Beatles-related:3 Badfinger Promo LPs: Badfinger, Wish You Were Here & Airwaves

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Badfinger, a band originally formed as The Iveys in 1961, became the FIRST GROUP SIGNED TO THE BEATLES’ APPLE RECORDS LABEL IN 1968 and was referred to by George Harrison as “the Apple House Band” in The Concert for Bangla Desh in Madison Square Garden. For trivia purposes, the band renamed themselves “Badfinger” after the working title, “Bad Finger Boogie”, of The Beatles’ 1967 song “With A Little Help From My Friends”.

The band, comprised of Pete Ham, Joey Molland, Tom Evans and Mike Gibbins , recorded 5 LPs on the Apple Records label from 1968 to 1973 before the dissolution of Apple records. Badfinger changed to different record labels in the post-Apple Records period.

In this auction are 3 Badfinger LPs that were released after the dissolution of Apple Records. All three are PROMOTIONAL RECORDS.

As you probably know, PROMO RECORDS were produced in very limited quantities, and they were only released by record companies to radio stations and DJs for on-air play. PROMO RECORDS were not available to the general public to purchase.

In this auction:

LP #1:

• “BADFINGER” LP

• This is Warner Bros. Records BS 2762.

• This record was issued in 1974.

• This is a STEREO LP.

• The COVER is in VERY STRONG VG+ CONDITION (not far from Near Mint) with VERY LIGHT overall wear including a couple of small pushes on the bottom left and top right corners. There is a PINK WB PROMOTIONAL COPY STICKER near the top right corner.

• The VINYL is NEAR MINT and has WHITE PROMOTIONAL LABELS.

• Please refer to the rear cover or labels for the list of tracks on this LP

LP #2:

• “WISH YOU WERE HERE” LP

• This is Warner Bros. Records BS 2827.

• This record was issued in 1974.

• This is a STEREO LP.

• The COVER is in NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) CONDITION. There is a PINK WB PROMOTIONAL COPY STICKER near the top right corner.

• The VINYL is NEAR MINT. “PROMOTION NOT FOR SALE” is printed on the labels.

• Please refer to the rear cover or labels for the list of tracks on this LP

LP #3:

• “AIRWAVES ” LP

• This is Elektra Records 6E-175.

• This record was issued in 1979.

• This is a STEREO LP.

• The COVER is in VG to VG- (NG MINUS) CONDITION with moderate overall cover wear including moderate to heavy edge/seam wear, spine wear and corner wear. There is a BLACK ELEKTRA ASYLUM PROMOTIONAL COPY STICKER near the top left corner.

• The VINYL is NEAR MINT and has WHITE PROMOTIONAL LABELS with “FOR RADIO STATION USE ONLY” printed on them. There is a sticker stain on the Side 2 white label.

• This LP comes with its original glossy PHOTO/LYRICS INNER SLEEVE that has NO splits.

• Please refer to the rear cover or labels for the list of tracks on this LP.

FYI: I used Goldmine Grading Standards (G for Good, VG for Very Good, VG+ for Very Good Plus, NM for Near Mint, M for Mint) to VISUALLY grade these LPs, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. And please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. Please check my other auctions for more vinyl you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auctions that end the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close. Add $4.50 for shipping via USPS media mail to a U.S. address with tracking.

Just to correct a typo: In the description of "Airwaves" it should read "(VG Minus)" not "(NG Minus)".