DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Historically Speaking - The Duke (Impossibly Rare Pair of Single-Sided Test Pressings for the 1956 UK 12-track mono LP, recorded in Chicago, Illinois that year & starring such notables as Paul Gonsalves &CatAnderson. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample - Not For Sale' print along the top along with the matrix, catalogue, artist & title detail stamped on the labels' playing side of both discs. The tracklist is also annotated by hand& the more...
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STAN LEVEY This Time The Drums On Me (Rare Pair Of Single-Sided Test Pressings for the 1955 UK 7-track Mono LP, a drummer led Bop winner of the highest order with the great Dexter Gordon [tenor sax], Lou Levy [piano], Frank Rosolino[trombone], Conte Condoli [trumpet] & Leroy Vinnegar [bass]. The Parlophone labels are custom black on white with 'Not For Sale' print & the artist, album title & some of the song details are annotated in blue pen on the labels' playing side of both discs. more...
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LEE MORGAN Dizzy Atmosphere (Rare pair of one-sided Test Pressings for the 1961 UK 8-track mono LP, a Specialty, Hollywood recording from 1957, also starring Al Grey on trombone, Billy Mitchell tenor sax, Billy Root baritone, Wynton Kellyon piano, bassist Paul West & drummer Charlie Persip. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample' printed at the top & are rubber stamped with the title, matrix & catalogue detail. These two heavyweight discs contain optimum sound quality f more...
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DONALD BYRD Byrd's Word (One-off One-Sided Test Pressing for Side One of the 1956 mono LP, featuring only the first two tracks of the album, the lovely 'Winterset' & 'Gotcha Goin' 'n' Comin'. These songs were recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in September 1955, with Frank Foster [tenor sax], Hank Jones [piano], Paul Chambers [bass] & Kenny Clarke [drums]. The second disc for side two, if there ever was one, is presumably lost to the midst of ti more...
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DONALD BYRD The Jazz Message Of (One-off One-Sided Test Pressing for Side One of the 1956 mono LP, featuring only the first four tracks of the album. These songs that make up the whole of Side One were recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in February that year, with the great Hank Mobley [tenor sax], Ronnie Ball [piano], Doug Watkins [bass] & Kenny Clarke [drums]. The second disc for side two, if there ever was one [which featured a different line-up more...
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JOHN COLTRANE Olé Coltrane (Very rare pair of one-sided Test Pressings for the 1962 UK first press 3-track STEREO LP on London, also featuring the talents of Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Art Davis & Elvin Jones. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample' printed at the top & are annotated with the artist, title, matrix & catalogue detail. We are including a copy of the front laminated picture sleeve for the original mono edition [its condition more...
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MORRIS ON Morris On (One-Sided Test Pressing for Side A of the 1972 UK LP featuring the first six tracks only, starring John Kirkpatrick, Richard Thompson, Barry Dransfield, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks & guests. The label is plain white & annotated with just the artist/album title & with the catalogue number & 'A2' matrix machine stamped in the run-out. The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & grades VG with a few faint hairline scratches not upsetting play HELP5) more...
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THE GREAT ZOOT SIMS Down Home (Impossibly Rare Pair of Single-Sided Test Pressings for the 1961 UK 8-track mono LP, also starring Dave McKenna (piano), George Tucker (bass) & Dannie Richmond (drums). The Parlophone labels are custom blackon white with 'Not For Sale' print. The artist, album title & song details are annotated in blue pen on the labels' playing side of both discs, & the matrices in the run-outs are machine stamped: BCP 12 6051A-1N/ BCP 12 6051B-1N. This incredi more...
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HAROLD MCNAIR Harold McNair (Very rare pair of one-sided Test Pressings for the 1972 UK 7-track LP, including the fabulous live epic, the 12:45 'Spacecraft' & featuring the talents of Spike Heatley, Tony Carr & Bill Le Sage. Also includes the beautiful Indecision & the classic jazz dancer 'The Hipster'. We had a quick play test of this tune & boy does it sound good, the best quality you will find! The labels are plain white & annotated with the artist, catalogue detail & son more...
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THE SWEDISH MODERN JAZZ GROUP Sax Appeal (Monster Rare pair of one-sided Test Pressings for the 1960 UK 7-track mono LP on Tempo Records starring Lars Gullin on sax, well & truly a tricky album to track down but a test pressing is one of a kind. This album is staggeringly beautiful, the sound quality majestic. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample' printed at the top & are annotated with the artist, title, matrix & catalogue detail, complete with a reference stic more...
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EMMANUEL TETTEH MENSAH E. T. Mensah & His Tempo's Band (Monster rare pair of single-sided test pressings for the 1955 UK 10" LP, the first release in Decca's 'West African Rhythm' series, perfect for the world music collector. Hear whyMensah was considered the undisputed king of Highlife as he weaves a rich tapestry of gold coast rhythms with his Afro band, with titles such as 'Donkey Calypso', 'Tea Samba' & 'Stormy Ass'! The labels are plain white with 'Factory Sample - No more...
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YES In To The Lens - 1-sided (1980 UK one-sided promotional-only vinyl 12", this was never commercially released on this format as a single, produced to offering a preview for the then-forthcoming album, Drama, within a record die-cut companysleeve. The vinyl looks barely played SAM125) more...
