DT collection

[rcseeley421]

I have been collecting DT memorabilia for years now and I've racked up quite a collection of cds, dvds, tour programs, vinyl, you name it. I think in the calm before the storm of 2011 brings a new generation of DT-mania, we should start a thread about our collections. Photos, lists, anything goes.

[ariich]

inb4zep

Our user ZepellinDT has an impressive collection, to say the least!

[rcseeley421]

Could I get a list of stuff he has? Ive read about him and he sounds like the DT guru around here and I'd love to see what's behind that persona.

[ariich]

He's definitely the memorabilia guru here on DTF. Although he is quite humble when comparing himself to some other, non-forum collectors.

We'd need to come and post his collection himself, it changes all the time!

[ariich]

I don't have Zep's list, but a quick scan of his old posts reveals this pic of his DT collection as of maybe 2 years ago:

DT related (Picture is probably about a year old):

[ZBomber]

My DT collection isn't too solid. I kind of had a "fall out" with DT so I never even finished getting all of their albums (well, only Systematic Chaos).

CDs:
WDADU
Images
Live at Marquee
Awake
ACOS
Falling Into Infinity
Once in a LIVEtime
Scenes from a Memory
Six Degrees
Train of Thought
Live at the Budokan
Octavarium
Black Clouds and Silver Linings (3CD Set)
Prog Nation 2008 (Fanclub CD)
Tokyo 95 (official Bootleg)

DVDs:
Live In Tokyo/5 Years
Metropolis 2000
Live at Budokan
Score
Chaos in Motion
Santiago (official Bootleg)

Vinyl:
Black Clouds and Silver Linings

Autographed "Octavariun" and "ACOS" CDs by Mike, as well as an autographed poster of him.

Might be missing a few things as I'm not at home so I can't check.

[rcseeley421]

Holy crap.. that's amazing. 'nuff said i guess! Ive been looking for a few items for mine that i can't seem to find anywhere. Would you be able to help at all?

[JayOctavarium]

The only thing i have worth noting is Lifting Shadows 2nd Edition standard with Mike's Sig

[rcseeley421]

I'm trying to find a 2002 World Tourbulence Tour Program.

[ytserush]

I'd conservatively estimate that I have a little more than half of what Zepp does, but I'm pretty picky about what I want to collect.

Still, I'm sure I've got a few things he doesn't have.

It used to be a lot easier (and less expensive) before Dream Theater became really popular (relatively speaking).


My Rush collection is actually bigger, but I'm pretty sure I'm just a middle-level collector in the Rush world.  I have a huge Fish-Marillion collection too, but I stopped collecting Marillion after Brave came out.

If you're looking for volume, Zepp is the Dream Theater collector around here (although there are a few people around on the internet that might have more.)

[chrisbDTM]

where is zepp?

[Mebert78]

Yea, I'd say Zepp kills in this thread.  

The only thing I own that probably no one else has is a high school yearbook from Moore, Myung and Petrucci's graduating year.  I live on Long Island and was able to get it about 5-6 years ago.  It's not previously owned.  It's in mint condition.

[The Letter M]

Yea, I'd say Zepp kills in this thread.  The only thing I own that probably no one else has is a high school yearbook from Moore, Myung and Petrucci's graduating year.  I live on Long Island and was able to get it about 5-6 years ago.  It's not previously owned.  It's in mint condition.

Oooh oooh oooh... scan!!! I want to see their senior portraits and what their quotes/stats were. LOL

Seriously though, I think we'd all like to see that. I'm fairly certain JMX will look the same.

-Marc.

[Mebert78]

Yea, I'd say Zepp kills in this thread.  The only thing I own that probably no one else has is a high school yearbook from Moore, Myung and Petrucci's graduating year.  I live on Long Island and was able to get it about 5-6 years ago.  It's not previously owned.  It's in mint condition.

Oooh oooh oooh... scan!!! I want to see their senior portraits and what their quotes/stats were. LOL

Seriously though, I think we'd all like to see that. I'm fairly certain JMX will look the same.

-Marc.

