QUEEN SOLO Roger Taylor I Wanna Testify RARE UK 45 NM

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QUEEN SOLO Roger Taylor I Wanna Testify ~ RARE UK 45 NM

Roger Taylor – I Wanna Testify 45 (orig. UK STEREO EMI, EMI 2679—1977)

Recorded: July 1977 ~ release date: 26 August 1977.

On offer here is a highly collectable original BRITISH issue of the debut SOLO single by ROGER TAYLOR (QUEEN’s drummer).  These hardly ever turn up, so do not miss the opportunity to acquire one of the RAREST QUEEN-related VINYL ARTEFACTS ever released worldwide!

weblinks:

(1) http://www.queenpedia.com/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Testify_(single)

(2) Video clip “I Wanna Testify”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKJQxMBoZA

SIDE 1

1.               I Wanna Testify (3:48)      Writ: Roger Taylor/George Clinton

SIDE 2

2.              Turn On The TV (3:25)      Writ: Roger Taylor

PERSONNEL

Roger Taylor      all instruments and vocals

Recorded at Wessex Studios in Highbury, London (UK).

Produced by Roger Taylor and Mike Stone.  Engineered by Mike Stone.

GRADING

Record:

side 1 EX+ <> visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING, few hairline scuffs only; audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB (M-); labels: very clean, hardly any spindle wear.

side 2 EX <> visual: beautiful glossy sheen, few hairline and one light surface scuff; audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB (M-); labels: very clean, hardly any spindle wear.

DISC COMES INSIDE ORIGINAL EMI SLEEVE (shop stamp on both sides).

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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