BOWIE DIAMOND DOGS TEST PRESS LP- RARE RARE RARE
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EXTREMELY RARE DAVID BOWIE LP - AN ORIGINAL WHITE LABEL TEST PRESSING OF "DIAMOND DOGS" - THERE CAN'T BE MANY OF THESE AROUND!.
COMES WITH WHITE "TEST PRESSING" LABELS BOTH SIDES WITH THE MATRIX (ARL1-0576A), TITLE (DIAMOND DOGS) AND ARTIST (BOWIE SIDE 1) HAND WRITTEN IN PEN ON SIDE 1.BELOW THE SPINDLE HOLE IT SAYS "TO BE USED FOR DETERMINING SOUND QUALITY ONLY" AND "NOT FOR EXTERNAL USE - STRICTLY NOT FOR SALE". SIDE 2 HAS THE SAME LABEL WITH JUST THE ARTIST SECTION FILLED IN (BOWIE SIDE 2).THE MATRIX NUMBER IS ALSO SCRATCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX AREA ON BOTH SIDES (ARL1-0576B ON SIDE 2) FOLLOWED BY "TOBY". LABELS ARE EX+.
COMES IN PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH "DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS TEST PRESS" WRITTEN ON 1 SIDE IN PEN. GRADES EX.
OUTER SLEEVE APPEARS TO BE THE STANDARD ISSUE GATEFOLD (NOT THE WITHDRAWN ONE) AND GRADES VG+ BECAUSE OF SMALL SURFACE TEAR TO BOTTOM EDGE OF FRONT, OTHERWISE EX.
THE VINYL GRADES A STRONG VG+ WITH A GOOD SHINE BUT ALSO SOME HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF VERY SHORT SCRATCHES. I HAVE PLAYED IT THROUGH AND APART FROM A BIT OF CRACKLE AND A FEW POPS, THESE DO NOT AFFECT IT.
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