Gambler
Promotional Items
For the full narrative of 'Gambler' please refer to the entry under the SINGLES tab
For collectors the only serious challenges come from the promotional items, starting with a rare 12" white label. In addition, there is an extremely rare counterstand display for the 7" single which is one of the rarest of all counterstand displays.
The easiest promotional items to source are the two music press adverts however collectors should not that there are two version as Geffen authorised adverts to be run in both Smash Hits and No.1, which are slightly different as each has its own rather cheesy (perhaps tongue in cheek) exhortations to the buying public.
'Gambler' also has the distinction of being the first appearance (as far as is known) of a Madonna video within an in-store promotional compilation, albeit referred to erroneously as 'The Gambler'. The compilation contains 15 tracks and the video cassette comes with custom stickers on both the front and spine. This can be viewed below and also in the VIDEO section along with all promotional videos by clicking HERE.
As with 'Angel', this section also concludes not with a promotional item but with a set of rare printer proofs. These relate to the artwork for the 7" single, the 7" posterbag and the 12" singles respectively.
The easiest promotional items to source are the two music press adverts however collectors should not that there are two version as Geffen authorised adverts to be run in both Smash Hits and No.1, which are slightly different as each has its own rather cheesy (perhaps tongue in cheek) exhortations to the buying public.
'Gambler' also has the distinction of being the first appearance (as far as is known) of a Madonna video within an in-store promotional compilation, albeit referred to erroneously as 'The Gambler'. The compilation contains 15 tracks and the video cassette comes with custom stickers on both the front and spine. This can be viewed below and also in the VIDEO section along with all promotional videos by clicking HERE.
As with 'Angel', this section also concludes not with a promotional item but with a set of rare printer proofs. These relate to the artwork for the 7" single, the 7" posterbag and the 12" singles respectively.
12" Single - Promotional white label
Counterstand Display for 7" Single
Promotional Adverts: Two Versions
Set of printer proofs for the 7" sleeve artwork / 7" posterbag / 12" sleeve artwork
1985 - cbs..epic..portrait VIDEO SAMPLER
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