Offering on eBay again

[andywithaz]

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Here is another vopy of Offering that looks to be in good condition.

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

wow already 75.00? I think I am content for now with my Offering from the new anniv box set mini lp style cd, a smaller version but still very cool.

 

[W.B.]

They're also offering (sorry about that) on eBay the original "Ticket To Ride" 45 . . . and I've noticed, virtually every copy I've seen, either on boards from this site or as sold on eBay, was a Monarch pressing; I have yet to see a single copy pressed by Columbia. I guess I'll have to check some used record shops out in the Village . . .

 

[andywithaz]

Here is another one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2599889122&category=1595

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

This one says, white label promo copy. Did they all have this?

...whose never added this to his collection, online....

 

[andywithaz]

OMG! I didn't read that! This is super rare The last one went for like $200

The WLP is so important, it mide need a separate thread. Whadda you think ?

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

Oh great, that leaves me out.

 

[andywithaz]

Thank God I got an Offering LP for only $45 plus all the other LPs 1969-1984.

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[W.B.]

They're also offering (sorry about that) on eBay the original "Ticket To Ride" 45 . . . and I've noticed, virtually every copy I've seen, either on boards from this site or as sold on eBay, was a Monarch pressing; I have yet to see a single copy pressed by Columbia. I guess I'll have to check some used record shops out in the Village . . .

Since that post, I took my own advice, as I wrote in a post on Feb. 24:

Over the weekend, I purchased a copy of "Ticket . . . " / " . . . Parade" at an oldies store in Greenwich Village, and found some interesting things:
- The pressing, from Columbia in Pitman, N.J., used stampers derived from metal parts that originated from Monarch, hence my copy likewise has Δ78673 on "Ticket . . . " and Δ78673-X on " . . . Parade." They did their best to conceal part of the origin, with scratchings all over the "Circle MR" logo, but still . . .
- As according to the website www.carponline.bravepages.com, A&M single #1142 was released Nov. 5, 1969. Apparently, it figures: The fonts used for the label copy came from the Pitman plant itself, and may well be among the first releases to fall under what appeared to be a new policy of each of Columbia's plants being responsible for its own label copy artwork on a new A&M album or single. So with the exception of "Goodbye To Love" (AM-1367-S), every Carpenters 45 up to "Top of the World" (AM-1468-S) that was pressed by Columbia in Pitman used Pitman's own typesetting on the labels. (Whereas their first LP, then titled Offering, was released when the older policy of virtually all label copy artwork for A&M being imported from Santa Maria, CA, was still in effect. Incidentally, I found it interesting that the "Ticket" 45 made no mention of the album title. Premonition, perhaps?) Not to mention being probably the first Pitman-pressed single since certain copies of Sonny Charles's "Black Pearl" (#1053) to use Pitman-originated fonts on their label copy. And by the way, I only paid $10.00 for my copy.

 

[andywithaz]

Here is another one but this is a Buy It Now for only $50. Great price compared to other eBay auctions.

click here for Offering LP