Weather Report 1982 LP "Weather Report" Test Pressing NEVER PLAYED

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This is the 1982 33rpm test pressing record album by Weather Report titled "Weather Report". Length: 42:13, 7 jazz fusion songs. Recorded onto this disc at Pitman CBS Records. Matrix #PAL-37616-1C, in stereo. The record is in mint condition. I've owned this copy since it was pressed but have never played it because I have a duplicate copy. I worked in the entertainment business here in Hollywood. The jacket is still in very good condition. The all white sleeve inside is like new. 
Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter (and, initially, by Czech bass player Miroslav Vitouš). Other prominent members at various points in the band's lifespan included Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Alex Acuña, Alphonso Johnson, Victor Bailey, Airto Moreira and Chester Thompson
"Weather Report" (1982) was the tenth studio album from the jazz group Weather Report. The band's first album is also self-titled, causing confusion among consumers and retailers upon its release. It is the final album featuring Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine in the rhythm section, bringing to an end what many fans considered the best lineup in the band's history. The center piece of the album is the three part "N.Y.C." The three movement suite starts with 41st Parallel, a bouncing groove showing off Erskine's unique touch on the drums. The second movement, The Dance, is a more traditional swing feel, but with Zawinul's synthesizer orchestration heavily laid on top. The final movement, Crazy About Jazz, is a cordial ending that fits its name in every way.

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Why Promo and Test Pressings are important:

There are many factors that determine if a pressing has good sonics such as; quality of the recording equipment and placement, master tape, mastering engineer, mastering quality and technique, vinyl compound quality, pressing plant, early pressing, original issue vs. re-issue and of course, condition.The biggest factor, and most over-looked when determining the quality of the sound, is the pressing order. In other words, was the record pressed when the stamper was new, or after thousands of pressings when the stamper was worn out. The only way to determine whether a record was pressed when the stamper was fresh and crisp is to listen to the record and compare it to other copies of equal condition. That said, "promotional copies" and "dj copies" and "Test Pressings" were pressed before general release, or early in the release, and therefore it can be assured with confidence, that the pressing was made with a fresh stamper.