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This FAQ is quite out of date. I am hoping to review the information and create a new version in the coming months.—Archer Nov '03
The following are web pages with information on currently active fan organizations:
Brazil Mariah Forever Fan Club [free]
http://welcome.to/mariahforever/
Dutch Mariah Carey Association [F1 30,-- (Dutch guilders)]
http://huizen.dds.nl/~dmca/
Mariah Carey Fan Organization [$US20-25]
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mariah/mcfo/index.htm
The South African Mariah Carey Fan Club [free]
http://www.mariahcarey.co.za/
The following are the web pages of fan organizations which no longer appear to be active:
The Fly Away Fan Club (Brazil) [unknown]
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/7443/
The Italian Mariah Carey Fan Club [free]
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5670/
Mariah Carey IRC Fan Web Site [free]
http://www.newageco.com/irc/
Mariah (Carey) Internet Fan Organization [free]
http://www2.southwind.net/~ksims/carey/mifo/
Singapore Mariah Carey Fan Club [free]
http://www.come.to/singaporemariahcarey/
All these fan clubs are unofficial and are not endorsed by Sony Music. I cannot vouch for the legitimacy or otherwise of these organizations, and whether they are worth their membership dues.
The official fan club is a commercial enterprise run by Fan Emporium on behalf of Mariah's management. They can be contacted at
or you can visit their web page at
http://www.fanemporium.com/mariah.html
As of December 1996, it costs $US28.00 to join the fan club (or $22.00 if you live in the US). Renewal is cheaper at $US24.00 (or $18.00 in the US). Mail your application or queries to one of the following addresses.
Mariah Carey Fan Club PO Box 679 Branford CT 06405 USA
Mariah Carey Fan Club C/- Fan Emporium, Inc. 37 Store Street London WC1 E7BS ENGLAND
Mariah Carey Fan Club C/- Columbia 131 Avenue de Wagram 75017 Paris FRANCE
Mariah Carey Fan Club Fan Emporium Japan PO Box 5445 (Tokyo International Post Office 2-33 Otemachi, Chiyodaku) Tokyo 100-31 JAPAN
Mariah Carey Fan Club C/- Fan Emporium Inc. PO Box 98467 (Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office) Kowloon HONG KONG
Members of the club receive:
20 x 25 cm (8" x 10") colour photograph 20 x 25 cm (8" x 10") black and white photograph Fan club membership card Exclusive biography Personal fact sheet on Mariah Official fan club photo pin Mariah Carey Information Line Annual newsletters, updated quarterly for new members Merchandise offers
(Editor's note: I am not a member of the club, so I cannot offer any advice as to the quality of service they provide. My own personal thought is that membership would offer little benefit. Commercial outfits of this kind are there to make a profit, not to help fans.)
The preferred addresses are those of the Fan Emporium given in the previous question. All the addresses I list below are fairly old, and I wouldn't rely on any of them. Anyone with some better ones should contact me.
Mariah may possibly be reachable by mailing her record company, but don't count on it. The most recent address I have is:
Mariah Carey C/- Columbia Records Sony Music Entertainment 550 Madison Ave New York NY 10022 USA
There are so many, I could never possibly hope to cover them all. Check auction sites and the occasional announcements on the newsgroup and mailing lists (particularly the marketplace list, see G7). Don't pay too much for the items listed here- I save the most expensive items until the next question, F5.
Daydream black & gold release banner Daydream album cover square poster Daydream poster 55 x 100 cm featuring Fantasy cover pose Fantasy poster (A) featuring mirrored Fantasy cover pose (portrait) Fantasy poster (B) featuring retouched Fantasy cover pose (landscape) Daydream cardboard display (approx 1.5 m tall) Butterfly album cover square poster Butterfly poster 100 x 70 (landscape)
"Mariah Carey" Butterfly world tour book (32 pages, 35 x 28 cm, full colour) Butterfly tour T-shirt (black, eyes open; cream, eyes shut) Butterfly cap Butterfly crop tops (two designs) Butterfly key rings
Cinderella Story (Japan; promo) Music Box- Gold Souvenir Edition (Australia) Let's Party With Mariah Carey (Japan; rare promo) Love And Dream (Japan; very rare promo- see question F5)
See also M2b(ii).
