EAGLES.

Description

1979 Japanese Asylum Records/Warner-Pioneer Corporation promotional poster for “The Long Run”

Large original first printing Eagles promotional poster issued by Asylum Records/Warner-Pioneer Corporation in Japan in 1979 to promote the release of The Long Run – the band’s sixth studio album, produced by Bill Szymczyk, and originally released on 24th September, 1979 on Asylum Records. Containing the hit singles “Heartache Tonight”, “The Long Run”, and “I Can’t Tell You Why”, the album was a huge commercial success. It reached #1 on the Billboard 200, and stayed on the chart for 57 weeks (9 weeks at #1 and 21 weeks in the top 10). It was certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) in March 2001 for sales exceeding 7,000,000 copies in the US alone. In the UK, the album reached #4 on the UK Album Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI  for sales exceeding 100,000 copies. This was the band’s final studio album for Asylum, as well as their last studio album during their original tenure, as the Eagles disbanded in 1980. It was the first Eagles album to feature bassist Timothy B. Schmit, replacing founding member Randy Meisner, who decided to leave the Eagles after an argument in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the “Hotel California Tour” in June 1977. The poster was for promotional purposes only, and was never made commercially available.

The poster measures 84.1 x 59.2 cm (approx. 33.1″ by 23.3″ inches) and is beautifully printed on thin, coated paper stock. In excellent unfolded condition. Feel free to email us with any questions you may have concerning this item. Additional images of the poster available on request.