CAT STEVENS Matthew & Son 1ST LP 1967 MONO EXPORT TEST PRESS AMAZING RARITY

	£		211
	$		280

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Cat Stevens called "Matthew & Son" and is an ORIGINAL 1967 UK MONO 'Factory Sample' TEST Pressing on the AMAZINGLY RARE 'Factory Sample' TEST Press 'Grooved' Deram labels!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS WAS CAT STEVENS FIRST LP EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND IS A COMPLETELY UNIQUE 'EXPORT ONLY' UK TEST PRESSING!!!!  AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' UNFINISHED 'TEST PRESSING' OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP (MADE BEFORE THIS LP WAS EVEN COMPLETED!) - AND HAS TO BE REGARDED AS THE RAREST CAT STEVENS LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - EVER!!!!  JUST FINDING A STANDARD UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN TOP CONDITION IS VERY HARD INDEED - BUT FINDING AN ULTRA RARE EXPORT ONLY 'TEST PRESSING' IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS OF EVEN MORE INTEREST - AS IT WAS MADE FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  THIS AMAZING EXPORT - WAS MADE IN THE UK SPECIFICALLY FOR THE U.S. MARKET, AND THEY REQUIRED A DIFFERENT TRACK LISTING COMPARED TO THE UK 1ST PRESSING!!!!  I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A MONO UK 1ST PRESSING - SO ANY BUYER CAN COMPARED THE TWO LPs!!!!  AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE - AS THIS WAS THE ONLY U.S. VERSION EVER MADE IN THE UK, AND WAS MADE FOR EXPORT ONLY!!!!  ONLY A ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL (NO MORE THAN 2 OR 3 COPIES ONLY!) OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST EXPORT PRESSINGS ONLY - WERE EVER MADE AS 'TEST PRESSINGS', TO TEST THE SOUND QUALITY & MIX OF THE LP PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL!!!!  ONLY AFTER THIS 'TEST PRESSING' WAS FINALLY APPROVED - COULD THE 1ST PRESSING RUN BEGIN!!!!  AND UNLIKE LATER 1970s 'WHITE LABEL' TEST PRESSING LPs (WHICH WERE OFTEN SENT OUT TO RADIO STATIONS AS PROMOS) - 1960s DERAM TEST PRESSINGS WERE NEVER SENT OUT FROM THE FACTORY, AND USUALLY DESTROYED STRAIGHT AFTER THE MIX HAD BEEN APPROVED!!!!  INCIDENTALLY - IT IS ALSO A VERY WELL KNOWN FACT, THAT NO DECCA TEST PRESSINGS FROM THIS PERIOD EVER CAME WITH COVERS.  FORTUNATELY IN THIS CASE, IT HAS ALSO INCLUDED A UK 1ST PRESS COVER & DISC - SO ANY WINNING BIDDER CAN COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE STANDARD UK 1ST PRESSING - AND THE ULTRA RARE 'EXPORT ONLY' UK TEST PRESSING!!!!  AND CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THIS 'TEST PRESSING' IS 100% GENIUNE IN EVERY WAY - IT HAS UK 'EXPORT ONLY' TEST PRESS 'ZAL-7716-1W & ZAL-7717-1W' EXPORT ONLY MATRIXES & 1/B 1/B UK MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS ASWELL - WHICH WERE THE 'EARLIEST' EVER!!!!  SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS HAS TO BE THE RAREST CAT STEVENS LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - AND MUST BE REGARDED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!!

ALSO PLEASE NOTE - THAT THE TRACK TIMINGS ON THE 'RECORDING INFORMATION' SHEET (SEE PICTURE!) ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THE EVENTUAL RELEASED LP - SO THIS LP PROBABLY ISNT EVEN THE FINISHED VERSION!!!!  FOR EXAMPLE 'LADY' IS LISTED AT 2.59 - WHEREAS THE RELEASED VERSION IS '3.04'.  AND 'MATTHEW & SON' IS LISTED AS '2.55' - WHEREAS THE LISTED VERSION IS '2.46'!!!!  ALMOST EVERY TRACK HAS A TIMING DIFFERENCE - WITH MOST BEING LONGER THAN THE RELEASED VERSION!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1967 UK EXPORT ONLY 'FACTORY SAMPLE' TEST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'FACTORY SAMPLE' 'GROOVED' DERAM TEST PRESS LABEL, 1ST PRESS '1B/1B' MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS, 1ST PRESS 'EXPORT ONLY' 1W/1W MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'CLOUT & BAKER' LAMINATED COVER!!!!  IT EVEN COMES 100% COMPLETE - WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'EXPORT ONLY' RECORDING INFORMATION SHEET!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Deram UK 'Earliest' EXPORT 1st Pressing from 1967 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is DES 18005 / DML 1004 on the ORIGINAL 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Factory Sample' 'Grooved' Deram 'Test Press' label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing!!!!

The ULTRA RARE Export 'TEST PRESS' record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with ORIGINAL 'Handwritten Details', and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  It is also worth noting that the standard UK Mono 1st Press record is in similar condition - being only slightly less at FULL Excellent if not better (and is still a FANTASTIC example!)!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The UK 1st Press 'Clout & Baker' Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), VERY shiny laminate, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!! BRILLIANT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (ESPECIALLY AS AN EXPORT ONLY 'FACTORY SAMPLE' TEST PRESSING!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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