THE SMITHS Complete Set of Album TEST PRESSINGS - RARE
  £   283
  $   375

 


£ 283 Sold For
Jul 25, 2011 Sold Date
Jul 20, 2011 Start Date
£   250 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
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Description

For sale is an incredibly rare set of 12" vinyl LP test pressings for all four studio albums from The Smiths.
Each album is a heavyweight 180g LP in a card sleeve and inner bag with the title of the album hand written in the top left corner of the sleeve.
ALL 4 ALBUMS ARE 100% MINT AND UNPLAYED.
They were given to me by a former member of staff at Warner Brothers and are genuine test pressings for the albums.  They have been kept in a sealed plastic bag until just recently when I took them out to take the attached photos.
I have seen a couple of these LPs come up for sale individually a few years back but never a whole set such as this - there were a maximum of 5 sets made in total and most of these will have been destroyed as unmarked vinyl making these incredibly rare and collectable...
Full info below but if you have any questions please email before bidding.
The records will be excellently packaged to avoid damage and sent via registered post in the UK or Overseas.
1. The Smiths - The Smiths 180g Heavyweight 12inch Vinyl LP TEST PRESSING
Run out grooves read:  F.A.

2. The Smiths - Meat is Murder 180g Heavyweight 12inch Vinyl LP TEST PRESSING
Run out grooves read:  Illness As Art &  Doing the Wythenshawe Waltz
3. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead  180g Heavyweight 12inch Vinyl LP TEST PRESSING
Run out grooves read:  Fear of Manchester  & Them Was Rotten Days
4. The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come 180g Heavyweight 12inch Vinyl LP TEST PRESSING Run out grooves read:  Guy Fawkes was a genius & F.A.


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