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WHO GOT THAT T-SHIRT IN THE END? (Wednesday 25th gig)

Did you go to any gigs in London? Did you take any images or buy any Madonna merchandise? Let me know....

I am happy to display at this site any pictures you took, whether high quality taken with a digi camera or ones taken with a camera-phone, email them to me and I'll feature them here for all to see.

Likewise I am after pictures of any official Madonna merchandise you guys have acquired and would love to feature everything here so get in touch please with your pictures...

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First of all Thanks to Bruce Barron, author and writer of many things including an amazing insight into unreleased Madonna tracks. Yes you know who he is! Bruce sent me a link to this amazing list of unreleased Madonna tracks on an encyclopedia website.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreleased_Madonna_songs, Enjoy!!

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If you were at the Manchester gigs over the weekend, or are off to see any of the other UK gigs (and Ireland) please get back to me with any pictures of merchandise you acquired, as well as any pictures of the concert you manage to take. Whether on your mobile phone or taken with a sneaked-in camera get the pictures to me and I’ll add them here for all to see!

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Thanks to UK collector Lewis for telling me about this cool French magazine cover. If anyone has a bigger image feel free to email it to me with details on what's inside and I'll publish everything here for all to see.

Got info on the Tour, Nothing Fails, Nobody Knows Me, or love Profusion - Tell me and I'll add it here!

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I have just received this rather interesting image of another ETV Network DVD promo. These are technically promos but should not be confused with Maverick/Warner promos that are manufactured by Madonna’s record company to promote her music and video.

ETV Network is basically a company which produces and manufactures music video compilations on DVD format to be used by their members. Members must be DJs or other ‘official’ persons who are in the music/DJ business.

The 9 video DVD is unique in that it is solely Madonna and comes in a rather nice Madonna insert. The disc is printed and carries basic details including the ETV Network address in Burbank CA, also home of Maverick! The inner part of the disc should also include ETV Network in tiny letters which appears as part of the disc design.

I have checked the ETV website and have asked them to clarify which promos they have pressed with Madonna videos and I will list these here shortly – I promise!

I have a genuine ETV Network promo which is titled Power Dance 02 03 and includes the Die Another Day - Brother Brown Re-mix video (trk 15) and also Like A Prayer - Remix (trk 39). This is dated, obviously, February 2003 and is fairly limited. My copy has ETV Network printed disc with their logo and "CHECK AUDIO LEVELS BEFORE EACH USE" along with the usual promotional only warnings and their address in CA, USA.

If anyone has one of these tell me and I will feature it here. Can you also tell me about the sleeve that yours comes with and whether it is photocopied or printed, etc, mine is photocopied?

I have a list of about five other DVDs from ETV with Madonna video tracks on them and I'll add it here later this week, along with pictures!

FEEDBACK:
Interestingly, a good friend and fellow UK collector did mention to me that the 9mix DVD mentioned above is in fact nothing more than a bootleg? He accurately noted:

" it is NOT an official item. This is pretty easily spotted by the number of spelling mistakes and simple title errors of the remixes "Vision", "Brothers Brown" etc."

MORE FEEDBACK:
This message is from the guy selling the 9-mix DVD promo:

" I certify you that it is a 100% original, official and guenine item since I acquired it from a guy working in ETV company. Furthermore, this DVD contains remixed music videos in full length version and in superb quality (DVD quality) whereas these were never released in this format ( DVD quality and full length version (Not mixed with the following song). Bootleg copies are in very bad quality whereas this DVD contains remixed music videos in superb quality. "

YET MORE FEEDBACK:
This message is from a guy who owns many original ETV promos:

" That ETV DVD is defintely a bootleg. Firstly, ETV doesnt press any specific artists DVD (they would have been pressed by Maverick or WB instead). Secondly, ETV has merged with Promo Only. The Oakenfold Mix of Hollywood wasnt released by ETV, but Promo Only (at least thats what I was told). The Avidivva Mix for it was, howver, released by ETV. "

I have checked the ETV website and they do list a 'Brothers Brown' remix under their Madonna listings of all tracks released through them? So there is evidence that this strangely titled Brothers with an 's' is correct! However only three Brothers Brown remixes are listed and these all have different reel numbers which means that all three never appeared on a single disc/video? Two of them actually appeared on the 'Feb 2003' editions from ETV including one on the DVD I mentioned owning above, although the track is correctly titled on the sleeve itself!

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As part of my on going project to complete a brand new Madonna Ultiography I am now working on updating the Japanese CD singles and albums areas. While I do have a large number of Japanese pressings and I am aware of the obvious differences between the various originals and reissues because these do carry distinguishable catalogue numbers, there does seem to be re-pressings of the earlier albums and singles in existence?

I remember buying the CD singles (maxis) back in the late 80’s just after the first major reissue when all previous ‘XD’ prefix CDs were replaced with a newer ‘WPCP’ prefix. When comparing the CDs I originally bought just after this initial reissue like Material Girl and True Blue and also the ones that appeared subsequently like Keep It Together and Vogue, with the same pressings acquired since, there does appear to be re-prints in existence?

The earlier and what I believe to be ‘original’ pressings appear to carry the old style ‘WB’ Warner Bros logo (like the one still shown on the old Tom & Jerry Cartoons) at the bottom of the spine directly above the yellow price box and just below the catalogue number. (See the image below which shows both styles of logo spine!)

The old style ‘WB’ logo accompanying Pioneer wording then appears to have been removed and replace with the new style ‘W’ Warner Bros logo and Pioneer has been totally omitted. However the catalogue numbers and the rest of the spine and OBI are identical to the original.

I personally have Like A Virgin and True Blue maxi CD singles which appear to have been repressed with the new style Warner Bros logo. I do however have 8 pressings in total with the old style Warner Bros logo and Pioneer wording.

The first question I have is does anyone have any pressings with the old style ‘WB’ logo and Pioneer wording and which ones do you have?

Likewise does anyone have any early maxi CD singles or albums with either ‘WPCP’ or ‘P2’ (Like A Prayer for example) catalogue number prefix which carry the new style Warner Bros logo?

Finally, does anyone have any ‘WPCR’ prefix maxi CDs or albums with the old style Warner Bros logo? All pressings that I have seen appear to carry the new style ‘WB’?

