SERAFIN Things Fall Apart (Scarce UK 2-track white label test-pressing 7" b/w Since I Broke My Heart) more...
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NIKKI SUDDEN The Jewel Thief (Test Pressing for the 1990 10-track LP with plain white labels, guest starring Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Bill Berry of REM. The vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play, one of only a small handful made to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public UFO4) more...
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FLAMING LIPS Fight Test (2003 UK 1-track promo PAL format video with running time 3:35 minutes, custom labelled video) more...
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THE CRESCENT Test Of Time (2002 UK 1-track promo CD, custom card picture sleeve HUTCDP157) more...
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FLAMING LIPS Fight Test (2002 US 2-track promo-only CD, includes Radio Mix and Album Version, back inlay PRO-CDR-101034) more...
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THE CRESCENT Test Of Time (2002 UK 1-track Hut promo PAL video, running time 3'28") more...
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JUNIOR TUCKER Don't Test (1990 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Do To Me, glossy picture sleeve TEN299) more...
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TEST ICICLES Circle Triangle Square (2005 UK official Domino Records advance CD-R acetate single, issued exclusively to radio stations and reviewers. This is the new single from hotly tipped gonzo noise-punk trio Test Icicles. 'Circle Square Triangle' is quite possibly the most dizzying three and half minutes of youth packed energy and excitement you’ll hear all year! Custom printed disc plus title/tracklisting inlay) more...
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GARY MOORE Wild Frontier (Test Pressing for the 1987 UK 4-track 12" single, with plain white annotated labels with the catalogue/matrix numbers stamped in the run-off. Features the 6:38 12" & 4:13 7" versions as well as a live recordingfrom Milton Keynes. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics, the vinyl is housed in a plain die-cut sleeve & grades EX/EX- with a few light cosmetic signs of play from the engineer TENT159) more...
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DIANA ROSS What You Gave Me (Scarce test pressing for the 1978 US promotional-only 12" single, playing the same 6:06 Disco Eye-Cued mix both sides with continuous gaps marked in the grooves to start play at different parts of the song. The customstudio labels are annotated one side with the artist/genre & rubber stamped with the catalogue details as well as the 'Nov 11 1978' release date. Very few of these would have escaped the pressing plant & were never sold to the general public more...
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JANET JACKSON Alright (Rare 1989 UK UNCUT test pressing for the shaped 7" single featuring the House Mix, also including Vuelve A Mi. Uncut picture discs are generally used as 'test pressings', there are always a few pressed to check the image alignment and print quality before the final run is cut to the desired shape, these will always remain as a 12" disc with a clear area surrounding the central image)
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FATS WALLER Fats Waller In London (No.2) EP (1958 UK 4-track test pressing for the 7" vinyl EP, including two single sided discs, each with two tracks recorded in August 1938, great custom 'HMV Microgroove Test Record' hand annotated white titlelabels with fully laminated retail issue flipback picture sleeve. Both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic condition! 7EG8341) more...
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DAVID BOWIE Pin Ups (1973 UK 12-track LP, picture sleeve with 'Mainman' credit on the back with original picture/credits insert. This is a contract pressing with the vinyl pressed in France, while the pressing plant in the UK underwent refurbishment, the sleeve is printed in the UK. The sleeve shows only minor signs of shelf wear and the vinyl appears lightly played RS1003) 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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THE BEAT UP Alright (Rare 2005 UK Fantastic Plastic par of white label 7" test pressing for the single release, both pressed on BLACK VINYL, in contrast to the commercially released part 2 which was issued on purple vinyl. These test pressings are extremely limited, and is rumoured that there are only 10 copies in existence! FP7045/X) more...
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THE IMMEDIATE Make Our Devils Flow (Rare 2006 UK pair of Fantastic Plastic 7" white label test pressings for the single release, both pressed on BLACK vinyl, in contrast to the commercial release which was pressed on black & white vinyl. Producedby Chris Shaw [Super Furry Animals, Wilco, Dylan, Public Enemy], and including four previously unreleased recordings 'Don't You Ever', 'A Ghost In This House', 'Tomorrow's Zero' & 'This Mirror In The Hall'. These test pressings, by their ver more...
