RED MITCHELL / COMMUNICATION Blues For A Crushed Soul (1978 UK white label test pressing for the 6-track LP, also featuring Bosse Broberg on Trumpet, Nisse Sandstrom on Tenor, Goran Sandstrom on Piano, Bertil Strandberg on Trombone & Rune Carlsson on Drums, regular release picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some shelfwear & edge scuffing, but the vinyl is flawless SNTF762) more...
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THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by VIC LEWIS Mine & Theirs (1974 UK 11-track white label test pressing for the LP release, wlth Orchestra led by Erich Gruenberg and featuring Kenny Clayton, textured picture sleeve. The sleeve showsminimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play DJLPS437) more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ The Giants Of Jazz (1972 UK white label test pressing for the 10-track double LP, recorded live at The Victoria Theatre in London by a supergroup featuring Art Blakey on Drums, Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpet, Al McKibbon on Bass, Thelonious Monk on Piano, Sonny Stitt on Saxophones & Kai Winding on Trombone, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl has minimal sign of play K60028) 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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ED THIGPEN Ed Thigpen's Action Re Action (Test Pressing for the 1975 UK two-part LP - Killer Psychedelic Jazz-Funk a la Miles Davis, recorded with a bunch of Swedish session pro's with all the right ingredients including funky drums, deep basstothe fore, electric piano, echoplex & the mighty Sabu Martinez on congas! The labels are plain white & annotated with the side detail & machine stamped with the catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to t more...
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JOHN MCCABE The Haydn Piano Sonatas Volume 1 (1975 UK Strobe Bordered Label test pressing for Sides 1 & 2 of the box set release, complete with sheet of proof artwork 1HDN100) more...
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BLUES INCORPORATED Alexis Korner's All Stars Blues Incorporated (Rare 1969 UK 10-track white label test pressing for the Transatlantic issue of the 1964 'Red Hot From Alex' LP. Test pressing are produced for early review of the final mastering &most often get destroyed once production commences, so rarely surface for sale. Being a test pressing, the best quality pressing techniques are used, with premium vinyl & virgin stampers. The vinyl on this copy is wonderful with just a coupleof more...
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RAE MORRIS Someone Out There, At The Piano (2019 UK 12" double-sided White Label Test Pressing for the 11-track LP - an acoustic version of Rae's second studio album 'Someone Out There'. With 'Side A' printed label and housed in custom stickered die-cut card sleeve dated 1.10.2019) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Piano In The Background (Rare 1960 UK Philips 8-track vinyl test pressing LP with generic textured white 'sample record' labels, housed in a front laminated flipback colour picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some light shelfwear,but has bright, unfaded colours with intact edges and spine; the vinyl shows only light scuffs as evidence of play- nice! BBL7460) more...
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GEORG SOLTI conducts THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Piano Concerto No. 1 (One-sided Test Pressing for the 1959 UK stereo LP, featuring the first movement only of the Tchaikovsky piece starring Clifford Curzon. This is the earliest example of this SXL rarity on vinyl, with side two left blank. The catalogue, artist & title are faintly stamped one side of the studio label with 'Not For Sale' Factory Sample print & 'ZAL 4320-2E' matrix detail. The vinyl is clean & the dynamic rangeis 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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AHMAD JAMAL The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal (One-Off Test Pressing for the 2014 German all analogue audiophile issue of the 1959 12-track mono LP, pressed on 180gram Vinyl for Speakers Corner. Also stars Ray Crawford [guitar], EddieCalhoun [bass] & Walter Perkins [drums], in a set of stellar recordings from 1951-55. Jamal was a big influence on Miles Davis during the making of Kind Of Blue & has long been deserving of similar praise to that of Bill Evans. The labels are more...
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NINA SIMONE And Piano (Rare 1970 UK white label test pressing for the 10-track vinyl LP, front laminated picture sleeve. Superb set [reportedly Miss Simone's favourite] that showcases her wide range of inspiration with songs ranging from blackspirituals to Randy Newman and Jaques Brel. The sleeve shows only light signs of wear, the vinyl appears looks barely played SF8074) more...
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PIANO RED Percussive Piano: Dr Feelgood (Scarce 1970s US-pressed white label test pressing of the 11-track vinyl LP, plain white die cut sleeve with hand written track titles and custom printed 'Euphonic' labels. Classic 'barrelhouse' jazz [hitting those keys hard in a percussive style] from the man known as William Lee Perryman to his mum, Piano Red or Dr. Feelgood to everybody else. The vinyl on this copy is superb and, aside from the odd light scuff, shows very little signs of p more...
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NICKY HOPKINS The Revolutionary Piano Of (Rare 1966 UK 12-track vinyl LP Test Pressing on a rough textured CBS label with only the boxed logo in the centre of the labels and outer perimeter text, and has '62679-A4' / '62679-B2' stamped matrices, within a company catalogue inner. The debut longplayer from the legendary British pianist/keyboard player who worked with the Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who, includes superb piano-led arrangements of key '60s songs [Yesterday, Goldfi more...
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VARIOUS It's Only Rock N Roll Vol 2 (One-off test pressing used as a promotional white label for the 1979 UK 20-track LP compilation, featuring good time Rock N Roll from 1957 - 1964 from the likes of The Crystals, Richard Barrett with The Chantels, Johnny Wells & Eddie Cooley & The Dimples, with custom blank labels, a double-sided press release sheet & wraparound proof artwork. The vinyl is in near 'as new' condition NUTM26) more...
