TIGER Goin' Down Laughing (Pair of one-sided test pressings of the 1976 UK 8-track vinyl LP with unannotated white labels and 'YEX5207-2/YEX5208-2' stamped into the dead wax & G1 stampers to indicate that this is the first pressing. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl with just a coupl more...
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NICKY JAMES Thunderthroat (Scarce 1976 UK test pressing for the 9-track LP on a pink 'factory sample' labels with hand annotations showing the artist, title and catalogue number, commercial picture sleeve. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this is indeed a rarity. The labels are wonderfully clean and the vinyl appears barely played THS19) more...
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STAN BUTCHER ORCHESTRA Big Band Blowout (Test Pressing for the 1970 UK 12-track stereo LP, with unannotated white labels & machine stamped catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs - Great British Jazz smarts including titles such as 'AppleHoney', 'Sounds Of Mars' & a version of 'Caravan', starring Bill Le Sage on vibes. Pressed in tiny quantities purely to test the sonics, the vinyl grades EX/EX- with just a few faint paper hairlines to show play SFL13206) more...
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PLATINUM HOOK It's Time (Scarce Test Pressing for the 1979 UK 7-track LP on Motown, with plain white labels machine stamped with the catalogue & matrix detail in the run-offs & retail laminated picture sleeve. Only a select handful of these would have been made purely to test the sonics. The vinyl remains Excellent with just light signs of play STML12110) more...
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AURACLE City Slickers (Test Pressing for the 1979 UK 7-track LP on Chrysalis, a top notch groover produced by Teo Macero. The labels are numbered '1' & '2' in custom black on white & the matrix detail is machine stamped in the run-outs "CHR1210 A/2 & B/1". Obtained from the private collection of an ex-PR man for Chrysalis, these were pressed in a miniscule run purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. The vinyl appears near mint CHR1210) more...
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LINX Intuition (Test Pressing for the 1981 UK 10-track LP on Chrysalis. The labels are numbered '1' & '2' in custom black on white. Obtained from the private collection of an ex-PR man for Chrysalis, these were pressed in a miniscule run purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. The vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play CHR1332) more...
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TOY / THE HORRORS Motoring / Moving Further Away (Rare 2013 UK 2-track white label vinyl 12" test pressing for the Record Store Day release, featuring the Tom Furse Extrapolation for Motoring and Dom And Ale TOY Remix for Moving Further Away.The A-Side label is clearly printed with details for both songs & artist along with the record company name logo and 'Test Pressing' text, whilst the B-Side has been custom stamped, within a plain die-cut card sleeve HVN258) more...
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NEIL YOUNG Fork In The Road (Rare Test Pressing for the 2009 US limited edition 10-track LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl, with custom white labels printed with 'Only For Promotion' both sides & the matrix/catalogue number etched in the run-outs. Pressed in a tiny run to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public, the vinyl is near 'as new') more...
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DOS CAFUNDÓS Capitão Coração (One-Off Test Pressing for the Limited Edition 2012 UK 11-track LP on the specialist label, Far Out Recordings, home to mainly cult Brazilian artists. The custom studio labels are stickered with a printed tracklisteither side. Thisis a very limited pressing run & one of only a small handful made, usually to test the sonics only. The vinyl appears Near Mint, with press release sheet FARO167LP) more...
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BROWNSVILLE STATION Brownsville Station (Rare Test Pressing for the 1977 UK 10-track LP, including 'The Martian Boogie'. The labels are plain white & annotated with just the artist & side detail & the record comes complete with the retail picture sleeve. The cover is Excellent with just the lightest spot of storage wear & the vinyl appears Near Mint. Very few of these would have been made, purely to test the sonics & are now impossible to find! PVLP1021) more...
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B.T. EXPRESS Function At The Junction (Scarce Test Pressing for the 1977 UK 9-track LP - labels are plain white & annotated with just the artist name & side detail, with machine stamped matrices in the run-outs & retail picture sleeve. The cover is Excellent with some light ring wear & the vinyl is Near Mint. Very few of these would have been made, purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public INS3009) more...
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IRON MAIDEN Different World (2006 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, including a previously unreleased live version of 'Fear Of The Dark'. Super-heavyweight first pressing disc without the deep black rim of the later re-pressing. The disc features a computer generated 'Eddie' holding the world in his hand, in a stickered PVC sleeve complete with picture back insert EM714) more...
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TEST ICICLES Circle Triangle Square (2005 UK official Domino Records advance CD-R acetate single, issued exclusively to radio stations and reviewers. This is the new single from hotly tipped gonzo noise-punk trio Test Icicles. 'Circle Square Triangle' is quite possibly the most dizzying three and half minutes of youth packed energy and excitement you’ll hear all year! Custom printed disc plus title/tracklisting inlay) more...
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JANET JACKSON Alright (Rare 1989 UK UNCUT test pressing for the shaped 7" single featuring the House Mix, also including Vuelve A Mi. Uncut picture discs are generally used as 'test pressings', there are always a few pressed to check the image alignment and print quality before the final run is cut to the desired shape, these will always remain as a 12" disc with a clear area surrounding the central image)
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GARY MOORE Wild Frontier (Test Pressing for the 1987 UK 4-track 12" single, with plain white annotated labels with the catalogue/matrix numbers stamped in the run-off. Features the 6:38 12" & 4:13 7" versions as well as a live recordingfrom Milton Keynes. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics, the vinyl is housed in a plain die-cut sleeve & grades EX/EX- with a few light cosmetic signs of play from the engineer TENT159) more...
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DIANA ROSS What You Gave Me (Scarce test pressing for the 1978 US promotional-only 12" single, playing the same 6:06 Disco Eye-Cued mix both sides with continuous gaps marked in the grooves to start play at different parts of the song. The customstudio labels are annotated one side with the artist/genre & rubber stamped with the catalogue details as well as the 'Nov 11 1978' release date. Very few of these would have escaped the pressing plant & were never sold to the general public more...
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DRUGSTORE Starcrossed (1994 UK 3-track CD single includes Accelerate and Fader [Four-Track Demo], digipak picture sleeve HONCD3) more...
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CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm Mmmm Mmmm (Deleted 1st issue 1993 UK 3-track CD single including Here I Stand Before Me and Superman's Song [Live], picture sleeve) more...
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CRASH TEST DUMMIES Mmm Mmm (Classic 1993 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Here I Stand Before Me, glossy picture sleeve) more...
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CRASH TEST DUMMIES Afternoons & Coffeespoons (1994 Arista US 1-track promotional CD taken from the album 'God Shuffled His Feet', featuers 3:50 version, custom picture sleeve and back insert ASCD-2706) more...
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