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Dear Jessie
Promotional Items


For the full narrative of 'Dear Jessie' please refer to the entry under the SINGLES tab

'Dear Jessie' comes with an interesting mix of rare promos and test pressings. Aside from the usual 7" in stickered sleeve it also appears to be the first CD single issued with the same circular promo sticker as the standard 7".  Perhaps this was to promote the shift to CD singles, in particular the new 5" format.

Among the rarest of all the test pressings are two that exist for the 7" picture disc - white vinyl and clear vinyl.  The existence of a clear vinyl suggest an early intention to have a clear background around the shape of Madonna's mouse-eared head, or possibly another shaped picture disc, but this was rejected in favour of the full circle with white background. 

In addition, a special promo cassette exists in a special custom pink sleeve with a 'Roy' catalogue number. According to the contributor, this particular cassette was only pressed up for employees during a sales conference - and 'Roy' was the area sales manager! Unlike the standard blue cassettes, this item was never intended for distribution to record shops and is, accordingly, one of the rarest promotional cassettes.  

In terms of paper-based items, 'Dear Jessie' sees a return to the counterstand displays, but not, apparently, display flats.  There are also three different music press adverts to collect, the later of which being quite hard to find as it was only selectively issued to the more 'mature' magazines such as 'Vox' and 'Q' as it's intention was to reach a more 'adult' audience.  The advert itself was more about promoting Madonna as "The 'Face of 80s - and the 90s'" and the LP 'Like A Prayer' rather than the single. 


7" Single - in promotional stickered sleeve

7" Single - White vinyl / Clear vinyl test pressings

CD Single - in promotional stickered case 

Cassette - special promotional cassette issued for conference staff only

Display Standee

Promotional Adverts: Three Versions


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