MICHAEL JACKSON RAREST VINYL? "BEAT IT" NESTLE CBS PROMOTION RECORD 1982 NZ

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SO IS THIS ONE OF THE RAREST MICHAEL JACKSON RELATED VINYLS IN EXISTENCE? I GOOGLED IT LOOKED ON POPSIKE, DISCOGS EVEN ON VARIOUS MICHAEL JACKSON COLLECTABLE WEBSITES AND COULD FIND NO RECORD OF IT....... SO I GUESS ITS RARE?

THIS IS NEW ZEALAND MADE A PROMO RECORD SENT OUT TO SUPERMARKET AND SHOP OWNERS IN 1982, WHEN NESTLE AND CBS WERE DOING A PROMOTION FOR CUSTOMERS TO GET $2 OFF ANY CBS RECORD WHEN THEY BOUGHT NESTLES CHOCOLATE.

THIS WAS NOT A GIVEAWAY TO THE PUBLIC BUT ONLY SENT OUT TO SOME LARGER SHOP OWNERS  AND IT IS COMPLETE. I HAVE TAKEN MANY PHOTOS TO SHOW IT, BUT I WILL ALSO DESCRIBE IT FROM FRONT TO BACK.

THE COVER IS A GATEFOLD IN VG+/VG CONDITION. IT HAS SOME FINGER BENDS WHERE THE RECORD AND ORDER FORM WERE TAKEN OUT AND A BIT OF WEAR ON THE LIP.  ON THE FRONT IS PORTRAITS OF SIMON AND GARFUNKEL, MICHAEL JACKSON, MEN AT WORK AND SUZANNE PRENTICE (A NZ SINGER WHO WAS ON CBS AT THAT TIME).

INSIDE THE FRONT COVER IS A PAPER INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS ACTUALLY GLUED IN THERE AT THE SPINE (SO IT CAN'T COME OUT) INSIDE THAT PAPER COVER IS A CARDBOARD ORDER FORM IN THE SHAPE OF A RECORD, (WHERE THE SHOP OWNER FILLED OUT WHAT DISPLAY STAND THEY WANTED FOR THE PROMOTION. AS YOU CAN SEE IT HAS BEEN FILLED IN BY A SHOP OWNER, BUT AT LEAST ITS STILL THERE.

WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE GATEFOLD YOU CAN SEE ALL THE INFO ON THE PROMOTION, AND IT MENTIONS CBS ARTISTS LIKE PINK FLOYD AND MICHAEL JACKSON (BUT STRANGELY DOES NOT MENTION EITHER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN OR BOB DYLAN) THEN IN THE BACK HALF OF THE GATEFOLD COVER IS AN ACTUAL RECORD (PROPERLY PRESSED VINYL WITH PROPER CBS LABELS.  APART FROM SAYING THE SAME THING ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS "RECORD SAVINGS" THE LABELS HAVE NO OTHER MARKINGS., NO SIDE 1 AND SIDE 2. NO NAMES OF ANY ARTISTS ETC. BUT INTERESTINGLY IF YOU PLAY ONE SIDE (AT 45RPM) IT PLAYS MEMORY BY BARBARA STREISAND, AND IF YOU PLAY THE OTHER SIDE (ALSO AT 45RPM) IT PLAYS BEAT IT BY MICHAEL JACKSON. THE FULL VERSION WITH A REALY GREAT STEREO SPREAD. THERE ARE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS OR TALKING OVER IT - JUST THE SONG IN ITS  COMPLETE FORM.

THE VINYL IS A STRONG VG+ I WOULD ALMOST WANT TO CALL IT A EX- BUT I AM HARD ON MY GRADINGS SO I WILL SIT ON THE FENCE BETWEEN THE GRADES, BUT IT PLAYS NICE AND IS SHINY.

MY  GUESS IS THAT THIS ACTUAL VINYL WAS REALLY ONLY MEANT TO BE A PROP FOR THE PROMOTION - AND I AM GUESSING THAT INSTEAD OF JUST SUPPLYING A BLANK RECORD THEY THOUGHT THEY BETTER PUT A SONG IN BOTH SIDES. I BELIEVE THAT IF THEY WERE REALLY WANTING PEOPLE TO PLAY THE RECORD THEY WOULD HAVE PUT THINGS LIKE "45RPM" ON THE LABEL AND STATED THE SONG TITLE ETC BUT I THINK THEY WERE HOPING THE SHOP OWNERS WOULD JUST LOOK AT THE ITEM LIKE A GOOD POS AND ORDER MORE NESTLES. LOL. BUT LET ME RE-ASSURE YOU THE VINYL IS A PROPERLY PRESSED RECORD - NOT CARDBOARD, BUT A REAL VINYL AND BEAT IT SOUNDS AWESOME!

SCRATCHED IN THE MATRIX AREA OF THE VINYL IS "PROMO 002 A" AND PROMO 002 B.

(I ONCE HAD A CBS 7" 45 THAT WAS A PROMO FOR THE NZ GROUP DRAGON WHICH HAD THE MATRIX OF PROMO 001 SO I GUESS THIS WAS THE SECOND CBS PROMO?)

ON THE BACK COVER ARE PHOTOS OF THE VARIOUS DISPLAYS YOU COULD ORDER AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE ARTWORK ON THE DISPLAYS YOU CAN SEE BILLY JOEL, WHAT LOOKS LIKE BOB DYLAN AND POSSIBLY DAVE GILMOUR?

ANYWAY THE WORD MEGA RARE GETS USED A LOT ON EBAY - BUT IN THIS CASE I TRULY THINK THIS ITME IS MEGA RARE,  ESPECAILLY SINCE I CAN FIND NO TRACE OF IT ON THE WEB, MAYBE MOST MICHAEL JACKSON COLLECTORS DON'T EVEN REALIZE IT EXISTS! AND ANY PINK FLOYD RELATED COLLECTORS AND ESPECIALLY MICHAEL JACKSON COLLECTORS SHOULD NOT MISS OUT - I DOUBT YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER ONE (ESPECIALLY WITH THE CARDBOARD ORDER FORM STILL INSIDE IT) FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.

 PLEASE IGNORE ANY POSSIBLE GLARE IN THE COVER - IT WOULD BE JUST THE CAMERA FLASH.

POSTAGE: $19 WORLDWIDE FOR 1 LP OR $21 FOR TWO LPS AND $5 PER LP" AFTER THAT. **PLEASE IGNORE THE $4 POSTAGE PRICE THAT EBAY FORCES ME TO PUT - IF YOU DONT WANT TO PAY MY POSTAGE PRICES THEN PLEASE DONT DO ANY SORT OF BIDDING. THANKS. PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO SEND AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING. AND BUYERS IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA THE POSTAGE WILL BE A BIT CHEAPER ALSO. 

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NM = Mint. No such thing really, unless its still sealed. or brand new, unplayed.
EX- = Excellent. Looks almost new. Possibly has one to two minors faults, and some evidence of having been played, with no audible defect.
VG+ = Very Good Plus. Has light scuffs and scratches but mostly inaudible. possibly can hear a bit of noise in quiet parts. Records with slight surface noise and/or scuffs fall into this category.
VG = Very Good. Has a bit more wear and tear, surface noise a bit more apparent, but still very listenable. Records in this category have more significant damage or wear.
VG- = More, distracting surface noise. Quite audible but good for singalongs etc ;-) Only used for rarites that you otherwise may not find.
G+ = Good Plus. Not really good, more like a dustbin lid, used really only for rarities and/or label fillers FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS.