. This changes my entire interpretation of it.

[HejiraNYC]

About "TK1" and "TK2" ~ 20-something "takes" of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" on the Masters is the same damned vocal as on the album. No "takes" are the slightest bit different regarding Stevie's vocals on that song. However, a different mixer listed on "I Can't Wait" surely does increase the probablity of these being actual outtakes, unlike all of those "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"s.


I could swear I have a master-quality version of SDMHA with a totally different vocal. Remember, back in those days, they would lift a line or two from one take or another take, here and there, and "mash" them together into the final product. So there are likely to be scads of vocal takes of this. I will post this alternate vocal if I can find it when I get home...

I just googled, and Don Smith worked on much, if not all of RAL, so there could be some familiar mixes on these cassettes. But the 8:50 mix is intriguing since the longest remix on the official 12" single is 6:20. And I like that one of the cassettes is labeled with the word "vamp." And we all know how Mama liked to vamp in the halcyon days of RAL. I could just imagine 5 minutes of "Oooooh, we'ell... no, no, no, no, baby, I can't wait, alright! Yeah!" :lol:

[KarmaContestant]

I just googled, and Don Smith worked on much, if not all of RAL, so there could be some familiar mixes on these cassettes. But the 8:50 mix is intriguing since the longest remix on the official 12" single is 6:20. And I like that one of the cassettes is labeled with the word "vamp." And we all know how Mama liked to vamp in the halcyon days of RAL. I could just imagine 5 minutes of "Oooooh, we'ell... no, no, no, no, baby, I can't wait, alright! Yeah!" :lol:

Sounds like much of the RAL album. :lol:

[UndoingTheLaces]

And I like that one of the cassettes is labeled with the word "vamp." And we all know how Mama liked to vamp in the halcyon days of RAL. I could just imagine 5 minutes of "Oooooh, we'ell... no, no, no, no, baby, I can't wait, alright! Yeah!" :lol:

"How do I love you? How should I love you? Where should I love you? What time should I love you? What was the name of that restaurant where I was gonna love you? Where is my klonopin I need to take before I love you? How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop that I need to eat before I love you? Wait let me write a song about Lindsey before I love you."

[mikebise]

I could swear I have a master-quality version of SDMHA with a totally different vocal. Remember, back in those days, they would lift a line or two from one take or another take, here and there, and "mash" them together into the final product. So there are likely to be scads of vocal takes of this. I will post this alternate vocal if I can find it when I get home...

I just googled, and Don Smith worked on much, if not all of RAL, so there could be some familiar mixes on these cassettes. But the 8:50 mix is intriguing since the longest remix on the official 12" single is 6:20. And I like that one of the cassettes is labeled with the word "vamp." And we all know how Mama liked to vamp in the halcyon days of RAL. I could just imagine 5 minutes of "Oooooh, we'ell... no, no, no, no, baby, I can't wait, alright! Yeah!" :lol:

Aw yeah!!! All of your posts lately are just so totally fab! Such fun to look forward to reading! :wavey:

I have one alternate vocal of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", but a very muddled sound, and it is from one of the Master Reels that sounded terrible. Stevie sounds cool, but the sound is awful. But there are, like, twenty "takes" on the Masters that are exactly the same, only differences in mixing and sometimes with or without backing vocals. Believe me, I spent a whole Saturday night with a notebook and a 12~pack of beer, writing down the non~differences in each "take" of these 20 "SDMHA"s. It was sorta fun. :lol:

But, yeah, there is that different one... Post yours when you find it~!!!

I'm SO excited for In Your Dreams, but the lost Rock A Little songs are haunting me... :(

[mikebise]

So, is one of us bidding on these things??? I don't want to up the bidding and start my own bidding, but no one's contacted me to tell me that they are, so I'm tempted to throw my money in for these things, so they don't get away again! :distress:

[HejiraNYC]

"How do I love you? How should I love you? Where should I love you? What time should I love you? What was the name of that restaurant where I was gonna love you? Where is my klonopin I need to take before I love you? How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop that I need to eat before I love you? Wait let me write a song about Lindsey before I love you."

I think that's what she sings at the end of "Outside the Rain" on Red Rocks

:lol:

[HejiraNYC]

Aw yeah!!! All of your posts lately are just so totally fab! Such fun to look forward to reading! :wavey:

I have one alternate vocal of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", but a very muddled sound, and it is from one of the Master Reels that sounded terrible. Stevie sounds cool, but the sound is awful. But there are, like, twenty "takes" on the Masters that are exactly the same, only differences in mixing and sometimes with or without backing vocals. Believe me, I spent a whole Saturday night with a notebook and a 12~pack of beer, writing down the non~differences in each "take" of these 20 "SDMHA"s. It was sorta fun. :lol:

But, yeah, there is that different one... Post yours when you find it~!!!

I'm SO excited for In Your Dreams, but the lost Rock A Little songs are haunting me... :(

Aw, thanks. :) And I know I'm going to learn a new tidbit every time you post. Your encyclopedic knowledge of the world of Stevie demos is uncanny.

I was thinking that it would be fun for each of us (on the Ledge, that is) to buy one of these auctions and then (assuming we can resist the urge to listen) we can agree to meet somewhere in the country and have a world premiere listening party of all of these unearthed treasures altogether. It really is like an archaeologist who discovers a new secret chamber in the buried city. We can have it catered and everything. Make it a red carpet event! But I must admit that the loss of the auction yesterday is a MAJOR bummer... now THAT would have been cause for celebration.

[UndoingTheLaces]

I used to be a Rocky Horror fanatic. And I'm not so much a collector of things as I am of music. So I never had to have the actual vinyl or a limited edition CD, I was happy to have a cassette (and now mp3) of whatever the track was. And I was always amazed when someone would play some super rare out of print recording of something but then refuse to make a copy. I mean, I could see if you were the artist and didn't want it circulated. But for a collector to get something and keep it to themselves just so they can feel superior over all the other collectors is really sad. How can it possibly make you happy to know you are making other people sad by withholding something from them?