Madonna Series CDs:
I have noticed that at least three CD albums have been repressed as part of a series titled: "Hot Price". These all have similar yellow OBI and all carry new sets of catalogue numbers. The ones I have are: Madonna with black & white sleeve (WPCR-1155), You Can Dance (WPCR-335) and Like A Prayer (WPCR-334).

These all include a small red Hot Price logo with yellow text on their plain white OBI and the logo is also included at the top of the spine, along with WEA logo. The rest of the OBI details are fairly basic.

Does anyone have any other Hot Price CDs and does anyone have any information on this series, when it was pressed and why? Can these still be bought in Japan or anywhere else?

Another series that I am interested in getting more details on is one titled: "Forever Young Series ". I only have one for this series and it’s for True Blue. The strange thing about this pressings is that it carries the early ‘18P2 2702’ catalogue number, rather than the later WPCP or WPCR prefix?

If this series was pressed back in the late 80’s it would surely have the old style Warner Bros logo, in fact this pressing has the newer ‘W’ style logo. Can anyone help? If you have a Madonna CD for the Forever Young Series please tell me about it.

I also have a Ray Of Light with "Best Hit Price" written across the front-top part of its yellow OBI. This pressing carries a WEA logo on the OBI rather than the traditional Warner Bros one and it has 14 tracks like the original Japanese Ray of Light.

Once again if anyone can shed some light on the Best Hit Price series that would be great! Especially if other Madonna CDs were included and whether they vary from the originals?

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Thanks very much to long term Madonna collector Carlo for this interesting insight into Madonna goodies in Dubai.

I have included the complete email from Carlo for all to read as it really is a fine insight!

Hi
As may know (or not) I've been in Dubai for the past 6 months. They do not have many records stores here and mostly they are Virgin megastores.

All releases here are the German ones. I picked up a few (a lot) of items here so far. As you also may know is that the majority of people here are from other countries. What you may not have known is that the ruling goverment is Arabic, meaning they are muslim. They have a VERY strict moral code which means most Madonna websites are not accessable and are blocked. Those who are not blocked have any and ALL items referring to the "Erotica" album removed. That includes thumbnail pics of the Erotica album covers, deeper and deeper and bad girl.

Most interesting here though, is the Ray of Light album and casette album. The cd version has all the pictures of Madonna in the booklet where her breasts/nipples are showing blacked out by pen and the cassette version has most of the booklet cut out!!! As I mentioned before most of her albums are available here except the Erotica album. I have managed to acquire a few singles here: American Life (UKCD1), American Pie (UKCD2) and Hollywood (German Remixes).
Hope this info was helpful?
Carlo

PS (they have 2 different versions of the Like A Prayer cassette album here. The one version has the full LAP album art and the other has half of the 'jeans' picture and the other half says 'Madonna Like A Prayer'. I am yet to inspect these items more closely to give you exact info on where they were produced...

If you have been away to a country far from where you usually live please let me know what Madonna goodies you manage to acquire, especially if they vary a great deal from what you normally see in your local stores!

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Thanks to patrik sahlsten from Sweden for telling me about yet another Madonna misprinted CD. This time it can be found on the Nothing Fails maxi CD (German) pressing. The Peter Rauhofer's 'Private Life Part 1' mix is 7:29 instead of 8:07 as stated on the back insert sleeve.

If anyone else has a copy from anywhere else please check yours and let me know if you also have one that plays the shorter 7:29 mix instead of 8:07. Or are the tracks mixed up a little and this shorter mix is actually the 'Tracy Young' mix usually track 3 which is listed as being 7:29?

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First of all, please send me any images you have of the stuff you buy from any Madonna gig and I'll feature the pictures and information here for all to see!

Thanks to Lewis Mitchener here in UK for all the pictures and information He has sent so far, keep it up mate!

Here are two USA concert T shirts, black and white both appear to carry all USA and Canada dates! (Anyone got a spare one for sale/trade for UK ones?)

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If anyone attends tonights first date of the Reinvention Tour in LA let me know how it was. Although I expect just about every newspaper here in the UK will feature stories and pictures from it!

I guess it will help pay for all that extra water she'll be drinking during the show, LOL!

Just to say that if anyone is going to be in London on Wednesday for the Earls Court gig let me know as it would be great to meet some of you guys and girls before the concert.

Also, please send me any images of tour memorabilia from thh USA shows? Any information and images will be shared with everyone visiting this site who I know will be wanting to know about this.

Here is a complete rundown of all the gigs so far confirmed mostly sold out:

May 24th, Forum, Los Angeles, CA
May 25th, Forum, Los Angeles, CA
May 27th, Forum, Los Angeles, CA
May 29th, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
May 30th, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
Jun 2nd, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
Jun 3rd, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA
Jun 6th, HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Jun 8th, HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Jun 9th, HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
Jun 13th, MCI Center, Washington, DC
Jun 14th, MCI Center, Washington, DC
Jun 15th, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jun 17th, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jun 20th, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jun 21st, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
jun 23rd, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jun 24th, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Jun 27th, Worcester Centrum, Boston, MA
Jun 28th, Worcester Centrum, Boston, MA
July 1st, Worcester Centrum, Boston, MA
July 4th, Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 5th, Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
July 7th, Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ
July 8th, Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ
July 11th, United Center, Chicago, IL
July 12th, United Center, Chicago, IL
July 14th, United Center, Chicago, IL
July 15th, United Center, Chicago, IL
July 18th, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ONT
July 19th, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ONT
July 21st, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ONT
July 24th, Philips Arena, Atlanta
July 25th, Philips Arena, Atlanta
July 28th, Office Depot Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 29th, Office Depot Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug 1st, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
Aug 2nd, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
Aug 15th, MEN Arena, Manchester, ENG
Aug 18th, Earls Court, London, ENG
Aug 19th, Earls Court, London, ENG
Aug 22nd, Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
Aug 13rd, Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
Aug 25th, Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
Aug 26th, Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
Sept 1st, Bercy, Paris, FRA
Sept 2nd, Bercy, Paris, FRA
Sept 4th, Bercy, Paris, FRA
Sept 5th, Bercy, Paris, FRA

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Thanks to Salvatore in Italy for bringing these misprinted Music CDs to my notice.

I am pretty sure that I have not previously mentioned the Music UK CD1, UK CD2 and a third German(?) one, all with misprinted ALBUM VERSON, written incorrectly without the 'I'.

I just checked my personal copies and the two UK ones (CD1 and CD2) have the first track written as 'ALBUM VERSON' without the 'I'. What about your copies? Please let me know if you too have maybe a different pressings with this same incorrect spelling.

