Pink Floyd
See Emily Play promo poster
June 1967
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Pink Floyd's second single, See Emily Play, was issued on June 16, 1967. To help promoted its release, EMI Records produced some small promotional posters to send to record stores and other record outlets. It is unknown how many of these promo posters were printed, but an educated guess puts it between 250-500 copies. These posters were printed by Ernest J. Day & Co., Ltd., London, the printng company that the record company used to print its album covers. The initials "E J D" are found in the lower left corner of the poster, following the work order number (G3855), and the date "667" (June 1967).
1a) See Emily Play promo poster
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: pink and a very light brown (looks gold)
Poster Folds: Single vertical mechanical fold line down the middle of the poster.
Poster Size: 8" x 17 3/4" (20.3cm x 45cm)
Printing Information: Ernest J. Day printer.
Comments: Small pink and brown promo posters were sent to record stores to promote the new single, See Emily Play.
These store promo posters all had a single mechanical fold line down the middle of the poster.
1b) See Emily Play promo poster
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: pink and brown
Poster Folds: Three vertical fold lines.
Poster Size: 8 1/8" x 17 7/8"
Printing Information: Ernest J. Day printer.
Comments: A copy of this promo poster was found in a mailing from the Pink Floyd fan club, together with a letter dated July 20, 1968 from Carol Oliver, the Secretary of the Pink Floyd fan club. The envelope that this was mailed in also has a July 1968 postmark, dating it over a year after the See Emily Play single was released.
This See Emily Play poster had three mechanical fold lines, unlike the store promos which had only one.
1) Border Tiles:
The pink and brown tiles around the edge of the poster are in a straight line on the inner edge. And all the tiles slightly overlap each other resulting in a dark brown line between all the tiles.
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2) Work Order Number / date / printer:
The work order number, date and printer information, G3855 / 667 E J D, is all in bold lettering. There are only breaks in the following number/letters: at the top of the first 5, at the top of the E, and at the top of the D.
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3) E.M.I. Records credit:
The E.M.I. Records credit in the bottom center of the poster is straight with no printing errors.
The center fold runs through the letter "n" in the word "Gramophone."
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4) EMI Globe logo:
The circular lines on the left side of the EMI globe logo end with very short, thin lines above and below the EMI box.
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5) Wheel spokes:
In the center wheel directly below the EMI Globe, there are four white areas in the wheel spokes.
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6) Tralier hitch:
The trailer hitch connecting the last car of the train is not solid, but has breaks in it.
2a) See Emily Play promo poster - late 1960s / early 1970s reprint
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: red and dark brown
Poster Folds: Single vertical fold line down the middle of the poster.
Poster Size: 7 11/16" x 17 5/16" (19.5cm x 44cm)
Printing Information: Unknown printer.
Comments: An unofficial reprint of the See Emily Play promo poster was done in the late 1960s / early 1970s.
A copy of this reprint was part of the John Peel collection.
Characteristists of the late 1960s / early 1970s reprints:
1) Border Tiles:
The border tiles around the edge of the poster are uneven. The inner edge of the tile border is jagged. And all the tiles do not properly overlap each other, leaving white lines between many of the tiles.
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2) Work Order Number / date / printer:
The work order number, date and printer information, G3855 / 667 E J D, is faded. The G in particular looks incomplete.
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3) E.M.I. Records credit:
The E.M.I. Records credit in the bottom center of the poster has a broken "n" in the word "Gramophone." It appears that this was copied from an original that had the fold line running through the letter "n", resulting in a printing error for the letter "n".
On this reprint, the fold line runs through the "H" in the word "House."
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4) EMI Globe logo:
The short, thin circular lines lines above and below the EMI box are missing.
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5) Wheel spokes:
Two of the four white areas in the wheel spokes in the center wheel directly below the EMI Globe, are missing.
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6) Tralier hitch:
The trailer hitch connecting the last car of the train is solid.