[ricohv]

[QUOTE=realsavagelike;956375] I don't think this is the quote I was looking for exactly, because I remember her saying something about him being in a different city from where she was and he called her and asked if she would drive down to where he was, and she, having the feelings described above, said "That's a real long way to go to say goodbye," then hung up and wrote the song. Anybody know where I could be remembering this is from? :::going to search more:::QUOTE]

I remember this very clearly and I'm almost positive that I heard it on a double album Q & A thing that I used to have called Reflections From The Other Side Of The Mirror. Of course, knowing Stevie like us diehards do, she may have used that same explanation, verbatim, in multiple other places as well!
Hope that helps. Ricoh

[ricohv]

If I "quote" in a reply post, and it ends up looking like my post above, does that mean you cant edit the quote you've quoted and have it look like a normal quote? I assume that since I cut all of the quote except what I was specifically replying to!?
Apologies for being way off topic!
Ricoh

[SapphireSister]

If I "quote" in a reply post, and it ends up looking like my post above, does that mean you cant edit the quote you've quoted and have it look like a normal quote? I assume that since I cut all of the quote except what I was specifically replying to!?
Apologies for being way off topic!
Ricoh

Hi! And yes, you can edit the quote you quoted. I think you're just missing [/ and there you have it! Kind of hard to explain but hope that helps and no worries, we all do it sometimes.

[ricohv]

Hi! And yes, you can edit the quote you quoted. I think you're just missing [/ and there you have it! Kind of hard to explain but hope that helps and no worries, we all do it sometimes.

Got it. thanks Sistah!
Ricoh

[mikebise]

I never heard from anyone, so I guess it's every man/fan for himself, huh? That's just fine then.

Then, let's just watch the prices soar, folks! And... we're off!

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[gldstwmn]

The seller has listed some new stuff. There are 35mm slides that look to be from the making of If Anyone Falls among other things. I wonder what else is going to be put up for auction?

[Christopher]

For me personally, I'm more interested in paying or bidding on outtakes/demos that we are in desperate need of a premium upgrade i.e., She Loves Him Still, Chanel, Chanel, I Call You Missing, Something Exquisite, Tied Up...essentially just all the RAL outtakes and demos songs that have not been released.:xoxo:

[gldstwmn]

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Wow! I hope those cassettes still play after all these years. :eek:

[mikebise]

Christopher, the point of my post above, is that there is already a contingency here at work to get these tapes for themselves and NOT share them with us or even allow those who have offered to contribute funds.

I offered to help, but, since that was rejected... Let's just watch~

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[jeffd8382]

Mike, I can tell you that I am not bidding on the auction. I think it's a great idea to get all of us on the same page here and not to work against one another when we all would like the same outcome. But I also don't think anyone here who has posted about this topic is of the mindset "every fan for himself" and would be intentionally bidding against another Ledgie (although of course I couldn't know one way or another).

I'm out of work right now (meaning zero income at the moment)... so I wouldn't be able to contribute much in terms of securing one of these auctions. However, I would be happy to contribute something if at all possible for an auction that's really worth it...

:)

[APerfectLie]

The thing I've learned with Ebay is to decide that absolute maximum you want to pay. Then, wait until there are about 15-20 seconds left and bid your maximum amount then. The reason is because if you want to spend no more than $500 on the tapes and it is currently at $300... well their maximum bid might be $375. If you bid and bid and bid until you are the highest bidder, say $380, then they are going to turn around and outbid you again. However, if you let them think they are winning with the price at $300 and their max bid at $375 and then you swoop in in the last 15 seconds with a bid of $502, the price will only go up to the next level above their max bid, around $380 or so. Of course if their max bid is more than yours, they win. Thats why I say choose the absolute maximum you want to spend and then add a dollar or two to it just incase they chose that even dollar amount too. That way, if you lose, it is because you simply didn't want to spend that much money on it and not that someone else got you at the end.

[gldstwmn]

For what it's worth, I'm not bidding. :shrug:

[mikebise]

I have the money, and I know what I'm doing. I have no illusions of getting the tapes. There was talk of a lot of us getting together, private messages sent, offers of helping out made, and then... ???? What happened to all that? Kinda silent, huh? :shrug:

By bidding, I was merely trying to illustrate the obvious:

There's already a group together with a huge spending limit, and they're gonna win, no matter what. But if they wanna keep their little Stevie cache all to themselves, I'm gonna help them pay as much as possible for excluding everyone else.

We spent THOUSAND$$$ on the Stevie Masters in 2001~2005 and we GAVE them ALL AWAY. No holding back. NO selling of them. We shared with the Stevie Community. But the snipers in the new crew seem to have their own agenda.

Fine. Pay more. And more. I'll help facilitate that.

[APerfectLie]

I have the money, and I know what I'm doing. I have no illusions of getting the tapes. There was talk of a lot of us getting together, private messages sent, offers of helping out made, and then... ???? What happened to all that? Kinda silent, huh? :shrug:

By bidding, I was merely trying to illustrate the obvious:

There's already a group together with a huge spending limit, and they're gonna win, no matter what. But if they wanna keep their little Stevie cache all to themselves, I'm gonna help them pay as much as possible for excluding everyone else.

We spent THOUSAND$$$ on the Stevie Masters in 2001~2005 and we GAVE them ALL AWAY. No holding back. NO selling of them. We shared with the Stevie Community. But the snipers in the new crew seem to have their own agenda.

Fine. Pay more. And more. I'll help facilitate that.

Haha I like the way you think Mike! I'd for sure pitch in if I had the money, but being that I am a broke college kid, I can't :[ I hope you end up winning them tho!

[mikebise]

I'm not going to win. I'm clueless on sniping, and I'm sure the Cabal has limitless funds. But I'm having fun driving up what they will eventually have to pay for 7 tapes and FIVE MORE DAYS of me driving up the price for them! :angel:

[APerfectLie]

^Nice!:nod::laugh:

Is anyone going to try to score the HBO Master? I wonder if it has the unaired songs??

http://cgi.ebay.com/STEVIE-NICKS-3-4-MASTER-TAPE-HBO-SPECIAL-VIDEO-/220759771929?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33664ecb19#ht_500wt_1156

[silvasprings]

Mike, I think that what you're doing is great!

