HW's USA Kings Of Speed promo 45s

[mike coleman]

final statement:
how many non-plugsides would you like and am I to be rich overnight???


On 4/24/09, mike coleman <insect.brain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> First of all yes, it must be that guy
> I am well aware of the UK DEMO version which I owned myself
> I realise it is a longshot, but you in fact seem to support my
> theory....you are in the UK right????
> Did you understand that  I was telling you there are 3 versions WITHOUT
> such markings, and these all show up here in the USA as opposed to the Plug
> one??
> If you can ever help me get hold of one, would ya??
>
> ps-I saw one of these non-plug versions being sodl from England there in an
> differnet Atco sleeve than usual, almost bought it, had "Atlantic Company"
> on it
>
>  On 4/24/09, tajemtoe <heresybint at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Mike, are you referring to the pair Tony has just sold on eBay? The £285
>> and £112 mono/stereo Atco promos? I know for a fact both of those came from
>> the US many moons ago. Tony had his own copy and then was asked to sell
>> another for somebody we both know but who shall remain nameless.
>>
>> I have one of those also, with PLUG SIDE on both the mono and stereo
>> sides. In fact all of the copies I've physically seen of the promo have been
>> of that description: I've yet to see the 'other' version for real, the one
>> without PLUG SIDE or PROMOTIONAL on the labels.
>>
>> So, if I've seen one several times and one never which is the rarer? Does
>> that make sense?
>>
>> As for made for the British market, nah, I don't buy that. We didn't have
>> mono/stereos over here. And surely KOS would have been on UA in the UK.
>>
>> Anyway, thanks for the input, let's see if somebody else can join the
>> fray.
>>
>> HerB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 24/4/09, mike coleman <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> > From: mike coleman <insect.brain at GMAIL.COM>
>> > Subject: Re: HW's USA Kings Of Speed promo 45s
>> > To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
>> > Date: Friday, 24 April, 2009, 8:14 PM
>> > On 4/24/09, tajemtoe <heresybint at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Just wond'ring aloud here....which of the 2 Kings
>> > Of Speed promo 45s is the
>> > > rarer or harder to come by?
>> > > Both are mono/stereo with white and blue Atco labels
>> > but the wording is
>> > > slightly different on each. Can a collector enlighten
>> > me?
>> > >
>> > > HerB
>> >
>> >
>> > This is a hard question to answer, and I believe there are
>> > 3 of these, but
>> > something has recently come to light:
>> > that there is a version that says "plug side", as
>> > well as promotional on
>> > both sides
>> > At first I thought I had this item in the past, and then I
>> > remembered it was
>> > Ande Tucker who had this, likely brought from England
>> > the first one of these that appeared sold for 285 pounds I
>> > believe, and then
>> > I did my magic trick and made another appear for my friend,
>> > don't know what
>> > he paid, yet......
>> > I am willing to bet money this version was pressed
>> > specifically for the
>> > British market, so if one of yours is as I describe,
>> > you've got a jem
>>
>>
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