BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-THE RIVER,COLUMBIA,2 LP,DJ WLP,W/RARE WATERMARKED DJ LETTER

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From 1980, comes Bruce Springsteen with his double LP The River on Columbia PC236854 DJ white label promo. Scarce white label DJ of this double album set that includes a special letter from CBS Records dated 10/9/80 to the radio programmer. It is on CBS Records stationary and it is WATERMARKED. The watermark proves that this is an original copy of the letter! The letter is from Bruce Lundvall, the then president of CBS Records. The letter states this is the most eagerly awaited record of 1980 and since the release of it is a special event, CBS has a personal request that the radio programmer refrain from playing the entire album or major portions of it without commercial breaks.The letter also states that the record industry lost over $400 million in revenues in 1979 due to home taping off of the radio! He states,"Home taping is a major problem facing the record companies and one that broadcasters can play a substantial role in solving". (!!??!!) The album includes its original photo/song title hard cover inner sleeves and also two lyric inserts. Twenty songs make up this great LP!

This item is an ORIGINAL!! 

ALL RECORDS GRADED VISUALLY WITH 150 WATT BULB AND 34 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!! 

MY GRADING IS FOLLOWS: MINT MINUS=AS CLOSE TO NEW AS CAN POSSIBLY BE, AFTER BEING TOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS.

VG++= LOTS OF PLAY IS LEFT, NO MARKS, SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES. LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED VERY LITTLE.

VG+ = SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF BEING PLAYED, BUT STILL IS A QUALITY PLAY. MAY HAVE SOME LIGHT MARKS.

I WILL NOTE ALL FLAWS BEFORE I GIVE THE GRADING. IF THERE ARE NO FLAWS LISTED, THAT MEANS THE RECORD IS EITHER MINT MINUS OR STILL SEALED!  OLDER RECORDS DO NOT SOUND LIKE NEW RECORDS, AS RECORDS ARE MADE OUT OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VINYL AND VINYL SUBSTITUTES AND MOST OF THEM WERE NOT PRESSED ON 100% VIRGIN VINYL!. IF YOU WANT A RECORD THAT SOUNDS LIKE A 180 GRAM RECORD, THEN BUY A 180 GRAM RECORD. THE OLDER RECORDS ARE A LOWER DENSITY AND ARE 90 TO 110 GRAMS, THEREFORE THEY CANNOT SOUND THE SAME AS NEW ONES!

FLAWS:       Gold promo stamp on rear cover upper left.

GRADE:       BOTH COVER AND RECORDS ARE MINT MINUS!!

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