For one what kind of ridiculous people would keep such a treasure trove from others? It's practically despicable. IMO, NO ONE has any right to hoard them and even worse duplicate/sell them. We don't even know what sort of quality these tapes are in, they could be in the same basket as many of the Stevie demos that are already in circulation - you know the ones where it's sounds like someone's eating a sandwich on top of the recording -

I say if they don't want to share, Then make them pay like there's no tomorrow! :mad:

Besides I'm sure that many people would be VERY willing to chip in for treasures like these! There are many many fans on this site. Imagine if 100 people chip in $10 or $20 that might not seem like much. But as a collective we could really achieve something!

So Mike if you do win, I would be more than happy to contirbute for such rare and incredible finds!

[jeffd8382]

But I'm having fun driving up what they will eventually have to pay for 7 tapes and FIVE MORE DAYS of me driving up the price for them! :angel:

Hahahaha... Love it! :thumbsup:

[jeffd8382]

What I noticed on the cassettes is that there is an 8:50 single edit (one long mofo of a single!)

Was just checking out the auction... and if I'm not mistaken, (unless I'm looking in a different place), it doesn't say "8:50", it says "3:50" which would make more sense for a "single edit".

[HejiraNYC]

Was just checking out the auction... and if I'm not mistaken, (unless I'm looking in a different place), it doesn't say "8:50", it says "3:50" which would make more sense for a "single edit".

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqJ,!lwE2FT5o3qGBNkQPG0GiQ~~_12.JPG

On my tiny iPhone screen, it looked like an 8! And admittedly that's one sloppy-ass 3. :rolleyes:

[mikebise]

That makes it even better! Should I add another $150 to my "bid"? These Hoarders deserve it.

[silvasprings]

That makes it even better! Should I add another $150 to my "bid"? These Hoarders deserve it.

Go with the flow Mike! :cool: as long they don't stop bidding - that might be a bit of a disaster :eek:

[jeffd8382]

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqJ,!lwE2FT5o3qGBNkQPG0GiQ~~_12.JPG

On my tiny iPhone screen, it looked like an 8! And admittedly that's one sloppy-ass 3. :rolleyes:

LOL... yes, a very understandable mis-read. Have any of you ever seen Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo? I was a Herbie fanatic when I was little and there's a scene (if memory serves) near the beginning where Bernard Fox (as a jewel thief) is trying to read a code from a notepad to turn off a detection beam, but he can't tell whether it's a "0" or a "9" and gets all flustered, complaining about how people write sloppily... very funny, and I always think of that scene when I encounter illegibility.

[mikebise]

When you were little, I thought Lindsay Lohan was in the Herbie movies? ;)

Hey, I've been waaaaaayyyyyyyyy too paranoid tonight. Again, it's my past burning by that hoarding person I've previously mentioned (I just cleaned up what I originally wrote! :eek:). So, what will be, will be, right, Doris?

If anyone wants me to go in with them on any of the other tapes, just PM me, but know I will want to share them with everyone ~ for the Love of Stevie!

Just let me know, and I'll fly open the Scrooge McDuck Vaults!!!!! :wavey:

But I'm over the paranoia, and ready for more Stevie Enjoyment!!!

[jeffd8382]

When you were little, I thought Lindsay Lohan was in the Herbie movies? ;)

LOL... I wish I were THAT young! :p But that was NOT a real Herbie movie... it depresses me to think of the thousands of children that will grow up only knowing Herbie from that movie. Although I am ashamed to admit as a 23 year old guy, I went and saw that movie in the theater. :distress:

[HejiraNYC]

LOL... yes, a very understandable mis-read. Have any of you ever seen Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo? I was a Herbie fanatic when I was little and there's a scene (if memory serves) near the beginning where Bernard Fox (as a jewel thief) is trying to read a code from a notepad to turn off a detection beam, but he can't tell whether it's a "0" or a "9" and gets all flustered, complaining about how people write sloppily... very funny, and I always think of that scene when I encounter illegibility.

That sounds like me to a tee. Remember, I'm the one who started the "laser vision correction" thread. :lol: One more week until I drop the "Magoo" suffix from my surname. :blob1:

[Macfanforever]

I going to bid to.Since I do have the broadcast equipment that that will play 3\4 Inch video tapes in my studio.That will be great to have.My vhs's are shot and the downloaded torrents lack quility.

[APerfectLie]

I going to bid to.Since I do have the broadcast equipment that that will play 3\4 Inch video tapes in my studio.That will be great to have.My vhs's are shot and the downloaded torrents lack quility.

Awesome! Hope you share if there is anything new on it! :blob2:

[mikebise]

A good night's sleep has me not worrying about this stuff anymore. Hopefully, all the winners will share with the Stevie Fan Community. If not, oh well. I'm not involved in hiking up the prices anymore.

One final note, to put some perspective on all this:

The 1987 "Silent Night" demo that sold on eBay two years ago for hundreds of $$ has NEVER circulated. I hope that doesn't happen to these Rock A Little tapes as well.

[Bryan]

I never bid on items by a seller with below 99.8% feedback..there will inevitably be problems.

[bellaillume]

As exciting as these 'gems' are...it's best not to bid until the very last second, especially when there's a sniper in the mix. I've been eBaying since 1997 and learned very quickly that if I wanted something really bad I had to play it cool and wait. This gives the impression that the item(s) in question aren't going to sell and the sniper relaxes. If you're willing to pay a large amount for these treasured tapes...don't place any bids until the very end (you're only outbidding yourself each time you do and it's counter productive) I'd be willing to kick in a fair share as long as the bidder plays it cool and waits till the very last second to place their bid ; )

I'll be watching these auctions very closely...especially the Neal Preston slides :blob1:

[HejiraNYC]

I never bid on items by a seller with below 99.8% feedback..there will inevitably be problems.

I tend to agree with that... and after putting out some feelers yesterday, I have determined that most, if not all of the remaining items for sale (not counting the videotapes) are out there but in very limited circulation. I am looking into obtaining these. Another thing I noticed about this seller is that he/she is selling what appears to be a compilation of commercially available recordings from B-sides, soundtracks, duets, etc. This leads me to believe that the source of all of these tapes may be just as crappy as the ones already widely circulated. In a nutshell, I don't think anybody should be wasting their money on this stuff, especially since the seller doesn't seem to have bothered to actually listen to/watch any of it.

