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Country Life - Test Pressing

DELANEY & BONNIE Country Life (Ridiculously rare test pressing for Atco's intended 1972 US 12-track LP, scheduled for release under a 'SD33-383' catalogue number, this album was not just withdrawn but never reached the final production stage in this original form [only an 8-track cartridge tape was rushed into final production under this title]. This earliest version features the original mixes, the original running sequence & all eight minutes of TryA Little Harder, not included on D & B Together [Country Life was eventually released in a different form as D & B Together], & also stars Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Duane Allman, Dave Mason, John Hartford, Billy Preston, Tina Turner & Steve Cropper. Please see 'more info' for full details of this one-off, unique rarity... SD33-383)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1972 - 52 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Atlantic
Complete Stock List Go to Delaney & Bonnie
Product Catalogue No SD33-383
Music Genre 70s Artists, 70s Rock
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Untitled [test pressing tracklisting]
A1. Only You Know And I Know
A2. Sound Of The City
A3. I'm On Fire
A4. Superstar (Groupie)
A5. Well, Well
A6. I Know Something Good About You
A7. Wade In The River Jordan
B1. Country Life
B2. Big Change Comin'
B3. Coming Home
B4. Move 'Em Out
B5. Try A Little Bit Harder

Country Life [tracklisting for the 8-track cartridge tape as comparison]
1. Country Life
2. Big Change Comin'
3. Only You Know And I Know
4. Sound Of The City
5. I'm On Fire
6. Superstar (Groupie)
7. Move 'Em Out
8. Wade In The River Jordan
9. Try A Little Harder
10. Well, Well
11. I Know Something Good About You
12. Coming Home

D & B Together [tracklisting for the official Columbia LP as comparison]
A1 Only You Know And I Know
A2 Wade In The River Of Jordan
A3 Sound Of The City
A4 Well, Well
A5 I Know How It Feels To Be Lonely
A6 Comin' Home
B1 Move 'Em Out
B2 Big Change Comin'
B3 A Good Thing (I'm On Fire)
B4 Groupie (Superstar)
B5 I Know Something Good About You
B6 Country Life

The title Country Life was used for the eight-track cartridge but there is no actual reference to that title on this one-off test press.

The reason for this album being withdrawn at the initial stage was that Atco sold Delaney & Bonnie's contract & the subsequent master tapes of this album to CBS, reportedly after Atlantic executive Jerry Wexler discovered the duo's marriage was under strain. A similar fate occurred to the duo's earlier effort, The Original Delaney & Bonnie, albeit due to contractual problems between Elektra & Apple. 'Country Life' was soon re-sequenced, re-mixed & released as 'D & B Together' on Columbia [KC-31377, 1972].

The differences between the two versions can be seen in the order of the tracks [see above]. Try A Little Harder was flat out replaced by I Know How It Feels To Be Lonely. The track I'm On Fire was never released in this original form. The D & B Together version of 'A Good Thing (I'm On Fire)' was re-mixed & the guitar solo at the end of the song was cut out.

The exclusive 'Country Life' test pressing version of Try A Little Harder, a stunning, rip-roaring early seventies number no less, was later used on Delaney Bramlett's solo album, Some Things Coming [1972], however the song was edited down from 8:22 minutes to 6:13 & Bonnie Bramlett's vocals were re-recorded without Bonnie.

The labels are a custom Preswell Records studio design from the Ancora, NJ pressing plant & did not reach the annotation stage.

The matrices are hand scratched & read 'ST-C-712387[C scratched out]B' & 'ST-C-712388B'.

The record is housed in a heavy duty plain card sleeve with artist title, intended catalogue number [which is unique], matrices & a potential '1/5/72' release date which never happened.

This disc was produced purely to test the sound quality & never sold to the public or put out for review whatsoever, & is of great curiosity to a serious collector.

The vinyl is clean & remains in excellent condition with just a few light signs of play.

One & one only!

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Recording Artist Delaney & Bonnie
Product Title Country Life - Test Pressing
Product Information Delaney & Bonnie Country Life - Test Pressing USA vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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