RE: There are many types of promos

Posted by mr.bear (A) on May 20, 2017 at 09:55:02

In Reply to: There are many types of promos posted by vinyl1 on May 19, 2017 at 19:16:09:

I think your analysis is about right. I acquired access to an Everett WA radio stations's entire LP library years ago (sold for 3/$1, it was heaven- I'm still cleaning and listening to the haul a decade later). There were hundreds of "gold-stamped promos" and "white-label promos" in the haul.

The GSP's are, generally speaking, good pressings, clean and well-cared for since they were sent to the station for radio airplay. The WLP's all seem very fine. I have found no "Quiex" discs among this stash to date.

Working in the little record store across the street in college in the 70's, I concluded that promos often ended up in the cutouts just because they were held in some back-room to hand out to radio stations and various freeloaders until after the record has had its day. Cutouts with the corners clipped or holes drilled through the jacket have no other relation to the promo situation.

Cutouts are just records the manufacturer's ordered distributors to destroy. They'd take a whole box, run a Skilsaw across the corner, and sell them for pennies on the dollar. I was able to frequently 'dispose' of the pick of these right into my record shelf- for $1.99, thank you! There's a lot of ruined jackets there today, 40+ years on.

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Topic - Promotional LP's - semuta 18:55:35 05/19/17 (18)

Decca Tommy, Atlantic, and Columbia - JazzDude 18:44:37 05/22/17 (1)

RE: Decca Tommy, Atlantic, and Columbia - ASHRA 07:42:59 05/23/17 (0)

RE: Promotional LP's - justdavid 10:02:01 05/22/17 (0)

RE: Promotional LP's - Inmate51 10:05:50 05/21/17 (0)

I've not heard a promo - jeromelang 07:07:30 05/21/17 (0)

I'd make an argument for the sonic superiority of the WLP... - musetap 14:02:50 05/20/17 (3)

Agreed. I just listened to one of my WLP albums, ... - Raiderman 21:57:15 05/22/17 (0)

RE: I'd make an argument for the sonic superiority of the WLP... - Inmate51 09:52:40 05/21/17 (0)

Agree... - ASHRA 08:14:41 05/21/17 (0)

Only the 'special label' ones. "Stamped on cover' means nothing. - 3+4=5 09:07:35 05/20/17 (0)

There are many types of promos - vinyl1 19:16:09 05/19/17 (7)

Have to disagree - kavakidd 15:40:14 05/22/17 (2)

This was just a brief summary.... - vinyl1 15:40:49 05/23/17 (1)

Ok - BUT. - kavakidd 16:29:36 05/23/17 (0)

Agree teh Quiex II are very special. Problem is many covers with Quiex II sticker have a non Quiex LP inside - 3+4=5 20:47:19 05/20/17 (1)

RE: Agree teh Quiex II are very special. Problem is many covers with Quiex II sticker have a non Quiex LP inside - vinyl survivor 05:43:35 05/21/17 (0)

RE: There are many types of promos - mr.bear 05/20/1709:55:02 05/20/17 (0)

RE: There are many types of promos - ASHRA 08:27:20 05/20/17 (0)

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RE: There are many types of promos - mr.bear 05/20/1709:55:02 05/20/17 (0)

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