do labels/bands ever send out promo vinyl to djs, reviewers instead of promo cds?
I'm sure i read about the pigeon detectives do it
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It's pretty weird that if you send a record out to be reviewed as a 7", then you'd send it in any other version than that format.
generally not
due to cost, and because some DJs are frightened of records
yeah, sometimes
But usually it's just CDRs instead.
I remember taking some vinyl into an A&R's office at A Major Label and they did not have a record player to play it on.
White Stripes
I think Jack White only sent out vinyl copies of elephant because he didn't want anyone to review it who didn't own a record player.
You often see promo copies of stuff on vinyl floating about, I saw a 2 LP promo copy of the first LCD Soundsystem album in Vinyl Exchange the other day, apparently it had different mastering as well.