WEBSITE TESTING 02-11-2020 - Test 1358 - Test CD more...
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Website Testing Sheila Take A Bow (Rare and deleted 1987 Greek EMI/Rough Trade 4-track 12" vinyl single also including Shoplifters Of The World Unite, plus Is It Really So Strange and Sweet And Tender Hooligan recorded for BBC Radio One's John Peel Show in December 1986, housed in a picture sleeve featuring 'cover star' Candy Darling with Greek and English text. Labels have black print on a white background [rather than the usual red]. The sleeve on this copy does show some marks where a sticker has been more...
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TSE TSE FLY Scaffolding EP (1994 French white label test pressing for the 4-track 7" vinyl EP, with hand annotated Mayking Records labels and 25 AVR 1994 date stamp, also including Cubby Hole, Us and Semi-Flattened Squirrel, plain die cut paper sleeve CHERRY134) more...
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UNUN I See Red (1996 UK 3-track white label 7" vinyl test pressing for the single, also including Fistful and Unun, plain labels and in a plain die-cut company paper sleeve BT006) more...
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RUBICON Rubicon (1978 UK 9-track white label test pressing LP, including their hit I'm Gonna Take Care Of Everything, picture sleeve. The sleeve displays very little wear whilst the vinyl remains near 'as new' - a superb pre-release copy! BT552) more...
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JIM TURNER A Tribute To James P. Johnson (carce 1970s US-pressed white label test pressing of the 13-track vinyl LP, plain white die cut sleeve with hand written track titles and custom printed 'Euphonic' labels. Classic 'stride piano jazz' asTurner celebrates the legendary ragtime pianist James P. Johnson. The vinyl on this copy is superb and, aside from the odd light scuff, shows very little signs of play ESR-1216) more...
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MAX BYGRAVES Nursery Rhymes For Grown-Ups (Scarce one-sided test pressing for the 1961 UK mono vinyl LP, featuring the first eight tracks only, with custom powder blue studio label one side. The label is printed 'Factory Sample - Not For Sale' with rubber stamped catalogue, matrix & artist/title detail. The record is housed in an annotated poly inner bag - what makes this item particularly nice is that it remains sealed along the top with a 'sample record' sticker. Th more...
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UROPA LULA Our Love Has Just Begun (1982 UK Arista white label test pressing vinyl 7", also including I've Suddenly Remembered Something [It's Gone Now], picture sleeve ARIST476) more...
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VIC LEWIS Vic Lewis & His Allstars At The Beaulieu Festival (One-off test pressing for the 1964 UK 10-track mono live LP, with custom red & yellow rough studio labels annotated side one with the artist, title & catalogue details & the proposed 'July 1 1964' release date. Includes a number of Tony Crombie compositions plus selections from the Springbok & American suites starring Kenny Wheeler. Also stars Dick McPherson, Jimmy Deuchar, Les Condon, Gordon Turnbull, Keith Christ more...
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WHISTLING JACK SMITH I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman (Rare double-sided test pressing for the 1967 UK 12-track stereo LP, which was eventually released as 'Around The World With Whistling Jack Smith' in Britain. The custom studio labels have 'FactorySample' & 'Made In England' print but are annotated with both the US album title & 'DES18006' catalogue number for early reference, before the name change. The vinyl is clean & appears in VG/VG+ condition, with just a few faint paper scuffs or more...
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THE ROUTERS Charge! (Rare double-sided test pressing for the 1964 UK 12-track stereo LP, which saw the original group replaced with all-star confab of West Coast session heavies, including Tommy Tedesco, Leon Russell, Plas Johnson, Carol Kaye& Hal Blaine, for a timeless West Coast Surf sound. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample' & 'Made In England' print & are hand annotated with the artist, title, catalogue & matrix details. The vinyl is clean & in Excellent to Near Min more...
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KEITH HAMPSHIRE The First Cut (Scarce US test pressing for the 1973 12-track LP by the English singer-songwriter who gained acclaim in Canada, with custom black on white studio labels which are annotated by hand with the artist & catalogue details. The vinyl appears in VG+/EX- condition with only a small number of light paper hairline scuffs which have little to no effect on play SP-9006) more...
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BETTE MIDLER The Divine Miss M (Rare test pressing for the 1972 UK 11-track LP, with plain white labels & machine stamped 'K40453 A1' & 'K40453 B1' catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs, housed in a plain white hand annotated cardsleeve. Very few of these were produced, made purely to test the sound quality & never sold to the public. The vinyl is clean & remains in excellent condition with just a few light cosmetic marks as signs of play. One for the serious collector more...
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LIVINGSTON TAYLOR Liv (Rare test pressing for the 1971 UK 11-track LP, with plain white labels & machine stamped 'K46131 A1' & 'K46131 B1' catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs, housed in a plain white hand annotated card sleeve.Very few of these were produced, made purely to test the sound quality & never sold to the public. The vinyl is clean & remains in excellent condition with just a few light signs of play. One for the serious collector! K46131) more...
