WHO WHO SELL OUT WL PROMO w/RESEQUENCED ADS

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696

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·       THE WHO - WHO SELL OUT – ORIGINAL 1967 DECCA RECORDS STEREO LP DL-74950

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** INSANELY RARE WHITE LABEL PROMO ***

·       ULTRA-RARE PROMO-ONLY VERSION OF THE ALBUM WHERE:

·       (A) “COMMERCIALS” APPEAR ALL ON ONE SIDE (SIDE 1)

·       (B) THE SONGS ARE DIFFERENTLY SEQUENCED (FOR EXAMPLE, “OUR LOVE WAS, IS” FOLLOWS – NOT PRECEDES – “I CAN SEE FOR MILES”; “TATOO” IS AT THE END OF SIDE 1, NOT IN THE MIDDLE.

·       (C) AT LEAST ONE SONG IS DIFFERENTLY TITLED THAN ON THE RELEASED VERSION (“MEDAC” BECOMES “SPOTTED HENRY”)

·       (D) THE “COMMERCIALS” ARE SPECIFICALLY LISTED BY TITLE AND DURATION ON THE LABEL; IN OTHER WORD, THEY ARE TREATED AS TRACKS (THEY ARE ALSO SEPARATED, OR “SPIRALED” ON THE RECORD

·       (E) THE RECORD HAS DIFFERENT (AND VERY UNUSUAL) SIX-DIGIT CATALOG NUMBER THAN THE COMMON, COMMERCIALLY RELEASED VERSION (THIS RARE PROMO-ONLY COPY BEARS CATALOG NUMBER DL-734505, NOT A COMMON, COMMERCIALLY RELEASED CATALOG NUMBER DL-74950)

·       (F) SOME SONG TIMINGS ON THE PROMO LABEL APPEAR TO BE OFF BY A FEW SECONDS COMPARED TO THE LABEL ON THE STOCK (RELEASED) VERSION, BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE THIS SIGNIFIES ANY DIFFERENCE IN RECORDING OR MIXING (THIS MAY BE A RESULT OF FACTORING COMMERICALS INTO THE TRACK LENGTH OR MERGING TWO TRACKS INTO ONE)

·       BASED ON A DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBER, WE CLAIM COMFORTABLY AND WITHOUT ANY RESERVATIONS THAT THIS WAS NOT A “TRUE” PROMO VERSION OF THE ALBUM, BUT, IN FACT, THE UNRELEASED “FIRST DRAFT” OF THE ALBUM WHICH WAS ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF THE SECOND, BETTER KNOWN AND COMMERCIALLY RELEASED, FINAL VERSION.

·       STRANGELY ENOUGH, THESE UNUSUAL WHITE LABEL PROMO VERSIONS (WITH DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBERS AND ALL COMMERCIALS ON ONE SIDE) SEEM TO EXIST IN STEREO ONLY; NO MONO COPIES OF THE RARE VERSION APPEAR TO HAVE EVER BEEN PRESSED, ALTHOUGH COMMON (COMMERCIALLY RELEASED, WITH COMMERCIALS MIXED WITH THE SONGS) MONO PRESSINGS DO EXIST ON WHITE PROMOTIONAL LABELS

·       NO COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR DECCA DL-734505. ALL DL-734505 RECORDS WERE PACKAGED IN REGULAR DL-74950 COVERS. SHOULD A PROPER DL-734505 COVER EVER BE FOUND, THE OWNER WILL DEFINITELY HAVE A $10,000 ITEM ON HIS HANDS.

·       ORIGINAL DECCA LABEL, WHITE PROMO VERSION

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

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This version of the album (with commercials separated from the songs) has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format; although the remastered MCA/Universal compact disc attempts something similar.

(►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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For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, or for some other innate quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye , Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice (of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" fame), Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton (who wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan's first album), Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" compiled by Paul Gambaccini, Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here for the complete album listing)

THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to 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": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

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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 EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the 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 record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(d)          White Promo Label version of this title with all commercials on one side, is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber these white label promo copies by a ratio of at least 1,000:1.

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

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a small cutout corner

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No saw-marks or indents

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

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        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 bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

Generally, US POSTAGE is $5.80 FOR THE FIRST ITEM shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL (this includes a small $1.00 packaging surcharge).

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Media- and Surface Mail rates are available ONLY to orders of $200.00 or more. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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OUR REFUND POLICY :

Cash refund will be granted only for DEFECTIVE items, but we are flexible and reasonable in reviewing the merits of each individual case. We do NOT play-grade records and can only make reasonable inference on the item's condition based on its visual appearance. Every bid carries a risk that purchased item might play worse than its visual grade may indicate. Still sealed items MUST be returned sealed in order to be eligible for a refund. Please read our complete refund policy before placing a bid. ►Click here for the full text of our policy .

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