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Title: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Jellyfish on Mar 07, 2007, 02:17 PM
QuoteA short lived band that featuring Jim Olliges (Jim James of My Morning Jacket) on vocals.

Very spacey, very cool. This was released on Omnicron Records in Louisville, KY on vinyl only at first. Due to some objections from various parties over language used on the album cover, all remaining copies were destroyed, and an edited version was released on CD. These files are from the CD. I also have the original 12" (even more rare!) that is not edited. If there is interest, I will get a recording of that as well.

Track List:
1 Helicopters
2 It Came From Norway
3 Elevators to the Sky
4 Smiling in My Sleep
5 Check In...
6 8:00 Everyday
7 I hear Water Running
8 The Bark on the Trees was Darker than Usual as if it had Rained

Anyone heard this? I am downloading it right now from the pig.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Mar 07, 2007, 04:15 PM
yeah, i've got a copy of CD.  good early material.  I would like to hear the unedited vinyl version, I didn't know that story.  Could you email him and ask him to post it?  That would be too cool.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: realdeal on Mar 07, 2007, 04:46 PM
It's crazy how much Jim's writing has evolved over the years and especially during the Hotel Roy/MMJ transition. Comparing lyrics from Month of Sundays to MMJ is drastic and completely different from one another.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Mar 11, 2007, 07:15 AM
Ebay's got it.   The description says it's Jim James' rarest work ever.  I wouldn't go that far, but someone might buy it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MY-MORNING-JACKET-Hotel-Roy-Helicopters-CD-RARE_W0QQitemZ290092578439QQcategoryZ307QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Mar 14, 2007, 02:16 AM
I set the first bid at a dollar and haven't bid since. Its now at 5.50. I may place another bid closer to the end of the auction.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Jellyfish on Mar 14, 2007, 12:00 PM
Quoteyeah, i've got a copy of CD.  good early material.  I would like to hear the unedited vinyl version, I didn't know that story.  Could you email him and ask him to post it?  That would be too cool.

I mentioned it to him but nothing yet...he did say he would post it if enough interest....maybe you should send him an email as well.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on Mar 14, 2007, 12:17 PM
Yea, I asked as well. He told me he'd do it but it may be a little while as he doesn't have easy access to a record player. Let's just hope he keeps his ratio up and doesn't get booted... last I looked he didn't have that good of a ratio.

fingers crossed and I'd say the more people that could pm and request it, the better.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Mar 14, 2007, 05:55 PM
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Quoteyeah, i've got a copy of CD.  good early material.  I would like to hear the unedited vinyl version, I didn't know that story.  Could you email him and ask him to post it?  That would be too cool.

I mentioned it to him but nothing yet...he did say he would post it if enough interest....maybe you should send him an email as well.

yeah, i got booted. if you have his regular email i'll shoot him a message.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Jellyfish on Mar 14, 2007, 08:28 PM
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Quote
Quoteyeah, i've got a copy of CD.  good early material.  I would like to hear the unedited vinyl version, I didn't know that story.  Could you email him and ask him to post it?  That would be too cool.

I mentioned it to him but nothing yet...he did say he would post it if enough interest....maybe you should send him an email as well.

yeah, i got booted. if you have his regular email i'll shoot him a message.

I sent him a PM....if it shows up I'll let everyone know!
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Mar 18, 2007, 12:23 AM
sold for 41.00! Was that anyone here?
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Mar 18, 2007, 06:50 AM
Quotesold for 41.00! Was that anyone here?

Holy shit!  I bought a copy from ear xtacy for 8 bucks no more than a year ago.  I guess I should have bought three or four copies.  I told Chico to get his there and he said he snatched up the last copy a month or two ago.  I guess the "rarest material by Jim James" description really convinced someone!
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: infinitejest on Mar 22, 2007, 08:11 PM
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Quotesold for 41.00! Was that anyone here?

Holy shit!  I bought a copy from ear xtacy for 8 bucks no more than a year ago.  I guess I should have bought three or four copies.  I told Chico to get his there and he said he snatched up the last copy a month or two ago.  I guess the "rarest material by Jim James" description really convinced someone!

I was outbid on this auction at $40.  Luckily, the seller had another copy.. (or they tried to drive the price up..?)  No matter!.. it was a small price to pay for some pre-Jacket goodness.  :)  

Now if I could only figure out why I can't convert my Month of Sundays vinyl to mp3.  I've followed the directions here: http://www.br0wn.co.uk/vinyltocd.htm  but with no luck... maybe it's my soundcard input??  Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on Mar 22, 2007, 08:20 PM
send me a picture of your MoS vinyl next to say... a can of vegetables for proof you own the album and I'll send you flacs or mp3s...

PM me if you like...
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: infinitejest on Mar 22, 2007, 08:56 PM
Quotesend me a picture of your MoS vinyl next to say... a can of vegetables for proof you own the album and I'll send you flacs or mp3s...

