Duran Duran - Hold Back the Rain / 7" EMI TEST PRESSING 1982 - EMI 5327B
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Duran Duran- Hold Back the Rain / 7" vinyl TEST PRESSING
*Original B side of ‘Save a Prayer’ and from the album ‘Rio’. The Save a Prayer A side is *not* included.
Please note the handwriting on the label is incorrect. The Chauffeur track is not part of this pressing.
EMI UK / stamped 3 Jul 1982
EMI5327B
Please note this is a single-sided pressing, with a song on one side of the disc and a blank reverse side. The A side record is not included.
Very rare, this would have been pressed in a set of about 4-5 discs to check the press quality before production. I have listened to it only to verify the track and while it sounded great, I offer no opinion as to whether it is of an improved sonic quality when compared to a standard pressing.
It appears to have been played little and outside from a couple of very minor marks picked up during removal from the sleeve and a little dust accumulated from the last -almost 40 years- it remains in exceptional condition and I would rate it as near mint. Supplied with the original paper sleeve.
Please see the images as they are of the actual record for sale.
The Matrix numbers on the runout read:
Side 1: EMI 5327 B-1-1-1-1
Reverse side: LPFB / 111 (stamped vertically)
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