Bruce Springsteen Last American Hero.. Mega Japan Promo Only Vinyl Lp Yapc 95

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LAST AMERICAN HERO FROM ASBURY PARK N.J.
FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION MEGA RARE JAPAN WHITE LABEL PROMO ONLY PRESSING WITH SLEEVE AND INFO SHEETS, NOT LYRIC SHEET CBS/SONY ref YAPC 95 VISUAL CONDITION: COVER - EX- - WOULD BE EX CONDITION SAVE FOR WRITING ON THE FRONT AND SOME LIGHT FOXING.
NO DINGS AND VIRTUALLY NO SHELFWEAR WITH A FULLY INTACT AND CLEAN SPINE.
SEE PHOTOS VINYL - EX - VERY CLOSE TO MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT FOXING ON A LABEL INFO SHEETS - WITH ORIGINAL STAPLE, FRONT SHEET DETACHED, EXCELLENT GENERAL CONDITION WITHOUT ANY WRITING OR CREASES OBI - THIS RECORD WAS NEVER ISSUED WITH AN OBI STRIP, NORMAL FOR PROMO ONLY LPS AND COMMON FOR MANY REGULAR PROMOS CBS/SONY ref YAPC 95 ACCORDING TO THE SPRINGSTEEN COLLECTORS BIBLE THAT IS THE LOSTINTHEFLOOD WEBSITE THERE ARE PROBABLY LESS THAN 100 COPIES OF THIS LP IN CIRCULATION.
SEE BELOW - Japan-only promotional release issued to promote Bruce s fourth LP Darkness On The Edge Of Town , though strangely including tracks from his first three albums only.
Black-and-white picture sleeve no obi contains an insert with Japanese song lyric translations disc carries special white Sample labels.
Limited to probably less than 100 copies, this is one of the rarest Springsteen items ever.
Featured tracks: It s Hard To Be A Saint In The City / Blinded By The Light / Spirit In The Night / Rosalita Come Out Tonight / New York City Serenade / Thunder Road / Born To Run / She s The One / Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out / Jungleland.
SOURCE : LOSTINTHEFLOOD.PRIV.AT THE INFO SHEETS ATTACHED WITH THIS LP ARE NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE JAPAN PROMO VERSION OF BRUCE S 1978 LP DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN AS REFERRED TO ABOVE.
THE DARKNESS PROMO ALSO HAD IT S OWN SIMILAR INFO SHEETS.
I CAN ONLY SPECULATE, BUT LOGICALLY TO ME IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS SET OF STAPLED INFO SHEETS SHOULD GO WITH THE LAST AMERICAN HERO ALBUM, AS THIS SET CAME TO ME.
RATHER THAN TO PROMOTE DARKNESS THE REASON FOR THIS ALBUM BEING PRODUCED COULD WELL BE TO REMIND A SELECT GROUP OF DJS/JOURNALISTS OF BRUCE S BACK CATALOGUE.
HE HADN T SOLD PARTICULARLY WELL IN JAPAN AND THERE WAS ALSO A 3 YEAR GAP FROM BORN TO RUN TO DARKNESS .
THIS WAS AN INCREDIBLY LONG GAP FOR THE TIME, ESPECIALLY AS A FOLLOW-UP TO HIS BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM.
THE REASONS FOR THE DELAY ARE WELL DOCUMENTED CONTRACTUAL ISSUES.
FURTHER, AS THE LAST AMERICAN HERO..
LP WAS RELEASED ALONGSIDE THE DARKNESS PROMO, PRESUMABLY EVERYONE RECEIVING THE RARE LAST AMERICAN HERO WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN SENT A COPY OF THE DARKNESS PROMO.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS MIGHT ALSO EXPLAIN WHY RELATIVELY FEW COPIES OF THE DARKNESS PROMOS ARE SEEN WITH THE INFO SHEETS.
WHILST THE DARKNESS PROMO IS ITSELF RARE, IT IS MUCH MORE COMMON THAN LAST AMERICAN HERO .
VIEWED IN THAT LIGHT THIS LP MAKES PERFECT SENSE - IE.
TO PROMOTE THE BACK CATALOGUE COINCIDING WITH THE RELEASE OF DARKNESS .
WHATEVER THE REASONING IT IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECT SOLD AS A COLLECTABLE, NOT PLAYED AND PLAYBACK QUALITY NOT WARRANTED I WILL BE ON VACATION FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS LISTING PERIOD SO WILL PROBABLY BE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS UNTIL CLOSE TO THE END OF THE AUCTION WILL BE WELL WRAPPED, HAPPY TO COMBINE SHIPPING AT COST IF APPROPRIATE.