Blue Jean 9,625 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 It’s really not a good cover and I am glad it was canned RUADJAI and Would You Like To Try 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisisit 95 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 They pressed 25 proof copies of the album artwork. It was presented to Madonna and she rejected it. All copies were destroyed except 3. A friend of mine owns one PanditaRulez, SGK and Andreo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jean 9,625 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Thisisit said: They pressed 25 proof copies of the album artwork. It was presented to Madonna and she rejected it. All copies were destroyed except 3. A friend of mine owns one Could you provide proof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisisit 95 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 I will ask my friend for a photo. She framed it. She also has a letter from the person who got it explaning all the story. That person worked in that proof artwork and with Madonna in later projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanditaRulez 15,804 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Thisisit said: They pressed 25 proof copies of the album artwork. It was presented to Madonna and she rejected it. All copies were destroyed except 3. A friend of mine owns one What about the album mixes of this album? Are they the final mixes released time later with Madonna / The First Album pressings or are they demo versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisisit 95 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, PanditaRulez said: What about the album mixes of this album? Are they the final mixes released time later with Madonna / The First Album pressings or are they demo versions? This is just the cover artwork proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brank000 2,083 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 6/11/2020 at 6:42 PM, thegoldencalf said: The flop of LS is the reason why Holiday never got a video. They were afraid to invest more money before they had proof her music will sell. Using the TOTP performance as the official video was probably better than any video for the song they would have done anyways. Good on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 9,124 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Blue Jean said: Could you provide proof? The only thing that exists are the artwork proofs, as shown below: There are no final LP artworks pressed with this design. Except there are a few foreign pressings of “Madonna” that uses “Lucky Star” as the title on the vinyl label. GregVsMatt and Tex20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldencalf 11,904 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, brank000 said: Using the TOTP performance as the official video was probably better than any video for the song they would have done anyways. Good on them. I prefer the French performance with the psychedelic background ?? brank000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brank000 2,083 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, thegoldencalf said: I prefer the French performance with the psychedelic background ?? gross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 9,124 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, brank000 said: gross haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUADJAI 13,245 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, thegoldencalf said: I prefer the French performance with the psychedelic background ?? The guy getting out of bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldencalf 11,904 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 27 minutes ago, RUADJAI said: The guy getting out of bed? No no! That’s the one where she’s on some depressing beach RUADJAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUADJAI 13,245 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, thegoldencalf said: No no! That’s the one where she’s on some depressing beach I don't think I've ever seen that before... She looks like the blue team in the Stupid Love video on Chromatica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldencalf 11,904 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, RUADJAI said: I don't think I've ever seen that before... She looks like the blue team in the Stupid Love video on Chromatica Gaga wishes! RUADJAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BILLSTER 111 Posted August 23, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 When I visited the Warner office a few years ago, they had the proof, framed....hanging on a wall. Took a quick snap. If you zoom in, you can see some of the notes. PanditaRulez, Roy, Anderledes and 9 others 7 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 9,124 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, BILLSTER said: When I visited the Warner office a few years ago, they had the proof, framed....hanging on a wall. Took a quick snap. If you zoom in, you can see some of the notes. “Lucky Star • Think of Me • Everybody” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James19709 331 Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 10:28 AM, Blue Jean said: It’s really not a good cover and I am glad it was canned I'm glad the album wasn't called Lucky Star, that's corny tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie 5,746 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 On 6/12/2020 at 8:42 AM, thegoldencalf said: Lucky Star did get released as the 3rd single in U.K. as “full length version” and “edit” and got the gorgeous sunglasses cover in color. But it flopped while Holiday was getting a lot of traction. I still haven’t managed to get my hands on the 7” which is extremely rare and expensive. The flop of LS is the reason why Holiday never got a video. They were afraid to invest more money before they had proof her music will sell. After she promoted the song on every relevant TV show and the album was a hit they quickly shot back to back videos for Borderline and Lucky Star. How did it flop? It got to No. 14? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curator 2,175 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 26 minutes ago, Jackie said: How did it flop? It got to No. 14? It didn't chart on its first release in 1983 with the sunglasses sleeve. It was the 1984 re-release that got to number 14 androiduser and thegoldencalf 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie 5,746 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Quack said: It didn't chart on its first release in 1983 with the sunglasses sleeve. It was the 1984 re-release that got to number 14 Oh!! I see! Wow how interesting! Curator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curator 2,175 Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, Jackie said: Oh!! I see! Wow how interesting! Not really, it's just an interesting little titbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie 5,746 Posted September 7, 2021 Report Share Posted September 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Quack said: Not really, it's just an interesting little titbit. Well, for me anyway - I always assumed her rise to fame was 'instant' but it appears was a little bumpier in some areas deathproof and Curator 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOrchid 630 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 On 6/12/2020 at 12:42 AM, thegoldencalf said: The flop of LS is the reason why Holiday never got a video. They were afraid to invest more money before they had proof her music will sell. Actually, the reason why Holiday never got a video is because of the promotion strategy that Sire run for the album in that period . After Holiday proved to be more successful than Lucky Star in the clubs, they decided to push Holiday to radio and stores (only in 7" form and without the cover art so the sales would go towards the album, but would be enough for it to chart on Hot 100). That would cover the dance/r&b market. And for the video part of album promotion they opted for Burning Up. MTV at that time was rock/new wave oriented and they got Jellybean to re-remix Burning Up in more of a rock style, for the video release to be serviced to MTV in October '83. And that was supposed to cover the rock/new wave market. So the reason why we never got the Holiday video is because Burning Up is its video. That was the initial strategy. nito84bcn, Aaron Evans, tomasjohn and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes 4,667 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 On 9/7/2021 at 8:36 AM, Jackie said: Well, for me anyway - I always assumed her rise to fame was 'instant' but it appears was a little bumpier in some areas Up until Borderline in the US and Holiday in Europe she had to work work work and not only to get the public's attention but to convince Warner she was of value. Her very early interviews in the british press are very telling, she does not mince words. How i miss AllAboutMadonna ! They had these fantastic press archives, everything was there and these early interviews were gold. She aso had to convince radio stations to play her records, she made a club tour, with a performance or just to meet the dj's to have them play her records as well (that's how she met Jellybean, she was always going to clubs with bobby shaw, a warner A&R in charge of dance music and relations with clubs to introduce herself). Jackie, LuckyBorderline and Prayer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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