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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 27, 2019 at 2:18am

PSA is right

Sorry but these are definitely fakes

Not even close to authentic 

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Permalink Reply by David K on January 27, 2019 at 4:32am

Ok- But it was an official product--strange their LABEL sold fakes to the public..a shame... there was a Flyer inserted into the Box CD set that said "limited edition of 295 signed ELP programs order yours today" that sucks..

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 27, 2019 at 11:49am

I can't explain what happened through the official product site

But I have heard rumors of problems there. Some folks were buying stuff that didn't exist and some folks such as yourself got this garbage

Seems there was someone doing some scams or there was an unofficial site set up by someone

I just don't know my friend

But the ones you have are terrible forgeries

Ya it sucks and I feel your pain

I don't know if that site is even active anymore. I tried contacting them a few months ago and got no reply. 

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 27, 2019 at 12:03pm

would you still have the link to where you actually bought it from?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 27, 2019 at 12:33pm

He bought it in 1992.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 27, 2019 at 11:59am

David K,

Where and how did you buy it? Did you buy it directly from ELP's promotion? Did you buy it second hand? 

I'm not familiar with the promotions but some here may be.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on January 27, 2019 at 1:10pm

Please  a copy of the flyer I might know the company 

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Permalink Reply by David K on January 27, 2019 at 9:01pm

I ill pull it out-and post- who it is from--Im nto sure if there was a LINK-i thin kI CALLED a phone number on the flyer enclosed--I will pull out th ELP program--the flyer- I kept it--so I DO have it--to show you where it came from..Im obcioulsy not getting my money back--it copst quite a penny too lik 125.00 for whaappears to be is junkAH...I found it--says

tHE SELLER WAS wAS

ELP=NEWS SERVICE 

SAN FRAN CA

415-597-5500

hey also selling a BRAIN SALAD SURGery "sIGNED" LITHOGRAPH for 185.00 and this was in 1992..not cheap for 1992

the address was (they sent a COA)

Dept returns

PO BOX883848

SF CA 94188

cust service phone 415-597-5500

so YES-this was OFFICIAL ELP PRODUCT licensed to sell thru a TOWER RECORDS EXCLUSIVE.

OBV..THEY SOLD FAKES AT 185.00 A POP!!!

HERE IS SOMETHING THAT IBGHT HAVE ALERTED ME-

IT SAYS ABSOLUTELY NO RETURNS FOR ANY REASON AFTER 21 DAYS!!!

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 27, 2019 at 9:11pm

looks all bogus

no way those bad sigs are official merch

too bad you found out now but better late than never

hopefully marc e knows about this place and can shed some light your way

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Permalink Reply by goodcat on January 27, 2019 at 9:40pm

maybe the merchandise was official but the signatures are definitely fake

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Permalink Reply by posterguy on January 28, 2019 at 12:56am

Trivia : the melody Tarkus was used as the main theme in the '72 kung fu movie Hapkido aka Lady Kung Fu :P

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Permalink Reply by MarkG on January 29, 2019 at 7:38am

Totally agree with the CAT. These are actually poor fakes with very little detail paid to them. If they are "secretarial" and "official, knowing how scrupulous Keith Emerson was, he would have gone ballistic.

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