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Madonna's third childrens book Yakov And The Seven Thieves hits the stores worldwide from June 21st 2004 although ICON members can pre order copies earlier.

Seven slippery scoundrels.
One tricky lock.
An unlikely solution...
Yakov, the kindly cobbler, and his wife, Olga, are heartbroken because their son, Mikhail, is very ill. They seek advice from a wise old man, who enlists the help of seven thieves and proves that miracles can occur if we do good deeds.
Written by Madonna and beautifully illustrated by Gennady Spirin.

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Thailand has had the Love Profusion CD maxi release. Their official maxi CD (manufactured by Warner Music Thailand) is similar to the USA maxi but does have a different coloured disc!

Thanks to Jose Dio in Venezuela for this fantastic insight into Madonna in His country!

Venezuela has finally (since 1989 for Like A Prayer) had a Madonna CD single/maxi release for Remixed and Revisited! Usually Venezuelan CDs are either imported from Colombia (including The Next Best Thing, Music, GHV2 and American Life) or bootlegs sold on the streets! The official Venezuelan CD maxi single carries: "Hecho y distribuido en Venezuela por IC Records C.A. Bajo Licencia de Wea International INC." showing its authenticity. The CD and artwork is otherwise identical to the USA and other world pressings and includes '48624-2' catalogue number.

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Quite a few months ago I mentioned the two picture CDs below and was asking the question: Are They Fake?

Well since originally showing these here I have had numerous e-mail from collectors worldwide and both do certainly appear to be official pressing!

The Girlie Show Brazilian promo CD (CDP0893)
One of these pressings sold on Ebay end of March 2004 for well over $500 and this in itself would certainly suggest a genuine pressing!

MY ORIGINAL COMMENTS:
I have two promo CDs myself from Brazil, Ray Of Light and Die Another Day, both are incredibly rare, but this pressing tops them all!

This is the totally promotional only Madonna Girlie Show CD promo with six tracks taken from Erotica album
1. Erotica 5:18
2. Bad Girl 5:23
3. Deeper And Deeper 5:33
4. Fever 5:01
5. Rain 5:25
6. Bye Bye Baby 3:56
This carries the traditional Warners logos and Warner Music Brazil LTDA wording along with 'CDP0893' catalogue number. 'CDP' and 'CDWP' being ways Brazil prefix promo CDs. The picture disc finishes this item off and makes it a real rarity!

IF YOU HAVE A BRAZILIAN PROMO CD CAN YOU EMAIL ME SCANS OF IT?

Like A Prayer German Limited Edition Picture Disc (926 151-2)
I would like to include an e-mail from Aussy collector: Frank Longo, who had some intersting comments on this pressing, all of which back up it's authenticity:

The LIKE A PRAYER picture CD is totally official and was released in Austraila in early 1990 as a special limited edition. It was available in most record stores at the time, but disappeared off the shelves quickly. I bought my copy in 1990 when it first appeared. The Australian CD's in the 80's and 90's were actually pressed in Germany (as was this CD was) but the booklets were pressed at WEA Australia.

Well, what can I say!? This looks totally official and carries all the hallmarks of an official Warners Ray Of Light CD album. The catalogue number is the original one, without '759' prefix, just '9 26151-2', which is exactly how this pressing would have appeared back in 1989. Likewise the wear and tear on the casing looks genuine and is exactly how it would appear after nearly 15 years on someones CD rack.

The disc looks equally impressive and totally official. It is very similar to the one used for Dear Jessie, which came out about the same time. It includes album style outer wording around the disc and and German text also.

This is a tough one. I can say that I know about every official pressings from this period and I have never heard of a picture disc version and it was certainly not on sale at the time? Even the silver promo sticker looks genuine. I would suspect that the casing and insert is a genuine 1989 pressing, but certainly can not say whether it is a genuine picture disc limited edition, probably a FAKE!

Tony Barton from UK mentioned that while in Australia He noticed that Warners there often release limited pressings long after the initial release, so maybe this happened for the picture CD LAP. They do use German made pressings there! All copies of the LAP picture CD that He has seen recently have been sold by Aussie sellers so maybe this is an Australian pressing?
Let me know what you think?

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Peter Ericsson from Sweden sent me an e-mail because when He bought a CD album of Like A Prayer and played it, guess what, it plays "Spike" by Elvis Costello instead!

This appears to be a new mispressed CD? Do you have any? Please let me know and I'll feature them here for all to see.

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It seems that the following dates have all sold out now: Earls Court on 18th and 19th, followed by London's Wembley Arena for four gigs: Sunday 22nd, Mon 23rd, Weds 25th and Thursday 26th August. Its worth trying the TicketMaster phone line as I did get a premium ticket at £150, quite late in the day on Friday. Some tickets may become available if there are problems with credit card transactions, addresses etc, so worth contacting them regularly.

If anyone has any ideas for the concert week here in London let me know. I'll be there on the 'Arena Wednesday' so maybe I'll see a few 'old mates'? Maybe we can all meet up in the smoke before one of the gigs? Plenty of time to plan something!

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I spent about two hours today from 2 til 4pm on the laptop trying to get tickets for the London gig at Earls Court. Got offered two sets of tickets but these were somewhere in a different gallaxy where it would be impossible to hear Madonna let alone see her?

I'll keep trying at the end of the week when they become available to the general public. Prices for group 1 (the nearest to the stage) were about $282 each plus fee per ticket, group 2 were $171 each plus fee per ticket, group 3 were $141 each plus the fee, and the tickets for the other side of the gallaxy (group 4) were I think $75?

Quite amusing how they controlled access to tickets; they simply removed the page and displayed a general 'code error' instead. Or removed the price groups from the drop down showing an empty select box?

How did you get on? I know Tone from here in the UK spent so much of the day working so hard at acquiring tickets that His boss insisted the day should be classed as a day off with no pay!! :), bad luck Tony mate!

The gigs seem to span four months of 2004? Starting in LA on the 24th of May and ending Paris France on the 1st September 2004. I guess it's a kind of 'zimmer-frame' tour, just kidding Madonna!

