1973 TIM BUCKLEY SEFRONIA TEST PRESSING LP W/ WRITTEN INFO PAPER FRANK ZAPPA

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NOVEMBER 5TH 1973 - TIM BUCKLEY - SEFRONIA - 12" ORIGINAL U.S.A. PRE-RELEASE TEST PRESSING LP WHICH HAD BEEN MADE FOR FRANK ZAPPA'S DISCREET RECORDS LABEL - INCLUDES A GENERIC WHITE ALBUM JACKET THAT FROM THE LOOKS OF IT MIGHT BE ORIGINAL , ALSO INCLUDED IS A HAND WRITTEN SONG TITLES AND MATRIX INFORMATION PIECE OF PAPER - - COLUMBIA RECORD PRODUCTIONS SANTA MARIA - TEST PRESSING - MATRIX NUMBERS MS-2157 - 31650 - 1  - 31650- 1A1.2 A2 31651 - RE 1 1A   - SEE THE PHOTOS THAT CAN BE ENLARGED - 

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: DOLPHINS - HONEY MAN - BECAUSE OF YOU - PEANUT MAN - MARTHA

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: QUICKSAND - I KNOW I'D RECOGNISE YOUR FACE - STONE IN LOVE - SEFRONIA-AFTER ASKLEPIADES,AFTER KAFKA - SEFRONIA - THE KING'S CHAIN - SALLY GO 'ROUND THE ROSES. 

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.

HERE'S SOMETHING INTERESTING, " SEFRONIA TIM BUCKLEY MS 2157 31850 / 51 " ARE WRITTEN REAL LIGHT IN BLUE PEN ON ONE OF THE LABELS. " TIM BUCKLEY " AND " SEFRONIA " ARE NOT PRINTED BUT WRITTEN, THEY LOOK MORE LIKE A SIGNATURE SPECIALLY THE TIM BUCKLEY NAME. A FEW YEARS BACK I GOT SOME TIM BUCKLEY TEST PRESSINGS FROM THIS GUY IN CALIFORNIA, AFTER I SOLD ONE OF THEM THE GUY THAT I SOLD IT TO SENT ME AN E-MAIL TELLING ME THAT HE THOUGHT THE SIGNATURE ON THAT LABEL WAS ACTUALLY WRITTEN BY TIM BUCKLEY. I DON'T KNOW AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WAS, IF I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WAS AN ORIGINAL TIM BUCKLEY SIGNATURE I WOULD HAVE SOLD IT FOR MORE THAN $60 FOR SURE, AND I LOST CONTACT WITH THE SELLER SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL U.S.A. PRE-RELEASE TEST PRESSING LP AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE PRICE. 

BOTH SIDES PLAY NICE WITH A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE IN PLACES AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT FROM A 39 YEAR OLD RECORD BUT STILL ENJOYABLE. NO CLICKS, NO POPS, NO SKIPS. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES ON A DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP . VISUALLY MOVING BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS THERE'S ONE SCUFF / SURFACE MARK THAT STANDS OUT ON THE FIRST SONG ON SIDE ONE BUT IT'S NOT DEEP GROOVE. THE OTHER ONES ARE OF THE PAPER SCUFF VARIETY. EVEN THAT ONE WHICH IS MORE NOTICIBLE ONLY PRODUCES SOME SURFACE NOISE BUT NO CLICS, POPS OR SKIPS LIKE I SAID AND THAT CERTAINLY APPLIES TO THE ENTIRE RECORD. THE GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET HAS SOME YELLOWINGAND WEAR BUT NO SEAM SPLITS . NOTHING WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON IT BUT IT HAS ENOUGH YELLOWING AND WEAR TO PROBABLY BE THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT WAS USED IN 1973. THE RECORD COMES WITH A PIECE OF PAPER THAT HAS SONG TITLES AND MATRIX INFORMATION WRITTEN ON IT . THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

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HELLO THERE, STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL SINCE YOU'RE HERE ANYWAY CHECK OUT MY FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, STEVE VAI , LARRY " WILD MAN " FISCHER , THE GTO'S  PLUS OTHER COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, SIR LORD BALTIMORE, BULL ANGUS, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, SPOOKY TOOTH, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMLY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, JETHRO TULL, THE TUNBES, PINK FLOYD, KING CRIMSON. JIMI HENDRIX, NEKTAR AND MANY OTHERS IN MY EBAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?