VAN MORRISON Period Transition LP 1977 1st TEST PRESS

	£		26
	$		34

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Van Morrison called "A Period Of Transition" and is an ORIGINAL 1977 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Warner Bros label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF VAN MORRISON'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1977 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS, AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE, AND IS AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS AN ULTRA RARE 'WHITE LABEL' TEST PRESSING - AND IS 100% COMPLETE WITH ITS ORIGINAL 'TEST PRESS' COVER!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  TEST PRESSINGS WERE ONLY EVER MADE IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (NO MORE THAN 10 OR 20 COPIES ONLY!) TO APPROVE THE SOUND QUALITY PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE!!!!  THEY WERE USUALLY ONLY EVER USED FOR 'IN-HOUSE' OR OCCASSIONALLY 'PROMOTIONAL ONLY' PURPOSES AND BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  AND USUALLY THEY ONLY EVER TURN UP FOR SALE IN A PLAIN WHITE COVER!!!!  BUT THIS ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' IS MADE EVEN RARER STILL - AS IT COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL 'TEST PRESS' COVER!!!!   THE COVER WITH THIS 'TEST PRESSING' HAS BEEN 'FACTORY STAMPED' WITH THE CAT NUMBER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND THE 'DATE OF RELEASE', ARTIST & TITLE HAS BEEN WRITTEN ALONG THE TOP.  ON THE LEFT ARE THE TRACK TITLES, AND ON THE RIGHT ARE THE LIST OF MUSICIANS WHO APPEAR ON THE LP!!!!  ALL THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ONTO THE COVER BACK AT THE FACTORY - AND USED FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY!!!!   BARELY ANY 'TEST PRESSINGS' OF THIS LP CAN POSSIBLY EXIST TODAY - AND THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH CHANCE THAT THIS LP COULD EVEN BE COMPLETELY UNIQUE!!!!  AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!   I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF A 'STANDARD' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP - WHICH WILL ALSO COME WITH THIS AUCTION AS AN EXTRA 'BONUS' (SEE LAST PICTURE!) FOR THE WINNING BIDDER!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1977 UK 'TEST PRESS' 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS 'TEST PRESS' WARNER BROS LABEL, 1ST PRESS 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'FACTORY STAMPED/WRITTEN' TEST PRESS COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Warner Bros UK 1st Pressing from 1977 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is K 56322 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Warner Bros label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing (apart from a TINY '1' on the A side label), and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light hairline traces, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good++++ if not better and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition (NO splits!)!!!!  The 1st Press 'Test Press' Factory Stamped/Written Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO sticker tears, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1977 UK 'TEST PRESS' 1ST PRESSING OF "A PERIOD OF TRANSITION" BY VAN MORRISON, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

 

 

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