T. REX T.Rex LP 1970 FLY 1st TEST PRESS A-1 B-1

	£		125
	$		166

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by T.Rex called "T.Rex" and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Fly label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF T. REX'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE FLY LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP - AND HAS TO BE REGARDED AS ONE OF THE RAREST T. REX LPs EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - EVER!!!!  JUST FINDING A STANDARD 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN NICE CONDITION IS VERY HARD INDEED - BUT FINDING AN ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL (NO MORE THAN 4 OR 5 COPIES!) OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST 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!!!!  SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS HAS TO BE THE ALL TIME RAREST STRAWBS LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - AND MUST BE REGARDED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!!

I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF LATER 1980s/90s/00s 'RE-ISSUE' T.REX TEST PRESSINGS AROUND - SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT INDEED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS ONE WAS FROM THE TIME THIS LP WAS RELEASED!!!!  FIRSTLY THIS LP IS PRESSED ON VERY THICK QUALITY VINYL - EXACTLY CORRECT FOR THIS PERIOD!!!!  SECONDLY IT HAS 1/A 1/A MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS - CLEARLY SHOWING THAT IT WAS FROM THE FIRST MOTHER EVER USED (LATER 'RE-ISSUES' CERTAINLY DONT HAVE THESE!)!!!!  AND LASTLY THE MATRIXES ARE 'HI-FLY.2.A-1^T' & 'HI-FLY.2.B1^T' - WHICH ARE CLEARLY UNIQUE MATRIX ENDINGS FOR THIS TEST PRESSING ONLY!!!!  AND NO DOUBT THE 'T' STANDS FOR TEST PRESSING!!!!  MOST INTERESTINGLY OF ALL - THE LP IS PRESSED ON RED 'TRANSLUSCENT' VINYL (BLACK IN NORMAL LIGHT & RED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT!), WHICH WAS ONLY EVER USED IN THE VERY EARLY 1970s - AND DID NOT EXIST AT ANY OTHER TIME!!!!  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION (WITH A BRILLIANT RECORD!) - AND CLEARLY HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'TEST PRESS' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEST PRESS' FLY LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS A-1/B-1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1/1 MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' SEMI-GATEFOLD 'CENTRE OPENING' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Fly UK 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in GREAT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is HIFLY 2 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press HiFly label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The ULTRA RARE 'White label' TEST PRESS record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing (apart from 'T Rex' in brown & a VERY faint 'T.Rex' in biro - both on 1 side ONLY!), and only a VERY few light spindle marks!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HASNT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s 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, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  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 distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better - and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  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 SUPERB condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Semi-Gatefold 'Centre Opening' Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO annotations, only some very VERY minor 'touching in' traces to the VERY edges, NO splits, only slight spinal wear (NO spine splits!), NO sticker marks, only slight corner wear, NO rips NO tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO sticker tears, some typical (and almost unavoidable!) light ringwear, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO grubbyness, some typical light ringwear to the right, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is still VERY presentable indeed!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "T.REX" BY T.REX, IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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