1980 AL STEWART 24 CARROTS USA TEST PRESSING LP W/ RECORD INFO SHEET +CVR LETTER

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AUGUST 14TH 1980 - AL STEWART - 24 CARROTS - ORIGINAL U.S.A. PRE-RELEASE TEST PRESSING LP - INCLUDES A COOL ARISTA RECORDS PUBLICITY COVER LETTER ADDRESSED TO " DEAR WRITER " AND HAS THE RAISED ARISTA NAME ON THE PAPER - ALSO INCLUDES THE ARISTA RECORDS LABEL COPY REPORT PAGE WHICH IS A RECORD INFORMATION SHEET WITH SONG TITLES, CREDITS, SONG TIMINGS , COMES WITH WHAT IS PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD ALBUM JACKET - KEEL RECORDS MANUFACTURING CORP. - MATRIX NUMBERS - A AL-9520-S A/B TMLS S/M - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS -

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: RUNNING MAN - MIDNIGHT ROCKS - CONSTANTINOPLE - MERLIN'S TIME - MONDO SINISTRO.

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: MURMANSK RUN / ELLIS ISLAND - ROCKS IN THE OCEAN - PAINT BY NUMBERS - OPTICAL ILLUSION.

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, BUT IF YOU'RE AN AL STEWART OR RARE RECORD COLLECTOR THIS LP WOULD BE NICE FOR YOUR COLLECTION.

BOTH SIDES LOOK AND SOUND GREAT. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS TEST PRESSING ON A DENON TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP BEFORE THE SOUND EVER EVEN GETS TO THE PRE-AMP , VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS A FEW VERY LIGHT PAPER SCUFFS THAT HAVE TO MOVE THE RECORD AROUND TO FIND. NO SCRATCHES. AL STEWART IS WRITTEN ON BOTH LABELS. THE COVER LETTER LOOKS GREAT, ALMOST LIKE IT'S 1980 AGAIN. THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET HAS A LITTLE YELLOWING AND A SMALL CREASE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER. THE GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET HAS AL STEWART WRITTEN ON IT IN SEVERAL PLACES, SOME YELLOWING AND LIGHT RING WEAR. NO SEAM SPLITS AND BASICALLY NOBODY EVEN CARES ABOUT GENERIC CARDBOARD JACKETS ANYWAY. NICE TO HAVE ONE, IT DOES IT'S JOB.THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF HIGH QUALITY INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

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