[bellaillume]

I tend to agree with that... and after putting out some feelers yesterday, I have determined that most, if not all of the remaining items for sale (not counting the videotapes) are out there but in very limited circulation. I am looking into obtaining these. Another thing I noticed about this seller is that he/she is selling what appears to be a compilation of commercially available recordings from B-sides, soundtracks, duets, etc. This leads me to believe that the source of all of these tapes may be just as crappy as the ones already widely circulated. In a nutshell, I don't think anybody should be wasting their money on this stuff, especially since the seller doesn't seem to have bothered to actually listen to/watch any of it.

True that...we already have most of this stuff and the quality is less than stellar...it seems the seller has no idea what he has...

[Christopher]

I tend to agree with that... and after putting out some feelers yesterday, I have determined that most, if not all of the remaining items for sale (not counting the videotapes) are out there but in very limited circulation. I am looking into obtaining these. Another thing I noticed about this seller is that he/she is selling what appears to be a compilation of commercially available recordings from B-sides, soundtracks, duets, etc. This leads me to believe that the source of all of these tapes may be just as crappy as the ones already widely circulated. In a nutshell, I don't think anybody should be wasting their money on this stuff, especially since the seller doesn't seem to have bothered to actually listen to/watch any of it.

This is exactly what's been nagging at me about this newly discovered stuff. The Rock A Little work tapes specifically. They sure sound exciting, but upon further scrutiny & discernment the seller only showed the tapes with the so called handwritten components. And gives no other real tangible descriptives about their contents.:( Anybody can write anything on a cassette sleeve. So seller, please in great detail, describe the songs and confirm the song titles in the tapes along with the sound quality :shrug: That seems a total no brainer and pretty basic, specifically if the bidding is well into hundreds of dollars if not thousands.

[Macfanforever]

I never bid on items by a seller with below 99.8% feedback..there will inevitably be problems.

Yes I agree Last year a guy was selling radio shows like Stevie Nicks .Jim Ladd's Innerview show.
on cd's.as I find out they were ripped and burned from the master radio station cd.
at lease they were good copies.

Awesome! Hope you share if there is anything new on it! :blob2:

I just got out bidded. but we got 24 hours left of the bidding.

Also i was thinking of this HBO tape at work today . according to the photos .the paper inserts look legit ,also a note saying return to Modern Records.


I have a feeling the tape is the same as it was aired on HBO because the max recording time these tape are only 60 minutes versus the 55 minutes that was aired on HBO. not much room for any out takes.still I wont quit bidding.I will try.

I've used 3/4 inch equipment to record Stevie and FM specials before the DVD recorders came about.broadcast quility equipment.Better thhen vhs and betamax at the time.

[MacMan]

I'll be watching these auctions very closely...especially the Neal Preston slides :blob1:

Those look really great...

This was probably asked, but who do you suppose all this stuff belonged to... Seems like it was someone really close to Nicks... I mean there's a cassette called "sharons tape".

Maybe when Stevie sent Lori back to Phoenix to look for Secret Love she brought back all these cassettes and she's hocking them :)

[APerfectLie]

Those look really great...

This was probably asked, but who do you suppose all this stuff belonged to... Seems like it was someone really close to Nicks... I mean there's a cassette called "sharons tape".

Maybe when Stevie sent Lori back to Phoenix to look for Secret Love she brought back all these cassettes and she's hocking them :)

LMAO! "Oh Stevie has no clue all the **** she has in here, but since she has been so tight with my salary, I could sell this **** on ebay and make tons!!" Or Stevie listened to all her demos on youtube and thought, "These bitches aint got ****! I'll sell them some ****!!!" :)

[realsavagelike]

He said that the album wouldn't have gotten made without her, but he's never said any of his songs were about her. Indeed, if you look at the material on The Confessor (http://www.joewalshonline.com/solo/confessor/index.htm), you'd be hard-pressed to associate much of it with Stevie.

You're right! Sorry, I misremembered the reference I was thinking about. I just dug it up from where I saved it in an old email - according to how I labeled it it's from a transcript of an AOL chat from 1985. (?! I didn't know AOL existed in 1985...?) But anyway it says:

"Question: Hi Walshy... Theodora here... with regard to The Confessor... what was the actual inspiration for it and will you be collaborating with Stevie Nicks again soon?
"JoeW Live: Well, Stevie was pretty much responsible for that whole album-at the time I was insecure, divorced and she convinced me I wasn't finished. I hope we write more in the future."

So, I don't know what that means, but anyway - sorry for going OT but I wanted to clear up my mis-statement!

[gldstwmn]

Those look really great...

This was probably asked, but who do you suppose all this stuff belonged to... Seems like it was someone really close to Nicks... I mean there's a cassette called "sharons tape".



To me it looks like a fan collection mixed with offiicial stuff. But until someone wins one of these auctions and tells us what's what we just don't know.
By the looks of her, Sharon seems pretty well cared for. I wish someone would make her eat just a little more though.

[KarmaContestant]

Dear Universe,

Please ensure lossless copies of all of these RAL work tapes reach us so that we may revel in the audio-glory that is Stevie Nicks. Thank you!

And don't fu*k it up!

[Macfanforever]

Congrats to who won the HBO tape .I was a dollar short of $61.00 the winning bid .minutes ago {5pm est}.

[Hippocampus]

We spent THOUSAND$$$ on the Stevie Masters in 2001~2005 and we GAVE them ALL AWAY. No holding back. NO selling of them. We shared with the Stevie Community. But the snipers in the new crew seem to have their own agenda.


Err what? When those numbered reels started appearing through the SN trading circles, there was one unique source to acquire them and he was most definitely S-E-L-L-I-N-G them. They were eventually widely circulated through normal trading but they were certainly not freely given from the get-go.

[mikebise]

We bought the Reels, had them transfered ~ altogether cost thousands of dollars ~ and made CD copies for all our friends. The ORIGINAL source sold them ~ to US ~ and we GAVE them away after we had them turned into CDs.

At least, I did and dozens of my friends in the Group did as well.

[KarmaContestant]

Err what? When those numbered reels started appearing through the SN trading circles, there was one unique source to acquire them and he was most definitely S-E-L-L-I-N-G them. They were eventually widely circulated through normal trading but they were certainly not freely given from the get-go.

