STRIFE Back To Thunder (Test Pressing for the 1978 UK 8-track LP by the hard rocking UK power trio, with plain white labels annotated with just the artist name one side & housed in the retail picture sleeve. These test pressings would have been produced in the lowest numbers possible, used by just a handful of select engineers to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. The vinyl grades EX/EX- with just a light paper hairline not affecting play GULP1029) more...
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THE JUKKA TOLONEN BAND Montreux Boogie (Test Pressing for the 1978 UK 6-track LP by the Finnish fusion guitarist [Eero Koivistoinen. Wigwam, Tasavallan Presidentti], recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival & at Studio Decibel in Stockholm thatyear. The labels are plain white & annotated with just the artist name one side & housed in the retail picture sleeve. With just a select handful made for sonic review, the vinyl grades VG/VG+ with a series of light paper hairline scuffs which more...
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STONEGROUND Stoneground (Test Pressing for the 1971 UK 10-track LP with plain white labels, the debut by the ten-piece Country Blues Rock outfit from the West Coast. These test pressings would have been produced in the lowest numbers possible,used by just a handful of select engineers to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public. The vinyl grades VG+/EX- with just a few light paper hairlines which have little effect on play K46087) more...
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PRINCE Purple Rain (Very Rare 2008 Test Pressing for the US 9-track LP, pressed on HQ-180 180gram Virgin Vinyl at RTI & remastered by Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering. The studio labels are custom RTI [Record Technology Incorporated] printedwith an early 'November 13 2008' review date stamp one side along with an annotated artist/album title & matrix/side detail, plus hand scratched matrices in the run-outs. Pressed in tiny numbers to test the sonic qualities before any kind of re
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JOY DIVISION Unknown Pleasures (Very Rare Sealed Test Pressing for the 2007 US 10-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl & fully remastered from the original master tapes, originally released in 1979 - one of the best albums ever released byanyone at any time ever. This is even more a collector's item than any other test pressing like it as it remains unopened & unplayed in a sealed tear bag with the breather holes, housed in a plain white reference sleeve with rubber stamped 'Au
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JOY DIVISION Closer (Rare Test Pressing for the 2007 US 9-track LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl, originally released in 1980 & fully remastered from the original master tapes. The studio labels are custom RTI [Record Technology Incorporated] printed with an early 'August 8 2007' review date stamp one side, 'FACT25' catalogue/side detail & hand scratched matrices in the run-outs, housed in a similarly stamped white reference sleeve. Pressed in tiny numbers to test the sonic qualitie
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JOY DIVISION Still (Very Scarce Test Pressing for the 2007 US 21-track double LP, fully remastered from the original master tapes. Unlike the RTI Test Pressings we have seen, this is an impossibly rare Rainbo Records test disc, also Californian, with the custom studio labels annotated with the word 'Re-Cut' as well as the artist, title & side details. The first disc weighs 160grams & the second is 200grams. Unlikely to ever see again, both discs appear near mint) more...
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VAN MORRISON Astral Weeks (Sealed Test Pressing for the Limited Edition 2008 US 8-track LP pressed on HQ-180 180gram Virgin Vinyl at RTI, originally released in 1968 & mastered from the original analog master tapes. This ultimatecollector's copy remains unopened & unplayed in a sealed tear bag with the breather holes, housed in a plain white reference sleeve with an early rubber stamped 'August 19 2008' review date & catalogue/side details. A mint investment grade ite
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DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms (Super Rare "First Cut" Test Pressing for the 2006 US Limited Edition 9-track double LP, featuring the band's legendary 1985 album Half Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker, plated & pressed at RTI & spread across two discs. The official release weighed 180 grams but this "High Performance" press is 200 grams. The studio labels are custom RTI [Record Technology Incorporated] printed with the earliest 'April 6 2006' review date [we have also seen an 'April 19'
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DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms (Super Rare Test Pressing for the 2006 US Limited Edition 9-track double LP, featuring the band's legendary 1985 album Half Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker, plated & pressed at RTI & spread across two discs. The official release weighed 180 grams but this "High Performance" press is 200 grams. The studio labels are custom RTI [Record Technology Incorporated] printed with a rubber stamped 'May 2 2006' review date along with the catalogue/side detail. Both
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BLACK SABBATH Heaven & Hell (Super Rare Test Pressing for the 2009 US 8-track LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl, the classic fully remastered Ronnie James Dio led album from 1980 with custom Rainbo Records studio labels with no annotations and hand scratched matrices in the run-offs. Very few of these would have been made and even fewer would have escaped the pressing plants into the hands of the general public. The vinyl is in near 'as new' condition! R13372) more...
