1972 ED SANDERS BEER CANS ON MOON USA TEST PRESSING LP W/ INFO SHT FUGS ZAPPA

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JUNE 29TH 1972 WITH THE RELEASE DATE SAID TO BE AUGUST 1972 ON THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET - ED SANDERS AND THE HEMPTONES - - BEER CANS ON THE MOON - ORIGINAL FIRST U.S.A. 1972 PRE-RELEASE TEST PRESSING OF THIS CLASSIC FUGS MEMBER'S LP - INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL REPRISE RECORDS INFORMATION SHEET THAT SHOWS HOW EACH SIDES LABELS IS TO BE RELEASED AND MORE - COLUMBIA RECORD PRODUCTIONS SANTA MARIA TEST PRESSING LP - MATRIX NUMBERS STAMPED ON THE TRAIL-OFFS ARE: 31478-1F 31479-1E - MS 2105 PRINTED ON THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET AND WRITTEN ON WHAT I'M SURE IS THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET - SEE PHOTOS -

ORIGINAL ULTRA RARE USA 1ST EDITION TEST PRESSING OF THIS COOL ALBUM - IF YOU'RE A FUGS FAN / COLLECTOR YOU MAY NOT SEE THE TEST PRESSING OF THIS LP BEING SOLD FOR A WHILE AND IF YOU'RE SIMPLY SOMEBODY WHO LIKES THE FUGS BUT DOESN'T NEED A TEST PRESSING YOU SHOULD TRY TO FIND A STOCK COPY TO CHECK OUT, ALTHOUGH EVEN THE NORMAL STOCK COPIES OF THIS LP MIGHT BE A LITTLE EXPENSIVE.

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: ROCK & ROLL PEOPLE - NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION - HENRY KISSINGER - THE SHREDDING MACHINE - PITY THE BIRD - KAW RIVER VALLEY PROGRESSIVE HEMPUNE. 

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: BEER CANS ON THE MOON - ALBION CRAGS - YODELING ROBOT - PRIESTESS - UNIVERSAL RENT STRIKE RAG - SIX-PACK OF SUNSHINE.

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS PRESSED FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THE ALBUM. THEY'RE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITY, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN 3 OR 5. IN SOME CASES THE MUSICAL CONTENT AND / OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT ON TEST PRESSINGS THAN ON THE VERSION THAT'S FINALLY RELEASED. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS TEST PRESSING TO A STOCK COPY OF THE ALBUM SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE SONGS OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE I DON'T CURRENTLY OWN A STOCK COPY BUT HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GET ONE.

41 YEARS OLD RECORD LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS TEST PRESSING ON A DENON TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP BEFORE THE SOUND EVER EVEN GETS TO THE PRE-AMP . VERY LITTLE SURFACE NOISE AND NONE CAUSED BY ANYTHING ON THE RECORD. BECAUSE VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS. NO SCRATCHES AT ALL, MAYBE A FEW ULTRA LIGHT PAPER SCUFFS BUT YOU HAVE TO MOVE THE RECORD AROUND TO FIND THEM,  CERTAINLY NOTHING ON THE SURFACE TO AFFECT THE SOUND. THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET HAS A FOLD DOWN THE MIDDLE AND PERHAPS A TINY BIT OF YELLOWING BUT NOT MUCH AT ALL. NO TEARS. NO WRITING . THE HEAVY CARDBOARD GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET HAS MS 2104 ED SAUNDERS WRITTEN ON IT. SOME RING WEAR AND YELLOWING, A FEW SMALLS AREAS OF SPINE WEAR BUT NO MAJOR SEAM SPLITS OR TAPE. IT'S JUST A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET ANYWAY BUT IT HAS BEEN DOING IT'S JOB FOR THE LAST 41 YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE DOING IT. THE RECORD COMES IN AN AUDIOPHILE DISC NICE QUALITY PLASTIC INNER SLEEVE. , BUT A RECORD AS RARE AND NICE AS THIS NEEDS A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE AND RATHER THAN SIMPLY THROW THE ORIGINAL WORN PAPER INNER SLEEVE AWAY I KEPT IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH WHICH ISN'T MUCH TO A COLLECTOR, BUT AT LEAST YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS. THE RECORD ALSO COMES WITH A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WHICH OF COURSE WAS NEVER INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL TEST PRESSING. 

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