LOUIS ARMSTRONG The Best Of Louis Armstrong - The Early Years (Pair Of One-Sided Parlophone Test Pressings for the 1971 UK 16-track mono LP, compiling historic jazz recordings from 1926 to 1931, complete with the retail front laminatedflipback picture sleeve. The labels are plain white with no annotations & the discs are housed in die-cut reference sleeves which are stamped with the '4 Aug 1971' review date & matrix detail. The picture sleeve is Excellent & shows very little we more...
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BLUR Girls & Boys (Scarce 1994 UK Food 1-track single-sided promotional vinyl 12" featuring the 4:49 version, 'Blur' die-cut card sleeve. The vinyl is in Excellent condition with the odd faint surface scuff not affecting play 12FOODDJ47) more...
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QUIET SUN Mainstream (Rare 1975 UK 4-track one sided white label vinyl LP Test Pressing, for the one & only studio album from the UK band featuring Phil Manzanera and a pre-This Heat Charles Hayward along with additional contributions from Brian Eno. This has plain white labels with 'HELP 19 A-1' stamped matrix. These were pressed in tiny numbers, simply to test the sonic qualities before the record went into commerical production. The vinyl remains Excellent with only very light sign more...
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JIMMY DEUCHAR Selection (Unique One-Off 1958 UK One-Sided Test Pressing for Side A only [4 tracks] of the impossibly rare mono LP titled 'Pal Jimmy' on Tempo Records, part of Tempo's sought after Modern Jazz Series. Contains the tracks'My Funny Valentine', 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was', 'Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered' & 'I Could Write A Book' recorded in London, England on March 7, 1958 with Jimmy Deuchar on trumpet, Tubby Hayes on tenor & baritone sax, Harry South on more...
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VICTOR FELDMAN WITH TUBBY HAYES, DIZZY REECE & JIMMY DEUCHAR Transatlantic Alliance (One-Off 1958 UK One-Sided Test Pressing for Side B only [3 tracks] of the impossibly rare mono LP on Tempo Records, part of Tempo's sought after ModernJazz Series. Contains the tracks 'Wail', 'Ballad Medley - Together, Darn That Dream, I Surrender Dear, I've Lost Your Love' & 'Wailing Wall' recorded in London, England on January 3, 1957 with Tubby Hayes [baritone sax], Ronnie Scott [tenor s more...
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KRAFTWERK Europe Endless (Mega rare 1978 UK one-sided white label vinyl 12" Test Pressing for the B-Side to the Showroom Dummies 12" single and featuring the 9 minutes 48 seconds long version. This has plain white labels and has '12 YCL 16098 B-1' stamped matrix number, housed in a hand annotated plain paper sleeve. These were pressed in small quantities purely to test the sonics, and remains in an amazing condition with minimal signs of play - An impossible to find Kraftwerk white la more...
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JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU Down Town (Rare 1987 UK single sided white label vinyl 12" test pressing. The B-Side has a tone groove & the matrix says LP FB 120 but the '0' appears to be scratched out. According to the insert that came with the album, Who Killed The JAMs?, these were limited to 500 copies only, comes housed in a 'KLF 12 Inch' die-cut card sleeve. The sleeve has only light wear, the labels are both plain without any writing, and the vinyl shows only very light signs of p more...