PM me if you like...

Thanks for the offer Kory!  I sent you an email... I couldn't quite figure out how to insert a picture into a PM..sorry.

Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on Mar 22, 2007, 09:53 PM
Great, I sent you a response and am sending them your way... anyone else have the vinyl and need mp3s let me know... you'll just have to show a different type of vegetable....

I had to post this, it's hilarious!

(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7328/95879417bc3.png)
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Chico on Mar 22, 2007, 11:56 PM
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I had to post this, it's hilarious!
Ok, I about crapped myself when I didn't recognize that 7-incher to the right of the Green Giants....  Thankfully it is the record from the sleeve to the left...  And I already have it.  Whew.

This is a sickness.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: ms. yvon on Apr 01, 2007, 01:59 AM
*all together:  "hello, chico."


dude, it's ok.  you're among friends.   [smiley=beer.gif]
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Apr 04, 2007, 06:29 PM
another one up on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MY-MORNING-JACKET-Hotel-Roy-Helicopters-CD-RARE_W0QQitemZ290100640743QQihZ019QQcategoryZ307QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Magnix on Apr 04, 2007, 06:31 PM
Quoteanother one up on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MY-MORNING-JACKET-Hotel-Roy-Helicopters-CD-RARE_W0QQitemZ290100640743QQihZ019QQcategoryZ307QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

same seller by the way
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Apr 04, 2007, 06:37 PM
i noticed that too.  I still don't think it's the rarest jim james material.

He has another one up two hours later, too, btw.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: BH on Apr 04, 2007, 10:09 PM
I wish you guys would stop mentioning that........ ;)
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Angry Ewok on Apr 09, 2007, 08:07 AM
I'm going to sit down and figure out just how much money I can expect to spend to complete the MMJ Vinyl collection I've had dreams of. I don't have to have every single pressed variant or anything like that, but this album is definitely one that I've wanted for a while.

No, seriously, I've had dreams about being a vinyl completest... I'm afraid I don't really have the funds to toss at that at the moment, though.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on Apr 09, 2007, 08:21 AM
QuoteI'm going to sit down and figure out just how much money I can expect to spend to complete the MMJ Vinyl collection I've had dreams of. I don't have to have every single pressed variant or anything like that, but this album is definitely one that I've wanted for a while.

No, seriously, I've had dreams about being a vinyl completest... I'm afraid I don't really have the funds to toss at that at the moment, though.

this guy is selling the CD.  The vinyl version of this album IS ultra-rare.  I haven't seen it on ebay, or anywhere for that matter.  Someone did have mmj does bad jazz up the other day but I didn't see what it went for. Good luck Brad.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on Apr 09, 2007, 04:14 PM
It went for 36 bucks... along with 12 dollars to ship... I lost it at 23 dollars, I just can't see paying more than that for it. Oh well
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: jeffro79 on Apr 25, 2007, 05:14 PM
Got my copy of this CD in the mail today. Not to shabby after two listens. My only complaint would be the beeping out of the cuss words, kinda gets a bit annoying.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Chico on Apr 25, 2007, 08:34 PM
QuoteGot my copy of this CD in the mail today. Not to shabby after two listens. My only complaint would be the beeping out of the cuss words, kinda gets a bit annoying.

Does seem kinda unnecessary...  I doubt they were trying to appease Walmart when they edited it.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on May 16, 2007, 07:51 PM
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Quoteyeah, i've got a copy of CD.  good early material.  I would like to hear the unedited vinyl version, I didn't know that story.  Could you email him and ask him to post it?  That would be too cool.

I mentioned it to him but nothing yet...he did say he would post it if enough interest....maybe you should send him an email as well.

about the uncensored version that was offered on the piggy:
I PM'd the guy a little over a month ago and he said he'd possibly get it transfered the upcoming weekend. I don't want to bother him again but if someone else could PM him and ask, that may get it moving again. I'd really like to hear those tracks in their original form.

Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Jellyfish on May 17, 2007, 05:35 PM
I also Pm'ed him awhile back....don't wanna pester the guy either.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on May 17, 2007, 08:48 PM
QuoteI also Pm'ed him awhile back....don't wanna pester the guy either.

thanks Jellyfish, I just don't want to forget, I think he's the only way we could ever hear that LP...
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on May 17, 2007, 09:32 PM
i'll hit him up if you give me his address.
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: Kory on May 17, 2007, 10:04 PM
Quotei'll hit him up if you give me his address.

I don't have it, just the PMs through the forums.
You need on over there Dylan?
Title: Re: Hotel Roy - Helicopters
Post by: aMD on May 18, 2007, 08:30 AM
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Quotei'll hit him up if you give me his address.

I don't have it, just the PMs through the forums.
You need on over there Dylan?

I don't not need on over there. ;)