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THE BEATLES The Beatles Concerto (Rare Test Pressing for the 1979 UK 7-track vinyl LP, with plain white labels showing only a pen '1' annotation on the side one label and machine stamped matrices in the run-outs. Featuring the piano talents ofPeter Rostal & Paul Schaefer, with arrangements by Ron Goodwin & John Rutter. Housed in a wraparound proof artwork picture sleeve, with proof wraparound artwork for the printed inner and company EMI sleeve with 'Beatles Concerto' stamped on t more...
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JOE FARRELL QUARTET Joe Farrell Quartet (1970 UK white label test pressing for the 7-track Stereo LP, a classic CTI date with Miles Davis' then rhythm section, starring Chick Corea on Piano, John McLaughlin on Guitar, Dave Holland on Bass & Jack DeJohnette on Drums, plain die cut sleeve. The vinyl remains in levely condition with few signs of play) more...
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KENNY CLARKE To Day (One-Off Test Pressing for the 1980 French-only 4-track LP, the first part of the live double release recorded at "Le Petit Journal" in Paris, France, June 10-11, 1980 with Marc Fosset (guitar), Maurice Vander (piano), Bob Garcia (sax), Roger Guérin (trumpet, flugelhorn) & Patrice Caratini (bass). The labels are custom black on white & annotated with the proposed '18.8.80' release date, complete with the unique picture sleeve. The cover has some ring wear more...
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CHARLES LLOYD In The Soviet Union (Rare Test Pressing for the 1971 UK 4-track stereo LP, recorded live at the 1967 International Jazz Festival, staged in Tallinn, Estonia on May 14th, with Keith Jarrett on piano, Ron McClure on bass & Jack DeJohnette, drums. The labels are plain white & unannotated. The catalogue number & A1/B1 matrices are stamped in the run-outs, confirming the intended release. Only a small select handful are ever pressed this way & usually purely for the engine more...
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ART FARMER Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (Rare Test Pressing for the 1966 UK 6-track mono LP, also featuring Steve Kuhn on Piano, Steve Swallow on Bass & Pete LaRoca on Drums. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample - Not For Sale' print at the top, with the artist, title, matrix & catalogue number detail annotated by pen, the matrices are machine stamped in the run-outs. Complete with the front laminated flipback picture sleeve, which is in Excellent condition with a little ring more...
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ILLUMINAE Dark Horizons (Autographed 2021 UK 10-track 2-LP vinyl Test Pressing for the groups debut album, featuring Agnieszka Swita on Lead Vocals, Ian Jones on Piano, Bass Guitar, Keyboards & Acoustic Guitar, Craig Blundell on Drums,Steve Hackett (Genesis) on Lead Guitar, Luke Machin on Lead & Rhythm Guitar. Each disc remains in a 'near as new' condition, with both housed in a plain black die-cut paper sleeve, both boldly signed by Agnieszka & Ian in a golden pen and one of t more...
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KNOCKY PARKER Knocky Parker & Bill Coffman (Scarce 1970s US-pressed white label test pressing of the 10-track vinyl LP, plain white die cut sleeve with hand written track titles and custom printed 'Euphonic' labels. Classic piano ragtime and Dixieland jazz from two of the finest exponents of the genre tackling a selection of ragtime standards. 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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THIS HEAT This Heat (Rare 1979 UK 11-track vinyl LP test pressing for the debut studio album by the English experimental rock band, an incredibly creative post-punk record from Britain, including the remarkably forward-thinking '24 Track Loop' [early electronica!], the post-King Crimson like Horizontal Hold & The Fall Of Saigon. The labels are printed with a big side number indicator and nothing else, with 'THIS 1 A//4' and THIS 1 B//4' stamped matrices. This vinyl remains very clean more...
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CARPENTERS A Song For You (Ultra scarce test pressing for the 1972 UK 13-track LP, with plain white labels & machine stamped catalogue number & matrices. Test discs were made in very few numbers & are rarely seen on the market. To findonefor the first UK issue of this Carpenters classic is rare indeed, & with the retail textured envelope sleeve. The vinyl reveals only the very lightest signs of play. Never sold to the public in this form! AMLS63511) more...
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JIMMY ROWLES Isfahan (1979 US 9-track white label test pressing for the LP of duets with bassist George Mraz, plain white sleeve with stamped catalogue number & hand annotated track details. Jimmy Rowles once again manages to unearth some little known gems like Black Butterfly, Button Up Your Overcoat & Marjo, as well as providing both vocals & piano. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a couple of light surface hairlines to show for its thirty five years SNTF790) more...
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BILLY PARKER'S FOURTH WORLD Freedom Of Speech (Rare Test Pressing for the 2017 UK/German-pressed Limited Edition Pure Pleasure Analogue issue of the 1975 5-track LP, pressed on 180gram Vinyl. The Freedom Of Speech album was originally released on the now highly collectable spiritual-jazz label, Strata East, starring the husband & wife team of Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals) & Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Donald Smith (piano, vocals), brother of Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee( 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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FREDDIE HUBBARD The Hub Of Hubbard (Rare Test Pressing for the 1974 UK 4-track LP, recorded in the 'Black Forest' at the famous MPS studios of Villingen with Eddie Daniels [tenor], Roland Hanna [piano], Richard Davis [bass] & Louis Hayes [drums] & first released in 1969. The custom pink studio labels have 'Factory Sample - Not For Sale' print along the top & are annotated both sides with the artist, title, catalogue & matrix detail. Very few of these would have been made & w 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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