The Cure Lets Go To Bed US RECALLED Promo 12” On Important 1981 Pre-Sire RARE WL

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The Cure-Let’s Go to Bed / Just one Kiss 12”. This is a somewhat odd item that seems to have been a promo test pressing that was put out by Fiction and was to have been distributed in the US by Important records. Story goes that a few of these were sent out and then quickly recalled because the Cure signed with Sire in the US who opted to put it out in the US, thus making this version illegal to sell. It is especallly interesting because it was purchased at Wax Trax Records in Chicago around that time. They held it behind the counter and shrink wrapped it in the back room. The sleeve is identical to a regular UK version that states it’s Distributed by Important, but the labels are generic but had stickers added to it with track times. I also recall that there was some difference in the version of the song that stopped dead rather than faded like the UK pressing. My memory is a bit hazy, but it does have the Wax Trax price tag of $20 in the upper corner which was a hell of a lot of money, even for an import single at the time. I do also have a copy of the US pressing that replaced this recalled version on auction.

Condition: the 12” is VG+. LP has light surface marks from brushing sleeve and one light surface scuff none of which should affect play. Should play clean.

Sleeve is G+. Sleeve has creasing, light ring wear, and a two inch white-out tear on back. The glue has come apart, but not torn on one edge and is separated about 1/3 of the way down (easy fix). Sleeve is standard U.K. sleeve for “Let’s Go to Bed” 12” so should be easy to replace, but it does have the Wax Trax stickers, price tag on the cover, “record at counter” info sticker on their shop shrink wrap.

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