mine and nicfits arrived today. I think I am going to open nicfits first, with my McDonalds-fat-fingers, hrhrhrhr

thanks!
Don't forget to spill some corrosive soda on every page, please!!

already done!
its a nice block right now :)

no no no dont worry, its still in his lovely cellophane-coat

Don't forget use nicfit's copy as a coaster for that glass of red wine you're drinking. I'd hate to think of your coffee table getting marked.

want!

al shabbray, have you played the vinyl yet?

Mine just arrived. Hurrah!

For those in London

Koenig Books at 80 Charing Cross Road have this in stock I just bought mine £58.

I dare say The Serpentine Gallery have it in stock also.

I guess we in the States have to wait for the shipping container to cross the Atlantic and arrive in Newark.

Thanks for the tip off Sir Paul will duly investigate further...

Is there really a german (or french) version out there? I don't think that this would make sense - even kraut as I am I prefer to read the original text... because the specific "sound" of the pieces, interviews ... would get lost in translation.

I bought mine in the deichtorhallen Hamburg.

It's wonderful. The format, the paper, the arrangement. It's nearly perfect. A book, a fetish, an object and an endless spring of sonic information.

Even my wife (I took her some months ago to the sy-concert in wiesbaden) slowly seems to understand my obsession for sy. I mean, even here in Hamburg you can draw lines to the sy-universe (the dan graham-pavillon for an example).

bah i need this.

just got mine!!
It does even SMELL good!!

and, woah:


how come nobody mentioned THIS???

it means they read the forum! isntit?
anyways. you think ill be able to buy it in munich or in dusseldorf @ sensational fix?

is that really in there? i still don't own this so i wouldn't know, i put in an order from the publisher but still haven't had a response about the postage costs.

give me more random scans so i can REALLy decide to fork out the SSSS.

yes it is. I saw it short before Ive read this!

anybody still got the link to that thread?

Ha ha I spotted it and forgot to mention it...

thats good

does someone could upload the 7"s.
soory but i cant' afford the book...
thanx

I'm a happy bunny now! my book has just arrived, i'd almost given up hope of getting it.

thanks blunderbusss for yr help ;)

let me know when you ve done it.
and the waiting is worth it I think

stu did you order it from that german site?

yes straight from the publisher, i got an order confirmation straight away and was waiting for the total price including postage to be confirmed, but it arrived today. even though it was expensive this way i'd definitly say it's worth it.

I don't know if to buy it from there or wait for amazon...., no clue when on site in german, hehe.

by the way, that PM of yours.....You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to stu666 again.

hey stu, my pm box was full please sent again if you already did

go to yr last.fm inbox ;)

1k thanks go out to stu again and again!!!!

hey, what's with the different versions of the book : the 720 pages Verlag der Buchhandlung König german(/english ?) edition http://www.buchhandlung-walther-koen...865605397.aspx and the 856 pages presses du réel french/english edition http://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/ouvrage.php?id=1382, any clue ?

Well, I'll order a copy as soon as it's available, then I'll be able to tell you. I want another 2 copies, so I guess it's worth to order one from them and check the differences (if there are actual differences, sounds a bit weird to me..)

misspelling
I dont think there 2 near-the-same-versions

All you need to know about the book:

the book has been published in an edition of approximately 2000 english copies, of which 1000 are being distributed/sold in europe through walther könig and 800 were bought by the malmö konsthall, which will be the next venue for the show. the other copies are for artists in and lenders to the show and for promotion etc.

the vast amount of facsimiles (in english, of course) are translated in separate inserts in the other language versions, while other texts that don't feature as facsimiles in the book are translated straight into the edition's language. this way the german/english, french/english and italian/english versions DO NOT contain all text material in english. however, all versions have the 2 7" vinyl discs with unpublished material, among which a rehearsal for the forthcoming album.
Hpefully there will be a reprint as soon as the initial 1800 copies are sold.

so this would be the source from which Amazon can sell? coz they have preorder option and should available from April.

thanx moshe fr clarification! I knew you'd know. so you're positive the walter konig version (http://www.amazon.de/Sonic-Youth-etc...8683947&sr=8-1) is english only and free of any german text, right ?

that the way i understood it.


don't know about amazon, greenlight..

mklllr: The edition of the book that is being sold on the Walther Konig website is totally English text.

You must spread some USB turntables around before giving it to stu666 again.

yes completely in english the walter könig one.
hope there will be no reprint, says the collector side of mine