GRACE JONES w/SLY & ROBBIE FAME RARE ORIG'78 ISLAND PROMO LP w/MASSIVE PRESS KIT

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·       GRACE JONES (with SLY DUNBAR & ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE) – FAME (GRACE JONES' SECOND STUDIO ALBUM) – ORIGINAL 1978 ISLAND RECORDS STEREO LP ILPS-9525

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PRESENCE OF THE PROMOTIONAL PRESS KIT AND PUBLICTY PHOTOS CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       *** THE ALBUM COMES WITH A GORGEOUS 8-PART PRESS KIT, CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:

1-   A BRIEF LETTER OF INTRODUCTION FROM ISLAND LABEL

2-   THREE GLOSSY, BLACK & WHITE 6 X 8" PUBLICITY PHOTOS

3-   ILLUSTRATED (AND NEARLY X-RATED) 3-PART FOLDOUT ESSAY 'KEEPING UP WITH GRACE JONES' BY MARK ZWEIGLER

4-   GRACE JONES BIOGRAPHY ON ISLAND STATIONARY

5-   COPY OF GRACE JONES' INTERVIEW BY VINCE ALETTI PUBLISHED BY ANDY WARHOL'S "INTERVIEW" MAGAZINE

6-   ILLUSTRATED 4-PAGE INTERVIEW FOR THE AUGUST 1977 "NEW YORK" MAGAZINE

7-   A COPY OF THE NEAR-X-RATED BLACK & WHITE FRONT COVER OF THE GERMAN 'STERN' MAGAZINE

8-   ILLUSTRATED "PORTFOLIO" ENVELOPE (A POUCH WHICH MIMICS THE GRAPHIC DESIGN OF GRACE JONES' FIRST ALBUM 'PORTFOLIO', WHICH HOUSES ALL THE INSERTS

·       ORIGINAL PALE BLUE ISLAND LABEL WITH A “DESERT ISLAND” LOGO, (THE LABEL HAS A DESERT ISLAND MOTIF WITH PALM TREES ON PALE BLUE BACKGROUND) (THIS LABEL WAS IN USE DURING WHILE ISLAND ALBUMS WERE DISTRIBUTED BY WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'STERLING' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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Grace’s sophomore album hit the stores in 1978, and it was a hit on the club charts. Her debut album the year before presented her to legions of fans, and she even managed to pile of some songs that have become classics over the years, such as: I Need a Man, That’s the Trouble and of course, La Vie en Rose. Her second album was also produced by Tom Moulton.

Fame continues the tradition of a medley on Side A, and this time is no different. The nearly twenty-minute long medley on Fame starts with the lead single of the album: Do or Die and ends with the second single Fame, with Pride stacked in between. Both Do or Die and Fame reached number #3 on the Dance charts.

By this time, Grace ruled as the Queen of Gay Discos, and she was even the first performer to sing live at the prestigious Studio 54 in 1977.

Fame is without a doubt an improvement of Portfolio, with stronger vocals and overall stronger songs, such as the dreamy: Am I Ever Going to Fall in Love in New York City? The hopelessly romantic All on a Summer’s Night and the Rocky-influenced Below the Belt (you have to see a live performance of this song to understand what I’m saying, it’s just awesome).

Grace would further improve on her skills as a disco entertainer, and she would reach her disco peak in 1979 with the stunning album Muse.

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The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

Among the promotional releases, those that come with publicity kits (various packages comprising of photo inserts, letters of introduction from the label; typewritten biographies and/or discographies, decals, badges and alike) are generally recognized as the earliest, and most important specimens of a given title; with some commanding astronomic prices on collectors’ market.

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ?click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++. A few light abrasions ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The album comes with the original 8-piece PRESS KIT AND PUBLICITY PHOTOS enveloped in a lovely "portfolio" pouch which houses all the inserts (please see above for the details).

(c)             The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type), vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout corner visible

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

-         Cover has two corners slightly dinged (nothing significant)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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