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REM Accelerate (Super Rare Sealed Test Pressing for the 2008 US Limited Edition 11-track double LP, both pressed by RTI on 180gram Virgin Vinyl, playing at 45rpm. Both of these test discs remain unopened & unplayed in sealed tearbags with the perforated breather holes & housed in plain white reference sleeves with a rubber stamped 'February 1 2008' review date & catalogue/side detail. A mint investment grade package!) more...
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TOM PETTY Highway Companion (Test Pressing for the 2006 US Limited Edition 12-track double LP pressed on 180gram High Performance Virgin Vinyl, one of Petty's most satisfying outputs of the last decade, this album sold out on vinylvery quickly on release. The studio labels are custom RTI [Record Technology Incorporated] printed with an 'August 31 2006' review date & catalogue/side detail & housed in similarly stamped reference sleeves. Pressed in tiny numbers to test th more...
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MUDCRUTCH Extended Play Live (Sealed Test Pressing for the 2008 US Limited Edition 4-track 12" EP, featuring Tom Petty's reformed pre-Heartbreakers combo, captured live at the Ventura Theatre, Ventura CA on 20th April 2008, & The Troubadour, Hollywood CA on 28th April & 2nd May 2008. This test evaluation disc remains unopened & unplayed in a sealed tearbag with the breather holes, housed in a plain white reference sleeve with a rubber stamped 'September 18 2008' review date& more...
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MARC BOLAN Electric Sevens (Rare Set Of Test Pressings for the Limited Edition 2012 UK Record Store Day FOUR x 7" vinyl single set, including Hot Love, Get It On & Jeepster plus demos & material recorded for various BBC radio shows in 1971 - a total of twelve tracks pressed on heavyweight vinyl. Each part boasts a plain white label with only 'side A' printed detail & each record is housed in a plain die-cut annotated sleeve. These were pressed in tiny amounts purely to test the sonics more...
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MARC BOLAN Electric Sevens 2 - At The BBC (Rare Set Of Test Pressings for the Limited Edition 2014 UK Record Store Day FOUR x 7" vinyl set, featuring archive recordings drawn from three BBC Top Gear sessions from May 1969 to October 1970, as wellasrarities like the Woodland Bop (Medley) for John Peel's Sunday Concert on the 10th of December 1970 & three instrumental backing tracks mixed for the Radio 1 Club on the 2nd of March 1971. Each part boasts a plain white label with only 'si more...
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T-REX / TYRANNOSAURUS REX Nijinsky Hind, Strange Orchestras & Conesuala (Rare Set of Test Pressings for the THREE 2015 UK 7" vinyl releases, with each part boasting a plain white label & each record housed in a plain die-cut annotated sleeve.These were pressed in tiny amounts purely to test the sonics & were never intended for sale to the public!) more...
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T-REX Ride A White Swan (Rare Test Pressing for the 2014 UK vinyl 7", which was only available from Universal Records online when released. Features the BBC Top Of The Pops performance of Ride A White Swan from the 12th of November 1970 & Summertime Blues from the BBC Radio One, Dave Lee Travis Show [9th December 1970]. Pressed in tiny amounts purely to test the sonics, the labels are plain white & the record is housed in a plain die-cut annotated sleeve) more...
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TYRANNOSAURUS REX By The Light Of A Magical Moon (Rare Test Pressing for the 2014 UK vinyl 7", featuring the Home Demos of By The Light Of A Magical Moon & Find A Little Wood. Pressed in tiny amounts purely to test the sonics, the labels are plain white & the record is housed in a plain die-cut annotated sleeve) more...
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DAVID SYLVIAN & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music (Rare Test Pressing for the Limited Edition 2015 UK Record Store Day vinyl 7", featuring a new twist on the Bamboo Houses / Bamboo Music single which was overseen by David Sylvian himself. Pressed in tiny amounts purely to test the sonics, the labels are plain white & the record is housed in a plain die-cut annotated sleeve) more...
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