Debbie Gibson Electric Youth
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Topic: Debbie Gibson Electric Youth
Posted By: Kiefer2
Subject: Debbie Gibson Electric Youth
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 7:18am
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I have a question regarding the cd single for
"Electric Youth"-specifically this maxi: https://www.discogs.com/Debbie-Gibson-Electric- Youth/release/442608 I say it was a promo-the inlay card lists it as a promo (but with a different catalog# next to the blurb), but the correct catalog # above the Atlantic logo. In all my years of haunting record stores I don't ever remember seeing this commercially available, but I'm currently in a disagreement with the original poster of this piece on Discogs who states he remembers purchasing it in a retail store. It doesn't list it as a promo anywhere but the contested catalog#. I was just wondering about the experts opinions! Did you see it in stores? Did I somehow miss it? Thanks! |
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Posted By: crapfromthepast
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:14am
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I don't remember seeing it either, but it has a bar code and it's packaged like a retail product.
The bar code is the giveaway. None of the promo-only singles ever had a bar code. ------------- There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one http://www.crapfromthepast.com" rel="nofollow - Crap From The Past . |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:18am
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I do remember hearing about there being a CD Single for
it, since there were several versions at the time. I never bought it or saw it in the stores, though. There's a listing on Discogs for a US Promo CD Single, but the picture of the back inlay of the disc has a bar code, which a promo single would lack. So I don't know what to make of it. Maybe Discogs just has it labelled wrong. ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: Kiefer2
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 9:45am
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Thanks guys-Dan in Philly-I'm near you-maybe we just
didn't get it in any of the stores around here! Thanks alot South Street Tower Records! |
Posted By: thecdguy
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 10:08am
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Yeah, that was an awesome store! I still miss it to this
day. I was actually on South Street a few days ago and walked right by where it used to be. I'm from Northeast Philly, so I spent more time in the Tower Store that was up in my area, but it was still more of a thrill to go to the one on South Street. The one at Broad & Chestnut Street in Center City was also a great store. ------------- Dan In Philly |
Posted By: 995wlol
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 10:47am
Someone just forgot to remove the "Licensed for Promotion Only" text on the back of the front insert when putting together the artwork for the retail single. It uses the exact same front insert that was packaged with the PR 2689-2 promo: https://www.discogs.com/Debbie-Gibson-Electric- Youth/release/1852957 I have several promo CD singles across different labels where similar things happened, though it was usually a case of retail markings or barcodes that someone neglected to remove form the promo artwork. |
Kiefer2 wrote:Posted By: Brian W.
Date Posted: 23 April 2021 at 6:33pm
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No, it was commercial. I own it and bought it in a store
when it was current, probably Tower Records. |
Posted By: NightAire
Date Posted: 26 April 2021 at 9:12am
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I also bought it commercially at the time at a local record store. I liked the song but was blown away by the remixes. ------------- Gene Savage http://www.BlackLightRadio.com - http://www.BlackLightRadio.com http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage - http://www.facebook.com/TulsaSavage Tulsa, Oklahoma USA |