Bruce Springsteen Rosalita Playback Single AS66 Rare
$
833
$ 833
Sold For
Aug 13, 2005
Sold Date
Aug 6, 2005
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
22
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USA
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Description
Bruce Springsteen's Rosalita - A Very Rare Collector's Item in Near Mint Condition
Columbia Play:Back Series #AS66
This auction is for the complete package as it came in the mail from Columbia Records in 1974 for subscribers only!
Included are:
1. The record
2. The Play:Back paper record sleeve.
3. The original cardboard stiffener for shipping.
4. Play:Back Magazine Issue #38
5. The original outer shipping envelope.
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Side 1 of the record has the blue label with the words:
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PLAY:BACK
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SIDE 1
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STEREO
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33 1/3 R.P.M.
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Not For Sale
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AS 66
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ZSM 159194
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"STONE COUNTY" - JOHNNY WINTER
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TRANSATLANTIC WESTBOUND JET - THE HOLLIES
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(In the dead wax area) ZSM159194 - 1A
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- Side 2 of the record has the blue label with the words:
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PLAY:BACK
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SIDE 2
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STEREO
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33 1/3 R.P.M.
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Not For Sale
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AS 66
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ZSM 159195
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ROSALITA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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(In the dead wax area) ZSM159195 - 1A
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Play:Back Magazine Issue #38 does not mention Bruce or the song. They usually did it this way. Issue #41 contained the subscriber reviews of "Rosalita".
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The articles in the magazine are:
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Hot Stuff (News & Notes)
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Michael Fennelly: Lane Changer
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Florence Warner: Not Your Typical Southern Belle
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Hanging Around the Observatory With John Hiatt
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Booga, Booga (David Steinberg)
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Get On Up like a Soft Machine
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Walter Carlos: Switched On Bach is Back
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David Bromberg: Wanted Dead or Alive
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The magazine is in close to mint condition with no tears or bends.
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I subscribed for a year to the Play:Back service back in 1974 and received 10 issues. I kept everything including the outer shipping envelope. I did, however, write on the outer envelope in blue ink the names and artists of the songs inside. I also wrote in red ink the issue number of the magazine. The gummed flap is torn where I cut it open on the day that I got it. I don't think that these things reduce the value of the overall package because I haven't seen any other copies of this record that still have the outer envelope. The original "ship-to" sticker with my name on it is still on the outside of the envelope. I have blocked it out in the pictures for privacy, but I will leave it for the buyer to maintain its authenticity.
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The paper sleeve is in very clean, straight condition, but with the outline of the outer rim of the record on it.
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The record label is clean with no signs of wear on it or in the hole.
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The 3 songs on the record play in almost mint condition with no discernable background noise. Rosalita does have a few light surface scratches that don't seem to affect the playing of it.
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Note - Any sound tests are done using a Denon audiophile turntable Model DP-52F that is fitted with a Shure V15 Type V (That's type 5) Cartridge and Stylus.
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Note 2 - If you are curious about what subscribers thought about the song in 1974, here are the comments from issue #41 (Maybe some of those people might want to take back what they said.)
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"Rosalita" by Bruce Springsteen is well done but words in some spots not immediately clear to listener. Instrumentation is excellent on song ; perhaps a bit too repetitious in certain "lead" spots. - F. L.
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Springsteen is an artist with whom I am yet unfamiliar. But the song previewed here has aroused my interest in finding out more about him. I think "Rosalita" will do quite well. - D. B.
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I'm an avid fan of Bruce Springsteen. He's an artist in his own right. Only good can come of his talent. - F. R.
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"Rosalita": I did not like it. - L. R.
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Bruce Springsteen's "Rosalita" was really good ! We rated it a 10 on a scale of 1-10; I didn't go to that extreme - I thought 9 1/2. - B. G. & the M-H Sr. High 7th Period music class
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"Rosalita": There is a lot of work in this song. I get the picture of about ten musicians stomping about the stage and meaning everything they are putting out. - O. W.
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Bruce Springsteen's "Rosalita" bores me. Whereas "Blinded by the Light" stole from Bob Dylan and Van Morrison, "Rosalita" melodically steals from "Blinded by the Light !" The lyrics are nothing to brag about either. - J. K.
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