1978 NEKTAR THRU EARS PSYCH PROG TEST PRESSING 2 LPS CAMEL PFM ELP PINK FLOYD

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1978 - NEKTAR - THRU THE EARS - 12" VINYL RECORD - ORIGINAL FIRST U.S.A. 2 LPS TEST PRESSING - INCLUDING LIVE & STUDIO MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED IN AMERICA - ALSO INCLUDES A USA GATEFOLD ALBUM COVER THAT ORIGINALLY DIDN'T COME WITH THE TEST PRESSINGS - - HUB-SERVALL RECORD MFG. CORP. TEST PRESSING - MATRIX NUMBERS - IMP 9001-A/B/C/D - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS

I THINK THESE GUYS WERE FROM GERMANY, A REALLY GREAT PROGRESSIVE / PSYCHEDELIC BAND FROM THE 70'S. MOST LIKELY IF YOU'RE READING THIS LISTING YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT IF YOU DON'T AND DON'T WANNA PAY FOR AN ULTRA RARE TEST PRESSING YOU SHOULD CHECK THEIR MUSIC OUT. THE ALBUMS " A TAB IN THE OCEAN " AND " 14 DOWN TO EARTH " ARE SOME PRETTY GOOD ONES TO START BESIDES THIS 2 LP SET WHICH BESIDES THIS 2 LP SET WHICH INCLUDES LIVE AND STUDIO MATERIAL ARE ALSO REALLY GOOD.

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC - THE DREAM NEBULA - IT'S ALL IN THE MIND - KING OF TWILIGHT - WINGS. 

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: REMEMBER THE FUTURE . A. IMAGES OF THE PAST -  B. WHEEL OF TIME C. REMEMBER THE FUTURE D. CONFUSION.

SIDE THREE CONTAINS: THAT'S LIFE - DESOLATION VALLEY.

SIDE FOUR CONTAINS: ASTRAL MAN - FIDGETY QUEEN - GOOD DAY - IT'S ALL OVER.

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS PRESSED FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THE ALBUM. SO TEST PRESSINGS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST SOUND QUALITY RECORDINGS THAT YOU CAN EVER FIND OF THAT 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 THE STOCK COPY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE SONG MIXES ARE DIFFERENT.

FIRST OF ALL, THE GATEFOLD ALBUM COVER WAS NEVER ISSUED WITH THESE TEST PRESSINGS, IT'S JUST A BONUS. IT HAS RING AND EDGE WEAR, BUT IS STILL PRETTY COOL TO HAVE. A PRETTY GOOD ARTICLE ABOUT THE BAND BY PETER CRESCENTI FROM 12-20-77 IS PRINTED INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD PLUS OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONGS AND SONG TITLES ARE IN THERE.

BOTH RECORDS PLAY GREAT. THERE'S A LITTLE WOBBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF RECORD 1, BUT IT DOESN'T CREATE ANY NOISE AT ALL. BOTH RECORDS WERE PLAYED ON A DENON TURNTABLE WITH A MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE THAT TRACKS BOTH SIDES OF THE GROOVE ALSO HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP. VISUALLY MOVING THE RECORDS AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB. THERE'S A VERY FEW LIGHT SCUFFS / SURFACE MARKS BASICALLY ON SIDE ONE OF RECORD ONE ONLY. THESE DIDN'T CREATE ANY NOISE AND THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH TO SEE OR FIND THAT'S WORTH MENTIONING ON THE OTHER THREE SIDES. SOME SONG TITLES ARE WRITTEN IN ON THE PRINTED LABELS OF RECORD ONE. BOTH RECORDS COME WITH COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF INNER SLEEVES AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

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