1977 RUTLES S/T BEATLES SONGS PARODY NEIL INNES TEST PRESSING LP +REC INFO SHEET
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NOVEMBER 30TH 1977 WITH A SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE TYPED AS BEING ON FEBRUARY 3RD 1978 - THE RUTLES - SELF TITLED PRE-RELEASE TEST PRESSING LP - PRODUCED BY NEIL INNES - INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL WARNER BROS. RECORDS INFORMATION SHEET AND WHAT I'M SURE IS THE ORIGINAL WHITE GENERIC CARDBOARD JACKET - THE TEST PRESSING IS: WARNER BROS. RECORDS - MATRIX NUMBERS ON THE TRAIL OFF ARE: HS-1-1351 LW 1- CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS - OK LARRY?
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE RUTLES WERE A GROUP THAT RECORDED PARODY SONGS OF THE BEATLES AND WERE PRETTY GOOD AT IT. I THINK SOME OF THE MEMBERS IF NOT ALL HAD BEEN OR WERE IN MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS WHICH HAD BEEN A PRETTY COOL COMEDY SHOW THAT WAS MADE IN THE U.K. I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THEM BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS TEST PRESSING SOUNDS GREAT.
HELLO THERE, I'M REV. A. WEST PASTOR AT OUR LADY OF ETERNAL FLATULENCE CHURCH AND REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICE IN BEAUTIFUL POOTER'S HOLE, MARYLAND. YES IT'S TRUE, IF YOU PURCHASE THIS RARE AND EXCITING ITEM I'LL NOT ONLY ACTUALLY SEND IT TO YOU, BUT WON'T EVEN CONSIDER KEEPING THE MONEY AND RUNNING AWAY TO MEXICO. HEY IT'S KINDA' HOT DOWN THERE ALL OF THE TIME ANYWAY, AND SOME CACTUS JUST MIGHT JUMP UP N' STICK ME IN MY CAVERNOUS BEHIND OR SOMETHIN'? SO YEZ DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. OK LORENZO?
TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS THAT ARE MADE FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK FOR QUALITY AND EVEN SONG CONTENT. MANY TIMES NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 ARE MADE AND SOMETIMES THE MUSIC, SONG MIXES OR EVEN THE SONGS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS ON THE RECORD THAT'S EVENTUALLY RELEASED. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS TEST PRESSING TO THE REGULAR STOCK COPY SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT. BUT EVEN IF THE SONGS ARE THE SAME AS THE NORMAL RELEASE TEST PRESSINGS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST QUALITY , OF THE RECORD BECAUSE OF BEING THE FIRST RECORDS PRESSED FROM THE PLATES. THAT'S SPECIALLY TRUE HERE IN THE U.S.A. WHERE IT WASN'T UNCOMMON TO HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LPS PRESSED USING THE SAME PLATES.SIDE ONE CONTAINS: HOLD MY HAND - NUMBER ONE - WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU - I MUST BE IN LOVE - CUCH! - LIVING IN HOPE - LOVE LIFE - NEVERTHELESS.
SIDE TWO CONTAINS: GOOD TIMES ROLL - DOUBLEBACK ALLEY - CHEESE AND ONIONS - ANOTHER DAY - PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE - LET'S BE NATURAL.
BOTH SIDES LOOK AND PLAY GREAT. YES I PLAYED BOTH SIDES BEFORE LISTING AND HEARD VERY LITTLE IF ANY, AND CERTAINLY NO UNUSUAL SURFACE NOISE. THAT JUST MIGHT BE BECAUSE WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS I FOUND ABSOLUTELY NO SCRATCHES, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND A FEW TINY VERY LIGHT SCUFFS SOMEWHERE, BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING TO CREATE ANY AUDIO PROBLEMS AT ALL. THERE'S A LITTLE WEAR ON THE PRINTED WARNER BROS. RECORDS LABEL. ONE LABEL HAS SOME LIGHT YELLOWING DOTS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO FULLY SEE IN THE PHOTO. . THE RECORD COMES WITH WHAT IS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET. HAS "HS-3151" WRITTEN IN BLACK PEN ON ONE OF THE SIDES. THERE'S SOME YELLOWING ON THIS GENERIC JACKET TOO . NO SEAM SPLITS. NO TAPE. WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKETS ANYWAY? BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE ONE. THE ORIGINAL WARNER BROS. RECORD INFORMATION SHEET HAS A TINY BIT OF YELLOWING AND A FEW SMALL WRINKLES AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT. NO TEARS. NO WRITING. SEE PHOTOS. THE RECORD COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY TYPE OF COLLECTOR'S INNER SLEEVE, BUT WAIT...., THERE'S MORE, BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.
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