1983 Diamond Frog 45 + Full Promo Kit — Private Press LA New Wave 7”
  $   150

 


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Apr 3, 2026 Sold Date
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🔥 ULTRA RARE 1983 DIAMOND FROG 7” – PRIVATE PRESS + COMPLETE PROMO KIT 🔥


Silver Palace Productions (Southern California) – TMV-1012-A/B


Offered here is an exceptionally rare and unusual early 1980s private press 7” single by Diamond Frog, complete with its original promo / feedback package — something almost never seen intact.


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📦 What’s Included:

• Original 7” vinyl record

• Original sleeve, hand signed in ink

• Typed band introduction letter

• Original listener questionnaire sheet

• Mailing list / response insert

• All original ephemera shown


👉 This was not a standard retail release — it was a limited distribution promo / market test pressing, sent out to listeners for feedback.


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🧠 Background / Details:

• Year: 1983

• Label: Silver Palace Productions (Southern California)

• Matrix: TMV-1012-A / TMV-1012-B

• Recorded at: Studio Orange, Orange County, CA


The included letter explains that this was an introduction to a new and upcoming band, asking recipients to evaluate:

• the music

• the lyrics

• even the band name (“Diamond Frog”)


The band explicitly states they did not want to be labeled “punk” or “new wave,” though the sound fits squarely within the early 80s underground garage / post-punk / new wave-adjacent scene.


Also of note: the letter mentions the band may perform under a new name “S.P.”, suggesting a possible name change or further history yet to be fully documented.


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