Promotional or deejay records were issued regularly over the years. They were usually issued with
white labels with black print in the same graphical designs as their commercial counterparts:
In addition, Atlantic issued a series of promotional albums using a 100 series. These are listed below.
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ATLANTIC ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY, PART 13
Number - Title - Artist [Release Date] Contents
LS-ST-119 - Atco Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - New York
Rock and Roll Ensemble/Cream [1968] This record has one side containing selections from Atco
33-240, "The New York Rock and Roll Ensemble" and the Cream album Atco 2-700 "Wheels of Fire".
TL-ST-121 - Atlantic Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Aretha
Franklin/Rascals [1968] This record has one sode containing selections from Atlantic LP8126
"Aretha Now" and the Rascals LP 8190 "Time Peace Greatest Hits".
TS-ST 124 - Atco Records Promotional LP for Record Department In-Store Play - King Curtis
and Buffalo Springfield [1968] This record has one side containing selections from King Curtis Atco
LP 33-247 "Sweet Soul" and Buffalo Springfield's Atco LP 33-256 "Last Time Around".
TL-ST-129 - Atlantic Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Booker
T. and the MG's/Various Artists [1968] This record has one side containing selections from Atlantic
LP 8202, "The Best of Booker T. and the MG's" and the various artists album Atlantic LP 8203 "Super
Hits, Volume 3".
TL-ST-131 - Atco Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Otis
Redding/King
Curtis [1967] This record has one side containing selections from Otis Redding Atco LP 33-265,
"Otis Redding In Person At the Whiskey A Go Go" and King Curtis Atco LP 33-266 "The Best of King
Curtis".
TL-ST-132 - Atlantic Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Aretha
Franklin/Archie Bell and the Drells [1968] This record has one side containing selections from
Aretha Franklin Atlantic LP 8207, "Aretha In Paris" and Archie Bell and the Drells Atlantic LP 8204 "I
Can't Stop Dancing".
TL-ST-133 - Atlantic-Atco Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play -
Booker T. and the MG's/Various Artists [1968] This record has one side containing selections
from Stax LP 713 "In the Christmas Spirit" by Booker T. and the MG's and the other side selections from
Atco LP 33 269 "Soul Christmas". Album has white promo labels, cover has a picture of the second
version of Stax LP 713 (Santa cover) and Atco LP 33-269. A DJ introduces the songs on each side. Side
One: Introduction/We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Booker T. and the MG's/Introduction/Santa Claus Is
Coming to Town - Booker T. and the MG's/Introduction/Silver Bells - Booker T. and the
MG's/Introduction/Blue Christmas - Booker T. and the MG's/Introduction/Silent Night - Booker T. and the
MG's/Introduction/We Three Kings - Booker T. and the MG's/Introduction/Closing//Side Two:
Introduction/White Christmas - Otis Redding/Introduction/The Christmas Song - King
Curtis/Introduction/Back Door Santa - Clarence Carter/Introduction/I'll Make Everyday Christmas - Joe
Tex/Introduction/Presents for Christmas - Solomon Burke/Introduction/Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday
- William Bell/Closing
TL-ST-134 - Atlantic Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Aretha
Franklin/Clarence Carter [1968] This record has one side containing selections from Aretha Franklin
Atlantic LP 8212 "Soul '69" and Clarence Carter Atlantic LP 8199 "The Dynamic Clarence Carter".
TL-ST-135 - Atlantic Records Promotional LP for Record Department-In-Store-Play - Led
Zeppelin/Dusty Springfield [1969] This record has one side containing selections from Dusty
Springfield Atlantic LP 8214 "Dusty In Memphis" and Led Zeppelin Atlantic LP 8216 "Led Zeppelin".
SP-137 - Freedom Suite Sampler - Rascals [1969]
PR-160 - Pete Townshend Talks To and About Thunderclap Newman - Pete
Townshend [1970] Label is Track.
