CD collectors

Hi to all, I'm new here and I would like to start a CD collector's thread to show what rarities are out there, so I'm really interested in your favourite rarities...Let me start with my favourite one..."Livin' on a prayer/Wild in the streets", 2-trk-promo-picture-CD from 1986 in a big cardsleeve with a protection inner sleeve, front and back pic are the same...I'm looking forward to see all your stuff

Moving this to General as it's not about any new release.

Which country was that cd from? I have a huge collection of bon jovi records, cds, tapes etc and I have never seem that cd!

Which cd's do you think are the rarest \ most collectable?

Check mine out on the Facebook page the Jovitalk connection.
Cant be arsed to post them again

I have a ton of older albums too....

Every album up to and including KTF (plus tapes and 2 cds of each)

Also a bunch of singles and promo....

Can't seem to find a page with such a title on Facebook.

Here you go:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6835765798/

The actual name is "The JT Connection"

Thank you! By the way, I like this thread.

Thanks for liking the thread, jessycardy.
Nice to see that some of you are interested in the topic.
I am really enthusiastic in this so there is a lot to read from now on I hope I don’t bore you

I am collecting everything that deals with CDs, that means albums, singles, promos and Radio Shows…
It is made in Germany but I’m not sure if it is for the German and/or the UK market.
It is hard to say because I guess everybody probably has another view on what is rare and collectable.
But in my eyes the Livin’ on a prayer/Wild in the streets 2 trk promo CD that I mentioned is the rarest one to come by, I found it on ebay about 10 years ago and I have never seen it before or saw it ever since on any auction page, mail order or fan-/collector’s side.

To make a Top 10 here are my personal most rare ones by random order (pics are at the end of the post):

Japan/UK-Live!-Sampler from "New Jersey"...
Released in Japan to promote the "Make a difference foundation" and its releases ( "Stairway to heaven/Highway to hell"-Cover-Album and Moscow Peace Festival 1989 ). It has been released in Germany/UK as well but without any artwork/inserts.

"Bon Jovi in Brazil", Brazil 1989 Promo-Compilation promoting the forthcoming Brazil-concerts in 1990.

You can't lose at love/Neurotica", Cardsleeve 2-trk-promo from "Crush"
"It's my life/Wanted", Korean 2-trk-promo from "TLFR"

"Living in Sin", German Cardsleeve-Version, the rarest of all the "Living..."-pressings.

"It's my life", UK/Taiwan-Promo-Box, incl. CD und Video.

"Never say die", canadian 1-trk-Promo CD ( CDP 439 ), it has the same Front-Cover as the US-Version ( CDP 378 ), but with neutral black Back-Cover...CD is silver-labled, the US-Version is black.

"Crush", Japan 14-trk-Promo-CD.

"Save the World", Japan 1-trk-Promo-CD incl. lyrics, from "Crush"

"Summertime", Finland 1-trk-promo-CD, from "Lost Highway"

There are a few items I am looking for years now which make it easily into my Top 10 as well because I don’t have them :

- Blaze of Glory – US promo Box incl. CD, Video and Pencil
- One Wild Night – Japan 1 trk promo CD with “Jungle” cover
- I’ll be there for you – USA 3”CD complete with 3” * 7* flat card
- Cama de Rosas – MEX 4 track CD

If anyone has it for sale just drop me a line

I am collecting BJ for about 15 years now and I was looking ( and I am still ) for a good comprehensive detailed discography with pics, description …there were quite a lot of good ones around ( i.e. bonjovimuseum.com, somethingforthepain.com, fred-bonjovi.com, redbankbj.com….) but either they are not updated anymore or just disappeared, that’s why I started this topic on the official German BJ Forum (forum.bonjovi.de ) with putting rare items with pics in a special collector’s thread a few years ago where I have big response and lots of contribution, it is really lots of fun and is updated with new and forthcoming rare releases…now I want to bring this topic to a more international audience…

Due to the fact that there is no almost complete discography I tried to make my own one by putting all infos together from the above mentioned sites together with my own CD collection and I think it should be complete ‘til the Blaze of Glory era, if you still have anything to contribute feel free to do so and I will add it to my list.

It’s chronological by album release and just CD singles were considered:


Bon Jovi

- Burning for Love, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1984, Jewelcase
- Burning for Love, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase


7800 Fahrenheit

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Slippery when wet

- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” German 2 trk, 1986, Cardsleeve, promo
- Livin’ on a prayer, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1986, Snappack (promo)
- Livin’ on a prayer/Borderline, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1986, Jewelcase
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” CD Video Japan 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase, promo
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” CD Video Japan 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” CD Video USA 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” CD Video UK 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Slimcase
- Livin’ on a prayer/Borderline, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” French 2 trk, 1994, Cardsleeve ( from “Crossroads” )
- Livin’ on a prayer, 5” French 1 trk, 1994, Cardsleeve, promo ( from “Crossroads” )
- Livin’ on a prayer ( live ), 5” Spanish 1 trk, 2001, Cardsleeve, promo ( from “One wild night” )

- Never say goodbye, 5” CD Video Japan 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Never say goodbye, 5” CD Video USA 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Never say goodbye, 5” CD Video UK 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Slimcase

