YUSEF LATEEF THE GENTLE GIANT INSANELY RARE PROMO-ONLY MONO MIX ORIG. '72 US WLP
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Yusef Lateef - “The Gentle Giant"
INSANELY RARE 1972 MONO PROMO PRESS
NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED!
PRESSED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PROMOTIONAL USE BY AM RADIO STATIONS!
NEVER AVAILABLE ON CD OR ANY DIGITAL FORMAT!
PERHAPS THE ONLY COPY YOU WILL EVER SEE!
UNIQUE CATALOG NUMBER 1602
(NO "SD" PREFIX SUCH AS ON THE STEREO RELEASE)
NO MENTION OF "CSG" PROCESS ON THE "d/j copy monaural" STICKER -
POSSIBLY A TRUE MONO MIX AND NOT A FOLD-DOWN!
Jacket is a regular stereo jacket (bearing the stereo catalog number SD 1602), but with a circular orange "PROMOTIONAL d/j copy monaural NOT FOR SALE" sticker on the front. Such was standard practice on these Atlantic promo-only mono releases.
But, as you can see in our pictures, the labels on this edition are wholly unique - the word "STEREO" is absent from its typical position to the left of the spindle, replaced by the text "SAMPLE COPY NOT FOR SALE", and the stereo catalog number is replaced by the mono-specific catalog number (as described above).
One last note - these Atlantic promo-only mono releases have become the stuff of legend in these past few years. Not too long ago a copy of King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" sold here on eBay for $1900; a copy of Derek & the Dominos' "Layla" sold for $4000; and on December 27th a copy of Led Zeppelin III sold for $1400! And the crazy part is, these are all well-documented titles! Being that this LP was released in 1972, it was quite obviously at the tail-end of Atlantic's run of mono promos (the aforementioned titles were released in '69,' 70, and '70, respectively, while the latest mono promo release we are aware of is Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" from '73), as music was moving by leaps and bounds from the mono AM band to the stereo FM band.
To make a long story short, this is one of the rarest titles in a series of incredibly rare releases - make an offer while you still can!
Jacket grade: EX
Clean covers, corners have light dings. No splits.
Vinyl grade: VG+
Light scuff marks.
Good luck!
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