I think the Christmas Lights popup is definately the rarest item, but it wasn't really released, just given to friends and family.

 

The What If promo seems to be extremely rare, as well as the Don't Panic 12" vinyl and the Safety EP.

I had no idea there was a Christmas Lights physical release. One of you lucky owners wanna upload a pic? :D

I had no idea there was a Christmas Lights physical release. One of you lucky owners wanna upload a pic? :D

 

There is a promo cd:

 

 

and a pop-up edition.

Wow, I'd never seen an image of the pop-up edition before. I would love a copy, but if one ever comes up for sale I'm sure it will go for hundreds. You can certainly tell that Phil was playing with ideas for a pop-up edition of MX.

That's crazy. I love Christmas Lights too. :santa:

I find record collecting fascinating, so naturally I'm wondering: what's the rarest Coldplay recording of them all? I have heard there is a White Shadows promo out there but I've never seen one.

 

You can catergorise these in two areas - promo and non promo releases.

 

Promo releases will always be much rarer as they're made in lesser quantities for tv, radio, press etc. Even rarer than these are promo cassettes or CD's made for the purpose of listening back to a new recording. Some of these will include unreleased versions though some have been leaked others haven't been made public. There's an early promo cassette which ncludes an unreleased version of Shiver. Ode to Deodorant is another cassette promo that most people know about.

 

Other promos include live unreleased concerts or radio broadcasts. Some of these CD's includes tracks not broadcast on radio.

 

Non promo releases are releases that can be bought in shops by the general public. Some of the rarer Coldplay material are numbered vinyl editions, Non-UK issues with alternative picture sleeves and remixes. Some copies of the 'Safety EP' were sold in shops and 500 copies were pressed though it isn't the rarest recording, it certainly is the holy grail for most Coldplay collectors hence the price it commands in auction £500-£1200.

This eBay listing :thinking:

 

"X&Y Global Communication Strategy" ????

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLDPLAY-X-Y-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-STRATEGY-ADVANCE-ACETATE-PROMO-PRINCESS-/370575642117?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item5648078e05

This is also really interesting!!!!

 

"Parachutes Megarare Promo CD"

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLDPLAY-PARACHUTES-MEGARARE-PR0M0-CD-/320966948805?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item4abb1ef7c5

Yeah, I asked about the X&Y some time ago. There's no music on it, just literal marketing info, or so I was told. I passed, especially at that price. The parachutes pro is a nice pickup, but even rarer is the same promo release with a different track listing. I have the one listed in the auction, and a second that starts with Shiver. Aside from the one I own, I've only seen one other with that listing order up for sale.

Yeah, I asked about the X&Y some time ago. There's no music on it, just literal marketing info, or so I was told. I passed, especially at that price. The parachutes pro is a nice pickup, but even rarer is the same promo release with a different track listing. I have the one listed in the auction, and a second that starts with Shiver. Aside from the one I own, I've only seen one other with that listing order up for sale.

Amazing. Nice work.

There must be, as someone who owned one leaked it in 2006. Not sure how many exist though.

 

I saw one on eBay just a few weeks back going for about £450 when I last checked?

There were a few CL promo releases. Aside from the pop-up, physical promos exist from the UK, France, Japan and Denmark.

Wow, look what just popped up on eBay. And so cheap!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLDPLAY-PROMO-ONLY-ELECTRONIC-PRESS-KIT-FOR-YELLOW-and-PARACHUTES-LP-SEALED-/221114096684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337b6d5c2c

Someone also just put a couple of these up. Not sure what to make of them.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLDPLAY-In-My-Place-Promo-MiniDV-Video-Tape-/330782721798?pt=Music_Other_Formats&hash=item4d042fc706

This is totally awesome too, AROBTTH box set

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coldplay-A-Rush-Of-Blood-To-The-Head-Taiwan-Ltd-1000-Copies-Promo-BoxSet-CD-RARE-/280948337589?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169d36bb5

The box set is cool. I have two that I got for about $20 each. Hold off for a cheaper set.

The Brothers And Sisters Single CD from Fierce Panda with the marking NING 68, is also pretty rare i got one myself. Does anyone know how rare it is ? Ive heard something about 2500 copies. I just bought Blue Room EP on Ebay too, it's also rare, but how rare?

 

Nice to see some other Coldplayer's collect :)

And have you guys ever heard of a Coldplay song called Windows? The Vitamin String Quartet have it on their album Tribute to Coldplay. I've never heard of it.

And have you guys ever heard of a Coldplay song called Windows? The Vitamin String Quartet have it on their album Tribute to Coldplay. I've never heard of it.

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That's probably a song by the string quartet itself, but inspired by Coldplay

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That's probably a song by the string quartet itself, but inspired by Coldplay

 

Oh, OK. Thanks for clearing that up. :)

A spell a rebel yell,

 

I have much rarer songs, but seen as they were not released, I think this is the winner

I would to buy some rare singles/CDs but there are a lot of false copies of them. Have you some tips when we buy ? What should we look at first ?

The rarest one i own is the vinyl Violet Hill/A Spell A Rebel Yell single that NME gave away prior to the release of VLVODAAHF...

I would to buy some rare singles/CDs but there are a lot of false copies of them. Have you some tips when we buy ? What should we look at first ?

 

If you're buying from eBay, make sure the seller has HIGH ratings, and that any complaints have nothing to do with items being counterfeit. I usually ask the sellers to provide me with information, like certain markings or serial numbers that should be on the CD, vinyl or casings/sleeves. If there's something you're looking at, but you're not sure, shoot me a PM with a link. No guarintees, but I've been collecting their stuff for awhile, and will give you my honest opinion (and promise not to snag it).

I got my Mince Spies CD from Coldplayground fanzine

 

But i'm still haunted by making the terrible mistake of cutting the form out of the back of my first Fanzine to send away for payment and to join up! Why didn't i just photocopy it?!? Ruined it