Mike's referring to the very first batch - the ones that were circulated before BT's batch hit. The un-numbered reels.

But I hear ya - I spent a tidy sum over the course of a year, buying direct from BT.

[mikebise]

Mike's referring to the very first batch - the ones that were circulated before BT's batch hit. The un-numbered reels.

But I hear ya - I spent a tidy sum over the course of a year, buying direct from BT.

WHAT ARE THE UN~NUMBERED REELS?

Sorry, my caps lock was stuck! :)

What reels? "The Dealer", "Castaway", "Julia", "Gold And Braid", "Rhiannon" and "Sanctuary" were the only Reels WE didn't transfer in the studio. ALL the rest we bought and transfered.

What am I misisng? 'Cause I haven't heard one reel that didn't come from our Group, aside from the 6 listed above.

[KarmaContestant]

WHAT ARE THE UN~NUMBERED REELS?

Sorry, my caps lock was stuck! :)

What reels? "The Dealer", "Castaway", "Julia", "Gold And Braid", "Rhiannon" and "Sanctuary" were the only Reels WE didn't transfer in the studio. ALL the rest we bought and transfered.

What am I misisng? 'Cause I haven't heard one reel that didn't come from our Group, aside from the 6 listed above.

The reels that are un-numbered, as in, the one's that did not come from BT.

These for example are from the list of numbered reels:

23) Stevie Nicks “Think About It” Reel #24 #8

24) Stevie Nicks & Kenny G “Dial The Number” Trks. 1-7 4-16-88 & 1-10-89

25) Stevie Nicks “Belladonna” 3-7-81 Trks. 1-3 Acapella version trk. 4

BT numbered each of the reels he had transferred, in the order they were done. I believe they were done by the same lady at the same studio (you've mentioned her name before), but they are distinguished from the original batch by the number preceding them. BT was selling them for $10 to $20 per title, depending on how many you purchased at a time.

The very first reels to hit the community were not numbered. The Julia reel with 13 versions is a good example of that batch, or the reel with Cecelia.

[Hippocampus]

But I hear ya - I spent a tidy sum over the course of a year, buying direct from BT.

Yeah same here. I remember wishing I could team up with several people for a concerted effort and not acquiring duplicates but it wasn't to be. Such is the nature of shady dealings. :)

[mikebise]

Some of the tapes are expiring tonight ~ midnight my time. Good luck if anyone bid on these!!!! Share with us!!!! :)

[KarmaContestant]

Several more tapes expiring shortly - it seems that the same person is winning many of the auctions.

[HejiraNYC]

Several more tapes expiring shortly - it seems that the same person is winning many of the auctions.

Yes, there is a particular hoarding Weibchen in our midst. :mad:

[KarmaContestant]

Yes, there is a particular hoarding Weibchen in our midst. :mad:

Maybe it's some kind and loving person who wants to transfer everything to digital format and then share it all at once, like a huge Stevie present for everyone.

:laugh:

Right.

[mikebise]

Several more tapes expiring shortly - it seems that the same person is winning many of the auctions.

Wrong!!! :xoxo:

[KarmaContestant]

Wrong!!! :xoxo:

I take it a congratulations may be in order? :woohoo:

[mikebise]

I'm positive a DAMNED HOARDER did not win "Sharon's Tape/Stevie Demos 1984" and also "Various Stevie Demos 1985~87".

Hopefully, those tapes have wonderful rarities with great sound quality!

[gldstwmn]

Yes, there is a particular hoarding Weibchen in our midst. :mad:

:nod: :laugh: :laugh:

[GoldDustOrphan]

The slides all went to one or two bidders, who gobbled up everything even though the batches featured many dupes.

I bid about $100+ on each batch, but all four sold for about $230 each.

FYI: I believe this material is from storage at Rumbo Recorders, which was sold in 2009, and not some random storage locker/warehouse.

And in eBay scumbag news: this "Secret Love" promo CD is a fake, but people are falling for it. It's a homemade CDr. The seller has other items that are also fake. He also screams at the reader in every listing: THIS STUFF IS NOT FAKE!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stevie-Nicks-Secret-Love-1-Track-Promo-CD-NEW-/280652006181?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item415829c325

[mikebise]

The GDFNG HOARDER was trying to work his or her dark magic this afternoon, but... to no avail! :angel: "There ARE Angels ~ here on Earth..."

[KarmaContestant]

I'm positive a DAMNED HOARDER did not win "Sharon's Tape/Stevie Demos 1984" and also "Various Stevie Demos 1985~87".

Hopefully, those tapes have wonderful rarities with great sound quality!

Awesome news, Mike! I was watching the end of the auction on the 87/89 demo tape and wondered if you got it.

I'm betting that the track listed as T.P. and T.P. (2) is probably Battle of the Dragons. What interests me the most is the RTTG demo on there.

[mikebise]

There is a (2) after "Running Through The Garden"!!!!!

[mikebise]

Do you like my Pointed Post from Seven Wonders?~

"Sometimes The Good Guys Finish First"

No, not the 1987 Pat Benatar song from that Michael J. Fox movie, The Secret Of My Success, but the real world, here in Stevie Land...

Sometimes the Evil HOARDERS, like those who won some auctions last week, and HOARDERS elsewhere ~ ALL AROUND ~ in our midst! Sometimes, well, sometimes they just don't win...

Sometimes, trying to KEEP your Stevie Rarities to yourself, denying others these Stevie Treasures~ well, sometimes it doesn't work out.

Sometimes you don't get to HOARD everything and KEEP IT ALL TO YOURSELF.

In the coming weeks, keep your eyes open ~ Angel Aware! ~ for Stevie Rarites to show up for everyone to enjoy and share. Rejoice that the HOARDERS failed ~ well, this time!

Sometimes it's a bitch...

Sometimes it's a breeze........

[jeffd8382]

There is a (2) after "Running Through The Garden"!!!!!