TWO NEW DATES:
06/02/04
Arrowhead Pond
Anaheim, CA
Presale: 04/03/04 @ NOON PST
Buy tickets online

07/07/04
Continental Airlines Arena
E. Rutherford, NJ
Presale: 04/03/04 @ NOON EST
Buy tickets online

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TWO NEW DATES:
05/27/04
The Forum
Los Angeles, CA
Presale: 4/01/04 @ NOON PST
Buy tickets online

06/30/04
Worcester Centrum
Worcester, MA
Presale: 4/01/04 @ NOON EST
Buy tickets online

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MORE NEW DATES:
07/15/04
United Center
Chicago, IL
Presale: 3/30/04 @ 1:00pm EST

07/24/04
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Presale: 3/30/04 @ NOON EST

07/29/04
Office Depot Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Presale: 3/30/04 @ NOON EST

08/02/04
American Airlines Arena
Miami, FL
Presale: 3/30/04 @ NOON EST

08/22/04
Wembley Stadium
London, ENG
Presale: 3/30/04 @ 9:00am EST

08/23/04
Wembley Stadium
London, ENG


08/25/04
Wembley Stadium
London, ENG


08/26/04
Wembley Stadium
London, ENG


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05/24/04
L.A. Forum
Los Angeles, CA
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon PST

05/29/04
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, NV
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon PST

06/08/04
HP Pavilon
San Jose, CA
Presale: 04/06/04 @ 12:00 Noon PST

06/13/04
MCI Center
Washington, DC
Presale: 3/30/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

06/16/04
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

06/17/04
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

06/27/04
Worcester Centrum
Worcester, MA
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

07/04/04
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

07/11/04
United Center
Chicago, IL
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon CST

07/18/04
Air Canada Centre
Toronto, ONT
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

07/24/04
Philips Arena
Atlanta, GA
Presale: 3/30/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

07/28/04
Office Depot Center
Ft. Lauderdale, NM
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

08/01/04
American Airlines Arena
Miami, FL
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 12:00 Noon EST

08/18/04
Earls Court
London, ENG
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 9:00 AM EST

08/19/04
Earls Court
London, ENG

09/01/04
Bercy
Paris, FRA
Presale: 3/23/04 @ 9:00 AM EST

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Thanks to Alex Campuzano from www.madonnacollection.com USA, who is a huge Madonna collector out there for info and scans on the USA Love Profusion release?

There is a USA maxi CD in thick jewel casing with special perfume sample! The catalogue number is: 42703-2 and it includes the following mixes:
Blow-Up Mix 6:09
The Passengerz Club Profusion 9:35
Ralphi Rosario House Vocal (Extended) 7:29
Craig J's "Good Vibe" Mix! 7:14
Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox (Extended) (9:55)
Ralphi Rosario Big Room Dub 8:57
Nothing Fails:
Peter's Lost In Space Mix 8:39

There is also an accompanying 12" with similar artwork.

If anyone has scans of the 12" artwork and labels please get them to me and I'll credit you of course!

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Just received a TXT MSG from a good friend in UK with ticket prices for Madonna's four gigs at Wembley Arena in London, UK.

Seems like Madonna is going all out for this tour with front row tickets apparently going for a staggering £175 ($ x 1.8ish), most other seats will be £150 ($ x 1.8ish) and seats with restricted views, i.e. you can't see Madonna will be 'just' £75!

The UK rag mentioned this week that Madonna was rehearsing in LA at the Culver City Studios and that the tour is expected to take place at the end of 2004!

If you hear anything more on this tour and the UK gigs especially please let me know!

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Thanks to Seb from France for letting me know about this rare Korean promo CD.

As mentioned, this is a rare Korean sampler complitaion CD album. Has Madonna cover taken from the American Life album and includes two American Life remixes: Oakenfold Downtempo Remix 5:30 and Missy Elliott Remix 4:40. There is no catalogue number visable on the outside but it does state "Not for sale / promotional use only " and "Warner Music Sampler" along with reference to Warner Music Korea who would have manufactured it.

If you have any Korean promo CDs let me know with images and I'll add them here for all to see.

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Thanks to long term USA collector Jim Glasgow for letting me know about this wonderful and rare VCD!

This is a promo complialtion VCD from Thailand and has video tracks by many different artists including Love Profusion by Madonna. It's pressed by Warner Music Thailand and is an official promo with 'PRCD 129'. Thailand promos are rare although quite a few have appeared over the last ten years!

If anyone has other similar VCD promos from Thailand please let me know and I'll add your info and images here for all to see!

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It's taken me ages to eventually add this rather interesting bootleg!?

These images were sent to me by Dominik who found this item in his local store. It was sold as an official Warner Bros promo of GHV2. The catalogue number is: 9362-48257-4 which is odd because the '-4' prefix is generally used for cassettes and never for LP vinyl which uses '-1'. The catalogue number has actually been lifted from the LTD CD of GHV2.

This pressing does look official though with a quality cover design complete with Warner & Maverick logos. The labels actually state 'AIRPLAY USE ONLY', another nice touch! It contains the tracks found on GHV2 spread over two sides.

This is certainly a fake but a rather well done one at that! If you know more about this item please let me know.

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There is also a rather plain promo 12" promo issued for Nothing Fails in the USA (PRO-A-101232). Comes in plain white die-cut sleeve with single disc. The labels are typical of the advanced promo design used by Warners/Maverick with very little detail. This pressing has three mixes: Peter Rauhofer's Classic House Mix 8:55, Nevins Big Room Rock Mix 6:44 & Nevins Global Dub 7:45.

If anyone has this pressing or others for NF which are not listed here please can you send me a large scan of the labels.

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Thanks to EIL.COM for the image of this cool item!

This is a mega rare white 12" 'white label test pressings' (WLTP) of Love Profusion. There has been a few other UK WLTP issued including Holiday back in 85 and Into The Groove the same year. (Hey Tone, what others were there mate?)

These are scarce and this particular one was selling for £125! It comes with a hand written press release which is certainly different to how they are usually manufactured, but I guess that's Warners COST CUTTING again!? The tracks on it are Passengerz Remix and bonus track Nobody Knows Me [Above & Beyond Remix] and its catalogue number is 'W634T' making it a TP for the first 12" issued here! Are there others?

If you have a copy can you send me bigger scans please. If anyone has other genuine UK white label test pressings and white label promos why not tell me about them and I'll feature them here.

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This is the CDR version of the 12" promo issued in the USA. As with most CDR promos, there is some risk associated with buying particularly as there is no guarantee that it is actually the real thing?

The insert for this promo CDR (PRO-A-101204) has strange and unusual type font so I would not like to say whether it is a genuine pressing? Usually USA promo CDRs has very plain text used throughout!

