anyone know why test press records seem to sell for a silly amount?
arnt they just the same as the album but without a cover?
or am i missing something? are they the original first press?
Chocolate Rain
Test press
anyone know why test press records seem to sell for a silly amount?
arnt they just the same as the album but without a cover?
or am i missing something? are they the original first press?
Lonely Jelly
a tp is a sample record the maufacturer will send to the label so they can check if everything is ok with the pressing recording etc, only a handful ever get made..i like tests pressins
'Swear I am evil when Ive had a few'
Chocolate Rain
yeah ive got a few, i just wondered why they sell for more than an original with cover and stuff.
i suppose its because they are limited to 5 or something?
Lonely Jelly
Every time I've ever got test pressings back from the plant, the notable difference has been that the b-side plate is off centre.
"Not only that but the WHOLE COVER is UNCREASED with only 2 or 3 TINY creaselines near the opening edge about half way down!!!! In the same place (about half way down the opening edge), there is an absolutely TINY and PERFECTLY repaired split" (xxxrecords)
Electric Prunes
I dont collect sealed lps but do buy them as preference so that I can guarantee that when I play them its gonna be near perfectOriginally Posted by Great Day
Chocolate Rain
If one has a sealing machine one can seal any old record, as someone who worked at HMV many many years ago told me, shhhhhhh, keep it under your hat
Attention!!! I know this is a very expensive Price for the record. This i one of my most beloved Records, so my primary intention isn't the selling. I like it in my collection. I only will sell it, if someone wants it that much, that he is willing to pay that much money. Therefore the unrealistic price. Please don't tell me about it. I don't want to cheat ,I don't force someone into buying it, I don't want to drive up the price.Thanks for understanding
Cliff Pilchard
One of my early jobs was sealing LP's at Our Price, including the ones that had been brought back for refunds.If one has a sealing machine one can seal any old record, as someone who worked at HMV many many years ago told me, shhhhhhh, keep it under your hat
Green Onions
yeah you buy sealing gear on ebay for pennies I bet all the big dealers have them.
I like test pressings just because..!
Animated Egg
I just sent a 'still sealed' LP back to the seller. When I broke the seal there was a seam split all along the top edge and the record was scratched to buggery
Chocolate Rain
The Rock Detective says "case closed m'lud, 'still sealed' is a description not entirely trustworthy."I just sent a 'still sealed' LP back to the seller. When I broke the seal there was a seam split all along the top edge and the record was scratched to buggery
Attention!!! I know this is a very expensive Price for the record. This i one of my most beloved Records, so my primary intention isn't the selling. I like it in my collection. I only will sell it, if someone wants it that much, that he is willing to pay that much money. Therefore the unrealistic price. Please don't tell me about it. I don't want to cheat ,I don't force someone into buying it, I don't want to drive up the price.Thanks for understanding
Chocolate Rain
i got done on ebay for selling sealed dusty fingers records
buyer opened them and found them warped, so claimed the money back and kept the records. ace.
lucky me
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