New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
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Just got the email
They are priced at
£500 Ultimate super duper version
£200 Almost ultimate
£40 The book
Will probably get the cheaper one...fuck knows who's spending £500 on one of these...I can almost guarantee that none of the £500 ones will ever be sold for more then that price... crazy
They are priced at
£500 Ultimate super duper version
£200 Almost ultimate
£40 The book
Will probably get the cheaper one...fuck knows who's spending £500 on one of these...I can almost guarantee that none of the £500 ones will ever be sold for more then that price... crazy
Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
Good lord. What's in the ultimate super duper version?motorsmell wrote: ↑02 Mar 2022, 11:32amJust got the email
They are priced at
£500 Ultimate super duper version
£200 Almost ultimate
£40 The book
Will probably get the cheaper one...fuck knows who's spending £500 on one of these...I can almost guarantee that none of the £500 ones will ever be sold for more then that price... crazy
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
Remember when Gang of Four did a deluxe version where you got a vial of their blood? Maybe the super deluxe book gets you a piece of Joe bone fragment.
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
Think it's all mainly to do with being signed by the photographer and the type of box it comes in/a couple of prints...and the limited edition etc etc...the book looks good but £500 you could get 001 box/soundsystem and the remastered album box with probably enough for a crate of Guinness too...matedog wrote: ↑02 Mar 2022, 11:38amGood lord. What's in the ultimate super duper version?motorsmell wrote: ↑02 Mar 2022, 11:32amJust got the email
They are priced at
£500 Ultimate super duper version
£200 Almost ultimate
£40 The book
Will probably get the cheaper one...fuck knows who's spending £500 on one of these...I can almost guarantee that none of the £500 ones will ever be sold for more then that price... crazy
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
A Snewser's wet dream.
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
They unearth his corpse, put a pen in his hand and "sign" the book.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
No offense to the estimable Ralph, but isn’t that line from London’s Brilliant, a song written for Wendy James to sing by Elvis Costello and Cait O’Riordan? “Digging up the bones of Strummer and Jones…”
Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
You are correct, that was second on the list when I googled the phrase! Ralph was first.TeddyB Not Logged In wrote: ↑02 Mar 2022, 5:22pmNo offense to the estimable Ralph, but isn’t that line from London’s Brilliant, a song written for Wendy James to sing by Elvis Costello and Cait O’Riordan? “Digging up the bones of Strummer and Jones…”
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
So it is 5,000 and "limited" to 1,000 copies. That means if he is able to sell them all he gets 5m for a fucking book?
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Looking at the 2 different ads SM posted, it’s £5000 for the books numbered #2-10 (which include some extras like a signed note and print) and £1000 for the books numbered #101-1000, which don’t include the extras. That leaves the books numbered #1 and #11-100 unaccounted for. So, it looks like £945,000 total for the 909 copies advertised. Unless I’m misunderstanding.Mark^Bastard wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 10:24pmSo it is 5,000 and "limited" to 1,000 copies. That means if he is able to sell them all he gets 5m for a fucking book?
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Love Shane, but he's taking the piss..even the shirts are £30!Kimmelweck wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 9:04amLooking at the 2 different ads SM posted, it’s £5000 for the books numbered #2-10 (which include some extras like a signed note and print) and £1000 for the books numbered #101-1000, which don’t include the extras. That leaves the books numbered #1 and #11-100 unaccounted for. So, it looks like £945,000 total for the 909 copies advertised. Unless I’m misunderstanding.Mark^Bastard wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 10:24pmSo it is 5,000 and "limited" to 1,000 copies. That means if he is able to sell them all he gets 5m for a fucking book?
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Re: New book: Joe Strummer Portraits 1981–2001
All this makes me think of something Brian Eno said a few months ago: “NFTs seem to me just a way for artists to get a little piece of the action from global capitalism, our own cute little version of financialization. How sweet—now artists can become little capitalist assholes as well.”motorsmell wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 9:42amLove Shane, but he's taking the piss..even the shirts are £30!Kimmelweck wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 9:04amLooking at the 2 different ads SM posted, it’s £5000 for the books numbered #2-10 (which include some extras like a signed note and print) and £1000 for the books numbered #101-1000, which don’t include the extras. That leaves the books numbered #1 and #11-100 unaccounted for. So, it looks like £945,000 total for the 909 copies advertised. Unless I’m misunderstanding.Mark^Bastard wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 10:24pmSo it is 5,000 and "limited" to 1,000 copies. That means if he is able to sell them all he gets 5m for a fucking book?
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Ok but that's still a fucking rort!Kimmelweck wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 9:04amLooking at the 2 different ads SM posted, it’s £5000 for the books numbered #2-10 (which include some extras like a signed note and print) and £1000 for the books numbered #101-1000, which don’t include the extras. That leaves the books numbered #1 and #11-100 unaccounted for. So, it looks like £945,000 total for the 909 copies advertised. Unless I’m misunderstanding.Mark^Bastard wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 10:24pmSo it is 5,000 and "limited" to 1,000 copies. That means if he is able to sell them all he gets 5m for a fucking book?