If you have a copy can you send me bigger scans please. Let me know what you think of this pressing? Is it fake?

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Thanks to Alan Fenwick for these cool scans!

This is the brand new UK promo video issued to promote Love Profusion release here in the UK. Contains the 3:53 video and comes with white printed paper label. The insert sleeve is printed and comes in a plastic casing.

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Firstly, thanks to Tineau from The Netherlands for your email and scans of this rather intersting maxi CD variation.

Tineau basically emailed me asking for advice regarding their copy of the USA maxi CD of Vogue which has a card sleeve and clever clear inner wallet thats ingeniously holds the CD; rather than the CD held in the usual thick jewel casing with front insert and back with spine insert which was the usual way this CD appeared. I have often mentioned this pressings in the past within the Madonna Ultiography and on this site but never really shown pictures of it.

As already mentioned, there are two variations on the casing used for Vogue USA maxi CD and if anyone can explain this please email me.

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Unlike here in the UK the States has released Nothing Fails rather than Love Profusion. The American pressings have a rather despressing cover design? I nave really liked tan.

The American maxi CD and 12" couple Nobody Knows Me and both come sealed with small white promo sticker: "MADONNA NOTHING FAILS REMIXES BY PETER RAUHOFER, JASON NEVINS, TRACY YOUNG & JACKIE CHRISTIE PLUS BONUS MIXES OF NOBODY KNOWS ME". The use of the advertisement term 'BONUS' to describe the additional Nobody knows Me track is the one thing these do have in common with the UK release.

USA MAXI CD (42682-2)
Comes in thick jewel casing with front and back insert. The spine is clear showing the back insert through it. Includes the following mixes:
001 Peter Rauhofer's Classic House Mix 8:24
002 Nevins Big Room Rock Mix 6:44
003 Tracy Young's Underground Mix 7:29
004 Nevins Global Dub 7:45
005 Jackie's In Love In The Club Mix 7:28
NOBODY KNOWS ME
006 Peter Rauhofer's Private Life Part 1 8:07
007 Above & Beyond 12" Mix 8:45
008 Mount Sims Italo Kiss Mix 5:26

USA MAXI 12" (0-42682) (#1)
Comes sealed with thick card sleeve. Includes the following mixes:
1 001 Peter Rauhofer's Classic House Mix 7:38
1 002 Nevins Big Room Rock Mix 6:44
2 001 Tracy Young's Underground Mix 7:29
2 002 Jackie's In Love In The Club Mix 7:28
3 001 Nevins Global Dub 7:45
3 002 Nobody Knows Me Mount Sims Italo Kiss Mix 5:26
4 001 Nobody Knows Me Mount Sims Old School Mix 4:44
4 002 Tracy Young's Underground Dub 8:36
Incidently the Peter Rauhofer's Classic House Mix has a slightly shorter track time of 7:38 on the vinyl than the CD which is timed at 8:24!

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This is an intersting vinyl LP of Ray Of Light. Not released originally, it has now undergone reissue by Warners/Maverick in Germany!

The double LP is made of thick 180 Gramm vinyl, like acetate vinyl. The cover is beautiful and has thick boxed edges to accommodate the two LPs, and has a special gold promotional sticker stuck onto the sealed cover, which states: "180 GRAMM DELUX EDITION - REISSUE FROM ORIGINAL MASTERTAPES".

I am not sure how many have been pressed or how long it will be made available for but it certainly is a beautiful item.

IF ANYHONE WANTS A COPY THEY ARE £22

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What an interesting week! I just received two rather intersting maxi 12" singles from USA. Both are factory sealed and both appear to be identical to the original pressings? Or maybe they are the originals?

There is Like A Virgin (9 20239-0) and Borderline (9 20212-0), both as they appeared back in 1984 without barcodes and the original $4.98 price on their spines. Like A Virgin includes (Extended Dance Remix) 6:07 & Stay 4:04. Borderline includes Borderline (New Mix) 6:54 & Lucky Star (New Mix) 7:13.

I am not sure how many have been pressed or how long they will be made available for but it certainly are cool items.

Tony Barton from here in the UK for the following information:

Those USA Maxi 12"s - HMV Oxford Circus has been selling these sporadically since about November - they have had sealed copies of Borderline, Like A Virgin and You'll See which I just assumed they had had lying around in their warehouse. Nothing special at all and idential to the ones which were on sale in the UK throughout the early 1990s before they were deleted.

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Thanks to my good friend from France for these great scans.

The first CDR is the "USA DIGITAL CLONE - CD Reference" of Die Another Day (PRO-A-101017). It is a two mix CDR in traditional Digital Clone white insert and disc. Note the genuine 'Matsui' brand disc! Includes 19:41 minutes of music: Calderone & Quayle Afterlife Mix and Calderone & Quayle Afterlife Dub.

The next is the UK CDR for Beauitiful Stranger. Its intersting because of the unique font used for the main titles. Initially this was thought to be fake but I know of many reputable UK dealers selling these at the time of its release, so I was always certain that these were genuine?

The Beautiful Stranger CDR is quite scarce and came out just before the CDR promos started appearing in mass here in UK! Comes with Perforated insert and has basic disc design. Includes: William Orbit Radio Edit 3:57 and Album Version 4:22.

IF ANYONE HAS A GENUINE CDR PRESSING ISSUED BEFORE 2000 LET ME KNOW WITH NICE BIG SCANS AND ILL FEATURE IT HERE FOR ALL TO SEE!

This is an interesting message from UK Madonna afficiado Tony Barton about the early CDR promos issued here in the UK and especially those issued with irregular title font.

First off - any that have that kinda quirky font used on the Fever 7" Picture disc (such as the Beautiful Stranger one you currently have in the Hot News section[ABOVE]) are 100% complete fakes.

UK CD-Rs up until 2000 ALWAYS had the same font and always came in jewel cases with a thick paper insert - they only started using those plastic wallet style ones from Don't Tell Me onwards. They are just a blocked normal font and have "Masterpiece Mastering" either on the disc or the sleeve. (with one exception). They often come with proper Warner UK Release date stickers (the standard rectangle type you get on standard UK Promo CDs) and a few had press releases folded up and inserted.

The earliest guaranteed official UK ones I know of are for Nothing Really Matters.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UK CDR PROMOS WILL BE IN THE NEW UK MADONNA ULTIOGRAPHY COLLECTORS GUIDE 2004, COMING SOON!

