1970 RUMPLESTILTSKIN 1ST USA BELL RECORDS TEST PRESSING

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1970 - RUMPLESTITLSKIN - - U.K. STUDIO MUSICIANS RARE PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK - 12" VINYL RECORD ALBUM - ORIGINAL - U.S.A. BELL RECORDS PRINTED LABELS TEST PRESSING LP - SONG TITLES AND OTHER INFORMATION IS PRINTED ON THE WHITE LABELS - INCLUDES A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET - BELL 6047 - MATRIX NUMBERS - BL-60475-A/B 1 3 18 70 BELL SOUND - SEE THE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE ENLARGED -

ONE OF THOSE COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK BANDS THAT MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO COLLECT. I THINK THEY ONLY RELEASED ONE ALBUM SO THEY'RE PRETTY OBSCURE. THE 3 18 70 IS PROBABLY THE DATE THAT THIS TEST PRESSING WAS MADE: MARCH 18TH 1970. I KNOW THAT THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1970. THESE WERE U.K. STUDIO MUSICIANS AND THEY KNEW HOW TO PLAY. THE BASS PLAYER IN HERE REALLY STANDS OUT. PERHAPS THE MOST WELL KNOWN SONG FROM THIS ALBUM WOULD BE " SQUADRON LEADER JOHNSON ". 

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS TO BE PRESSED FROM THE PLATES BEFORE THE RELEASE OF AN ALBUM TO CHECK FOR QUALITY AND EVEN IN SOME CASES RECORD CONTENT. SOME TEST PRESSINGS CONTAIN DIFFERENT MUSIC MIXES AND EVEN DIFFERENT SONGS. I THINK THAT THIS TEST PRESSING CONTAINS THE SAME SAME SONGS AS THE RARE ORIGINAL RELEASE DID BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN, SINCE TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS THAT ARE MADE FROM THE PRESSING PLATES THEY'LL ALWAYS BE THE BEST SOUND QUALITY VERSIONS OF THAT RELEASE AS LONG AS THEY HAD BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND IN THIS CASE THIS 41 YEAR OLD TEST PRESSING SOUNDS AND LOOKS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF OVER THE YEARS.

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: MAKE ME, MAKE YOU - POOR BILLY BROWN - KNOCK ON MY DOOR - NO ONE TO TURN TO.

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: MR. JOE - PATE DE FOIS GRAS - RUMPLESTILTSKIN - SQUADRON LEADER JOHNSON.

BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD PLAY GREAT, ACTUALLY PERFECT AS I DIDN'T HEAR ANY UNUSUAL SURFACE NOISE WHEN I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS RECORD ON MY DENON TURNTABLE WITH A MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE. THIS KIND OF CARTRIDGE TRACKS BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD GROOVE. VISUALLY WHILE MOVING BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS ONE LIGHT SURFACE MARK ON SIDE ONE , IN ANY CASE IT NEVER AFFECTED PLAY. THERE'S NO SCRATCHES MAYBE A FEW VERY LIGHT SCUFFS THAT I MISSED SOMEWHERE. BUT BASICALLY IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN RECORD AND SOUNDS LIKE A TEST PRESSING SHOULD SOUND. NO WRITING OR WEAR ON THE LABELS. THE RECORD COMES WITH A WHITE GENERIC CARDBOARD JACKET . THE RECORD ALSO COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

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