Here's a link to a picture of the yearbook: https://www.themooreatorium.com/id204.html
Here's a link to Kevin Moore's photo: https://www.themooreatorium.com/id134.html

I'm pretty sure Petrucci's yearbook photo has been posted elsewhere or is on his personal website.  I don't have it scanned.  I know I've seen it online though.  The weird thing is that Myung doesn't appear in the yearbook and isn't in the list of those "not pictured."  It's as though he didn't attend the high school.  But I know for sure that he graduated that year with Petrucci.  It's weird.

At that school district's public library, the yearbook has a special section in it where graduates posted personal messages to each other.  Petrucci and Moore posted exact same messages in which they cited a certain party and doing Yes covers.  It was cute.

[Zook]

GOD DAMNIT! I Should've had him sign A Change Of Seasons! GAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[SystematicThought]

Yeah, overall it's quite lame compared to what some of you all have, but I'm proud of it as I acquired it over a year. And yes, anything that mentions DT is in there and even side projects. My prized possession in there is the autographed Charlie Dominici Demo CD owned by him.
Here's link to the cassettes and the demo signed by Charlie                                                                                                  https://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu117/Oblivionfan10/IMG_1874.jpg?t=1288750836
https://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu117/Oblivionfan10/IMG_1875.jpg?t=1288750961

[sneakyblueberry]

where is zepp?

[emindead]

I'm pretty sure Petrucci's yearbook photo has been posted elsewhere or is on his personal website. I don't have it scanned. I know I've seen it online though.

It's the best I could find. It's MistaMarko's avatar at 5/8 So DEAL WITH IT!

[Mladen]

Great collection, SystematicThough. 

[SlickSy]

Just thought I'd come here and post what DT stuff I have.

Eveything that's listed is what I have in physical format. I do have other things such as more Bootlegs and Fan Club CDs, but I only have those in digtal format so I haven't included them in the list.

Studio Albums:
When Dream and Day Unite (Vinyl/Cassette*/CD) *Cassette has green artwork mis-print
Images and Words (Vinyl/Cassette/CD)
Awake (Cassette/CD/Japanese Edition CD with bonus mini-disc contaning 'Eve')
Falling into Infinity (Cassette/CD/Japanese Edition CD with bonus mini-disc contaning 2 Demos)
Scenes (Cassette/CD)
Six Degrees (CD/Japanese Edition CD with bonus track 'Solitary Shell Edit')
Train of Thought (CD/Korean Edition with bonus disc containg selections from LSFNY)
Octavarium (CD)
Systematic Chaos (Standard and Special edition CDs)
BC&SL (Standard 1 Disc Edition and Deluxe Boxset)

Live Releases/EPs/Compilations:
Live at the Marquee (Vinyl*/Cassette**/2 CDs***)
   *Vinyl has Japanese Track Listing
   **Cassette has Japanese Track Listing
   ***1 CD has Japanese Track Listing and the other CD has Standard Track Listing
A Change of Seasons (Cassette/CD)
Once in a LIVEtime (Cassette/CD)
LSFNY (Original 'Re-called' Artwork and Standard Edition CDs)
Budokan (Standard Issue and Yellow Majesty Symbol Artwork Mis-Pressing CDs)
Score (CD)
Chaos in Motion (3CD/2DVD Boxset)
Greatest Hit (CD)

Singles:
Lie (CD)
The Silent Man (CD)
Hollow Years (Japanese Edition CD)
Through Her Eyes (CD)

Videos/DVDs:
Images and Words: Live in Tokyo (VHS)
5 Years in a LIVEtime (VHS)
Metropolis 2000 Scenes From New York (VHS/DVD)
Live in Tokyo/5 Years in a Livetime  (DVD Bundle Re-release)
Budokan (DVD)
Score (DVD)
Chaos in Motion (2-DVD)

Ytsejam Bootlegs
WDADU Demos
Awake Demos
Dark Side of the Moon DVD
Bucharest DVD
WDAD Reunite DVD

Lifting Shadows Biography
Original First Edition Boxset with Bonus CD
Second Version:  Limited Edition

**EDIT**

Pictures!! Do excuse the poor picture quality, these were taken using the camera on my mobile. I can't get pictures of my biographies as I don't have access to them right now.

