Special edition records for club members?

kl12_2007 · by **kl12_2007** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:34 am

Hi,
I found there are some record from ebay that has 'Sonderauflage f

wand143 · by **wand143** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:34 pm

"Promo" records were sent to radio stations for review and consideration for playlists. Besides the special stickers and stamps on the covers, there would also be special labels (usually a white version of the commercial label or pre-printed with "Promotion - Not For Sale"), track listing stickers (so certain tracks could be considered for airplay) and , on rare occasions, colored vinyl to help attract attention. Stations also used these as giveaways for contests and special events (I picked up a couple promo 45's on Warner / Elektra / Asylum labels during a record store's grand opening back in the late 1970's). Sometimes the marking is as subtle as an indented word into the album jacket - every now and then you'll see Capitol label albums stamped "FREE" in the upper right corner, for example.
Anyone know the legality of selling a used record stamped as "Not For Sale"? I'd think it's done so often that it's usually overlooked.

Record-changer · by **Record-changer** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:46 am

I was a member of one of those clubs in the 1970s. The records were cheaper, because they were not shrinkwrapped.

The main purpose of the "not for sale" label was to keep people from returning those records to stores for refunds or exchanges. Some unscrupulous DJs who got several copies of the same record (from record company, distributor, and dealer) had been taking the extras to records stores and returning them for refunds. It does not restrict the later owner from selling the record.