54 records found [limited to promo-items only].
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Artist | Title | Format | Year | Or. | Description & Condition | Select |
Rupert and David (Rupert Hine) | The Sound of Silence | 7" | 1965 | UK - Decca - F 12306 - Advance test pressing - ultra rare test pressing of the Rupert Hine debut single from 1965 - personnel included a young Jimmy Page, Herbie Flowers on bass and a 26-piece orchestra - in the early sixties, Rupert and David used to perform in pubs and clubs where the then relatively unknown Paul Simon would also play. Both versions of 'The Sound Of Silence' were released in England at the same time. Neither of them sold more than 2,000 copies (Simon only later became famous with this song thanks to Dylan's producer Bob Johnstone who added electric guitars, bass and drums to the track) | ||
Rupert and David (Rupert Hine) | The Sound of Silence | 7" CS | 1965 | UK - Decca - F 12306 - Demo copy - ultra rare Rupert Hine debut single from 1965 - personnel included a young Jimmy Page, Herbie Flowers on bass and a 26-piece orchestra - in the early sixties, Rupert and David used to perform in pubs and clubs where the then relatively unknown Paul Simon would also play. Both versions of 'The Sound Of Silence' were released in England at the same time. Neither of them sold more than 2,000 copies (Simon only later became famous with this song thanks to Dylan's producer Bob Johnstone who added electric guitars, bass and drums to the track) | ||
Rupert and David (Rupert Hine) | The Sound of Silence | 7" CS | 1965 | UK - Decca - F 12306 - Demo copy w/ blank B-side | ||
Rupert and David (Rupert Hine) | The Sound of Silence | 7" CS | 1965 | France - Decca - 72.065 - Promo 'jukebox' black labels - distributed into a Decca orange & black company sleeve - matrix: DR 37109 B1 / DR 37110 B1 - B-side miscredited to 'Mine - Robuson'! | ||
Rupert Hine | Pick Up A Bone | LP | 1971 | Germany - Purple Records - 1C 062-92818 - test pressing | ||
V/A incl. Rupert Hine, Tony Ashton, Buddy Bohn etc. | Purple Sampler | 7" EP | 1971 | UK - Purple Records - SPSEP 207 - promo-only 4-track EP made to promote the Puprle Records label - compilation, incl. 'Landscape' by Rupert Hine | ||
Rupert Hine | Pick Up A Bone | LP | 1971 | UK - Purple Records - TPSA 7502 - white labels test pressing - matrices TPSA 7502 A/B 1-U | ||
Rupert Hine | Pick Up A Bone | 7" CS | 1972 | USA - Capitol - PRO-6384/6393 - promo-only release - purple vinyl in company sleeve - this record was part of a 3 promo purple colored 7" singles set, the sleeves being taped by purple tape, including 'You Make Me Happy / So Nice' by Curtiss Maldoon, and 'Picalilli Lady /Vermouth Ondo' by Buddy Bonn. Some copies stamped 'FEB 21 1972' | ||
Rupert Hine | Me You Mine | 7" | 1972 | France - EMI - SP 230 - promo pressing - misspelled 'McIver Ine' on labels - only a 100 copies made in May 1972 - matrices: SP 230 A 21 M3 286578 / SP 230 B 21 M3 286579 | ||
Rupert Hine | Hamburgers | 7" CS | 1972 | UK - Purple Records - PUR 105 - demo in company sleeve | ||
Rupert Hine | Unfinished Picture | LPx2 | 1973 | UK - Purple Records - TPSA 7509 - proof cover in 2 gatefold parts [no spine] - 2 x 1-sided test pressings | ||
V/A incl. songs by Rupert Hine and David MacIver, Eddie Howell, Barry Clarke, etc. | The Chrysalis Compendium - Taking Further Steps | LP | 1975 | UK - Chrysalis - CHM.2 - scarce promo-only published compilation, including 2 unknown tracks penned by Rupert Hine and David MacIver 'Just One Last Waltz' & 'God Thought Power', featuring Doris Troy on vocals and Gary Moore on guitar - incl. 4 pages lyrics sheet | ||
Rupert Hine | Snakes Don't Dance Fast | 7" CS | 1976 | UK - Electric - WOT 8 - demo copy - all vocal record - non-album track - some copies w/ Decca promo letter | ||
Rupert Hine | Misplaced Love | 7" | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMS 8106 - 2-sided white labels testpressing | ||
V/A incl. Rupert Hine, Split Enz, Live Wire, etc. | Foreplay #42 A&M's Pre-Release Sampler | LP | 1981 | USA - A&M - SP-17150 - promo-only compilation incl. 'Misplaced Love' by Rupert Hine | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | USA - A&M - SP-4858 - promo copies were stock copies distributed into a custom outer cover, along with an A&M envelope containing a 4-pages A4-sized biography and a b&w promo picture | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | USA - A&M - SP-4858 - A&M white labels test pressing stamped 'Terre Haute' w/ release sheet. Matrices: A&M SP 04858-A T1 / A&M SP 04858-B-T1 | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMLH 68519 - white labels test pressing w/ release sheet - matrices numbers w/ 'tone' | ||
Rupert Hine | Surface Tension | 7" PS | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMS 8126 - demo copy - Side A is a remix of the album version from Immunity, with only verse 1 and 3, and an instrumental reprise of the chorus. Side B is an early version of the song later featured on Waving Not Drowning | ||
Rupert Hine | Misplaced Love | 7" PS | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMS 8106 - demo copy | ||
