Hi there,

I just need a little help from you, anal garage collectors. 

I just got a copy of an early (how early ? I'm not sure. 2nd reissue ???) edition of the GARAGE PUNK UNKNOWNS vol. 4 compilation (Stone Age records #664). See cover below.

 

 

It's in great condition...blah blah blah...BUT, here's the point :

When you look at the label etiquette, you can read GARAGE PUNK UNKNOWNS vol.4 but, as you discover the tracklisting : surprise !!! Same tracklisting as volume 3 !

And when you play the vinyl ??? Suspense...

Damn !!! This IS volume 3 !!!

(Too bad, I already own vol.3...)

Have some of you already heard about such copies ?  Or maybe even own such a copy ?

Do all the copies from this particular pressing suffer from the same "defect" ?

 

Please help me dispelling my ignorance...

Just sounds like a massive fuckup , down on the record farm. My copies of #3 and #4 are listed different , and they play the songs listed...But , it could be , that , later on , several copies of #3 were released (By mistake, we presume.)  with the different artwork and a #4 listing. Stranger things have happened. I bought a "Best of Mud" CD with Johnny Hallyday  on it , once. In the early 80's , I bought Joe "King " Carrasco and The Crowns' first (U.S.) album. It had side one on both sides. The record store re- ordered it 3 times . Same thing. They finally gave me store credit ,and let me keep the record. I DO have a "Best of Dusty Springfield " CD that's ALL Black Metal. Have'nt figured out whether to keep it , or use it in a high - concept prank.

Here are a few pics to help you visualize this Garage Punk "mystery" :

-First, here's the tracklisting for volume 3 as written on the back cover :

 

Great, isn't it ?

-Now, enjoy the cool tracklisting as listed on the back of volume 4 :

 

(Sorry, I was pretty drunk when I snapped those pictures...)

Cool uh ?

Now enjoy the labels...

-Volume 3 :

Man, I love this comp !!!

- And now (roll of drums), here's the joke : look out for volume 4 !!!

 

How groovy, isn't it ?!?

Same tracklisting as volume 3 !!!

Once again, the actual tunes you hear when you play this volume 4 are the ones listed on the label (same as volume 3), not the ones listed on the back sleeve !!!

 

Any erudite lights on this, punks ???

I'm waiting... ;)

Cheers !!!

 

That's really weird. I just have the two Garage Punk Unknowns CD comps, so I have no idea what's going on here. Very odd that they would put "Vol. 4" on the label with the track listing for Vol. 3, though. And then to have the same songs as Volume 3...  I dunno, Tim Warren must've been pretty drunk, that's all I can say!