It’s just a one hundred dollar secret…
Since the last news item regarding the reissue of TVOTR‘s Province single at the beginning of the month, (07.01.2007 NEWS: 4AD REISSUES TVOTR’s PROVINCE TOMORROW) we’ve had a few e-mails asking where one can purchase the limited edition green vinyl 7″ 45 released in May of 2006 and even more of you asking why the reissue (above) sold out so quickly on the 4AD site.
OK, firstly the green vinyl version, (flecked with yellow and purple, above) released last year and apparently pressed in an unbelievably limited quantity of just 200 copies. I say unbelievably, but I guess I’ll have to bow to the general consensus until I find evidence to the contrary.
This disc was a one sided white label promo in a die-cut card sleeve with no identifying marks other than the scratched in matrix number in the run-out groove on the playable side. (RTCM-2 A -1)
In October of last year, Record Collector magazine valued the disc at £30 ($60), but these days you’d be hard pushed to find a copy for under £50 ($100). Indeed, right now I can only find
Aside from the plain die-cut sleeve, there were also the three versions above, printed in red, embossed gold foil and green. (Sorry, the gold doesn’t scan so well.) All of which are harder to find than the plain sleeve.
Then, as previously mentioned, back at the beginning of July this year 4AD reissued Province as a two-track 45, in the sleeve at the top of this item, and as a three-track download single, thus:
Province – Released 02 July 2007
7″ 45 – AD 2724
A – Province (Featuring David Bowie)
B – Dumb Animal
Digital (AAC) Digital Download – EAD 2724S
1 – Province (Featuring David Bowie)
2 – Dumb Animal
3 – Wasted Weekend
It seemed that this version of Province (apparently limited to just 1,000 vinyl copies) sold out on the 4AD site almost immediately. However, this was a technical glitch and the record is now available again.
Anyway, we have a copy of each to give away courtesy of 4AD. That’s one of the original green vinyl version in the plain die-cut sleeve, and one of the reissue in the picture sleeve at the top of the page.
All you have to do to be in with a slim chance of winning, is e-mail me here with your preference. I.E. ‘original green vinyl issue’ or ‘picture sleeve reissue’. It’s likely that the great majority of you will naturally go for the green vinyl…the impact of that on the odds of winning being obvious.
Usual BowieNet rules apply: Only one entry per BowieNet account, and please remember you must enter using your BowieNet e-mail or at least supply your BowieNet user name. Also, please remember you may only enter for one or other of the formats, not both.
The contest ends at midnight NY time on Saturday July 28th, with the winners being notified shortly thereafter.
If you don’t like contests, you can simply order Province directly from 4AD by clicking on any of the images above, or you can just have a listen on