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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.