BILLY JOEL SOUVENIR ULTRA-RARE SEALED ORIG'77 COLUMBIA WHITE LABEL PROMO-ONLY LP

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·       BILLY JOEL – SOUVENIR ALBUM – RARE, WHITE LABEL PROMO-ONLY LIVE ALBUM (ONE SIDE IS LIVE, THE OTHER SIDE IS A SAMPLER FROM JOEL'S STUDIO RECORDINGS)  – NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM  - THE LIVE SELECTIONS WERE RECORDED IN CONCERT ON DECEMBER 5TH AND 6TH, 1976 AT PALMER AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AT NEW LONDON, CT, DURING THE LIVE VIDEO TAPING OF “BILLY JOEL TONIGHT” –  ORIGINAL 1977 COLUMBIA RECORDS PROMO-ONLY STEREO ALBUM AS-326

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       *** GUARANTEED WHITE LABEL PROMO (NO OTHER PRESSINGS EXIST) ***

·       *** IN ADDITION, THE PROMOTIONAL BANNER ON THE FRONT COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       THE ALBUM IS BELIEVED TO COME (WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT IT DOES) WITH THE INFAMOUS "A$$HOLE LETTER" FROM DAVE DEMERS, COLUMBIA'S MARKETING DIRECTOR AT THE  TIME,  SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION ,  ALERTING THE RADIO PROGRAMMERS TO THE PRESENCE OF THE UNCENSORED, UNEDITED AND CLEARLY AUDIBLE OFFENSIVE WORD ("A$$HOLE") WORD SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE TRACKS ("NEW YORK STATE OF MIND"). AN A-HOLE? IN THE NEW YORK STATE OF MIND??? IMPOSSIBLE!

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL COLUMBIA LABEL, WHITE PROMOTIONAL VERSION , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

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

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIN CARDBOARD COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       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 7.

 (►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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Promotional-only release by Columbia Records in 1977 to promote Billy's pre-The Stranger songs.

Side 1: These selections were recorded live December 5th and 6th, 1976 at Palmer Auditorium, University of Connecticut at New London during the live video taping of "Billy Joel Tonight."

Side 2:

- The Entertainer (From the Columbia Lp, "Streetlife Serenade" PC 33146)

- I've Loved These Days (From The Columbia Lp, "Turnstiles" Pc 33848)

- Captain Jack (From the Columbia Lp, "Piano Man" PC 32544

- Los Angelenos (From The Columbia Lp, "Streetlife Serenade" PC 33146)

- Say Goodbye to Hollywood (From The Columbia Lp, "Turnstiles" PC33848)

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The WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were routinely distributed among the radio stations before the LP was released to the public, sometimes as much as 4 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. In THIS PARTICULAR CASE,  the white label promo is ONE AND ONLY pressing of this rare album – no commercially released, stock copies exist, or ever did.

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE 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)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

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

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

(d)          Stock (commercially released) copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS STILL SEALED; HOWEVER, WE ARE UNABLE TO GRADE IT MINT OR NEAR MINT DUE TO MINOR FLAWS LISTED BELOW; WE GRADE THIS COVER AS EXCELLENT OR VG++

(PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 15% OF THE OPENING SIDE, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a slight warp across both panels (front and back); this is unlikely to have any effect on the record.

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

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Cover has two corners slightly dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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