The Smiths There Is A Light RARE US Promo 12" Morrissey
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The Smiths - 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' USA Promo 12'' - 1986
Catalogue No. PRO-A-2571 - Sire
This is an extremely rare record which was released for promotional purposes in anticipation of The Queen Is Dead in the USA in 1986. This popular track was released as a single only in France during the time that The Smiths were together, making this promotional pressing particularly prized amongst collectors. Most of the USA promotional 12" releases were issued in plain white 'die-cut' sleeves, but this is unusual in that it came in a picture sleeve adapted from the standard 'Queen Is Dead' sleeve at the design stage. It is a lighter shade of green than was used for the 'Queen Is Dead' and you can even see, if you look closely, where the original album title has been masked out to be replaced with the name of the track. The back of the sleeve is almost all white, and in the front lower right hand corner it states: "Promotional Copy. Not For Sale." It makes for a slightly strange variation if you are used to seeing the standard album sleeve. Its value in collecting circles was reflected by its placing at Number 11 (above the French 7" release) in 1992, and at Number 39 in the 2005 version of the list; each time being estimated to have a value of 50.00.This copy has been very well preserved. The vinyl is somewhere between a strong excellent and near mint condition, having only extremely light 'hairline' surface marks in one or two places and retaining its original glossy sheen. The sleeve is in excellent condition, with only a few very light bends towards the corners and mild beginnings of ringwear near the bottom edge of the front of the sleeve. There is just the beginnings of a small seam split, which has not yet developed, on the spine and a small darker region (where it looks like a sticker used to be) near the top left - but the sleeve surface is not broken or damaged. Please see the accompanying photos; note that the yellow ID lettering is just on the pictures and not the item itself.
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