Hi all,

Anyone know what is the meaning of "Dj Re-service" on some record labels? The two random ones I've dragged of the net both look like your normal promo/demo and as you can see one says demo on it and one doesn't. Obviously sent out to Djs, radio stations etc but is there a different meaning to the wording that I don't know off? Or are they just effectively promos/demos but with a fancier description?

Thanks in advance.

Quite a few PIR promos have this too. I don"t know the reason I"m afraid

Cheers Paul

I'm not 100% sure but... the most likely explanation is that they released the record  the 1st time around and nothing happened.

Maybe a dj started playing later and it became a hit so they re-serviced the record . It could also be they decided to put out a 

different mix or a longer version of the song. It was a way to differentiate this new version from the original release. 

Here's  the original shorter version without the harmonica solo.

Edited January 7, 20196 yr by the yank

These are usually associated to Columbia/ CBS Records pressings, Columbia, Epic, Philly Int. etc... The Motown one above could of been pressed at one of their plants. I don't know what 'Re-service' means I think it's just their way of stating it's a demo. Seems to have started early 70s.

As I understand it, "re-service" copies are ones that were sent out in a second wave of promotion by record companies some weeks after the first - presumably in the hope of getting extra airplay after the first wave of promotion failed to get sufficient exposure and make the song the hit the label sought.