Description ** RECORD COLLECTOR ** COUNTRY MIKE's Greatest Hits UK LP released on --- Records in 2002. ***CHECK OUT OUR OTHER BEASTIE BOYS AUCTIONS THIS WEEK!!!*** Very few bands in the history of popular music have had the ability to cross genres and merge styles as effectively as the Beastie Boys. However, long time fans were still a little shocked when the news spread that the Beastie Boys had recorded the full length Country Mike’s Greatest Hits album. In the August 15th, 1998 Much Music television interview with the Beastie Boys prior to their performance in Barrie, Ontario Michael Diamond jokingly hinted that the possibility of a country album. “…We working on this country album with Garth (Brooks) because we figured inevitably this can only last but so long. But then…ok then…we can come with that...the country album with Garth and regain the status. The blow by blow procedure.” As is often the case when the Beastie Boys are having their way with the media, there was more than an ounce of truth mixed in with Mike D’s words. At first only a few songs leaked out of the Atwater Village, California Grand Royal compound: "Sloppy Drunks", "Country Mike’s Theme", and "Country Delight." They found their way into the hands of a reputable Beastie Boys collector, and he then in turn began spreading the word that the country music recordings did indeed exist. Although he was on the cutting edge having the tracks nearly a year before anyone else, he had the titles slightly askew. Getting a hold of the mythical tracks "Country Delight", "Country Mike’s TV Theme", and "Sloppy Drunk" was suddenly all people in trading circles could talk about. The envied collector proved to be a difficult fellow, and it took the release of the Beastie Boys Anthology: Sounds of Science (1999) for others to get to listen to Country Mike croon. Even then many within the Beastie Boys online community were still envious of this now notorious collector, for he had spoke of three songs and only two had now been released. Who in all of Nashville, TN would have ever dreamt that former NYHC (New York Hardcore) front man, Michael Diamond, would release the most sought after country record of the early twenty-first century? Tracks Are :- Side One Sloppy Drunks Railroad Blues We Can Do This Country Delight Don't Let The Air Out My Tires How Do You Mend An Achin' Heart Side Two One Song A Night Country Christmas Kenny Jones (Country Knows Best) Country Mike's Theme On Your Way Up Again (The Fowl Song) We Can Do This (Live) The Half-Wit Released on '--- Records' in 2002 Catalogue No. CN 005 Disc is in EX condition (some light surface marks) Sleeve is in EX+ condition Please contact me via Ebay Messages with any questions I will try my best to get back to you as quickly as possible. PAYMENT BY PAYPAL ONLY IF BUYING MORE THAN ONE ITEM PLEASE WAIT FOR COMBINED INVOICE!!! --------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT COMBINED SHIPPING ON ALL 12" RECORDS (LPs / 12" SINGLES etc). PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY!!!! We offer combined shipping on vinyl records: our shipping rates are listed below. HOWEVER shipping packages that weigh more than 2kg is VERY expensive. Therefore we can only offer combined shipping up to a maximum of SIX (6) LPs / 12" records. Any extra purchases will be invoiced, packaged and shipped separately. ***Due to the physical logistics of how I can package orders, I will not combine box sets with other items, I will only package them individually*** --------------------------------------------------------- UK POSTAGE RATES FOR 12" RECORDS (LPs & 10"/12" SINGLES): 1 LP £4.15 2 LP £4.15 3 LP £6.50 4 LP £6.50 5 LP £6.50 6 LP £6.50 *********DOUBLES COUNT AS TWO********* INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO EUROPE FOR 12" RECORDS: 1 LP £6.90 2 LP £8.15 3 LP £9.35 4 LP £10.45 5 LP £11.60 6 LP £12.40 INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO "WORLD ZONE 1" (USA, CANADA, JAPAN etc ) FOR 12" RECORDS: 1 LP £9.20 2 LP £11.65 3 LP £14.05 4 LP £15.50 5 LP £17.00 6 LP £18.20 INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE RATES TO "WORLD ZONE 2" (AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE etc) 1 LP £9.90 2 LP £12.35 3 LP £14.80 4 LP £16.45 5 LP £18.25 6 LP £19.70 *********DOUBLES COUNT AS TWO********* ------------------------------------------------------------- POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES & CDs: UK: £1.90 – then £0.50 each extra. EUROPE: £4.95 – then £0.50 each extra. "WORLD ZONE 1" (USA, CANADA, JAPAN etc ): £6.00 – then £1.00 each extra "WORLD ZONE 2" (AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND etc): £6.55 then £1.00 each extra *********DOUBLES COUNT AS TWO********* --------------------------------------------------- COMBINED POSTAGE FOR DIFFERENT FORMATS will be invoiced at my discretion: While I am happy to combine (for example) one or two 7” singles into one package with 12” records, sometimes it isn’t practical (like if you want me to combine one 12” record with three or more 7” records). I do not think that these combinations can be packaged together safely and securely. Therefore these will be invoiced separately as two packages. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, please contact me before bidding! --------------------------------------------------- Sorry but I am no longer willing to carry combined transactions beyond two weeks of auctions (see below). --------------------------------------------------- PAYMENT I would appreciate payment within seven days of the auction's end. If you want to bid on more of our auctions ending a week later please inform me. I will wait and issue a combined invoice at the close of the second week's auctions. However, I am no longer willing to carry combined transactions beyond two weeks and in these cases would appreciate payment promptly after the close of the second week's auctions. I am sorry to have to introduce these measures – I always try to be patient and allow buyers to bid on extra auctions and / or delay payment. Unfortunately some buyers have been stretching out transactions to unacceptable lengths so I have no option but to limit 'carried over' transactions to two weeks.