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The UK finally got the Love Profusion single release on Monday 8th December 2003. So far we have two CD singles, both in thin jewel cases.

CD-1 (W634CD1 [9362 42692 2]) Love Profusion with Nothing Fails
CD-1 has the pink design and comes with pink promo sticker on the front casing. The sticker states "BONUS TRACKS NOTHING FAILS LOVE PROFUSION". Includes the following tracks:
001 Love Profusion (Album Version) 3:48
002 Nothing Fails (Radio Edit) 3:46
003 Love Profusion (Passengerz Club Mix) 7:01
The disc is manufactured by Disctronics and the disc and insert clearly state "Made In The E.U" for the first time! (If you have a NON Distronics disc let me know).

CD-2 (W634CD2 [9362 42693 2]) Love Profusion with Nobody Knows Me
CD-2 has the yellow design and comes with yellow promo sticker on the front casing. The sticker states "BONUS TRACKS NOBODY KNOWS ME LOVE PROFUSION". Includes the following tracks:
001 Love Profusion (Album Version) 3:48
002 Love Profusion (Ralphi Rosario House Vocal) 6:02
003 Nobody Knows Me (Above & Beyond 12" Mix) 8:46
The disc is manufactured by Disctronics and the disc and insert clearly state "Made In The E.U" for the first time! (If you have a NON Distronics disc let me know).

Remixed & Revisited Maxi CD (W631 CD [9362 48624-2])
This is the UK Remixed & Revisited maxi CD single. The UK pressing differs in one main way from the German version because it has an additional and now traditional 'W***' catalogue prefix (W631 CD). Comes with front circular promo sticker as used throughout the world, along with rectangular promo sticker (complete with 'W631 CD' prefix) which is stuck across the back casing. Includes the following tracks:
01 Nothing Fails (Nevins Mix)
02 Love Profusion (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
03 Nobody Knows Me (Mount Simms Old School Mix)
04 American Life (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
05 Like A Virgin/Hollywood Medley (2003 MTV VMA Performance)
06 Into The Hollywood Groove (The Passengerz Mix)
07 Your Honesty (Unreleased Song)
Incidently, the UK pressing is manufactured by Disctronics!

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Thanks Diego and Ivo Cometto from Italy, their biggest collectors!, for the continued Italian updates.

As always, Italy has their releases already, ahead of the UK and most the world! Italy does not produce its own CD singles but does import official pressings fron Germany or UK, usually Germany though! These officially imported pressings are initially sold sealed and all come with special import hologram sticker on the outer casing.

Nothing Fails (9362 42690 2)
This is an interesting release becasuse it features Nothing Fails as the title track and not Love Profusion which dominates all other releases to date. Includes the following mixes of Nothing Fails:
001 Radio Edit 3:46
002 Peter Rauhofer's Classic house Mix 8:24
003 Tracy Young Underground Mix 7:29
004 Nevins Big Room Rock Mix 6:44
This is an imported German copy and is "Manufactured In The E.U"!

Thought I would add some more details here:
Italy also had the two UK CD1 and CD2 Love Profusion singles sealed with hologram stickers. Plus the 8 mix maxi CD in thick jewel casing. This was a German edition, sealed with hologram stuck to the front!

Remixed & Revisited Maxi CD (9362 48624-2)
This is the Italian imported Remixed & Revisited maxi CD single (The German pressing has NO additional W631 CD prefix on the insert or disc) The Italian import comes with front circular promo sticker as used throughout the world, along with rectangular promo sticker (without 'W631 CD' prefix) which is stuck across the back casing. Includes the following tracks:
01 Nothing Fails (Nevins Mix)
02 Love Profusion (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
03 Nobody Knows Me (Mount Simms Old School Mix)
04 American Life (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
05 Like A Virgin/Hollywood Medley (2003 MTV VMA Performance)
06 Into The Hollywood Groove (The Passengerz Mix)
07 Your Honesty (Unreleased Song)

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First of all, Thanks to Rennie in Australia for updates, check out his website - Aussy Madonna!

Love Profusion CD1 (9362 42692 2) is coming 15 Dec 2003 in Australia and has the following mixes and includes Nothing Fails:
1 LOVE PROFUSION
2 NOTHING FAILS (RADIO EDIT)
3 LOVE PROFUSION (THE PASSENGERZ CLUB)
This will come out in regular thin jewel case.

Love Profusion CD2 (9362 42693 2) is coming 15 Dec 2003 in Australia and has the following three mixes and includes Nobody Knows Me:
1 LOVE PROFUSION
2 LOVE PROFUSION (RALPHI ROSARIO'S HOUSE VOCAL MIX)
3 NOBODY KNOWS ME (ABOVE & BEYOND 12" MIX)
This will come out in regular thin jewel case.

Love Profusion MAXI CD (9362 42682 2) is coming 15 Dec 2003 in Australia and has the following EIGHT mixes:
1 NOTHING FAILS (PETER RAUHOFER'S CLASSIC HOUSE MIX) (LONG)
2 NOTHING FAILS (NEVINS BIG ROOM ROCK MIX)
3 NOTHING FAILS (TRACY YOUNG'S UNDERGROUND MIX)
4 NOTHING FAILS (NEVINS GLOBAL DUB)
5 NOTHING FAILS (JACKIE'S IN LOVE IN THE CLUB)
6 NOBODY KNOWS ME (PETER RAUHOFER'S PRIVATE LIFE MIX) (PART 1)
7 NOBODY KNOWS ME (ABOVE & BEYOND 12" MIX)
8 NOBODY KNOWS ME (MOUNT SIMS ITALO KISS MIX)
This will probably come out in thick jewel case.

Remixed & Revisited (9362 48624 2) is coming 15 Dec 2003 in Australia and has the following seven mixes:
1 NOTHING FAILS (NEVINS BIG ROOM ROCK MIX)
2 LOVE PROFUSION (HEADCLEANER ROCK MIX)
3 NOBODY KNOWS ME (MOUNT SIMS OLD SCHOOL MIX)
4 AMERICAN LIFE (HEADCLEANER ROCK MIX)
5 LIKE A VIRGIN/HOLLYWOOD (MEDLEY) (2003 MTV VMA PERFORMANCE)
6 INTO THE HOLLYWOOD GROOVE (THE PASSENGERZ MIX)
7 YOUR HONESTY (UNRELEASED SONG)
This will probably come out in thick jewel case.

