Billy Thorpe - Children of the Sun LP (1979) Promo
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Description
Premium collector's copy of Billy Thorpe’s absolute space-rock and progressive masterpiece, the 1979 classic "Children of the Sun" on Capricorn Records (CPN-0221).
This is an authentic 1979 US Radio Station Promotional copy. Sourced from early broadcast archives, it features official promotional designation markings on the outer jacket (such as a distinct gold hot-stamp or radio programming timing strip).
Because promotional pressings were distributed to FM radio programmers ahead of mass retail production, they were stamped using the absolute freshest, first-generation master lacquers—providing a punchier, wider, and more dynamic analog soundstage than standard commercial store copies.
This highly collectible variant was pressed at Columbia's legendary Pitman, New Jersey plant, verified by the "P" etch and the precise "CPN-0221-AS-1A" and "CPN-0221-BS-1B" matrix numbers in the dead wax. These true first-pressing stampers handle the heavy, driving cosmic guitar walls and massive, sweeping analog synthesizer soundscapes beautifully.
DETAILED PRESSING SPECIFICATIONS:
• Catalog Number: CPN-0221
• Label: Capricorn Records
• Release Year: 1979 (True First Pressing)
• Pressing Plant: Columbia Records Pressing Plant (Pitman, NJ)
• Matrix Side A: CPN-0221-AS-1A
• Matrix Side B: CPN-0221-BS-1B
GRADING & MARKINGS:
Vinyl Condition: Near Mint. The labels are clean with no writing or spindle marks. The vinyl retains its brilliant original factory luster.
Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Solid, thick cardboard sleeve featuring the official gold foil promo stamp. Structurally sound with crisp edges, minor shelf wear at the corners, no seam splits, no cut-out holes. Original inner sleeves included.
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