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Do you have a record collection to sell? We're always looking to buy records, CDs and memorabilia by Smile. We pay top prices for mint condition records, rare CDs and authentic pop memorabilia. Save time and hassle and sell us your whole collection. Or consign your high-end items with us. 60s pop, 70s rock, progressive, psychedelic, punk, indie, metal, blues, folk, funk and jazz are just some of the genres we cover - anything considered, so long as it's mint condition. We specialise in vinyl LPs, 12-inch, 7-inch, programmes, posters, tickets, autographs, vintage merchandise & memorabilia. We also buy collectables including 1980s and 1990s CD singles, limited edition releases, picture discs, shaped and uncut, promotional and demonstartion copies, acetates, test pressings and BPI and RIAA Gold/Silver/Platinum award discs. It's easy to sell to us. Download our valuation form and send us a detailed list of any records, CDs and memorabilia you wish to sell -- full details here. If your collection is large or valuable we can come to you.

AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO SMILE VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY... We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following... JAPAN vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, orange vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo CD album, promo 5-CD set... USA 7" vinyl, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD album... EUROPE CD album, red vinyl, yellow vinyl, blue vinyl, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD single... Top release decades 1980s, 1960s, 1990s... Top music labels Mercury, Pseudonym... Top barcodes 8712488004570... Top catalogue numbers 18PP-1(M), 18PP-1, 18-PP1(M), 72977, CDP1049DD... Top titles Gettin' Smile + Obi, Gettin' Smile, Gettin' Smile - EX, Ghost Of A Smile, Earth, Earth - EX... Top wanted titles Earth, Ghost Of A Smile... Other artist names 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, Smile, The Cross, The Immortals, The Others [1960S], The SAS Band, Tim Staffell, Wire Daisies... A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT... 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!) Tracklisting: 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. SMILE Gettin' Smile (1982 Japanese original Mono 6-track vinyl mini LP featuring a pre-Queen Brian May and Roger Taylor - recorded in 1969 & 1970. Issued in a full pasted picture sleeve, and comes complete with Japanese/lyric insert 18-PP1(M)) Tracklisting: 1. Doin' Allright 2. Blag 3. April Lady 4. Polar Bear 5. Earth 6. Step On Me AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I., ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations. MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED: Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills & flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material; press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing; original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying: original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.

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