k, now i remember... the Open/Ministry of Sound version came shortly after the Sony Japan Mix-Up Vol. 5 version. it came with the 18-page version of the photo booklet; i didn't know there was a 6-page version. woohoo, i win! heh... ;)
incidentally, the main insert for this japanese version is kinda bizarre. if you fold it one way, you get part of the picture, or what seems like should be the main cover pic... only it's cut off. fold it the other way and you get the track listing and it fits just right within the cd window, but it's just not what you would expect in terms of 'traditional' cd cover. it's like the back cover is the main cover. just a cultural thing, i suppose. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "313" <313@hyperreal.org>; "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May - The Mayday Mix > > The copy I bought (found on Gemm.com) is copyrighted to Sony Entertainment > Japan and Ministry of Sound Ltd. 1997. It's not called Mix-up vol 5 - just > The Mayday Mix. I do think they are both the same CD with different > artwork. The catalogue number is OPENCD005 - which pretty much confirms > that it is vol 5 in the mix-up series. > The insert I have, and it only came with this one, has Derrick in various > places around the world and the track listings (about 6 pages total). There > is one pic which I get a chuckle from. Derrick is slouched in his seat on a > bus/train. There is this one guy leaning toward him like he's talking to > him and an much older guy is sitting between them clutching an old jacket > staring right at the camera. Derrick has his shades on and appears to be > ignoring the guy talking to him - he's just looking at the old guy next to > him. The expression on Derrick's face and his body posture is sort of like > "How the hell did I get here?" > > MEK > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "Tristan Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "313" <313@hyperreal.org> > 10/15/02 04:43 PM cc: > Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May - The Mayday Mix > > > > > > > > > '97, i believe. But at the time it was a Sony Mix-Up release... I'm > not > > > 100% sure, but i don't think it had the Mayday Mix title until later > on. > > > > I have the Mayday Mix - on Open - from '97, although the copyright is > from > > both '97 Sony Music Japan and Ministry of Sound (Open). So I dunno what > that > > clears up, if anything. I always thought the Open version came first, but > I > > can't confirm anything. The pricetag on mine is from Oct-97, if that > helps > > at all. > > the copy i have is sony music japan... think it was mix-up vol. 5.. i'll > have to look again. came out next after the original mills liquid room cd. > all the artwork is japanese, lots of engrish grammatical errors, etc. > funny > animation of derrick in a space suit, holding the stereotypical spaceman's > briefcase-thing with a transmat logo on it. > pretty sure it came out in '97 and i believe it was the first release, but > it may have only been the only release for a short while. > did yours come with a little photo booklet? would have come tucked inside > the insert. 2.5" x 3.5" collection of 18 photos, derrick all over the > world, little captions for each. i've wondered whether or not the other > releases included this. some nice pics in there. > > > >