Incredibly exciting! :thumbsup: Congratulations, Mike! :blob1:

[UndoingTheLaces]

Hey, in all this craziness, have there been any new versions of Castaway unearthed. The one from the Uncirculated Rumors is the one I'm thinking of, with the organ and drum machine and Stevie doing the mulitracked vocals? That's my ultimate favorite version of that song and the recording sounds like a cassette tape that had been left underwater for a few days and then run over by a car. Just wonderin'.

[Macfanforever]

The slides all went to one or two bidders, who gobbled up everything even though the batches featured many dupes.

I bid about $100+ on each batch, but all four sold for about $230 each.

FYI: I believe this material is from storage at Rumbo Recorders, which was sold in 2009, and not some random storage locker/warehouse.

And in eBay scumbag news: this "Secret Love" promo CD is a fake, but people are falling for it. It's a homemade CDr. The seller has other items that are also fake. He also screams at the reader in every listing: THIS STUFF IS NOT FAKE!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stevie-Nicks-Secret-Love-1-Track-Promo-CD-NEW-/280652006181?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item415829c325

Oh I was wondering how this stuff is popping up on ebay.

This reminds me of the Ebayer with the Stevie Nicks Jim Ladd Innerview cdr's.nevermind he had to send me another copy of one set because of a corrupt burn on cd 1.

anyway I'm glad I received my Stevie Nicks Source radio show lps in mint condition.

[gldstwmn]

FYI: I believe this material is from storage at Rumbo Recorders, which was sold in 2009, and not some random storage locker/warehouse.



That would make a lot more sense.

[GoldDustOrphan]

The seller just re-posted the five or six individual cassettes and DAT tapes that didn't sell. They are posted individually for $25,"Buy It Now" each.

[gldstwmn]

The seller just re-posted the five or six individual cassettes and DAT tapes that didn't sell. They are posted individually for $25,"Buy It Now" each.

I noticed that. What an odd marketing strategy. If they didn't sell for $9.99 the first time then jack the price to $25 and buy them right away? :confused:

[KarmaContestant]

I noticed that. What an odd marketing strategy. If they didn't sell for $9.99 the first time then jack the price to $25 and buy them right away? :confused:

I can *sort of* see the strategy in this - many people don't like the stressful hit and miss of bidding, and will gladly pay more for a sure thing.

It's too bad there just isn't anything interesting left. :shrug:

[gldstwmn]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.
The second is three different mixes of HAEWAFY and the original monitor mix which sounds crisper and clearer to me. My favorite of these is what the engineer refers to as the "symphonic mix" where Stevie sings harmony with herself and when she finishes singing the bridge (world) it sounds like there is a chorus singing with her. It's really beautiful. All of the mixes are different with different endings, etc.
I've been awaiting response from the person who was going to transfer these to digital for me. I may have to get it done locally or if there is anyone out there who can do it (and I trust you to do it right) please let me know. I am very anxious for everyone to hear these. You are going to love them, I'm sure.

[KarmaContestant]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.
The second is three different mixes of HAEWAFY and the original monitor mix which sounds crisper and clearer to me. My favorite of these is what the engineer refers to as the "symphonic mix" where Stevie sings harmony with herself and when she finishes singing the bridge (world) it sounds like there is a chorus singing with her. It's really beautiful. All of the mixes are different with different endings, etc.
I've been awaiting response from the person who was going to transfer these to digital for me. I may have to get it done locally or if there is anyone out there who can do it (and I trust you to do it right) please let me know. I am very anxious for everyone to hear these. You are going to love them, I'm sure.

Sounds very exciting, and congratulations!

[jeffd8382]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.
The second is three different mixes of HAEWAFY and the original monitor mix which sounds crisper and clearer to me. My favorite of these is what the engineer refers to as the "symphonic mix" where Stevie sings harmony with herself and when she finishes singing the bridge (world) it sounds like there is a chorus singing with her. It's really beautiful. All of the mixes are different with different endings, etc.
I've been awaiting response from the person who was going to transfer these to digital for me. I may have to get it done locally or if there is anyone out there who can do it (and I trust you to do it right) please let me know. I am very anxious for everyone to hear these. You are going to love them, I'm sure.

Wow! Sounds very intriguing... :thumbsup:

[Christopher]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.
The second is three different mixes of HAEWAFY and the original monitor mix which sounds crisper and clearer to me. My favorite of these is what the engineer refers to as the "symphonic mix" where Stevie sings harmony with herself and when she finishes singing the bridge (world) it sounds like there is a chorus singing with her. It's really beautiful. All of the mixes are different with different endings, etc.
I've been awaiting response from the person who was going to transfer these to digital for me. I may have to get it done locally or if there is anyone out there who can do it (and I trust you to do it right) please let me know. I am very anxious for everyone to hear these. You are going to love them, I'm sure.
Way to go gldstwmn!! Big Thanks for the info *sounds delicious* and for intending on sharing. :xoxo: good luck transferring the analog cassettes to digital. keep us posted:)

[MacMan]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.
The second is three different mixes of HAEWAFY and the original monitor mix which sounds crisper and clearer to me. My favorite of these is what the engineer refers to as the "symphonic mix" where Stevie sings harmony with herself and when she finishes singing the bridge (world) it sounds like there is a chorus singing with her. It's really beautiful. All of the mixes are different with different endings, etc.
I've been awaiting response from the person who was going to transfer these to digital for me. I may have to get it done locally or if there is anyone out there who can do it (and I trust you to do it right) please let me know. I am very anxious for everyone to hear these. You are going to love them, I'm sure.

That's awesome and very generous of you.. Looking forward to some new "old" Stevie!

[UndoingTheLaces]

You know, this is what being a Stevie fan is all about. I was on a Cyndi Lauper message board (my other favorite singer) and the people there were so mean. And if you were new and asked a question you'd either get ignored or have your head bitten off. And as far as trading concert recordings or boots, just forget it. These people were vicious. The only thing I can ever share are remixes that I do because I never have anything that everyone else doesn't already have but I'm happy to share them. And nothing makes me happier then when someone shares them as part of a collection because I know people like them enough to share. So the fact that you're willing to not only buy these with your own money but to have them transferred and share them with us is such a sweet and kind gesture. Thank you so much in advance. To quote Stevie... I Can't Wait. :]

[gldstwmn]

That's awesome and very generous of you.. Looking forward to some new "old" Stevie!

