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1988 Poison Open Up And Say Ahh! Album LP Vinyl RARE CAPITOL PROMOTIONAL RELEASE

In addition to being Promotional this is the RARE COVER THAT WAS BANNED.  VERY HARD TO FIND.

This is a RARE Promotional Use Only Album with the stamp in the upper right hand corner and numbered J027123

The Stamp reads:

PROPERTY OF CAPITOL RECORDS, INC. This album is on loan for PROMOTIONAL USES ONLY. Holder agrees to return it on demand. Attempted sales are void, and in violation of law.

This Album is now available to sell without any legal ramifications so it's going to the highest bidder.

This is the Full Length Album eventually released in stores.

The Album Cover, Liner Notes and Vinyl are all in EXCELLENT condition. 

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Open Up and Say... Ahh!
 
Released     May 3, 1988
Recorded Late 1987 - early 1988 at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Genre     Glam metal
Length     36:11
Label     Enigma
Producer     Tom Werman
 
Singles from Open Up and Say... Ahh!

    "Nothin' but a Good Time"
    Released: April 6, 1988
    "Fallen Angel"
    Released: July 6, 1988
    "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
    Released: October 12, 1988
    "Your Mama Don't Dance"
    Released: February 1, 1989

Open Up and Say... Ahh! is the second studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released in 1988 through Enigma Records. It proved to be the band's most successful release, and spawned four hit singles: "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Fallen Angel", "Your Mama Don't Dance" (a Loggins and Messina cover) and their only #1 single to date, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".[5] The album peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200.[6]

Open Up And Say Ahh was certified platinum in 1988 and 5x platinum in 1991 by the RIAA.[7] It also has been certified 4x platinum in Canada and gold by the BPI.

The album was recorded and mixed at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Paul Stanley from KISS (whose song "Rock and Roll All Nite" had been covered by Poison the year before) was originally selected to produce the record, but was unable to fulfill the role due to scheduling conflicts. Instead, the band worked with Tom Werman. Werman was an experienced rock producer, having worked with artists such as Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Twisted Sister and Mötley Crüe.

Following the album was the release of the band's first video compilation titled, Sight for Sore Ears which featured all the music videos from Open Up and Say...Ahh! and Look What the Cat Dragged In.
Track information

The album's themes are partying ("Nothin' But A Good Time" and "Your Mama Don't Dance"), lost innocence ("Back to the Rocking Horse" and "Fallen Angel"), lost love ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn"), anti-social behavior ("Bad to Be Good") and sex ("Love on the Rocks", "Good Love", "Tearin' Down the Walls", and "Look but You Can't Touch").

Vocalist Bret Michaels allegedly wrote the band's most successful single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", in response to a failed love affair with a Los Angeles stripper. Poison had been playing at a cowboy bar called The Ritz in Dallas, Texas. After the show, Michaels called the woman at her apartment and heard a man's voice in the background. Heartbroken, he wrote the song with an acoustic guitar in a laundromat.[8]

The first single "Nothin' But A Good Time" was born from the merger of a guitar riff by C. C. DeVille and a chorus by Michaels. Michaels later explained that he was in search of a "kick ass big arena rock song" which would make him feel good about his life. The song was about "not wanting to be held back by working a job and being depressed", as portrayed in its music video.

The music video for the second single "Fallen Angel" features model and then aspiring singer/actress Susie Hatton (Bret's then-girlfriend).

The fourth single "Your Mama Don't Dance" was a cover version of the 1972 song written by Loggins and Messina from their 1972 self-titled album.

Two additional songs written for the record, "Livin' For The Minute" and "Face the Hangman", were later released as B-sides (although "Face The Hangman" was later included on Crack a Smile... and More!).
Track listing

All songs written by Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall and Rikki Rockett, except where noted.

    "Love on the Rocks" - 3:33
    "Nothin' but a Good Time" - 3:43
    "Back to the Rocking Horse" - 3:34
    "Good Love" - 2:51
    "Tearin' Down the Walls" - 3:50
    "Look but You Can't Touch" - 3:25
    "Fallen Angel" - 3:56
    "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - 4:17
    "Your Mama Don't Dance" (Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina) - 2:59
    "Bad to Be Good" - 4:03

Singles

    "Nothin' but a Good Time" - #6: Billboard Hot 100
    "Fallen Angel" - #12: Billboard Hot 100
    "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - #1 (for three weeks): Billboard Hot 100
    "Your Mama Don't Dance" - #10: Billboard Hot 100

Personnel

    Bret Michaels – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (track 8), harmonica (track 4)
    C.C. DeVille – lead guitar, background vocals, keyboards (track 8)
    Bobby Dall – bass, background vocals
    Rikki Rockett – drums, background vocals

Additional credits:

    John Purdell – keyboard, horn