Rupert Hine | Misplaced Love | 7" | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMS 8106 - 1-sided white labels testpressing | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMLH 68519 - white labels test pressing - matrices numbers w/ 'Strawberry' | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | UK - A&M - AMLH 68519 - Promo copies w/ promo gold stamp on back cover | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | LP | 1981 | Japan - A&M - AMP-28038 - w/ obi and Japanese lyrics insert - promo labels | ||
Rupert Hine | Hine Sight | 10" PS | 1982 | UK - A&M - SAMP 16 - Promo only interview about 'Waving Not Drowning' | ||
Rupert Hine | Waving Not Drowning | LP | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMLH 68541 - white labels test pressing w/cover proof - matrices: AMLH-68541 A1/B1 | ||
Rupert Hine | Waving Not Drowning | LP | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMLH 68541 - promo copies have promo gold stamp on back cover | ||
Rupert Hine | Hine Sight | 10" PS | 1982 | UK - A&M - SAMP 16 - promo only interview about 'Waving Not Drowning' - mislabeled copy: A & B sides are inverted | ||
Rupert Hine | The Set Up | 7" PS | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMS 8206 - demo copy - 'x' on cover, else mint - non-album B-side | ||
Rupert Hine | Curious Kind | 7" PS | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMS 8225 - promo copy - unique cover - c/w non-LP track 'Scratching At Success' | ||
Rupert Hine | The Set Up | 7" PS | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMS 8206 - demo copy | ||
Rupert Hine | The Set Up | 7" | 1982 | UK - A&M - AMS 8206 - white label testpressing | ||
Rupert Hine | Waving Not Drowning | LP | 1982 | Australia - A&M - L 37787 - promo copies come w/ an extra 2 pages bio. | ||
Rupert Hine | Waving Not Drowning | LP | 1982 | Holland - A&M - AMLH 68541 - promo copies came w/ an extra 2 pages press info and a b&w photo | ||
Rupert Hine | The Wildest Wish To Fly | LPx2 | 1983 | UK - Island - ILPS 9747 - 2 x 1-sided test pressings '2nd cut' - matrices: ILPS 9747 A-2U-1-1 / ILPS 9747 B-2U-1-1 | ||
Rupert Hine | Picture Phone | 7" CS | 1983 | UK - Island - IS 217 - promo copy w/ info sheet - stereo version on both sides | ||
Rupert Hine | The Victim Of Wanderlust | 7" | 1983 | UK - A&M - AM 126 - white label testpressing | ||
Rupert Hine | The Victim Of Wanderlust | 7" PS | 1983 | UK - A&M - AM 126 - demo copy | ||
Rupert Hine | Living In Sin | 7" PS | 1983 | UK - A&M - AM 111 - demo copy - c/w non-LP track 'An Eagle's Teaching' | ||
Rupert Hine | Blue Flame | 12" | 1984 | USA - Island - PR 636 - blue vinyl promo-only issue - 'Blue Flame (Melt The Ice)' (4:15) on both sides | ||
V/A incl. Big Country, Howard Jones, Tom Robinson, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Pete Townshend, Eddy Grant, Nick Heyward, Robert Fripp, Rupert Hine | Sometimes A Great Notion | LP | 1984 | UK - EMI - Swing The Cat TOPCAT 1 - 2 x 1-sided test pressings - benefit LP for the British Deaf Association. 11 Unreleased Versions by Big Country, Howard Jones, Tom Robinson, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Peter Gabriel, Pete Townshend, Eddy Grant, Nick Heyward, Robert Fripp, Rupert Hine | ||
The Waterboys / Rupert Hine | Island sampler | LP | 1984 | Canada - Island - IPRO-1 - promo-only mini-LP compilation in company sleeve : one side by the Waterboys, the other by Rupert Hine (3 tracks from 'The Wildest Wish To Fly' album) - wrongly labeled from year 1974! | ||
V/A incl. Rupert Hine, Thinkman, E.G. Daily, etc. | Better Off Dead | LP | 1985 | Greece - A&M - 395071-1 - Soundtrack, incl. songs by Rupert Hine & Thinkman - testpressing - German cover, Greek record | ||
Rupert Hine | With One Look (with Cy Curnin) | 12" | 1985 | USA - A&M - SP 17345 - promo-only release - from the original motion picture soundtrack "Better Off Dead" | ||
Rupert Hine | With One Look (with Cy Curnin) | 7" CS | 1985 | USA - A&M - AM-2003 - from the original motion picture soundtrack "Better Off Dead" - promo copy with same track on both sides | ||
Rupert Hine | With One Look (with Cy Curnin) | 7" CS | 1985 | USA - A&M - AM-2772 - from the original motion picture soundtrack "Better Off Dead" - promo copy with same track on both sides | ||
Rupert Hine | With One Look (with Cy Curnin) | 7" CS | 1985 | Australia - A&M - K 9853 - from the original motion picture soundtrack "Better Off Dead" - promo stickered labels | ||
V/A incl. Rupert Hine, Van Morrison, Al Green, etc. | Soundcheck 1/89 | CD | 1989 | Germany - Polydor - promo-only compilation incl. 'Make A Wish' (3:45) by Rupert Hine - slim jewel case | ||
Rupert Hine | Immunity | CD | 1989 | Japan - Pony Canyon Inc. - PCCY-10051 - first Japanese print - promo copy - no obi - disc w/ promo sign near center, back inlay w/ red promo sticker | ||
V/A incl. Rupert Hine, Dave Stewart's Spiritual Cowboys, Michael Rose, Stewart Copeland, etc. | Excerpt From One World One Voice | 7" PS | 1990 | Germany - Virgin - 113590 - promo-only release, silver labels - side 1 feat. Dave Stewart's Spiritual Cowboys / Shakespear's Sister / Remmy Ongala and Orchestra Super Matimilla / Remmy's Audience / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan And Party / Enrico Rava, side 2 feat. Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) / Junior / Rupert Hine / Stewart Copeland / Venice Beach Crowd / Steve Stevens |