CDs, Vinyls, Cassettes


Videos, DVDs, Bootlegs

[Ħ]

Very, very nice.

Let me ask you: which DT albums/live albums are on vinyl or cassette?  Is there some kind of extensive resource that gives all this information?

[blackngold29]

Here's mine, it's pretty much all of their main studio and live albums. I've got most side-project things too. Hoping to get started on the Ytse Jam Records stuff soon.

As far as unique things go, I have a wallet and a clock with the majesty symbol on them that I made with a laser we had at school. Can't find a picture at the moment.

[SlickSy]

Very, very nice.

Let me ask you: which DT albums/live albums are on vinyl or cassette?  Is there some kind of extensive resource that gives all this information?

To find that out I went to the Discography page of this website. It's a bit dated now, but it's the most extensive Dream Theater discography I've ever seen. I've used it to help build my DT collection.

Link: https://dreamtheaterforums.org/discography/

[YtseJamittaja]

Mine is very basic DT fanboy collection but it's really hard to collect this there in Finland!

Cds:

WDADU
Images & Words
Live at Marquee (has Japanese Track Listing)
Awake
ACOS
Falling Into Infinity
Once in a LIVEtime
Scenes from a Memory
SDOIT
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Greatest Hit (... and 21 pretty cool songs)
Systematic Chaos (limited edition)
Black Clouds and Silver Linings (deluxe super duper box set)

New York City 3/4/93 (official Bootleg)
Falling Into Infinity Demos (official Bootleg)

Dvds:

Live In Tokyo/5 Years of LIVEtime
Metropolis 2000
Live at Budokan
Score
Chaos in Motion (deluxe edition)
When Dream And Day Reunite (official Bootleg)

Live at Tokyo Sun Plaza (TV spot)
Live in Tokyo (TV spot)


side projects:

Liquid Tension Experiment : 1 & 2
Liquid Trio Experiment : Spontaneous Combustion
James Labrie : Elements of Persuasion & Static Impulse
OSI : Free
John Petrucci : Suspended Animation
G3 : Live in Tokyo CD & DVD
Ayreon : Timeline
Mike Portnoy : Prime Cuts

[ZeppelinDT]

I <3 these threads =).

I actually haven't added a whole lot of new stuff to the collection in the past 6 months or so.  Things started getting ahead of me a bit... gotta start picking it up again!

I still haven't compiled any single complete list of what's in my collection, but I've got an excel spreadsheet that covers most of the CD/DVD/Vinyl/Cassette stuff.  But that still leaves out all the posters, shirts, and other bizarre uncategorizeable memoribilia.  Is there an easy way I can upload/share the excel file for anybody interested in seeing what's on the list?

Maybe I should take some new pictures too...

Very, very nice.

Let me ask you: which DT albums/live albums are on vinyl or cassette?  Is there some kind of extensive resource that gives all this information?

To find that out I went to the Discography page of this website. It's a bit dated now, but it's the most extensive Dream Theater discography I've ever seen. I've used it to help build my DT collection.

Link: https://dreamtheaterforums.org/discography/

two other fantastic resources:

www.thefunkygibbons.net --> Best English DT collecting website

https://bootopia.yourmajesty.net  --> Most comprehensive DT collection/website in the world... although it seems to be down at the moment.  (It's also mostly in French, but its not too hard to navigate).

[ZeppelinDT]

If anybody wants a (very brief) video tour - I did a quick scan of my collection in my video for the "DTF Room Tours" thread.  Relevant section is from around 4:30 - 6:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqzdE-03KVs

[Mebert78]

Wow, I'm speechless!  Awesome video tour.  You are the most organized human being in existence.  Btw, I have the same 2006 NY Mets picture on my desk at work! lol

[ZeppelinDT]

Lol... thanks.  And yeah, I'm pretty anal and OCD when it comes to organization.  (For example, all my band t-shirts are organized in my closet alphabetically by band).  If we have time on the 16th I can give you a personal tour of the collection if you're interested.  I'm only like 5 minutes away from Oheka Castle.

[Chino]

One of my favorite beers.

