ROXETTE "THE LOOK" PROMO Mint LP Signed By Per & Marie

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You are bidding on a phonograph record (vinyl) by ROXETTE, a Swedish duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, plus additional musicians.  The title of the 1988 LP is "THE LOOK", EMI V-56133.  It is a promo from needlesandarms.com.   This is a rare copy and it might be one of a kind since no one else is offering another copy or any LP autographed by both Per and Marie.  It has been autographed by Marie and Per plus 2 others, one of them possibly being drummer Pelle Alsing (not sure of it, though, due to the difference between the spelling of the name and the way the signature looks.  But it could be.)  I couldn't find out who the other signature belongs to but the first name looks like Wayne and it could belong to an uncredited musician.  The date of the signing was written by Per: 26 FEB 89.   The LP is a cutout with the punch hole visible in the upper right corner.  The condition of the vinyl is Near Mint as it looks like it was played once.   This LP is called a DJ album because it features only 5 tunes.   A side The Look (Visible Mix) The Look (Power Radio Mix)   B side The Look (Big Red Mix) The Look (Invisible Dub) Silver Blue (Demo Version)   Roxette The Look DJ Album
1988 EMI Music
EMI quickly releases "The Look" in the U.S.A.  It races up to #1 in March, and tops the charts in 24 other countries.   A career summary.   It all started in Liverpool, right after the second World War.  The story of The Beatles, that is.  Roxette, however, came out of Sweden in the late ‘80s. Roxette is Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, and their game is pop.  With 31 chart-busting pop-singles, we feel assured enough to say that few play it better.   They entered the cosmic consciousness with "The Look" in 1989, followed up with the über-platinum album "Joyride" in 1991, and have been on top of the charts somewhere in the world ever since.  The constant flow of hit singles and albums have resulted in staggering record sales (55 million albums and 20 million singles) and world tours too big to mention.   Amazingly, in a time when most ‘80s artists rely on "greatest hits"-repackaging and nostalgia events, Roxette's seductive mix of tongue-in-cheek pop and sweepingly romantic ballads, sounds as fresh and effective as when they first stormed the airwaves.  Their latest album, "Room Service", boasts twelve new songs and melodies that will occupy the centre of your suburb or whatever.  It's not a Greatest Hits-collection, it just sounds like one.   Marie and Per met in the laid-back West Coast town Halmstad in the late ‘70s, but individual success prevented them from "doing something together" in the following years.  Per's former power-pop group Gyllene Tider is still one of Sweden's most loved acts, and Marie's impressive solo career gave her an equally solid platform.  In 1986, they were ready to merge their creative forces.  Per had the songs, Marie the voice. Together, they argued, they would be a match made in heaven.  Nineteen years later, Roxette is still flying high.  So, whether you were too young to be there, or too old to remember it now, here's what happened.