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SHARPE & NUMAN Change Your Mind (Extremely rare 1985 UK injection moulded one sided DJ promotional vinyl 7" for the single release, featuring the Radio Edit version, with a unique 'DJ' catalogue number and the first we have ever seen. This example comes housed in cmmercial glossy flipback style card picture sleeve, which has been Autographed by Sharpe in red & Gary in silver across the front! PODJ722) more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD Crime Of Passion (Rare Pair of 1983 UK solid centre one sided green label vinyl 7" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 648 A-1U-1-1-1', the B-Side Jungle Gardenia disc hasthe stampedmatrix 'VS 648 B-1U-1-1-1', both have hand annotated labels and date stamped '14 NOV 1983'. Each in their own plain die-cut paper sleeve and the vinyl remains Excellent with only a few light cosmetic surface paper scuffs. A stunning item!) more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD Tricks Of The Light (Rare Pair of 1984 UK solid centre one sided white label vinyl 7" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 707 A-1U-1-1-1', and the B-Side 'Afghan' disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 707 B-1U-1-1-1', and has 'TOWNHOUSE' also stamped, both have hand annotated labels and date stamped '31 JUL 1984'. Each in their own plain die-cut paper sleeve and the vinyl remains Excellent with only a few light cosmetic surface pap more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD Crime Of Passion (Pair of 1983 UK one sided blue label vinyl 12" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 64812 A-1U-1-1-1' & 'timtom cbs' hand scratched, whilst the 'Jungle Gardenia' B-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 64812 B-1U-1-1'. Each housed in a hand annotated sleeve and date stamped '14 NOV 1983', with all labels blank. The vinyl remains in a really nice condition with only light signs of play. A nice example and the f more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD With JON ANDERSON Shine (Pair of 1988 UK one sided blue label vinyl 12" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc features the Extended Version and has the stamped matrix 'VS 86312 A-1U-1-1-1' & 'timtom' hand scratched,whilst the 'The Path' B-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 86312 B-1U-1-1' and also has 'timtom' hand scratched. Each housed in a hand annotated sleeve and date stamped '2 APR 1988', with all labels blank. The vinyl remains in a really nice more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD AND ROGER CHAPMAN Shadow On The Wall (Pair of 1983 UK one sided green label vinyl 12" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 625 12 A-1U-1-1-1', whilst the 'Taurus 3' B-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 625 12 B-1U-1-1'. The second disc is in a Hand annotated sleeve and date stamped '11 AUG 1983', with all labels blank. The vinyl on the A-Side has a few light surface marks whilst the B-Side is very clean with little signs ofp more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD Tricks Of The Light (Rare Pair of 1984 UK one sided white label vinyl 12" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 70712 A-1U-1-1', and the B-Side 'Tricks Of The Light (Instrumental) & Afghan' disc has the stamped matrix 'VS 70712 B-1U-1-1-1', and has 'TOWNHOUSE' also stamped on both. Each housed in their own hand annotated sleeve and date stamped '30 JUL 1984', and the vinyl looks barely played) more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD Shadow On The Wall (Rare Pair of 1983 UK solid centre one sided vinyl 7" Test Pressings for the single release. The A-Side disc has green labels with stamped matrix 'VS 625 A-1U-1-1-1', the B-Side Taurus 3 disc has white labels with the stamped matrix 'VS 625 B-1U-1-1-1', both have hand annotated labels and date stamped '10 AUG 1983'. Each in their own plain die-cut paper sleeve and the vinyl remains Excellent with only a few light cosmetic surface paper scuffs. A stunni more...
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MIKE OLDFIELD The Path (1988 UK one sided white label vinyl 12" Test Pressing for the B-Side to the single, Shine. This has the stamped matrix 'VS 86312 B-1U-1-1'. Housed in a hand annotated sleeve and date stamped '3 APR 1986' which surely isan error, with all labels blank. The vinyl remains in a really nice condition with little signs of play. A nice example and the first we have ever seen) more...
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GEORGIE FAME Getaway (Rare 1966 UK one sided solid centre promo vinyl 7", given away with purchases of petrol from National Benzol petrol, often called the 'Esso Petrol' issue, later reissued, extended and became a number one hit single, housed in a plain card sleeve. The vinyl remains Excellent with just a few light surface marks, otherwise a nice example and the first we have ever seen) more...
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KRAFTWERK Showroom Dummies (Very rare 1981 UK one-sided white label vinyl 12" Test Pressing. This has plain white labels and has '12 EMI 5272 A-1' stamped matrix number, housed in a hand annotated clear plastic sleeve. These were pressed in small quantities purely to test the sonics, and remains in an amazing condition with minimal signs of play - An impossible to find Kraftwerk white label 1-sided 12" test pressing!) more...
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PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION Gett Off (Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 UK/EU limited edition one-sided black vinyl 12" single, a faithful re-creation of the rare original 1991 one-sided DJ promo featuring the 'Damn Near 10 Min' version of what became the first single from Diamonds And Pearls. Picture sleeve with original cover artwrok graphic, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended) more...