PR-164 - Interview with Mick Jagger by Tom Donahue - Mick Jagger [1971] This
promotional release is on the Rolling Stones record label.
PR-165 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Month Celebration Copy - Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young [1971] Love the One You're With/Music is Love/Military Madness/Bluebird Revisited/Simple
Man/Orleans//Long Time Gone/Marrakesh Express/Carry On/Woodstock/Teach Your Children/Ohio
PR 170 - Whatever's Fair! Atlantic's Soul Explosion '72 - Various Artists [1972] Two
record set with white labels. Disc 1: Young Gifted And Black - Aretha Franklin (S)/Don't Knock
My Love, Part 1 - Wilson Pickett (S)/Groove Me - King Curtis (S)/Poor Make Believer - Brook Benton
(S)/If This Is Love Then I Don't Want Any Part Of It - Persuaders (S)//I'm Gettin' Tired Baby - Betty
Wright (S)/She's a Burglar - Howard Tate (S)/My World Tumbles Down - Paterson Singers (S)/Little
Ghetto Boy - Donny Hathaway (S)/That's Understanding - Tami Lynn (S); Disc 2: Patutu -
Richard Evans (S)/Lonely Avenue - David Newman (S)/Medley: I Just Want to Make Love to You-Rock
Me Baby - Isaac Hayes (S)//What's Goin' On - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (S)/Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk (S)/Nubian Lady - Yusef Lateef (S)/Beaux J. Poo Poo - Les McCann (S)
PR 180 - Heavies for January from Atlantic, Atco & RSO - Various Artists [1973] Don't
Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett (S)/How Do You Spell Love - Margie Joseph (S)/Opus -
Yusef Lateef (S)/Seems So Long - Robin Kenyatta (S)/How Could I Let You Get Away - Clarence
Wheeler (S)/Junker's Blues - King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree (S)//Why Does Love Got To Be So
Sad - Derek & Dominos (S)/My Life Has Been A Song - Bee Gees (S)/It's Gonna Be Easy - Doug Sahm
& Band (S)/Rock 'N Roll Gypsies - Vinegar Joe (S)/Ictus - Roger Powell (S)
PR-202 - Stop in the Name of Love - Hollies [1983] 12 Inch promo single, same song
both sides
PR-260 - Yes Solo LP Sampler - Yes [1976]
PR-277 - Works, Volume 1 Sampler - Emerson, Lake and Palmer [1977]
PR-278 - Westbound LP Sampler - Various Artists [1977] Devil's Gun - C.J. & Co./Free
to Be Me - C.J. & Co./Cosmic Slop - Funkadelic/No Compute - Funkadelic/Pain - Ohio Players //Players
Balling (Players Doin' Their Own Thing)/Feel the Need - Detroit Emeralds/Love Has Come to Me -
Detroit Emeralds/Our Love Goes on Forever - Dennis Coffey/Free Spirit - Dennis Coffey
PR-281 - On Tour With Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer [1979]
PR-285 - Yes Music: An Evening with Jon Anderson - Yes [1977]
PR-291 - Reggae on Broadway - Bob Marley and the Wailers [1981] 12 Inch single,
same song on both sides.
PR-300 - Abba - Abba [1978]
PR-387 - Keep the Fire Burning - Gwen McCrae [1982] 12 Inch single, same song on
both sides.
PR-388 - Every Night/Lucille - Paul McCartney [1981] 12 Inch single.
PR-414 - Chances Are - Bob Marley and the Wailers [1981] 12 Inch single, same song
on both sides.
PR-420 - As - Jean-Luc Ponty [1982] 12 Inch single, same song on both sides.
PR-427 - One to One - Carole King [1982] 12 Inch single, same song on both sides.
PR-432 - A Collection of Hits - Abba [1982]
PR-436 - The Abba Special - Abba [1983] Two record set.
PR-439 - An Introduction to the Classics - Ray Charles, Albert King, Coasters and Professor
Longhair [1983]
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