Toolarmy member AChip has posted his signed copy of Lateralus on ebay, something he is sadly compelled to do due to financial considerations.  Anyone interested in getting a copy of the most limited of Tool releases, should check it out…

Current bidding puts it at US$127.55.  Expect this to go up considerably…

There seems to be plenty of dubious vinyl going around at the moment, including the recently posted 10,000 Days vinyl.  In the post I made it clear I felt it was a bootleg at the time, and really only mentioned it out of curiousity as I’d never seen a 10,000 Days vinyl before.  Following that post I was told by a somewhat reliable source that Tool were planning to do some 10,000 Days vinyl, and that the recent Ebay article could be the real deal, though he wasn’t sure.

Today a Fourtheye reader has told me that without doubt the recent 10,000 Days vinyl appearing here is a poorly manufactured fake.  He also mentions there are plenty of Ænima fakes on Ebay at the moment also.

I’m not going to stick my neck out and say which ones are and aren’t real, but I will say to all of you out there in the market – buyer beware!  I will continue to post items of interest on Fourtheye, but take no responsability for the legitimacy of any of them.  Having said that, I will generally keep away from obvious fakes, and where I feel interesting items may not be legitimate, will a statement to that effect.

If you’d really like to buy something, and want to help support your favorite Tool site, try one of these items!

gaotu from Toolarmy posted a link today to this amazing Framed Tool Tour Poster on Ebay:

According to the item description:

Your Bidding on a RARE Tool Vegas Poster signed by all four members of TOOL!! Don’t be Fooled by fakes, this item is PSA/DNA certified AUTHENTIC!!!!! Great Collectors item! This wooden frame is about 3 1/2 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide. Protected UV glass. Incorporated into the frame is two album picks and a rare Tool Army Patch given only to the bands registered TA members! Frame was made by renowned New Hampshire artist James Sullivan of EAST OF OZ!!

Buy it now for a staggering US$3000!

gnjasmkr send me a link today for an interesting item on Ebay. It is a copy of 10,000 Days on red vinyl.  I’ve never seen one of these personally, and will presume it’s some kind of bootleg for now, but it begs the question – is the “big thing” a release of 10,000 Days on vinyl?

Edit: Link fixed!

A few things came across my desk today, none of which are particularly exciting and warrant their own post.

Firstly, there’s a set of gig posters from the last Tool tour up on Ebay.  Located in the UK, the complete set starts at £100, or you can buy it now for £200.

Next up Blair’s Myspace page has a few interesting photo’s added recently, the most interesting of which is a fancy neon geometric symbol, some of whom there have speculated may be a new stage prop:

Stage Prop?

Maynard has been tweeting a bit lately, suggesting that the tasting room at his vineyards will be open soon (hopefully the 4th of July).  Pics can be found in the Journal at http://www.caduceus.org/.  He also suggests he’s doing some more filming for the wine documentary Blood Into Wine.

Finally there’s a range of new pics up on Toolband, mainly from Kat’s baby shower, one of which shows Justin on the piano.  Sign of things to come?  Who knows.  Congrats to Kat!

An interesting Ebay item was brought to my attention by psychadelicfur on Toolarmy today.  It’s an Ænima vinyl, though unlike the normal one is pressed on yellow vinyl (pic below).  The article mentions that it’s a “Special Collectors Edition”.  It’s currently going for a relatively cheap price of £39.99.

Some have suggested this is a bootleg of some kind, which would come as no great surprise to me. Anyone got anything to say about this particular item?

Yellow Aenima

Kotell from Toolarmy posted a link to this interesting Ebay item.  It’s a copy of  Pop Smear featuring a photo-comic with Maynard as Charles Manson.  Very wierd and something I’ve never come across before:

What we have here is a rarely seen issue of the magazine POP SMEAR featuring “The Manson Family” tale as written by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain!! This issue is from May/June 1999 and is not perfect but still VERY GOOD condition sent from smoke/pet free home. The cover has a small amount of shelf wear that includes two small light creases on corner but otherwise only light shelf wear. The first few pages have tiny crease on corner otherwise the rest of the pages are perfect. The Manson feature is around 21 pages. Those pages are all perfect.

Very bizarre live-comic story featuring MAYNARD KEENAN as CHARLES MANSON among other awesome people like Dick Manitoba,Wayne Kramer,Arthur Kane,Texas Terri,Jeff Dahl…

Going for US$300 for those with a bit of cash in these tight economic times.

Maynard as Manson

Andy emailed me today to let me know about a new Signed Salival listing on Ebay. The buy it now price is a whopping US$700!! To quote The Castle “Tell ‘em they’re dreamin’!”

Another copy of Tool’s 72826 demo is available on Ebay, this one being located in Australia and so far at a much more reasonable price of AU$49.  Happy bidding!

A rare cope of the Tool demo cassette 72826 has found its way onto Ebay.  For those that don’t know, this demo contains studio versions of Cold & Ugly and Jerk-off, as well as slightly different versions of Hush, Part Of Me, Crawl Away and Sober.  Bidding is currently at US$182 and continues for another 11 hours.  Good luck!