Marker 14th Oct 2018 | | Vinyl AlbumElvis Costello - My Aim Is True | So … just to add bit of clarity here … the pic uploaded of the 'Help Us Hype Elvis insert' is not actually the 'Help Us Hype Elvis insert', even though what is pictured bears the title 'Help Us Hype Elvis'. The item shown is actually something that was stuck by Stiff onto the front cover of copies of the LP that were sent to people who had been nominated to receive a free copy by a friend who had filled out the Help Us Hype Elvis insert that came with their copy. (And the name of your friend was written in the space provided in the text.)
If what has pictured was actually found as an insert in a copy of the LP, it could be down to a number of things, but that wasn't it's intended existence or use.
The Help Us Hype Elvis insert that came with a limited number of first copies is a different design to this.
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Marker 21st Nov 2015 | | Vinyl AlbumThe Damned - Damned Damned Damned | Regards Deepinder Cheema comment, I can confirm my erratum copy (fortunately still complete with red sticker) has a sleeve which is not laminated.
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Marker 21st Nov 2015 | | Vinyl AlbumElvis Costello - My Aim Is True | Early copies (first 1000 I believe) included a 'Help Us Hype Elvis' insert that you could fill out, nominating a friend to receive a free copy of the LP courtesy of Stiff.
Recipients of such free copies received a customised copy of the LP that had a sticker on the front covering the Elvis photo. The sticker had a close-up of Elvis's face, some text and the name of the friend who had nominated you written on in pen.
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Marker 21st Nov 2015 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Bunch Of Stiffs | Initial copies came with an inner sleeve that had curved corners, same printed design though. (In the same way initial copies of Dury's New Boots had an inner with curved corners.)
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Marker 14th May 2015 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Revelations: A Musical Anthology For Glastonbury Fayre | I have identified 4 different label designs (colour configurations), ignoring white labels. Each disc available in each of the 4 versions!
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