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SOLAR STONE Seven Cities (Vocal Mix 8:27 UK 1-sided white label promo-only 12" on Lost Language, an anthemic classic already in another guise, Solar Stone's 'Seven Cities' has now been revisited by none other than Dutch trance supremo Armin Van Buuren, with vocals by Elizabeth Fields. Title stickered label and original Anglo Plugging hype sticker dated 2nd September 2002. This copy is like new, unplayed & mint condition, having come from Anglo Plugging's library archive many ye more...
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ESQUIVEL More Of Other Worlds, Other Sounds (Ultra rare pair of single-sided metal based methyll cellulose lacquer acetates for the 1962 US 12-track stereo LP, a classic Space-Age Exotica record which utilised the new-found '120 System' of theday, recorded to 35mm film for the highest sonic clarity. Obtained from the vast collection of former agent & manager to the stars, Vic Lewis, these discs are housed in their original Audio Device, Inc die-cut sleeves where the discs were cut more...
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CILLA BLACK Day By Day (Scarce pair of single-sided Parlophone test pressings for the 1972 UK 12-track LP produced by George Martin, including versions of The Long & Winding Road & Oh My Love, with plain white labels & card sleeves annotated with the matrix details & rubber stamped 23-24 Nov 1972 release dates. Both vinyl discs appear in near mint condition PCS7155) more...
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VARIOUS Parade Of The Pops (Scarce pair of single-sided Parlophone test pressings for the 1961 UK 20-track mono LP with custom black on white studio labels, produced by arrangement with the BBC & featuring an honest snapshot of the popular weekly radio show up to that point, with artists including Matt Monro, Russ Conway, The King Brothers & more. Both discs appear in practically near mint condition & are housed in their original die-cut 'Emitex' sleeves which are annotated with ma 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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PETE SHELLEY Homosapien (Impossibly rare pair of single-sided metal based high grade methyl cellulose lacquer actetates for the 12" single release, featuring the lengthy Single Version & 'Dub' mix, with 'Town House' studio labels annotated with the artist's name [sic] & song title. No more than half a dozen of these studio acetates are normally made for any release & are usually destroyed once the item is commercially available. These discs have survived & remain in remarkable cond more...
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GARY MCFARLAND Soft Samba Strings (Rare pair of one-sided test pressings for the 1967 US 10-track mono LP, an exotic lounge affair in the style of Antonio Carlos Jobim, with custom black on white studio labels with artist, title, label, catalogue& matrix details annotated by hand, including the proposed '2-10-67' release date. The 'Van Gelder' stamp in the run-offs is also present on both records. The discs appear in Excellent to Near Mint condition, with only mild evidence of play V more...
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SARAH VAUGHAN You're Mine You (Hard to find pair of single-sided test pressings for the 1962 UK 12-track mono LP, with custom black on white Columbia studio labels, annotated with just the artist & album title. Arranged & conducted by thegreat Quincy Jones, this is the earliest UK version of the album you will find on vinyl, never sold to the general public in this form. Complete with proof artwork for the back panel of the sleeve, both vinyl discs are clean & in Excellent con more...
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ERNEST ANSERMET conducts L'ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE French Overtures (One-sided Test Pressing for the 1961 UK stereo LP, featuring side one only, with exceptional performances of Édouard Lalo's Le Roi D'Ys, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber'sTheBlack Domino (Le Domino Noir) & Ferdinand Hérold's Zampa. This is the earliest example of this SXL rarity on vinyl, with side two left blank. The catalogue, artist & title are annotated one side of the studio label with 'Not For Sale' Factory more...
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JULIO IGLESIAS Nathalie (1982 Japanese 3-track promo sample 7" vinyl single, also including Special Message From Miami & La Paloma, unique gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside & Japanese insert. We are also including a one sided promotional only 7" of the title track, with a custom stickered card sleeve 07.5P-200) more...
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BONNIE TYLER It's A Heartache (Very scarce pair of single-sided metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetates for the 1978 US 10-track LP, with custom printed RCA Records studio labels which detail the song running order, timings for each track & the proposed '4/11/78' release date. Very few of these are ever produced, mostly for in-studio sonic reference & are never intended for sale to the general public. The surface of these acetates remain in stunning condition more...
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