Bad Company - Desolation Angels LP (1979) Promo w/ Timing Strip

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Collector's archive copy of classic rock titans Bad Company’s landmark 1979 multi-platinum masterpiece, "Desolation Angels" on Swan Song Records (SS 8506). 
This is an authentic, genuine 1979 US Radio Station/Reviewer Promotional pressing. Sourced directly from early media archives, it features the official white radio programming timing strip/suggested tracks sticker intact on the front cover. 
This copy is a certified true first-generation production run from the initial master tapes, verified by the precise matrix numbers etched into the dead wax:
• Side 1 Matrix: ST-SS-784211-A • Side 2 Matrix: ST-SS-784212-B
The early "78" data codes and the definitive matching "-A" and "-B" suffixes confirm that this vinyl was struck from the earliest master lacquer batches. These early-generation stampers handle the heavy, driving guitar walls, thumping basslines, and Paul Rodgers' soaring rock vocals flawlessly without the sonic mud or inner-groove distortion found on heavily played retail store copies.
DETAILED PRESSING SPECIFICATIONS: • Artist: Bad Company (Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell) • Album Title: Desolation Angels • Catalog Number: SS 8506 • Label: Swan Song Records (Distributed by Atlantic Records) • Release Year: 1979 (True First Pressing Variant) • Pressing Plant: Specialty Records Corporation (Or contract facility) • Jacket Type: Original Deluxe Gatefold Cover • Jacket Variant: Features front cover radio timing strip / promo markings • Matrix Side 1: ST-SS-784211-A • Matrix Side 2: ST-SS-784212-B
Vinyl Condition: Near Mint. The labels are clean with no writing or spindle marks. The vinyl retains its brilliant original factory luster.
Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Solid, thick cardboard sleeve featuring the official gold foil promo stamp. Timing Strip is intact and readable. Structurally sound with crisp edges, minor shelf wear at the corners, no seam splits, no cut-out holes. Original inner sleeves included.
Sturdy, heavyweight cardboard gatefold sleeve featuring vintage photos inside. Graphic print is bright with tight seams and no splitting.