so I just got the Sensational Fix book
 

and it's amazing.

Basically, yeah. Any SY fan that can buy it should buy it. Immediately.

it sucks that it took 2 years until I could find it at a decent price when I actually had extra cash. But yeah, wow. This book is really great.

It's been on my radar too. Half the fun, for me, is finding something that you really want for a good price when you least expect it!!

It's really awesome to see it in person. It's so huge. It's crazy.

Did you get the first edition?

nope, 2nd. Bought it brand new. Got it for $60 shipped. Felt awesome removing the shrinkwrap. But yeah, 2nd edition. Green + Red records.

is there any difference in content betwixt the 2 editions?

I don't think so. Jenn would know for sure.

I thought the vinyl color was the only difference. Nothing new textually.

(waits for leeisfree to prove me wrong)

Gotta watch out for that fella.

Let's ask Roland, perhaps some credits and things like that have been added. I never knew the colors of the colored thingies, nice. I want one now.

something interesting I noticed in the book last night:

In the official discography of SY releases in the book (which even includes the Official bootlegs like Walls and Blastic Scene) the band includes SYR5 as a Sonic Youth release. Why I find this so interesting is because they do not include albums like Melbourne Direct or Without Kim. It's just interesting to me that SYR5 seems to be the one "side-project" that they feel is part of the SY-band cannon.

it is indeed. is it still the 7" version, or did they reprint it?

it is a 2010 reprint. But it does include 7"s.

how much are these things worth?
2010 versus first print?

I am wondering cause maybe I should have bought more in the first place

no idea on worth of one vs other.

how much was the reprint? new?

list price is $85

ouch

I bought No Setlist instead, which should be (almost) as good but substantially cheaper. :D Waiting patiently by my mailbox....

No Setlist is really cool. And weird in a way, because all the characters I feel like are people that we all "know" but don't. Like I read the book and would be thinking about each person mentioned in the audience or parking lot after a show "hmm. Who is THAT? Is that Rob? Is that Adam?" haha. It' s probably how friends of the Beats felt reading like Kerouc's prose or whatever. :)

I can guarantee its delivery, unfortunately I cannot guarantee that it will
be delivered by my favorite postal carrier.

I just ordered it. Now I'm hoping not to regret the investment of EUR 58.

you won't. I'm fighting my urges to get a copy of the second edition....

You will not regret it, I can guarantee it!

As soon as I can afford to I will buy myself another copy (the second edition)

stu stop using my brain to make the thinking for you!

It's been happening a lot lately :)

What's the difference between the two?

Coloured vinyl and a few corrections and credits added. Don't know if there's any other difference.

Cool, that's good news. I bought this article, which apparently is available since March, 1st 2009. So I guess, it's the original version with the black and the clear 7 inches.

Ha, now there are 3 copies left. When I bought my copy two hours ago, it said, it would be the last copy left.

I have two copies of the second edition, so in this case i'm not able to provide info about the differences between the two editions. One of the 7" included is red with yellow spots, and contains "Ivan" by Steve Shelley, and "Aerosol" by Thurston Moore; and the other one is blue (not green, i think noisereductions made a little mistake when describing his copy) with green spots and it includes "Song For Reverse Karaoke" by Kim Gordon, and "Rats (demo)" by Lee Ranaldo.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sonic-Yout...item336e10575e

This is the cheapest I've seen it go for. £44.84 (new) and free delivery. not sure what edition it is but the seller has 3 copies up for grabs...

Thanks! Only 1.80 GBP for shipping to the Netherlands - nice nice nice. Just bought it.

that's a bargin!

Despite your poor grasp of your mother tongue (what's a "bargin"?), I repped you. Thanks again!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bargin :D