{"product_id":"gang-starr-daily-operation-press-kit-photo-and-cassette","title":"Gang Starr - ‘Daily Operation’ Press Kit Photo and Cassette","description":"\u003cp\u003eGang Starr’s \u003cem\u003eDaily Operation\u003c\/em\u003e, released on Chrysalis in May 1992, was the third album from DJ Premier and Guru. This lot pairs two pieces from the album’s promotional campaign: an official press photo that passed through a newspaper library, and a promo-only snippets cassette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe black-and-white press photo shows Guru and DJ Premier, with the © 1992 EMI Records Group editorial-use credit along the margin. The front is marked in red pen, with a circle around the Gang Starr logo and the note “rap music.” The back carries a Houston Chronicle Library stamp dated Tuesday, May 26, 1992, and a small “mex 835” file label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cassette is the \u003cem\u003eDaily Operation\u003c\/em\u003e Snippets promo from Chrysalis and EMI Records Group, marked “Promo Only” on both sides of the shell and “Not for Sale” on the insert. A note on the J-card explains that it holds only excerpts of songs from the album, to prevent bootlegging. The insert lists the album’s full running order across both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1992 EMI Records Group press photo of Guru and DJ Premier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouston Chronicle Library stamp dated May 26, 1992, with red-pen markings on the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDaily Operation\u003c\/em\u003e Snippets promo cassette, marked “Promo Only” and “Not for Sale”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeller-graded Very Good; cassette playback untested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs with the Gang Starr “Words I Manifest” test pressing from the same consignor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsigned by a private collector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePress photo from the Houston Chronicle Library, per the stamp on the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joshua Schuman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55607873503561,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/wax-poetics-gang-starr-daily-operation-press-kit.png?v=1792156265","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/gang-starr-daily-operation-press-kit-photo-and-cassette","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}