Sold Date: November 13, 2016
Start Date: November 6, 2016
Final Price: $122.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 164
Buyer Feedback: 114

The OFFSPRING I'll Be Waiting/Blackball 1986 7" ORIGINAL RARE 1STPRINT with letter from the the band... WOW!!!

So yes, this is the first pressing of The Offspring's first record INCLUDING a letter from the band asking radio stations to add them to the playlist. I bought this record several years ago from a radio station I worked at that was selling their unwanted vinyl selection to make more room for CDs. The letter included (printed by a dot matrix printer) was sent with the record to the radio station. There is no doubt in my mind this is authentic.

The vinyl itself is in excellent shape. The sleeve has noticeable wear with bending and some pin holes on the corner. There is also glue separation on the seams of the sleeve.. See the detail photos. The letter is in great shape, although folded as you would expect a letter.

A transcript of the letter  is below:

JUNE 15, 1987


FROM:

THE OFFSPRING
5544 APIA DRIVE
CYPRESS, CA 90630

    PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED THE DEBUT RECORD BY THE OFFSPRING. THE OFFSPRING ARE A NEW BAND FROM ORANGE COUNTY (NEAR L.A.), CALIFORNIA. WE JUST FINISHED THIS RECORD AND DECIDED TO SEND YOU ONE AFTER SEEING YOUR STATION LISTED IN THE COLLEGE MEDIA JOURNAL. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER PUTTING OUR RECORD ON YOUR PLAYLIST. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC. THANK YOU.

SINCERELY, THE OFFSPRING