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Thanks to UK collector James Cockings for the images of the Skin CDR. I have just added more images of another rare Skin CDR sent to me by Jimmy Glasgow in USA. Thanks Jim and James, wonderful images!

I know this pressing came out nearly four years ago but I keep getting email from collectors about the Skin promo and test releases from USA. So here is a great scan of the mega rare USA Maverick Digital Clone CDR. As the disc clearly states it was pressed 28th April 2000 (insert states revised '1st May' date) and contains the "Madonna Skin Collaboration Remix, remixed by Peter Rauhoffer & Victor Calderone". The insert is typical of the earlier official USA CDR pressings.

The second version of the Skin CDR is the one pictured to the right. It is basically the same as the one above but has the date covered with thick black pen. Incidently the date on the insert of this variation is earlier: 18th April 2000 (May 1st on the other pressing). Likewise this pressing has NO date on the disc, instead it show it as 00/00/00.

The third version of the Skin CDR is the one pictured to the right. It is basically the same as the one above but has NO date at all anywhere?

The fourth version of the Skin CDR is the one pictured to the right. It is basically the same as the 2nd one above with the date concealed by thick black marker pen (and possibly 18th April), however it's disc clearly shows the earlier 18th April 2000 date!.

If YOU have an official Skin pressing on official Maverick CDR or Maverick promo, can you let me know, with scans if possible, as I want to clarify exactly what Skin releases actually surfaced in the end.

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Thanks Ivo Cometto from Italy for the image below.

This is the French CDR promo issued officially in France only. There has been other promo releases for Europe, outside of Germany and UK but usually these are nothing more than regular German or UK pressings.

What is great about this French pressings simply that carries French origins within its design: warnermusic.fr along with 'Maverick' and 'WEA' logos. Carries just the 4:47 mix of Nothing Fails.

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I just received an intersting email/music press release from Dimi in Germany. I have included below all the UK releases set for next week, 1st December 2003, just one week after the CD-only Remixed & Revisited hit the stores.

The UK releases will be titled Nothing Fails, however the 12" appears only to include Love Profusion and will possibly be titled likewise!

Here are the known UK releases:
CD1 (W634CD1) Nothing Fails - Album Club Mix & Nothing Fails - Radio Edit
CD2 (W634CD2) Nothing Fails - Album Mix, Nothing Fails - Ralphi Rosario House Mix & Nobody Knows Me - Above & Beyond Mix
12" (W634T) Love Profusion - Passengers Club Mix & Nobody Knows Me Above And Beyond Mix

The USA is set the following releases on the 10th December:
Maxi CD (42682-2)
2 x 12" (42682-0)

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This is the second UK Love Profusion CDR promo. It contains 4 mixes as listed below and is a standard CDR pressings:
Album Version 3:38
The Passengerz Club 7:01
Ralphis House Vocal 6:01
Nobody Knows (Above & Beyond Mix 8:46)

If anyone has a copy can you send me better and bigger scans of the disc and insert please.

I have also spotted this intersting perfume promo? It is a bottle of the perfume that Love Profusion is promoting right now, and will be through to the summer 2004. Not sure how 'genuine' this is but it looks original.

Cheers Alan Fenwick for another amazing and huge scan!! Your the Man!!

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Thanks to UK collector James Cockings for these great images. Also Thanks to Alan Fenwick for additional information - Cheers guys!!

The first UK promo is a 1 track CDR Promo for Love Profusion; the usual type with perferated gate-fold, wrap-around insert and very basic factory disc with Madonna title and track details only.

Cheers to Alan Fenwick from here in UK for these great scans! Truly LARGE scans!
Next there is a second, similar CDR promo issued for Nothing Fails. This has one mix, Radio Edit 3.45.

The final promo is a 'Security Service' type promo CD issued for Nothing Fails, in traditional custom sleeve although appears to be a light-blue rather than the usual pink and white/silver custom insert sleeve. Comes in jewel casing (PRO 4322). The disc has matching pink and white/silver graphic. This states just one mix on the CD its self (the 3:59 version), although as the cover states, it actually contains two mixes: Nothing Fails (Radio Edit) 3.45 and Nothing Fails (Radio Remix) 3.59.

The actual release of 'Nothing Fails' is set for early December now, possibly 9th in USA.

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Big Thanks to Lewis Mitchener from here in UK for bringing these two CDs to my attention!

Here are two intersting CDs, one totally official and the other probably not!?

The Girlie Show Brazilian promo CD (CDP0893)
I have two promo CDs myself from Brazil, Ray Of Light and Die Another Day, both are incredibly rare, but this pressing tops them all!

This is the totally promotional only Madonna Girlie Show CD promo with six tracks taken from Erotica album
1. Erotica 5:18
2. Bad Girl 5:23
3. Deeper And Deeper 5:33
4. Fever 5:01
5. Rain 5:25
6. Bye Bye Baby 3:56
This carries the traditional Warners logos and Warner Music Brazil LTDA wording along with 'CDP0893' catalogue number. 'CDP' and 'CDWP' being ways Brazil prefix promo CDs. The picture disc finishes this item off and makes it a real rarity!

IF YOU HAVE A BRAZILIAN PROMO CD CAN YOU EMAIL ME SCANS OF IT?

Like A Prayer German Limited Edition Picture Disc (926 151-2)
Well, what can I say!? This looks totally official and carries all the hallmarks of an official Warners Ray Of Light CD album. The catalogue number is the original one, without '759' prefix, just '9 26151-2', which is exactly how this pressing would have appeared back in 1989. Likewise the wear and tear on the casing looks genuine and is exactly how it would appear after nearly 15 years on someones CD rack.

The disc looks equally impressive and totally official. It is very similar to the one used for Dear Jessie, which came out about the same time. It includes album style outer wording around the disc and and German text also.

This is a tough one. I can say that I know about every official pressings from this period and I have never heard of a picture disc version and it was certainly not on sale at the time? Even the silver promo sticker looks genuine. I would suspect that the casing and insert is a genuine 1989 pressing, but certainly can not say whether it is a genuine picture disc limited edition, probably a FAKE!

Tony Barton from UK mentioned that while in Australia He noticed that Warners there often release limited pressings long after the initial release, so maybe this happened for the picture CD LAP. They do use German made pressings there! All copies of the LAP picture CD that He has seen recently have been sold by Aussie sellers so maybe this is an Australian pressing?
Let me know what you think?

