SMILE Earth (Every serious Queen collector has some knowledge of
Smile, the band that featured Brian May, Roger Taylor and Tim
Staffell, who recruited Freddie Mercury when Staffell left and the band
became Queen. What some people don't know is that the band were
actually signed to Mercury records in the US and in June 1969 the
band were sent into the recording studio to record a single with a view
to issuing it in the States. The single contained the Staffell penned
Earth, and Step OnMe which Staffell co wrote with Brian May. Despite
white label promos of the 7" being pressed and sent to press and
radio, the commercial release was scrapped. In the early 1980's at
the height of their fame due to the renewed interest in Smile and all
things pre-Queen inferior bootlegs of this promo single flooded the
market in a variety of colours. Due to the quality of the original it was
sometimes difficult to tell the difference between a black vinyl bootleg
and the real thing, however this ORIGINAL white title label
wide centred Mercury promotional vinyl 7" is in superb condition & on
close inspection it is easy to spot the differences. See the 'More Info'
section for more details the matrix numbers and how to identify an
original from a fake. A legendary piece of Queen history - For serious
collectors only!).
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Smile Earth US Promo 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
The Labels
The labels are white Mercury labels with 'Promotional Copy Not For Sale' text. They are made from glossy, high quality paper stock.
The main difference between this original and a bootleg copy is that on every bootleg copy we've seen the labels are very thin with poor print quality. The text on the bootlegs are usually blurry or smudged. The text on this original is clear and bold. The labels are unfaded with no handwriting or other faults.
The Vinyl
The Vinyl is in perfect mint condition. The Matrix numbers are handwritten they are as follows:
A-Side 45 117 - 1 - 1 - 1 with the letters MR spaced away from the numbers
B-Side 45 118 - 1 - 1 - 1 with the letters MR spaced away from the numbers
The bootlegs often have the MR letters as an immediate prefix or suffix to the numbers. The vinyl on this original has a very distinct taper or ridge which begins approximately 1cm from the edge of the centre hole, bootlegs lack this taper edge.
Lastly although we describe all records as vinyl, the exact substance used to press the originals was styrene which many 1960's and 70's records were made from. The main characteristic of styrene over vinyl is that styrene is more brittle and generally thinner than regular vinyl. Bootlegs were made of heavier vinyl.
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
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| Year of Release: |
1969 - 56 years old |
| Artist: |
Smile (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Earth (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote |
| Format: |
7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45) |
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| Record Label: |
Mercury |
| Catalogue No: |
72977 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
Promo
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
SME07EA487585 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
Rock
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| Related Artists: |
Anita Dobson, Bad News, Billy Squier, Brian May, Carmine Appice, Catherine Porter, Claire Sweeney, D-ROK, Darkness [Dance], Eddie Howell, Freddie Mercury, Heavy Pettin, Hilary Hilary, Ibex, John Deacon, Larry Lurex, Left-Handed Marriage, Minako Honda, Montserrat Caballe, Peter Straker, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Cross, The Immortals, The Others [1960S], The SAS Band, Tim Staffell, Wire Daisies |
| Complete Stock List: |
Smile |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number SME07EA487585 |
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Smile, the band that featured Brian May, Roger Taylor and Tim
Staffell, who recruited Freddie Mercury when Staffell left and the band
became Queen. What some people don't know is that the band were
actually signed to Mercury records in the US and in June 1969 the
band were sent into the recording studio to record a single with a view
to issuing it in the States. The single contained the Staffell penned
Earth, and Step OnMe which Staffell co wrote with Brian May. Despite
white label promos of the 7" being pressed and sent to press and
radio, the commercial release was scrapped. In the early 1980's at
the height of their fame due to the renewed interest in Smile and all
things pre-Queen inferior bootlegs of this promo single flooded the
market in a variety of colours. Due to the quality of the original it was
sometimes difficult to tell the difference between a black vinyl bootleg
and the real thing, however this <B>ORIGINAL</B> white title label
wide centred Mercury promotional vinyl 7" is in superb condition & on
close inspection it is easy to spot the differences. See the 'More Info'
section for more details the matrix numbers and how to identify an
original from a fake. A legendary piece of Queen history - For serious
collectors only!) )
