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IS THIS RARE? PART TWO: OFFICIAL RARITIES

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After looking at non-rarities in the first post of this series, I will now focus on actual rarities, starting with official items. Rather than reviewing individual items, which would take forever as there are hundreds of real official rarities, I have organized this post by categories of rarities, starting with the most common items, and going all the way to the "boss level" of official rarities. The Siserhood's Gift: UK test pressing, UK w/lbl and German w/lbl So what kinds of items can be considered "rarities" when it comes to official items? Let's dive in. 1. WEA-era promo releases Basically boring. Mass produced, these items are basically NOT rare in themselves, hence their position at the bottom of this list. They become more interesting when they are accompanied by promo material such as press releases, press photos and the like. US 12" promo of Dominion. Boring. Are there some that are a bit less common? Sure. The advance US 12" promo of Thi