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STAN BUTCHER ORCHESTRA Big Band Blowout (Test Pressing for the 1970 UK 12-track stereo LP, with unannotated white labels & machine stamped catalogue number & matrices in the run-outs - Great British Jazz smarts including titles such as 'AppleHoney', 'Sounds Of Mars' & a version of 'Caravan', starring Bill Le Sage on vibes. Pressed in tiny quantities purely to test the sonics, the vinyl grades EX/EX- with just a few faint paper hairlines to show play SFL13206) more...
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THE SAINTS Prehistoric Sounds (Rare test pressing for the 1978 UK 13-track LP, with unannotated white labels and SHSP4094 A-1/B-1 stamped into the dead wax and G1 stampers to indicate the first pressing. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to testthesonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl showing just a scant few paper scuffs whichdetr more...
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THE HOLLIES The Best Of The Hollies E.P.s (Test pressing for the 1978 UK 20-track LP compilation album with unannotated white labels and 'XEX977-1/XEX978-1' stamped into the dead wax with G1 stampers to indicate that this is the first pressing. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl just more...
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MANFRED MANN The Best Of (Rare pair of single sided test pressings [side A & side B] for the 1978 UK 17-track mono LP compilation, with unannotated white labels and NUTM7 A-1/B-1 stamped into the dead wax, G1 stampers to indicate the first pressing & etched 'HTM' showing mastering by engineer Harry Moss. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pres more...
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MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND Glorified Magnified (Rare single-sided test pressing for Side A of the 1977 issue of the 1972 10-track LP on the Bronze label, with unannotated white labels and BRON257 A3U stamped into the dead wax & G1 stampers to indicate that this is a first pressing. Pressed in tinynumbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels b more...
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ROY HARPER Harper 1970-1975 (Rare test pressing for the 1978 UK 12-track compilation LP with SHSM2025 & A-1/B-1 matrices stamped into the dead wax with G1 stampers to indicate this is the first pressing, as well as etched 'HTM', showing engineerHarry T. Moss cut the lacquer. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beaut more...
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SPEED LIMIT First Offence (Test pressing for the 1978 UK 11-track vinyl LP with white labels [faintly printed with Bunny Wailer label text!] and 'STL4011 -A/-B' etched into the dead wax with E9 stampers and 'TTY' etching. Pressed in tiny numberspurely to test the sonics & never intended for sale tothe public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl with just a little cosmetic w more...
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WALDO DE LOS RIOS Corales (Test pressing of the 1978 UK 8-track vinyl LP with unannotated white labels and 'K56465-A1/B1 etched into the dead wax with A1 stampers. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale tothepublic, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl Near Mint K56465) more...
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CELI BEE AND THE BUZZY BUNCH Alternating Currents (Test pressing of the 1978 7-track vinyl LP, with unannotated white labels and 'STKR82531-A1/B1 etched into the dead wax with A2 stampers. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl with just a few light scuffs STKR82531) more...
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THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS The Best Of The Swinging Blue Jeans (Single-sided test pressing of Side B from the 1978 UK 20-track compilation LP, with unannotated white labels & 'NUT15B-1' stamped into the dead wax and G1 stampers to indicate a first pressing. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the v more...
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TIGER Goin' Down Laughing (Pair of one-sided test pressings of the 1976 UK 8-track vinyl LP with unannotated white labels and 'YEX5207-2/YEX5208-2' stamped into the dead wax & G1 stampers to indicate that this is the first pressing. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this disc was stored by an industry worker and has been carefully archived since it was pressed, leaving the labels beautifully clean and the vinyl with just a coupl more...
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NICKY JAMES Thunderthroat (Scarce 1976 UK test pressing for the 9-track LP on a pink 'factory sample' labels with hand annotations showing the artist, title and catalogue number, commercial picture sleeve. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, this is indeed a rarity. The labels are wonderfully clean and the vinyl appears barely played THS19) more...
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PLATINUM HOOK It's Time (Scarce Test Pressing for the 1979 UK 7-track LP on Motown, with plain white labels machine stamped with the catalogue & matrix detail in the run-offs & retail laminated picture sleeve. Only a select handful of these would have been made purely to test the sonics. The vinyl remains Excellent with just light signs of play STML12110) more...
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AURACLE City Slickers (Test Pressing for the 1979 UK 7-track LP on Chrysalis, a top notch groover produced by Teo Macero. The labels are numbered '1' & '2' in custom black on white & the matrix detail is machine stamped in the run-outs "CHR1210 A/2 & B/1". Obtained from the private collection of an ex-PR man for Chrysalis, these were pressed in a miniscule run purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. The vinyl appears near mint CHR1210) more...
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