Records that you have that were immediately withdrawn

Runt with the extra tracks

 

The Moby Grape Sundazed CDs

 

I have the flames cover too and have rarely ever played.

 

Body Count - Cop Killer, not much of a collectors item now.

 

America-without "The Horse With No Name".

 

Did not know such a thing existed, wow.

 

The original Deluxe Edition of Positive Vibrations by Ten Years After with 2 extra tracks was released at the end of last year and then pulled and reissued this year minus 2 tracks.

 

I have a CD in a sealed longbox (with the "Cop Killer" cover art).

Yes, bought simply for the "archives" when we were told to return them to WEA

 

I'm glad I got those when they were still available.

 

John Frusciante-Smile From the Streets You Hold

Came out in August 97, apparently in an effort to raise money for drugs (Frusciante had left the RHCP in 92, and had become addicted to heroin). He got clean after this album's release, and was asked to rejoin the RHCP. He withdrew the album from stores shortly after, and it has never been rereleased.

Not so, immediately withdrawn, but since the album was so obscure, and demand for it only really grew when he rejoined the RHCP, it probably never sold that many copies to begin with.

It's not a great album (his first, "Niadra Lades" is better), but I like it.

 

Deadstar ~ The Definitive Collection
Amiel ~ These Ties (Mushroom)
Split Enz ~ Frenzy (without I See Red)

They withdraw hundreds of albums in Australia

 

Teenage Fanclub's The King album was released and then deleted the very next day. Pretty sure it was intentional, but I don't remember the idea behind why they did that.

Anyway, I have the CD and the LP of that one.

 

I LOVE that record.

 

Back in 1986, I got Geffen's vinyl version of XTC's "Skylarking" without "Dear God" on it. If I'm not mistaken, it was re-released shortly afterwards with "Dear God" and "Mermaid Smiled" removed.

 

I didn't know that was withdrawn; I thought they just made 5000 copies by mistake. (I have one too, BTW.)

 

Cool. That's one I was wanting to get but then I couldn't find it for sale anywhere. Later I learned it was pulled...

 

I've got Blonde w/ Claudia (mono!)
Moby Grape w/finger

 

The original cover version of Dream Theater's "Live Scenes From New York" that came out on 9/11:

 

Go to A Horse With No Name-wiki for more info.

 

Got those along with Ice T's followup on Warner Bros (?) before they dropped him. They sent out a cassette single of one song (Gotta Lotta Love, I think) before they dropped him over the whole Cop Killer controversy.

 

whoa. How did you get that? I thought he made sure none of them got out.

 

I had vinyl of both versions, which I believe I turned over to my board colleague Ginchopolis, as he's the biggest XTC fan of all time....

 

I only have an "unofficial" copy of this one:

The Jams (aka The KLF)-1987 (What The **** Is Going On).

Pulled quickly due to uncleared samples. Most copies were destroyed.

 

Ramones - Leave Home with "Carbona Not Glue"
Beastie Boys - Rock Hard EP

And like everyone else, Body Count. I still really enjoy that record.