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Old 09-24-2010, 02:28 PM
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Very rare vinyl - it was released in 1982 before CDs even existed. My sealed copy is framed on the media room wall next to WAPP 83 and Christmas in the Stars. The CD versions were released more than a decade later to cash in on the Jovi success.
Original version is only 6 songs and our guitar hero went by "Rich Sambora" on the album sleeve.
As far as rarity the vinyl is far more scarce than any official Bon Jovi release with between 500 and 1500 copies pressed. This is less common even than Jon's first recorded work on Christmas in the Stars (a star wars christmas) that had a huge initial pressing based on the popularity of Star Wars, but is extremely hard to find in mint condition unless it is one of the mass of cutout return copies. WAPP 83 was distributed for free and cheap in New York as part of the battle of the bands competition that resulted in 2 of the bands getting record deals - both John Bongiovi and Twisted Sister. The version of runaway on this vinyl differs slightly from the Bon Jovi album version.
All three of these should bring $150.00+ in Mint condition.
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