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BOURBON STREET ALL STAR DIXIELANDERS Jam Session On Bourbon Street (Very rare 2 x one-sided 12" vinyl white label test pressings for the 1957 UK 9-track mono LP, including Pete Fountain on clarinet, with custom HMV studio labels housed indie-cut poly-lined inners with the 'May 1957' date and 'Music Test Dept' stamp in the corner, plus annotated matrices. Tested for its sonic quality (which is the best you'll find for this release!), the heavyweight vinyl has caused weakening t more...
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KENNY CLARKE Klook's Clique (Incredible and very rare 2 x 1-sided test pressing for the 1956 UK 6-track mono LP, also starring Donald Byrd (trumpet), John La Porta (alto sax), Ronnie Ball (piano) & Wendell Marshall (bass), with custom studio labels stamped and annotated with catalogue, title and side 1/2 info one side and a test tone on the reverse. This is the first heavyweight vinyl pressed before the finished run began, and looks to have been played only once for sonic testp more...
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MEL TORME I Dig The Duke I Dig The Count (Rare 2 x 1-sided 12" vinyl white label test pressings for the 1962 UK 12-track mono LP, with hand annotated labels detailing the artist, title, catalogue number and tracklist. Tested for its sonicquality (which is the best you'll find for this release!), both vinyl discs are near mint, housed in a retail front laminated flipback sleeve (VG) with tape reinforced edges VLP9027) more...
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KYLIE MINOGUE Locomotion (1988 Spanish Sanni label single-sided promotional vinyl 7", with custom 'Disco Promocional Prohibida Su Venta' printed wide-centred label, housed in Spanish commercial picture sleeve with 'No 1 En Inglaterra' stickeron the front. The vinyl and sleeve are in near as new condition PWL14) more...
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VARIOUS The Harvest Bag (Rare two x one-sided test pressing for the 1971 UK 10-track LP sampler, featuring a selection of progressive acts from the Harvest label. Includes the Edgar Broughton Band, Grease Band, BJH, Roy Harper, East Of Eden & more. Each disc has plain white labels with no annotations & machine stamped matrices & catalogue numbers in the run-out, both parts housed in their respective poly-lined die-cut sleeves with '25 Oct 1971' release date stamp, complete with more...
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JOHNNY SMITH Johnny Smith's Kaleidoscope (Two one-sided test pressings for the 1967 UK 10-track stereo LP, by the man who set the standard for pick style guitar in the fifties & sixties, with custom 'stereo' stamped & hand annotated white labels& retail front laminated flipback picture sleeve. Opens with the Johnny Smith-penned, Walk Don't Run, later covered by The Ventures. The sleeve is clean with a couple of small annotations on the rear. Both vinyl discs look barely played, & wer more...
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U2 I Will Follow - Live (Very scarce 1981 UK one-sided 7" test pressing, featuring the b-side from the Gloria single, with hand annotated blue labels & 'Town House' machine stamped in the run-out along with the catalogue number & matrices. Thevinyl looks barely played - very few of these would have been produced & certainly never sold to the public in this form!) more...
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U2 A Day Without Me (Very scarce 1980 UK one-sided 7" test pressing for the single release, with hand annotated plain white labels & a rubber stamped '1 Aug 1980' release date one side. The catalogue & matrix numbers - 'WIP6630 A1-U' - are machine stamped in the run-off. The vinyl reveals only light evidence of play. No doubt very few of these escaped the pressing plant & were certainly never sold to the public in this form - ideal for the serious U2 collector!) more...
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U2 War (Super rare PAIR of one-sided LP acetates for the original 1983 vinyl album, cut at the Town House recording studio in Goldhawk Road, London. The labels are hand annotated "WAR" U.2. SIDE ONE and "WAR" U.2. SIDE TWO. The plain white outer sleeve, now off-white, has been addressed to 'Johnny' with the note 'This is the record for Jump Testing etc. Ta TREVOR'. These notes were penned by Island executive Trevor Wyatt. Each acetate remains in FAIR to GOOD condition. The playi more...
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THE VENTURES The Very Best Of (Scarce one-off 2 x 1-sided test pressing for the 1976 UK LP compilation, with plain white studios labels & machine stamped catalogue/matrix info in the run-outs, housed in die-cut annotated reference sleeves. Only a small select handful of these would have been produced to test the sonics, & were never sold to the public in this form. Both vinyl discs still look barely played SLS50386) more...
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HANK JACOBS So Far Away (Scarce 2 x one-sided test pressings for the 1983 UK 4-track 7" EP, both parts with custom plain green labels, with one side of the label annotated by the engineer, including a '4 Sep 1983' release date rubber stamp. Alsoincludes the tracks Out Of Sight, Hanks Groove & Summertime, with retail reference picture sleeve. The sleeve has some creasing & a small sticker tear yet both vinyl discs look barely played ENS5) 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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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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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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MIDGE URE The Gift (1985 UK 5-track 1-sided ultra high-grade methyl cellulose metal based lacquer reference test pressing acetate for Side A of the vinyl LP album [CHR1508]. Includes the generic 'The Town House' studio label with handwritten artist name and housed in a generic die-cut sleeve)
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