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Thanks to UK collector James Cockings for the USA Digital Clone images. Cheers mate!!

This is the first Digital Clone CDR from America for the Nothing Fails release there. The USA CDRs have changed quite a bit since the early days, when all looked very similar to the Skin pressing featured below. However nowadays they can look almost 'fake' like. One possible way to tell a genuine pressings is by the media that it is pressed on, i.e. the disc; this one is 'Mitsui Inkjet' which is used widely by Warners/Maverick.

This particular pressing carries "not for production - digital clone" reference which basically tells the listener that this is NOT a promo or finished pressing but an early test pressings. Includes two mixes: Radio Edit 3.46 and Radio Remix 4.01.

The actual release of 'Nothing Fails' is set for early December now, possibly 9th in USA.

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Well, first of all thanks for the images Kent from www.maddymusic.com.
There are two USA promos roaming about right now. The first is a promo CD for Nothing Fails followed by a promo 12" for Nobody Knows Me. This is the first time that two tracks have been released on totally separate pressings.

NOTHING FAILS
Nothing Fails has been released on a USA promo CDR with traditional titled insert and basic promo disc design. It has 'PRO-CDR-101230' catalogue number on both the disc and insert. Includes just two mixes: Radio Edit 3:46 and Radio Remix 3:59.

NOBODY KNOWS ME
This is a fab 12" promo with single disc. Includes amazing remixes by Peter Rauhofer, Above & Beyond and Mount Sims. Has 'PRO-A-101204' catalogue and cool black labels and copies should come complete with promotional only sticker on the black die-cut sleeve. Includes the following mixes:
01) Peter Rauhofer's Private Life Mix Pt. 1 - 8:07
02) Mount Sims Old School Mix - 4:46
03) Above & Beyond 12" Mix - 8:50
04) Mount Sims Italo Kiss Mix - 5:25
This will be the first of many promo vinyl pressings set for release over the next month or two! I love the credits to Mount Sims on the vinyl: Mount Sims appears courtesy of International Deejay Gigolo & Emperor Norton Records. Cool!!

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Hurray I hear everyone saying. Something new at last. Sometime in November 2003, possibly 25th, we wil get the new CD EP release called Remixed and Revisited. 6 tracks 'remixed' and one more taken from the orginal Bedtime Stories sessions!

The EP contains the following mixes:
1. Nothing Fails (Nevins Mix)
2. Love Profusion (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
3. Nobody Knows Me (Mount Sims Old School Mix)
4. American Life (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
5. Like A Virgin/Hollywood Medley (featuring Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears & Missy Elliott  2003 MTV VMA Performance)
6. Into The Hollywood Groove (The Passengerz Mix) -- featuring Missy Elliott
7. Your Honesty (unreleased song)

The Maxi CD (9362-48624-2) includes some amazing remixers like Jason Nevins on Nothing Fails, this is gonna be be special! Plus The Passengerz (aka Sean Gill, Josh Harris, Omar Galeano) on the Like A Virgin/Hollywood Medley. Expect Nobody Knows Me and Love Profusion to kiss ass also. And expect an OLD SCHOOL feel to this EP.

HERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL NOTHING FAILS INFO from www.madonnalife.com:

Madonna - Nothing/Love/Nobody 12" and CD5 official details **BUMPED** to Dec. 9 !!!
WARNER BROS. RECORDS SINGLES NEW RELEASES

STREET DATE : Tuesday, December 9, 2003
MAXI-SINGLES

TITLE :
A1. “Nothing Fails” (Peter Rauhofer’s Classic House Mix) (1) 12" CD
A2. “Nothing Fails” (Nevins Big Room Rock Mix) (2) 12" CD
B1. “Nothing Fails” (Tracy Young’s Underground Mix) (3) 12" CD
B2. “Love Profusion” (Blow-Up Version) (4) 12" CD
C1. “Love Profusion” (The Passengerz Club Mix) (5) 12" CD
C2. “Love Profusion” (Ralphi Rosario House Vocal Mix) (6) 12" CD
D1. “Love Profusion” (Ralphi Rosario Big Room Vox) (6) 12" CD
D2. “Nothing Fails” (Jackie’s In Love In The Club Mix) (7) 12" CD

and on CD-maxi only..... “Nobody Knows Me” (Peter Rauhofer’s Private Life Part 1) (1) (8) CD
“Nobody Knows Me” (Above & Beyond 12" Mix) (9) CD

SELECTION NUMBER : (Catalogue number: 9362-42682-2)
PACKAGING : 4-color Insert & Inlay in Jewel Box / Special Label

SELECTION NUMBER : (Catalogue number 9362-42682-0)
PACKAGING : Special Jacket / CD Maxi Sticker (double-disc set)

CREDITS :
Written & Produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadza?.
(1) Remix and Additional Production by Peter Rauhofer.
(2) Remix and Add’l Prod. by Jason Nevins. Add’l Prod. by Vin Nigro & Joe “Magic”.
(3) Remix Produced by Tracy Young. Engineered by Shawn Rudnick, Ben Grassini and JC Turek.
(4) Remix and Additional Production by Blow-Up: Claudio Camaione & Paolo Cilione.
(5) Remix Produced by Remix and Additional Production by Sean Gill, Josh Harris, Omar Galeano a.k.a. The Passengerz.
(6) Engineering and Remix Produced by Remix Produced by Ralphi Rosario. Additional Production By Craig J. Snider & Bob Lizik.
(7) Remix by Jackie Christie. Additional Production by Shane.
(8) Overdubs by Eric Kupper & Georg O. Luksch.
(9) Remix and Additional Production by Above & Beyond (Johnathan Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamaki).

COMMENTS : From the #1-charting album, American Life (48476 - Platinum). “Love Profusion” is currently featured in a TV campaign for Estee Lauder’s new fragrance Beyond Paradise, directed by famous film director Luc Besson. The campaign will air worldwide through mid-2004. With superb remixes from an all-star cast of remixers including “Nothing Fails” by Jason Nevins (Janet Jackson, Lil’ Kim, Run-DMC) these double-A-Side maxis are a must have for fans of the most popular and significant female artist in pop music.

This particular pressing carries "not for production - digital clone" reference which basically tells the listener that this is NOT a promo or finished pressing but an early test pressings. Includes two mixes: Radio Edit 3.46 and Radio Remix 4.01.