Promo Poster for first album HELP!

[adriana]

Hi
Bit of help needed here.
I have a promo poster of the first album measuring 13 1/2 x 23 1/2
(in blue/burgundy - like the sleeve) If you have a look here
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksea...cldescr=&currency=&sortord=&thumbs=&pagenum=1
which records ebay auctions
the first one is light blue/dark blue measuring 24½" x 15"
the third poster on the page one is the normal 12" x 24" in blue/burgundy
and on the second page at the bottom is one measuring 13' x 25' in blue/burgundy so.........
which one is legit and does mine sound like a dud?

 

[Dave2006]

For what it's worth there's a scan of mine on Flax's fantastic website http://www.vulgarpicture.com/images/smiths/hi/1984/hi_1984_smiths_poster.jpg

Not sure of the exact measurements (I'm at work, the poster is at home) - but it's definitely not a normal 12 x 24 poster. It's slightly wider but I can't remember if it is longer or shorter - sorry - I'll check tonight.

If you zoom in on the scan you can see the details at the bottom (chrome cassette etc...) There was a discussion a few weeks ago about a slightly different version http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?p=1162870 - Does this help in your quest?


Hope this helps.

Dave

Hi
Bit of help needed here.
I have a promo poster of the first album measuring 13 1/2 x 23 1/2
(in blue/burgundy - like the sleeve) If you have a look here
http://www.popsike.com/php/quicksea...cldescr=&currency=&sortord=&thumbs=&pagenum=1
which records ebay auctions
the first one is light blue/dark blue measuring 24½" x 15"
the third poster on the page one is the normal 12" x 24" in blue/burgundy
and on the second page at the bottom is one measuring 13' x 25' in blue/burgundy so.........
which one is legit and does mine sound like a dud?

 

[Dave2006]

Just got home. Mine are both 23 1/2 x 13 1/2

Dave

 

[The Dentist]

Mine is the same size. That popsike link is great Adriana, thanks for that. I had never been to that site. It makes me depressed I didn't start collecting the promo posters earlier. Will we ever see a Heaven knows or Hand in Glove poster go for less that £200 again? My collection may never be complete if things keep going at this rate.

 

[adriana]

Thanks a lot for the replies Dave and Dentist , and taking the trouble to measure your posters.

Dave, I am very,very familiar with all your posters on Flax's (very beautiful) site - had already spent a good while yesterday comparing it with mine.
Basically one that I bought arrived yesterday. It is identical to yours and nothing like the the other one you linked to but I'm still a bit suspicious about it. The photo is a bit offset to the left - not exactly centered, yours seems a bit like that in the scan but mine would be more pronounced. and I just remeasured it and it is more like 23 1/4 x 13 1/4 Damn.
Oh well - on the plus side the paper stock is right and it is definitely a litho print and not digital, so I guess that's close enough.

Dentist, yes that's a good site, just wish they would update it more often, I sware I had bids on most of those, but that was back in the day when my absolute limit was £50 and not a penny more.

"Will we ever see a Heaven knows or Hand in Glove poster go for less that £200 again?" - yes we will - patience is a virtue, and it's much more fun when you get a bargain, rather than just shelling out for the sake of it IMHO.
thanks again
a

 

[Sheridan Whiteside]

http://www.popsike.com/The-Smiths-1st-Album-Original-Promo-Poster/280100827415.html

This is the one I sold on ebay, I had three of them. Kept one for myself, got £218 for one, and then sold this one a few months later and only got £35 for it.

Should have bloody kept a hold of it!

 

[Dave2006]

Whereas this looks WRONG, just wrong - I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-The-S...s=65:10|66:2|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:2|294:50

Dave