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CHARIOT Burning Ambition (Rare 1988 UK Shades Records 10-track white label LP test pressing for the second album from the NWOBHM band, plain white labels with a credits & tracklisting/copy sheet attached to the back. The vinyl is excellent with just a few light cosmetic surface scuffs. SHADE4) more...
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ROGUE MALE Belfast (1986 UK Music For Nations 3-track white label 12" test pressing for the single, taken from their second album Animal Man, also including Rough Tough [Pretty Too] and Take No Shit. Plain white labels and handwritten annotated sleeve, comes with a wrap-around artwork proof sleeve. The vinyl is in 'near as new' condition with very little signs of play 12KUT122) more...
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ROGUE MALE Animal Man (1986 UK Music For Nations 10-track white label LP test pressing for the second album from the British heavy metal band. Plain white labels and housed in a handwritten annotated sleeve with a wrap-around proof artwork sleeve. The vinyl is in 'near as new' condition with very little signs of play MFN68) more...
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THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Classic Rock (1977 UK 10-track white label test pressing for the LP release, including covers of Queen's Bohemian Raspberry and David Bowie's Life On Mars amongst others, with custom 'Island Records Manufacturing Ltd' labels in plain white die cut sleeve. The vinyl on this copy remains in excellent condition with little sign of play ONE1009) more...
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BERNARD PEIFFER Cole Porter's 'Can-Can' (1960 UK 8-track white label 'Demonstration Record' pair of single sided test pressings for the LP release, with hand annotated labels. The vinyl remains in very nice EX-/EX condition with just a few lightsurface scuffs to show for over fifty years) more...
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GIGOLO AUNTS Mrs Washington (1994 UK Mayking white label test pressing of the 4-track 12" vinyl single, also includes Can You Get To That, Winsor Dam and Supernova Crush. Custom studio labels with release date of '8 Mar 1994' and handwritten catalogue number and regular picture sleeve BLAZE68T) more...
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THE KANE GANG Brother brother (Scarce 1984 UK 3-track white label test pressing 12" vinyl single, including We'll Take This Train and Drink. The plain white die-cut sleeve has some directions written on it [possibly to a gig?] and the vinyl looks barely played SK5) more...
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EDGAR WINTER'S WHITE TRASH Recycled (Very scarce test pressing for the 1977 9-track vinyl LP, with plain white labels hand annotated with just the artist name both sides & handscratched UK catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs, housed ina plain card sleeve with hand annotated artist & title info. Only a select handful of these would have been produced for sound testing purposes only, & were never sold to the public. The vinyl is in near mint condition SSKY82228) more...
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DENIECE WILLIAMS Song Bird (Very scarce test pressing for the 1977 8-track vinyl LP, with plain white labels hand annotated with artist & title info & handscratched UK catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs. Only a select handful of thesewould have been produced for sound testing purposes only, & were never sold to the public. The vinyl is in excellent condition CBS86046) more...
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KARLA BONOFF Karla Bonoff (Very scarce test pressing for the 1977 10-track vinyl LP with plain white labels & hand scratched UK catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs and housed in a plain card sleeve with stickered artist name. Only a select handful of these would have been produced for sound testing purposes only, & were never sold to the public. The vinyl is in near mint condition CBS82455) more...
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CHI COLTRANE Road To Tomorrow (Very scarce test pressing for the 1977 10-track vinyl LP, with plain white labels hand annotated with just the artist name both sides & handscratched catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs, housed in a plaincard sleeve with hand annotated artist & title info. Only a select handful of these would have been produced for sound testing purposes only, & were never sold to the public. The vinyl is in near mint condition TKR82501) more...
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POCKETS Come Go With Us (Very scarce test pressing for the 1977 UK 8-track vinyl LP, with plain white labels hand annotated with just the artist name both sides & handscratched catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs, housed in a plain card sleeve with hand annotated artist & title info. Only a select handful of these would have been produced for sound testing purposes only, & were never sold to the public. The vinyl is in excellent condition CBS82288) more...
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NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (German Test Pressing for the Limited Edition 2009 7-track LP pressed on 140-gram Virgin Vinyl, expertly mastered from the original analog tapes & originally released inMay 1969. The Reprise studio labels are unannotated with 'Manufactured In Germany' perimeter print & the vinyl is near 'as new', pressed in tiny numbers to test the sonic qualities before any kind of release)
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART Marching and Dancing - Test Pressing (1976 Dutch Philips white label test pressing stereo vinyl LP. Performed by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Glossy picture sleeve with extensive liner notes.9500080) more...
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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 - Test Pressing (1979 UK Decca pink strobe edged label stereo vinyl LP test pressing. Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Front laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. SXL6919) more...
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