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What is a promo obi? E-mail

A promo obi is an obi given away as a promotional item. It is usually a replica of the obi that came with the original release.

Normally, an obi strip provides information about the current release (in other words it has a specific function: to provide information to the buyer) whereas a promo obi is nothing more than a replica of something that is theoretically long out of date.

Promo obis often come as part of a promo box package.

Promo boxes also sometimes (much more rarely) contain a replica cover of a 33rpm LP or a 45 rpm single (such as Zappa's Uncle Meat Box).
 
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Front cover (main) image of TOCP-71041 : Beatles (The) : The Beatles in Mono
The Beatles in Mono (Beatles (The))
TOCP-71041 : 2009-09-09

Published by EMI Music Japan. This box is a little larger than the non-Japanese version as it contains additional printed material.

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Front cover (main) image of EMICD-11228 : Pink Floyd : Oh By The Way: European Box Set
Oh By The Way: European Box Set (Pink Floyd)
EMICD-11228 : 2007-11-26

16 CD box set - being 14 studio albums including 2 doubles.

According to Pink Floyd Brain Damage site there were a few glitches with this release, the most notable being a misprinting of the inner bag for the second CD in "The Wall".

There are also cases of an album being missed out and duplicates in their places.

The later Japanese release of this box set is basically identical to this box set.

Poor quality fakes exist for this set - more details below.

The original Japanese individual releases are regarded as being of a much higher quality to either of these box sets.

You can see a YouTube video of this set on the videos page.

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Front cover (main) image of YES-BOX1 : Yes : Roger Dean Box
Roger Dean Box (Yes)
YES-BOX1 : 1998-05-29
This ULTRA RARE promo box has the distinction of being the FIRST EVER Disk Union mini LP Promo Box!! The full title of the box is:YES ORIGINAL JACKET COLLECTION selected from ROGER DEAN WORKS. This box contained five YES mini LP CDs.
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Front cover (main) image of UICY-93980 : Stewart, Rod : Sing It Again Rod +5
Sing It Again Rod +5 (Stewart, Rod)
UICY-93980 : 2009-02-25
Rod's first 'greatest hits' album with a fantastic, die-cut sleeve.
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Sector 1 (Rush)
Rush-Sector-1 : 2011-11-21
Box 1 from a 3 boxes set. Each box is numbered. These are official releases by Universal Music. Each box set has 5 cds and 1 DVD. Each cd is in a replica mini LP sleeve. The DVD is in Surround sound. Each sliding box has a picture from 1 member of the band. On top of the boxes, you find part of the logo that is on the inside of the 2112 cd. Once you put the 3 boxes one beside another, you have the complete logo.
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Front cover (main) image of hudson-pf01 : Pink Floyd : Hudson Dark Side of the Moon Box
Hudson Dark Side of the Moon Box (Pink Floyd)
hudson-pf01 : 2008-01-01

A unique creation from Kerry Hudson design. Lavishly sculptured and finished, this felt lined wooden box stand holds all regular sized Pink Floyd Mini vinyl LP replica covers along with a selection of DVDs.

The ultimate gift for the Pink Floyd fan who has everything. (The box is currently for sale from the sculptor. Contact details can be found here.)

This was Kerry's second homage to an artist's releases on Mini LP, the first being Hudson Genesis Box Mach I.

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