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Author Topic: Ebay Item - Anyone got loads of spare dosh ??  (Read 2391 times)
Rob Dean
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« on: April 26, 2021, 11:37:32 AM »
WOW WOW WOW , Check this out

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384117059448?hash=item596f292f78:g:u4MAAOSw7AFghl7E

And do look at the sellers other items , incredible  Smokin
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2021, 03:25:48 PM »
The letter from Al is, um, interesting...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384117154866

Am I reading it right?  Shocked
"I kept $275 because the Boys want to go to the Doc to get pen. shots.  And the(y) want to buy new sweaters."

Penicillin shots and new sweaters...  thus was the life of nascent rock stars in 1963.  LOL
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2021, 09:02:57 PM »
Can anyone translate some of them?
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2021, 01:58:23 PM »
Two million sales of Living Doll?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384117083939?hash=item596f298f23:g:UBkAAOSwq0Zghm6A
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2021, 03:11:31 PM »
Quote from: chrisb on April 28, 2021, 01:58:23 PM
Two million sales of Living Doll?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384117083939?hash=item596f298f23:g:UBkAAOSwq0Zghm6A


This was part of the "California Dream" Barbie doll package, when people bought the doll it came with a flexi-disc with the song on it. If you zoom in on the award you'll see the Barbie graphic on the record. Whatever kind of deal was struck between Mattel toys and the band to cover royalties or an outright payment up front to use the song, if 2 million of the California Barbie dolls were sold, Mattel gave them this award for 2 million sales of the song too. Notice the award came from Mattel toys, and not a record label like other gold/platinum record awards.

EDIT: Here's the original TV ad mentioning the Beach Boys record, and they got some ad jingle house musicians to record a BB's-style jingle too lol...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86F9p_rbsLA
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