Fantasy- Remixes (Australia) Fantasy- Remixes (UK) Joy To The World (Australia) Open Arms (Cream) (Austria) Open Arms (Blue) (Austria) Open Arms #1 & #2 (Australia) Always Be My Baby- Remixes (Australia/UK) Joy To The World 12" Red Vinyl
Music Box (outside US)- featuring Everything Fades Away Merry Christmas (Australia)- featuring God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Dreamlover screensaver Merry Christmas CD ROM session (see question T1) Assorted MIDI files *
The Music Of Mariah Carey (Elap; 16 tracks) Mariah Carey Sing-A-Long (Volumes 1-5)
All I Want For Xmas Is You * Best Ballads * Camp Mariah * (similar to Fox special; 16 tracks, including JTTW (live)) Dance Collection * Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend * (similar to NBC special) Lovely Night * (similar to NBC special) Mariah Carey Live * (similar to NBC special; Amcos; 10 tracks) Mariah Carey Live In The USA * Mariah Carey Greatest Hits Live * (similar to NBC special; Amcos; 15 tracks) Out In Japan (similar to NHK special; 15 tracks, including Just Be Good To Me) Someday * Someday Somewhere (similar to NBC special) Take Me Away * (similar to NBC special) Twelve Inch Collection of Mariah Carey, The * (TCOMC1001; 13 tracks) Very Best Of Mariah Carey Live In Concert, The * (from Aust; 17 tracks; 70:39; also known as Music Box Tour '93, One Night In LA) Visions Of Love * Without You *
* These items may not be licensed, and so artist royalties are in doubt.
One of the most highly valued Mariah Carey collectables (according to an issue of Record Collector magazine) is one of two "greatest hits" promos released for the Japanese concerts. Love and Dream, of which 200 copies were produced, is currently valued at $US300. (The other is called Let's Party With Mariah Carey- see question F4.) The promo issue of the Japanese picture CD double set Open Arms/ One Sweet Day is an equally treasured rare item.
SONG Title 1. All I Want For Christmas Is You 2/10. One Sweet Day 3. Hero 4. Open Arms 5. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) 6/14. One Sweet Day (Live Version) 7. Vision Of Love 8. Underneath The Stars 9. Without You 11. Anytime You Need A Friend (C&C Radio Mix) 12. Open Arms 13. I'll Be There 15. Joy To The World 16. Fantasy
Sony Brazil recently released a rare CD promo containing remixes of 'Butterfly' by DJ Meme (Marcelo Mansur). Less than 100 copies were produced, which could indicate this item would be of a high collectable value.
Other very rare items include:
NAME Address Location (Notes) Ahmed, S & R ahmbros@yahoo.com South Africa (expert) Allison, Simon simon@fantasydiscos.demon.co.uk United Kingdom Hansson, Kade archer@kaserver5.org Australia (recent releases) Yeko, Jennifer jennifery@aol.com United States (large stock)
(If you would also like your name to appear here, please contact the FAQ maintainer.)
You could also join the Mariah Carey marketplace mailing list. (See question G7.)
In Australia, a company called Just Entertainment has a complete listing of posters, calendars, autographed photos, T-shirts and cards. If you write to them, they will send a catalogue if you include a self addressed business-sized envelope. They do accept overseas orders, but only if payment is made in Australian dollars and adequate payment for postage and handling is included. The address is:
Just Entertainment PO Box 153 Paddington NSW 2021 AUSTRALIA (Phone [61] 2 9361 6952; Fax [61] 2 9361 6952)
The above address is taken from Mariah Carey: A Musiclife Tribute [13], and was current in December 1996. Please submit the addresses of reputable traders in other countries to the FAQ maintainer.
(Editor's note: I cannot offer any guarantee that any trader listed (apart from myself) is reliable, and I cannot be held liable for loss or damages arising as a result of information provided by this or any other question in this FAQ.)