2b) See Emily Play promo poster - 1970s reprint
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: pink and brown
Poster Folds: Single vertical fold line down the middle of the poster.
Printing Information: Unknown printer.
Comments: An unofficial reprint of the See Emily Play promo poster was done in the 1970s.
Characteristists of the 1970s reprints:
1) Border Tiles:
The border tiles around the edge of the poster are uneven. The inner edge of the tile border is jagged. And all the tiles do not properly overlap each other, leaving white lines between many of the tiles.
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2) Work Order Number / date / printer:
The work order number, date and printer information, G3855 / 667 E J D, is faded. The G in particular looks incomplete.
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3) E.M.I. Records credit:
The E.M.I. Records credit in the bottom center of the poster is correct.
On this reprint, the fold line runs through the "n" in the word "Gramophone."
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4) EMI Globe logo:
The short, thin circular lines lines above and below the EMI box are missing.
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5) Wheel spokes:
Two of the four white areas in the wheel spokes in the center wheel directly below the EMI Globe, are missing.
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6) Tralier hitch:
The trailer hitch connecting the last car of the train is solid.
2c) See Emily Play promo poster - 1980s reprint
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: pink and green
Poster Folds: No folds.
Poster Size: 7 1/2" x 17 5/16" (19cm x 44cm)
Printing Information: Unknown printer.
Comments: An unofficial reprint of the See Emily Play promo poster was done in the 1980s.
This reprint was sold by mail order through ads in the back of music magazines.
Characteristists of the 1980s reprints:
1) Border Tiles:
The border tiles around the edge of the poster are uneven. The inner edge of the tile border is jagged. And all the tiles do not properly overlap each other, leaving white lines between many of the tiles.
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2) Work Order Number / date / printer:
The work order number, date and printer information, G3855 / 667 E J D, is faded. The G in particular looks incomplete.
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3) E.M.I. Records credit:
The E.M.I. Records credit in the bottom center of the poster has a broken "n" in the word "Gramophone." It appears that this was copied from an original that had the fold line running through the letter "n", resulting in a printing error for the letter "n".
On this reprint, there are no folds in the poster.
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4) EMI Globe logo:
The short, thin circular lines lines above and below the EMI box are missing.
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5) Wheel spokes:
Two of the four white areas in the wheel spokes in the center wheel directly below the EMI Globe, are missing.
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6) Tralier hitch:
The trailer hitch connecting the last car of the train is solid.
3a) See Emily Play promo poster - official 2013 record store day reprint
Design: EMI Records with a train drawing by Syd Barrett
Poster Colors: pink and greenish brown
Poster Folds: Single vertical fold line down the middle of the poster.
Poster Size: 6 15/16" x 15 15/16"
Printing Information: Unknown printer. Limited edition of 2,500.
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Comments: An official reprint of the See Emily Play promo poster was done for record store day in 2013. It was issued with a pink vinyl pressing of See Emily Play with a one sheet cardboard picture cover.
A white border has been added around the outside of the poster.
Characteristists of the 2013 record store day official reprint:
1) Border Tiles:
The pink and brown tiles around the edge of the poster result in the inner edge of the tile border being a straight line. And all the tiles overlap each other resulting in dark lines between the tiles.
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2) Work Order Number / date / printer:
The work order number, date and printer information, G3855 / 667 E J D, is all in bold lettering, with no breaks in the letters except for a break in the top of the first 5, the top of the E, and the top of the D. This lettering is not faded.
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3) E.M.I. Records credit:
The E.M.I. Records credit in the bottom center of the poster is straight with no broken letters.
On this reprint, the center fold runs between the "o" and the "n" in the word "Gramophone."
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4) EMI Globe logo:
The circular lines on the left side of the EMI globe logo end without the short, thin lines above and below the EMI box.
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5) Wheel spokes:
In the center wheel directly below the EMI Globe, there are only two white areas in the wheel spokes.
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6) Tralier hitch:
The trailer hitch connecting the last car of the train is not solid, but has a break in it.
