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Old 08-26-2014, 04:55 AM
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I picked up this oddity from Russia on eBay. With little to no details from the seller, it piqued my curiosity and I figured it was worth a few bucks to find out more about this strange item.



My suspicions were correct that this cassette was produced during the MF-era, but I was surprised to discover that most of the tracks of this "greatest hits" compilation were simply a direct rip from MCE, with a handful of Moi... Lolita and L'Alizé remixes thrown in at the end... very strange. The cassette itself seems to be a generic tape for consumer dubbing, and bears no unique markings. I can't say for sure if this cassette was legally produced (my best guess is no), but interestingly there is a disclaimer on the inner cover warning that unauthorized copying is prohibited, which I find more than just a little ironic.
typical for not official stuff
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Old 08-27-2014, 11:18 PM
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I have some other Russian / Ukraine music media myself and . . well . . . usually the ones with the certain holograms are like licensed in some way by someone somewhere . Which isn't to suggest anything as in whats legit or not just an observation from other artists items i have which are official releases . Is the hologram on cover plastic , hard plastic or tape itself ? Also funny you mention the Russian one as i've been wondering if the Ukraine tape is legit ?All this reminds me there is a good show on some insight into the Russian music scene called How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin











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Old 09-05-2014, 01:42 PM
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Is the hologram on cover plastic , hard plastic or tape itself ?
It is under the plastic wrap, adhered to the hard plastic case.
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Old 09-29-2014, 04:07 AM
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Alizee patch

I did a little research and found the most likely place the patch would have come from was an AWACS squadron based in Germany. So I figured what the heck, I'll send a letter to the commanding general's office of that area and see if I could get some more information. That was a few weeks ago. I just got this response.

Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED releasable to INTERNET

Good morning Sir,

please excuse my late reply to your inquiry but I was otherwise involved
and had no time to take care of it.
There is a very simple explanation to how and why the patch was created
back in the days.
Alizee was some years ago in Mazar-e-Sharif to "entertain" the troops
with her famous music.
Based on that event numerous patches from all different units working
down there were created with using the red fish as a symbol for Alizee.
There was never an official patch created based on that.
Please contact me for any further questions...

Best Regards,
Stabsfeldwebel Ingo Senft, OW3B
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No. 3 Squadron
EXEC / NATO medal POC / ST-scheduling
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Ext: 0049/2451-63*****
Mobile: 0049/157316*****

Now I find it hard to believe she was in Afghanistan, mainly because I'm sure we would've heard about it. If she did go , it would have been mostly to support French troops, but most likely she would have seen troops from several countries. Still I don't believe she was there and am wondering if this guy is just b s ing me or has her confused with someone else.
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Old 09-30-2014, 01:32 AM
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Mentioning the red fish makes it pretty clear that he is talking about Alizée. However, I agree with you that the location is suspect. Then again, you never know. Often these types of activities are not advertised. She would have been 18 at the time, a perfect age to go see the troops, so who knows.

What is interesting is that he said that there were several different patches made by various groups. Perhaps another patch will turn up.
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Old 09-30-2014, 10:21 AM
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But if she saw the troops when she was 18, why does this patch say 2012? That's got to be the year. Of course like you said, he said several patches supposedly were made. Next time I see her, I'll have to ask her.
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Old 09-30-2014, 06:35 PM
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The best possibility is that you talked to a lunatic old man I think. Im very curious now.
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Old 09-30-2014, 07:48 PM
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Scruffydog, you've got to love the Military the commanding generals secretary probably passed it down to the NCO that sent you the reply. At least they were nice enough to spend the time on the response.
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Old 09-30-2014, 08:52 PM
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Maybe if Jenny saw this, I could ask her to give him a call, telling him "We need confirmation!". Being from Germany might give her some extra pull. I'd pay for the call. Of course some guys from Seal team 6 might show up at her front door the next morning but those are the risks you take when you're an Alizée fan.
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Old 10-14-2014, 11:33 AM
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Talking of Alizée stuff from the East, this one is from Ukraine:



Unlike in the case of Lucas's tape from Russia, there are no remix tracks but at least the order of them was changed, no "direct rip from MCE".

As for more legal stuff, a few weeks ago I became a proud owner of a Gourmandises tape. Got no device to play it, though
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Looks exactly like this so pardon my being too lazy to take a photo of my own copy. Of course, there's a booklet with the photoshoot and the lyrics inside.
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