THE KINKS: FACE TO FACE MONO ODDBALL PROMO COPY VG+
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This is a weird one. The only other copy I've heard of is listed on Popsike. Here's what that seller had to say about it:
Now I am fully aware that the standard Promo version features a white label. I also know that the official later pressing has the yellow or yellow/orange "70's" style Reprise labels. What makes this an oddity is that there is a gold foil "Promotional Album" sticker on both the jacket of the album and the inner sleeve. This sticker comes courtesy of "Columbia Special Products". Columbia Special Products (or Col Sp as it is referred to in some guides) was a project that took some of the lesser selling LPs from the catalog and would reissue some of the remaining copies in limited quantities for various reasons. So far this makes this a little easier to understand. It's not a reprint or repress, simply a leftover copy that didn't sell the first time around.
On the back of the album in tiny letters is stamped "From Richard Kastner Co. Promotional Copy Only". I don't quite understand the correlation between the two companies, but it's there nonetheless. I contacted the original owner of this collection to get any more details that he might have about this record in particular. From what he explained to me, he had worked at Arlan's Department Store in the late 60's/early 70's (which would explain the wealth of rare promos his collection features). He said that this was most likely a copy they received for In Store Play Only. Apparently they were sent many records for this purpose all of the time. Since no one at Arlan's had any interest in playing it in the store, they just slapped a price tag on it and put it on the shelf. He quickly snatched it up, listened to it a few times and it was never heard from again until it came into my possession. I can't imagine that the store received or sold too many more copies of this, as not many people were interested in this album the first time around."
It looks like a similar thing happened to this copy. They must have played it quite a bit, because three corners are taped (very neatly). There are several staple holes at upper left meaning they decided to sell it and kept lowering the price 'til it finally sold. Otherwise, the cover's in pretty good shape, not a lot of wear or ring, and a good spine. The album is VG+ and sounds good, especially loud.
Definitely a conversation piece for Kinks kollektors...
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