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Many versions of MAD!

 
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Boy from Holland
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2025 5:57 pm    Post subject: Many versions of MAD! Reply with quote
As far as I know there are 14 versions of the MAD! album, I made a list with the barcodes:

5063176063328 TRANS850CD - CD - standard version
5063176081926 TRANS850CD - CD - Signed Bandcamp exclusive
5063176069528 TRANS850CD - CD - Limited Edition slip cover Amazon exclusive
5063176080127 TRANS850CDX - CD - Limited Edition Alt Cover (Signed) Sparks Store exclusive, numbered 1000
5063176067241 TRANS850T - Cassette
5063176063212 TRANS850X - LP (Black) standard version
5063176067135 TRANS850XX - LP (Limited Edition Lenticular Cover) light blue vinyl
5063176066916 TRANS850XD - LP + CD (Special Edition Red) red vinyl, Sparks Store exclusive + Germany
5063176070418 TRANS850XS - LP (Limited Edition Green Vinyl) Spotify / Sparks Store
5063176071217 TRANS850XW - LP (Exclusive Listening Events Limited Edition Numbered White Label), numbered 500
5063176067135 TRANS850XXA - LP (Limited Edition Lenticular Cover) light blue vinyl, signed OBI, Assai Records edition, numbered 300

4526180725794 TRANS850CDJ - CD + bonus track "Do Things My Own Way" (Cornelius remix), Japan
4526180725800 TRANS850XXJ - LP (Limited Edition Lenticular Cover) light blue vinyl, Japan

BW021 - LP - (sky blue splatter with spray-paint red liquid LP) Bad World, only pre-orders, unknown existing copies
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Andy M
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 3:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good work on this, BfH! I hadn't realised that there so many versions; expensive if you're a Sparks collector, but I presume fans buying multiple versions helped propel the album to #2 in the UK this week. Transgressive certainly seem to have their collective head screwed on.
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deadcalm
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pity they were not around for the releases of Albums like Lil Beethoven and HYL which badly under performed chart wise.
I rate HYL pretty high up in the Sparks canyon.
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Boy from Holland
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put them on the cover ?
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dinky
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Boy from Holland wrote:
Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put them on the cover ?


R & R were going to put out Lil Beethoven without Sparks appearing anywhere

Baffling to believe it never made the top 200 in the UK and No 1 in heaven only had one week at 73.
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Boy from Holland wrote:
Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put them on the cover ?

Ron & Russell were not on the cover of Kimono My House but its by far their best selling LP in the UK going Gold which equates to at least 100'000 sales and probably a lot more than that.
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2025 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Boy from Holland wrote:
Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put them on the cover ?


Nothing to do with that. It's been a long slow build since those albums
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