[Dublagent66]

Studio Albums
When Dream and Day Unite
Images and Words
Awake
A Change of Seasons (EP)
Falling Into Infinity
Scenes From a Memory
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Systematic Chaos Special Edition
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (Boxset)
A Dramatic Turn of Events (Boxset)
Dream Theater (iTunes download only)

Live Material
Live at the Marquee (Import)
Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a Livetime (DVD)
Once In A LIVEtime (CD)
Live Scenes From New York (CD)
Metropolis 2000 - LSFNY (DVD)
Live at Budokan (CD)
Live at Budokan (DVD)
Score (CD)
Score (DVD)
Chaos In Motion (CD)

Singles
Hollow Years

Official DT Bootlegs
WDADRU DVD
Images & Words Demos
Awake Demos
Tokyo 95'
FII Demos
The Making of SFAM
DT Master of Puppets (Cover)
DT Number of the Beast (Cover)
DT Dark Side of the Moon DVD (Cover)
Bucharest, Romania 7/4/02
L3E2 When the Keyboard Breaks: Live in Chicago

Shirts
Images & Tour Vintage Event T
FII Tour T
Train of Thought Tour Tie Dye
Train of Thought Tour T 04
DT Tatoo Event T
DT 20 Anniversary T
SC Album Cover T
SC Tour Cartoon T
LTE Reunion Tour T
BC&SL T
AFTR Enigma Machine Tour T

Side Projects
Jordan Rudess - Rhythm of Time
Jordan Rudess – The Road Home
An Evening With JP & JR
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment 2
LTE Reunion Boxset
James LaBrie - Mulmuzzler – Keep it to Yourself
James LaBrie - Mulmuzzler II
James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion
James LaBrie – Static Impulse
James LaBrie - Impermanent Resonance (iTunes download only)
G3 - Live In Tokyo
Mike Portnoy – Prime Cuts CD
Derek Sherinian – Blood of the Snake
Derek Sherinian - Oceana (iTunes download only)
Transatlantic – The Whirlwind

Other
Lifting Shadows DT Biography (1st Edition)
Dream Theater Clock – 8VM
SFAM CD Frame
Dream Theater chaos in motion gold member laminate
Concert stubs dating back to 97
John Petrucci – Rock Discipline DVD
Train of Thought Tour pin
DM Logo Pin
Photo w/Petrucci – LTE Downey show
Photo w/Rudess – LTE Downey show
Meet & Greet photo w/DT (final show ADTOE "An Evening with DT" 12/4/11)

[John94]

Pretty weak compared to most peoples but I have:

Studio Albums
When Dream and Day Unite
Images and Words
Awake
A Change of Seasons
Falling Into Infinity
Scenes From a Memory
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Train of Thought
Octavarium
Systematic Chaos
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (3CD)

Live
Live at the Marquee (CD)
Live in Tokyo / 5 Years in a Livetime (DVD)
Once In A LIVEtime (CD)
Live Scenes From New York (CD) (Original Flaming NY Skyline)
Metropolis 2000 - LSFNY (DVD)
Live at Budokan (CD)
Live at Budokan (DVD)
Score (CD)
Score (DVD)
Chaos in Motion

Singles
Through Her Eyes (Japanese Import)

Bootlegs
WDADRU DVD
FII Demos

Shirts and Other Merchandise
Est.1985 T
Angel T
Wristband with red Majesty
2x Unripped tickets from the show I attended.

I am always on the look out for some merch or rare items on ebay and stuff but yeah thats what I got.

[SlickSy]

Just watched your "tour" video Zep and I gotta say, that's one hell of a DT collection you've got there.
I'd be interested in seeing a more detailed view/list of what's in there. 

[ZeppelinDT]

I was just going through my photobucket and found a much more recent (and labelled) picture:

[SystematicThought]

Just curious, but what do you do for a living that allows you to spend what seems to be an incredible amount of money on DT merch and rarities

Also, this is my favorite DT collection
https://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2363241&high=franz

[Mebert78]

I was just going through my photobucket and found a much more recent (and labelled) picture:

My reaction to Zepp's collection: