General Chat 16

Originally posted by thefly108:So, yesterday I was at a local used media store and I purchased Shabooh Shoobah by INXS on vinyl. Afterwards I noticed that it was stamped as promotional by Atlantic Records, they alone have rights to own, etc. I thought that was interesting.

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
This was common for advance promotional copies back in the day. This was kind of the labels way of saying "we are giving this to you. don't think about selling it or giving it away because we might ask you for it back" which, obviously, never happened. It was the old school way to try to combat leaks and piracy (which back then was recording to an 8-track or cassette.)

Originally posted by thefly108:[..]
Very cool! It was worth the $7. I was wondering about that. It had a sticker that said "suggested cuts" as well and listed the tracks.

Originally posted by iTim:Shabooh Shoobah is still absent from my collection.

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
Usually, if it had the suggested cuts label, it was designated for a radio station (in all likelihood, you found an ex-DJ's copy!)

The gold promo stamps usually don't add any value to the piece, but they are cool to have. (IMHO, anyway) I consider them collectible. (after all, they were actually advance releases at the time) Especially since labels reverted to tacky punching a hole or saw-cutting the top corner to cut costs of the gold embossing later down the road.

And Shabooh Shoobah is most definitely worth the $7. That is just one of those records that is great cover-to-cover. Every song...

Originally posted by thefly108:[..]
Thanks for the info. I thought it was a worthwhile find, I was lucky to see it since it was buried under tons of other vinyls. The vinyl looks great. I picked up a newer pressing of Kick too.

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]


Wheres the record shop? I'm going to visit my folks in Murfreesboro in a few weeks.

Originally posted by thefly108:[..]
McKay's used books. They carry tons and tons of used CDs and vinyls though, which I find more worthwhile than the books. I buy all of my physical-format music there. There's one in Nashville, Knoxville and the tri-city area near Chattanooga. I go to the Knox one but if you are traveling to Murfreesboro you could stop at the tri-city one if interested

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
Good deal. I'll look 'em up in Chattanooga. I always stop there to have lunch at Sugar's.

Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
This was common for advance promotional copies back in the day. This was kind of the labels way of saying "we are giving this to you. don't think about selling it or giving it away because we might ask you for it back" which, obviously, never happened. It was the old school way to try to combat leaks and piracy (which back then was recording to an 8-track or cassette.)