- Wanted dead or alive, 5” UK 3 trk, 1986, Slimcase, promo
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1986, Jewelcase
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” USA 4 trk, 1987, Jewelcase, promo
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” CD Video Japan 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” CD Video USA 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” CD Video UK 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Slimcase
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase
- Wanted dead or alive - live / Acoustic version , 5” EU 2 trk, 2001, Slimcase, promo,( from “One wild night” )
- Wanted dead or alive - live / Wanted dead or alive - German acoustic version, 5” EU 2 trk, 2001, Slimcase, promo, ( from “One wild night” )
- Wanted dead or alive - live, 5” EU 4 trk, 2001, Slimcase, ( from “One wild night” )
- Wanted dead or alive - live, 5” EU 2 trk, 2001, Cardsleeve, ( from “One wild night” )
- Wanted dead or alive - live, 5” Taiwan 2 trk, 2001, FOC, ( from “One wild night” )
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” USA 1 trk, 2003, Jewelcase, promo ( from “This left feels right” )
- Wanted dead or alive, 5” USA 2 trk, 2003, Jewelcase, promo ( from “This left feels right” )

- You give love a bad name, 5” CD Video USA 4 audio trks + video, 1988, Jewelcase

New Jersey

- Bad Medicine, 5” USA 1 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve, promo
- Bad Medicine, 5” German 4 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve
- Bad Medicine, 3” USA 2 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve with 3” * 7* flat card
- Bad Medicine, 5” UK 3 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve
- Bad Medicine, 5” German 4 trk ( 2* live ), 1988, Cardsleeve
- Bad Medicine, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1988, Snappack (promo)
- Bad Medicine, 3” Japan 4 trk, 1988, Snappack (promo)
- Bad Medicine, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase

- Born to be my baby, 5” German 4 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve
- Born to be my baby, 5” UK 4 trk, 1988, Slimcase
- Born to be my baby, 3" USA 2 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve with 3” * 7* flat card
- Born to be my baby, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1988, Snappack (promo)
- Born to be my baby, 3” Japan 4 trk, 1988, Snappack (promo)

- I’ll be there for you, 5” German 4 trk, 1988, Slimcase
- I’ll be there for you, 5” UK 4 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve
- I’ll be there for you, 3” German 2 trk, 1988, Slimcase
- I’ll be there for you, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1988, Snappack (promo)
- I’ll be there for you, 3" USA 2 trk, 1988, Cardsleeve with 3” * 7* flat card

- Lay your hands on me, 5” USA 1 trk, 1989, Cardsleeve, promo
- Lay your hands on me, 5” UK 3 trk, 1989, Slimcase
- Lay your hands on me, 5” German 3 trk, 1989, Slimcase, blue picture disc
- Lay your hands on me, 5” German 3 trk, 1989, Slimcase, red picture disc + poster
- Lay your hands on me, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1989, Jewelcase
- Lay your hands on me, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase

- Living in Sin, 5” USA 1 trk, 1989, Slimcase, promo
- Living in Sin, 5” German 3 trk, 1989, Slimcase,
- Living in Sin, 5“ UK 3 trk, 1989, Slimcase, in 7*7” box + poster
- Living in Sin, 5” USA 2 trk, 1989, Cardsleeve
- Living in Sin, 5” Canada 4 trk, 1989, Cardsleeve
- Living in Sin, 5” German 3 trk, 1989, Cardsleeve
- Living in Sin, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1990, Jewelcase
- Living in Sin, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1993, Slimcase

- Live!, 5” German/Japan 4 trk sampler, 1989, Slimcase, promo
- Essential Bon Jovi, 5” UK 8 trk sampler, 1989, Slimcase, promo

Blaze of Glory


- Bang a drum, 5” USA 2 trk, 1998, Jewelcase, promo, with Chris LeDoux
- Bang a drum, 5” Spanish 1 trk, 1999, Cardsleeve, promo, Picture CD, with Chris LeDoux

- Blaze of Glory, 5” German 3 trk, 1990, Slimcase
- Blaze of Glory, 5” UK 3 trk, 1990, Slimcase, Picture CD
- Blaze of Glory, 5” USA 2 trk, 1990, Cardsleeve
- Blaze of Glory, 5” USA 2 trk, 1990, Jewelcase, promo
- Blaze of Glory, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1990, Snappack (promo)
- Blaze of Glory, 5” UK 2 trk, 1990, Slimcase, promo
- Blaze of Glory, 5” Australian 2 trk, 1990, Cardsleeve
- Blaze of Glory, 5” Canada 2 trk, 1990, Jewelcase, promo

- Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, 5” French 2 trk, 1991, Slimcase

- Miracle, 5” German 3 trk, 1990, Slimcase
- Miracle, 5” UK 3 trk, 1990, Slimcase, Picture CD
- Miracle, 3” Japan 2 trk, 1990, Snappack (promo)
- Miracle, 5” Australian 2 trk, 1990, Cardsleeve
- Miracle, 5” USA 2 trk, 1990, Jewelcase, promo
- Miracle, 5” Japan 4 trk, 1991, Slimcase

- Never say die, 5” German 2 trk, 1991, Slimcase
- Never say die, 5” Australian 2 trk, 1991, Cardsleeve
- Never say die, 5” USA 1 trk, 1991, Jewelcase, promo
- Never say die, 5” Canada 1 trk, 1991, Jewelcase, promo

I have lots of infos for the Keep the Faith Singles as well but there are too many items that are not collectables in my eyes.
OK, bloody fingers right now, I hope you enjoy looking and reading as much as I writing about it.