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Just got a box of promo stuff in the mail. Anybody know the promo photo of AE sitting on a wall pointing up? What was the for and was there a press pack also or just the photo?
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http://sisterswiki.org/Floorshow_EP :wink:
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that's where Usain Bolt got the idea for that pose from....knew I had seen it some where before

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Exactly, that's the one. I've also seen it in Heartland Fanzine and remember part of the caption that was: Andrew Eldritch at the ... meeting that went terribly wrong .... Don't know what issue ... but there was also some text around that picture .... however, I only own the anthology and in there quite a few things are different. There is no more caption for example and the picture is the size of a full page and located between plenty others ...
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That is a copy of the promo photo reprinted on Floorshow ep. I'm talking about the 8x10 photo from the record company.
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I think it was used in a Sounds (maybe Melody Maker) feature. Am assuming he's doing Michaelangelo's spark of life pose. Possibly. :innocent:
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Rise891 wrote:That is a copy of the promo photo reprinted on Floorshow ep. I'm talking about the 8x10 photo from the record company.
Well if the Floorshow EP cover ain't the one you're on about, then you should have put more information in your question, ya numpty! :roll:

The year of the photograph in question, or even a link to the picture you're asking about would get you the answer, no? :|
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[quote="abridged"]I think it was used in a Sounds (maybe Melody Maker) feature. Am assuming he's doing Michaelangelo's spark of life pose. Possibly. :innocent:[/quote

If it's the one I'm thinking of, I always thought it was more like the fake pointing my Dad used to do on family photos (looking out to sea, on top of a mountain etc). Perhaps young Von had a secondary career as a catalogue model.
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Big Si wrote:
Rise891 wrote:That is a copy of the promo photo reprinted on Floorshow ep. I'm talking about the 8x10 photo from the record company.
Well if the Floorshow EP cover ain't the one you're on about, then you should have put more information in your question, ya numpty! :roll:

The year of the photograph in question, or even a link to the picture you're asking about would get you the answer, no? :|
Surely the point is that, although the photo was used on the bootleg EP, it wasn't originally taken for that and must have had some earlier purpose.
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sam1 wrote:that's where Usain Bolt got the idea for that pose from....knew I had seen it some where before

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new tumblr idea: Usain Bolt pointing at things :?: :idea: ;D
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Nothing and no-one can beat the original ... ;D :lol: ...

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Rise891 wrote:That is a copy of the promo photo reprinted on Floorshow ep. I'm talking about the 8x10 photo from the record company.
Is it definitely a promo photo from the record company?

Is it possible that it's a photo taken by a music mag photographer to accompany an interview in a magazine?
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the press bio + 2 x 8x10 promo photos comes with first last usa promo lp (you miss a 3rd insert as well )

the brain eater bio press booklet comes with Alice brain eater 12 inch

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Quite a price you paid! ;-)
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Probably not its first time in the music press, but this is slightly amusing.
And no it's not a bad scan, Sounds really did print it that crappily.


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taylor wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... true&rt=nc

the press bio + 2 x 8x10 promo photos comes with first last usa promo lp (you miss a 3rd insert as well )

the brain eater bio press booklet comes with Alice brain eater 12 inch

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Thanks Luca! Just the answer I was looking for
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Found it :D

L is completely right, the FLAA US promo contains 2 promo photos including the one mentioned above plus an Electra press biography. Hadn't looked at this promo lp for years and couldn't even remember that I have a copy of the photo :roll:
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I have the flaa one without wea logo and direct from the negative is that rare taylor?
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