The next couple of week are going to be like Stevie Christmas! Woo, finally! :lol:

[gldstwmn]

You know, this is what being a Stevie fan is all about. I was on a Cyndi Lauper message board (my other favorite singer) and the people there were so mean. And if you were new and asked a question you'd either get ignored or have your head bitten off. And as far as trading concert recordings or boots, just forget it. These people were vicious. The only thing I can ever share are remixes that I do because I never have anything that everyone else doesn't already have but I'm happy to share them. And nothing makes me happier then when someone shares them as part of a collection because I know people like them enough to share. So the fact that you're willing to not only buy these with your own money but to have them transferred and share them with us is such a sweet and kind gesture. Thank you so much in advance. To quote Stevie... I Can't Wait. :]

That's a bummer about Cyndi's fans. She is a huge talent. I just got lucky in that I was around when this literal gold rush of Stevie material became available through trading, torrent sites, etc. Without some of the folks on this board I wouldn't have a whole lot of the stuff I have now. Back in 2001 when I won the Rhiannon print she auctioned off for charity she wrote "Thank you for keeping the dream alive." Well to me the dream is the music and if we keep sharing it we are keeping it alive. Okay. That's my sappy speech for the night. :lol:

[vivfox]

So I got the two tapes I won in the eBay auction yesterday. The first is Imperial Hotel with two alternate vocals with different lyrics, plenty of vibrato in the voice, a bunch of whoa, well, and baby and they're clear as a bell.


I will be very excited to hear these versions. Thank you!

[Spikey]

Anyone know anything about these?

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/stevie-nicks-vol-uncommon-cd-113321763
This is on ebay here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/STEVIE-NICKS-VOL-1-MYSTICAL-MEMORIES-4-CD-/120712506700?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D250794 811984%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8525023537560793108

There's a vol 2 and 3, also..

- Spike

[Christopher]

Anyone know anything about these?

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/stevie-nicks-vol-uncommon-cd-113321763
This is on ebay here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/STEVIE-NICKS-VOL-1-MYSTICAL-MEMORIES-4-CD-/120712506700?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D250794 811984%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8525023537560793108

There's a vol 2 and 3, also..

- Spike
Looks and feels to me that someone spit shined, shrink-wrapped AND re-packaged the Maureen L. demos and outtakes that were highly circulated and auctioned off on Ebay back in the 90's. I would highly doubt and question that these are upgrades, and mostly the quality is iffy.:cool:

[gldstwmn]

Anyone know anything about these?

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/stevie-nicks-vol-uncommon-cd-113321763
This is on ebay here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/STEVIE-NICKS-VOL-1-MYSTICAL-MEMORIES-4-CD-/120712506700?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D250794 811984%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8525023537560793108

There's a vol 2 and 3, also..

- Spike

I know that all of these demos are out and downloadable for free. If it's worth it to have them all in one place on disc then I guess they're collectible. Also, I can't tell if those are labels on those discs but labels almost always mess up playback on the discs eventually.

[mikebise]

These same exact CDs have been on eBay for over 2 years. She's always "going out of business", but somehow has enough copies of each CD to keep selling them.

[HighPassion]

I have a program and equipment to transfer audio cassettes to the computer if anyone needs help in that aspect... :)

[mikebise]

Luckily, I have someone to do that for me already, with amazing results. :thumbsup:
:rolleyes:

[Spikey]

Thanks guys. I figured given the 29.99 price they were 'fan released' works that were circulated but you never know.

Thanks so much to those in this thread for keeping (or trying their darndest to keep) quality boots out of the hands of 'collectors' who hoard tapes but never share them. You guys are much more important to the legacy of artists like Stevie, than WB, record companies, or even the woman herself (in a historical and archival perspective anyway). Kudos and keep working, it's the only way we'll hear some of this stuff.

Incidentally, I too am happy to pony up money if people need donations for eBay rarities. i really think some sort of mailing list needs to be created for the purposes of people who will contribute in times like the one this thread was started about, so we don't lose auctions over a couple hundred bucks, which is chump change (IMO) contrasted with how many people would want to hear this stuff. And yeah, i'm as broke as everyone else here. :)

But it's unfair for one person to have to pay up. I know we'd all do it if we could, and most probably can. Let's stop the hoarders.



One other thing, I know this has been covered before, but I want to make the point again:
I run a small audio studio in Tulsa here, and am happy to edit tape transfers for hiss, etc, while preserving fidelity, not ruining it. I'm no 'audiophile' but I am good at digital audio work and am happy to help in any way I can in preserving and also cleaning up any demos, let's face it, some are unlistenable, even studio versions, due to hiss and other issues. Call on me if ya need it.

- Spike

[HighPassion]

Thanks guys. I figured given the 29.99 price they were 'fan released' works that were circulated but you never know.

Thanks so much to those in this thread for keeping (or trying their darndest to keep) quality boots out of the hands of 'collectors' who hoard tapes but never share them. You guys are much more important to the legacy of artists like Stevie, than WB, record companies, or even the woman herself (in a historical and archival perspective anyway). Kudos and keep working, it's the only way we'll hear some of this stuff.

Incidentally, I too am happy to pony up money if people need donations for eBay rarities. i really think some sort of mailing list needs to be created for the purposes of people who will contribute in times like the one this thread was started about, so we don't lose auctions over a couple hundred bucks, which is chump change (IMO) contrasted with how many people would want to hear this stuff. And yeah, i'm as broke as everyone else here. :)

But it's unfair for one person to have to pay up. I know we'd all do it if we could, and most probably can. Let's stop the hoarders.



One other thing, I know this has been covered before, but I want to make the point again:
I run a small audio studio in Tulsa here, and am happy to edit tape transfers for hiss, etc, while preserving fidelity, not ruining it. I'm no 'audiophile' but I am good at digital audio work and am happy to help in any way I can in preserving and also cleaning up any demos, let's face it, some are unlistenable, even studio versions, due to hiss and other issues. Call on me if ya need it.

