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Actually and in the past some Italian JB white label promos of the Smiths "ASK" and "GIRLFRIEND" surfaced the market.
Those promos 7" singles where pressed in Italy to be used in Juke Boxes. They came in plain white sleeve, some with a centre-cut Picture sleeve.
In the nineties copies with PS surfaced record fairs and shops, sleeves with band pictures , promo notes, "disco successo","sper circuit", "radio promo"....
While the 7" record is actually an official release, those picture sleeves are NOT, they are fakes , handmade and printed.
Many signs indicate that these sleeves are fakes:
- the graphics doesn't look professionally printed at all.
- usually records have heavy SPIRAL scratches, as they have been used in jukeboxes and NOT regular players (as always available on radio stations).
-"Sper" circuit NEVER released those promos.
- All the sleeves surfaced are in MINT conditions (even when the record contained is well-used), which is strange considering they should have been used in radios. Radio stations also often put a stamp or mark on their records and Smiths promos NEVER have one.
With that on mind you are free to cash $$$ for those records but ...you're buying a fake.
Cheers
Those promos 7" singles where pressed in Italy to be used in Juke Boxes. They came in plain white sleeve, some with a centre-cut Picture sleeve.
In the nineties copies with PS surfaced record fairs and shops, sleeves with band pictures , promo notes, "disco successo","sper circuit", "radio promo"....
While the 7" record is actually an official release, those picture sleeves are NOT, they are fakes , handmade and printed.
Many signs indicate that these sleeves are fakes:
- the graphics doesn't look professionally printed at all.
- usually records have heavy SPIRAL scratches, as they have been used in jukeboxes and NOT regular players (as always available on radio stations).
-"Sper" circuit NEVER released those promos.
- All the sleeves surfaced are in MINT conditions (even when the record contained is well-used), which is strange considering they should have been used in radios. Radio stations also often put a stamp or mark on their records and Smiths promos NEVER have one.
With that on mind you are free to cash $$$ for those records but ...you're buying a fake.
Cheers