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[Please don't flame/ridicule/ban etc. me for this, it's just an honest question from someone who became a fan last year and seeking the last few tunes he's missing]

I was wondering about certain really old/rare tunes from the early days (namely 2 Deep, Analogue Test, LC 2 and Open Mind) - are these tracks still available anywhere, if so where can I get hold of them?

(yes I know the forum policy and I've heard the samples on the site but if I can get hold of the full versions I'd be very happy)

They're all on CD/vinyl that you can find in second-hand collectors' shops if you look around, and they turn up on ebay every now and then too. Just gotta keep searching!

Amazon can be a good source of secondhand CDs as well as eBay.
I've got quite a lot of old Orbital stuff from both sources.

Hello there, Steve C - are you the same SteveC on the 808 forum?

(It's Nick, btw)

Hi Steve C

Welcome to the forum

Make a list of what releases you want to get hold of and if anyone spots them they can post where etc

usernick wrote:Hello there, Steve C - are you the same SteveC on the 808 forum?

Nope, just someone else with the same common name

Loopz wrote:Hi Steve C

Welcome to the forum

Make a list of what releases you want to get hold of and if anyone spots them they can post where etc

Thanks, the list (obtained off discogs.com, all on FFRR) is as follows:

Omen - cassette single (for 2 Deep)
Omen - CD5 single (for Open Mind)
Midnight/Choice - CD5 single (for Analogue Test)

Well, there's currently a Midnight/Choice CD single on ebay here - these crop up fairly often on ebay, so if you don't get this one, keep looking - one turns up on a weekly basis!

The two Omen releases are extremely rare (even the cassette), but I'll keep a look out for you...

Yeah, I see Midnight/Choice around quite a lot. The Omen CD's quite rare - seen it on ebay once or twice, but the only time I bid it was against someone who was clearly DESPERATE for it, so I just pushed the bidding up from £8 to over £40 and then left him to it.

Thanks for the info so far, I'll have a go at getting the Midnight/Choice CD off ebay. If the other two are so rare, would I be better off chasing the Omen 12" instead? (there is a record player in the house but I don't use it and there's the issue of converting the tunes to CD but the vinyl does have both 2 Deep and Open Mind apparently)

Steve C wrote:Thanks for the info so far, I'll have a go at getting the Midnight/Choice CD off ebay. If the other two are so rare, would I be better off chasing the Omen 12" instead? (there is a record player but I don't use it and there's the issue of converting the tunes to CD but the vinyl does have both 2 Deep and Open Mind apparently)

it's a lot cheaper to buy the 12" yes.
you'll even have money left to buy yourself a new turntable

you could also try to get the songs from some compilation cd's.

Timbob wrote:

Steve C wrote:Thanks for the info so far, I'll have a go at getting the Midnight/Choice CD off ebay. If the other two are so rare, would I be better off chasing the Omen 12" instead? (there is a record player but I don't use it and there's the issue of converting the tunes to CD but the vinyl does have both 2 Deep and Open Mind apparently)

it's a lot cheaper to buy the 12" yes.
you'll even have money left to buy yourself a new turntable

you could also try to get the songs from some compilation cd's.

They're not on any compilation CD's, though...

usernick wrote:

Timbob wrote:

Steve C wrote:Thanks for the info so far, I'll have a go at getting the Midnight/Choice CD off ebay. If the other two are so rare, would I be better off chasing the Omen 12" instead? (there is a record player but I don't use it and there's the issue of converting the tunes to CD but the vinyl does have both 2 Deep and Open Mind apparently)

it's a lot cheaper to buy the 12" yes.
you'll even have money left to buy yourself a new turntable

you could also try to get the songs from some compilation cd's.

They're not on any compilation CD's, though...

not?
oh, i see.. it's a remix of open mind..

Well, looks like Steve C got his midnight Single
congratulations..
see here
i wanted it too, but didn't outbid him, out of charity

Yep, despite my lack of familiarity with ebay's bidding system I decided not to mess around with prices and get it first time. (it's not an astronomical price for a rare single and in any case I won't be thinking about that when I'm playing it :p)

Now for that Omen vinyl... (I should be able to get it onto cd through a convoluted method I've used for getting old tapes onto cd)

Steve C wrote:

usernick wrote:Hello there, Steve C - are you the same SteveC on the 808 forum?

Nope, just someone else with the same common name

Had a shock when I saw my namesake as I am this imposter that you speak of......HAR HAR HAR HARR!!

Hi Nick