- Spike

That's a good idea!! I'd be down for donating as well

[mikebise]

Well, as we know, the seller is absolutely LEGIT ~ "Dig it?!!" :thumbsup:

So, has anyone heard of who might have got that first motherload? Will they be willing to share? :nod:

I'm sure glad they didn't get ALL of the RARITIES!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

Maybe transferring the cassettes is also taking them a long time, too??? :shrug:

[HighPassion]

Yeah I was wondering what happened to this as well...
Hopefuly something will surface soon.

[mikebise]

I will be very excited to hear these versions. Thank you!

Me, too, Viv! And MORE!!!!!!!!! ;)

[mikebise]

Hmmm... That original motherload of tapes has still not had feedback left for it, while other winners have given their POSITIVE, GLORIOUS feedback (and even been rewarded!), so I wonder what's up.

That motherload was pretty amazing. Makes me dizzy thinking about it! Maybe the winner is still going through all that stuff:

ROCK A LITTLE:
This appears to be the work tapes that were used to produce Rock A Little released Nov. 1985
There is at least one work tape of every song on the Rock A Little album, plus:
One work tape of "Talk To Me" - says: "In My Living Room (chas)" ???
Plus 2 work tapes of "Tied Up"
One says: "Jimmy, Come On Back" - orig track / Tied Up (w/obj)
Two says: "Tied Up" - "She Loves Him Still"
Two tapes dated after the album release:
One: 2-4-86 tape of "I Can't Wait"
Two: 2-6-86 tape of "The Nightmare #6"
Three (3) SPECIAL sealed tapes of Rock A Little -
Says: "LENT FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY"

PLUS:
A tape marked Demo's, (photo #10)
a tape marked "Battle of the Dragon's" (photo #11)
and a tape marked "Belladonna" (photo #12)

HISTORY:
These tapes were found in a cassette case marked Mark Paladino assumed to be in the photo
There is little doubt that these are the "REAL THING" - I am cleaning up the warehouse
of a seller that purchases storage lockers that are up for auction. I have been told that they
previously sold a lot of Stevie Nicks memorabilia - these must have been overlooked
they did not see the value in them - I have spent about 6 hours just researching these tapes.
The little yellow tag's on the #3 photo are mine. You get it all - including my notes.
If you would like to know more or see more photos - Please contact me.
I am very anxious to see this extraordinary collection of Stevie Nicks memorabilia
fall into the hands of someone that will really appreciate them.

Pictures of individual cassettes reveals a few titles unknown to me:

You Change Sides ("Mabel Normand"?)
Strange Misgiving ("Something Exquisite")
Why Are We Doing This Again
Not a Matter of the Heart ("Love Don't Fail Me Now"? or "Long Way To Go"?)

There are multiples of demos we've heard such as Tied Up, Chanel, Chanel She Loves Him Still, Mirror, Mirror, etc.

"Ooh My Love"?!?!!!! 1985????

"Stevie Nicks - Rising Fortunes"

Some tapes are "Bernie Grundman Mastering studio"

Every song on ROCK A LITTLE album
"Talk To Me"
"Jimmy, Come On Back" ~ 2
"Tied Up" ~ 2
"She Loves Him Still" ~ 2
"I Can't Wait"
"The Nightmare"
"Battle Of The Dragon"
"You Change Sides" ~ "Mabel Normand" ~ 2
"Strange Misgiving" ~ "Something Exquisite"
"Why Are We Doing This Again?" (is it "Long Way To Go"?)
"Not A Matter Of The Heart" ~ "Long Way To Go" or "Love Don't Fail Me Now"?
"Chanel, Chanel"
"Whole Lotta Trouble"
"Ooh My Love"
"Mirror, Mirror"

[KarmaContestant]

Did someone here win these slides from the If Anyone Falls video?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220774996158

[GoldDustOrphan]

I keep losing the bidding on these slides. This was the fourth package of 20 slides. I was second highest bidder on these at around $210 bucks. I think the same person has won all the auction because the winner is a sniper with a sky-high final bid.

If I won, I planned to share with everyone here since I have access to the equipment (pro slide scanner, etc), and the working knowledge to produce the highest quality output the 35mm slides. I don't understand the hoarding. If the buyer attempts to produce prints for commercial sales purposes, they will discover that purchasing slides or negatives does not extend a copyright license to generate prints. Neal Preston protects his copyrights.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/rickdunn101/StevieImnotawitchtrioburningFlames.jpg

[mikebise]

I keep losing the bidding on these slides. This was the fourth package of 20 slides. I was second highest bidder on these at around $210 bucks. I think the same person has won all the auction because the winner is a sniper with a sky-high final bid.

If I won, I planned to share with everyone here since I have access to the equipment (pro slide scanner, etc), and the working knowledge to produce the highest quality output the 35mm slides. I don't understand the hoarding. If the buyer attempts to produce prints for commercial sales purposes, they will discover that purchasing slides or negatives does not extend a copyright license to generate prints. Neal Preston protects his copyrights.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/rickdunn101/StevieImnotawitchtrioburningFlames.jpg

Do you have studio equipment for enhancing the sound of cassette tapes? Not Reels, but the cassette tapes as seen in these auctions.

[justdreamin]

I read through pretty much all 13 pages, and I was wondering (and this may be a stupid idea....) but did anyone contact the seller of that first "mother load" auction and just ask him/her for the contact info of the buyer. When I sell stuff on Ebay I always get an email and physical address, sometimes a real name, sometimes not, and sometimes even a phone number. Maybe the seller could be coaxed or bribed ;-) into "sharing" the buyers info and then we can contact them and plead... Is that even reasonable?? I'd do it lol

[Phil]

The same thought occurred to me, but I don't like our chances...

[mikebise]

I read through pretty much all 13 pages, and I was wondering (and this may be a stupid idea....) but did anyone contact the seller of that first "mother load" auction and just ask him/her for the contact info of the buyer. When I sell stuff on Ebay I always get an email and physical address, sometimes a real name, sometimes not, and sometimes even a phone number. Maybe the seller could be coaxed or bribed ;-) into "sharing" the buyers info and then we can contact them and plead... Is that even reasonable?? I'd do it lol

Yes, I've been working on that for weeks. Although I have a good business relationship now with the Seller, he will not give me the Motherload's email, although he did send my request to that Winner. It's been weeks with no response, so I'm doubting it.

I was hoping to work out a TRADE... but since there was no response... :shrug: