Hard to believe these are 25 years old. These double-CD sets were my constant companions once upon a time, and stumbling upon them while going through my iTunes in search of music to transfer to MiniDisc after so many years of neglect has done wonders for my mood. I also discovered that when I went to purchase them again on Discogs that at one point I had marked them as already being in my collection—meaning they—and a half dozen of their Euphoria brethren were in that banker's box that was lost after the fire. They weren't cheap then, and they're not cheap now, but definitely worth replacing.
Yes, I have them ripped to iTunes, but the original CDs were continuous mixes, meaning that once they're burned to any other medium from iTunes—whether it be to another CD or a MiniDisc—there's now an annoying little split-second gap between tracks that isn't present on the original recording. And yes, while I know there are so many more important other things that are happening while Rome burns that should be commanding my attention, and in the overall scheme of things this is silly, but not having that gap is still important to me, as it's one small thing in my life that I do have some control over.
So they've been ordered, and their siblings will be replaced as funds allow. A couple are coming from overseas, and frankly—after the events of the past couple weeks—I fully expected to receive notice that the seller does not ship to the U.S. any longer (because I have seen it appear in some listings). But so far all is good; my funds were readily accepted and I was provided with tracking numbers for the shipments.