Australians: My New Sealed Copy of Selected Ambient Works Vol. II on eBay
 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170190560680&ssPa geName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=007

Some dick from the USA sent me vol. 2 (which I already had) instead of the first one. So i'm selling it and it's still sealed. Just thought some lurkers might be interested.

is that one better than vol 1?

Hmm that's hard to say. Vol 1 had some fucking good songs (Xtal, Schottkey 7th Path) but also had some dated songs (Green Calx, We are the Music Makers). Selected Ambient Works 2 is very different but sounds much much less 80's.

Volume 2 is super minimal.
I used to listen to that in the morning when I delivered for a bakery and had to get up at 4:00 AM. I used to have that on brown vinyl, 3xLP. I sold it for a lot of money later on.

ive always thought volume two was better, in fact its tied with richard d james alblum as my all time favorite.

I always thought that RDJ album had some really weak songs mixed in with some of his greatest. Like 4, Carn Marth, To Cure A Weakling Child and Girl Boy song are easily in my top 10 Rich songs, whereas Cornish Acid, Goon Gumpas and Fingerbib just don't really go anywhere.

That's why I Care Because You Do is my favourite Aphex Album, because it's his most consistant. Alberto Balsalm was recently voted best Aphex song by fans on his message board.