B.B. KING Lucille LP 1968 2 x LP TEST PRESSING

	£		26
	$		34

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by B.B. King called "Lucille" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK TEST Pressing on the 1st Press TEST PRESS Stateside White labels!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS SURELY HAS TO BE THE RAREST B.B. KING LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE!!!!  AND IT IS VIRTUALLY 100% CERTAIN THAT THIS LP IN THIS FORMAT IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE AND THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN EXISTENCE!!!!  THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 2 X LP ONE-SIDED TEST PRESSING OF THIS LP AND IS MOST LIKELY THE ONLY ONE EVER PRESSED!!!!  IT IS QUITE LITERALLY THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET!!!!  IT QUITE LITERALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST SET OF RECORDS CUT FROM THE MASTERS BACK IN 1968 - TO CHECK FOR SOUND DEFECTS AND PRESSING QUALITY BEFORE THE PRESSING RUN STARTED.  ALL EMI/STATESIDE TEST PRESSINGS FROM THIS PERIOD WERE PRESSED IN 'ONE-SIDED' FORMAT - WITH ONE SIDE PLAYING THE MUSIC, AND THE OTHER PLAYING A CONTINUOUS TEST SIGNAL.  AND THIS MAKES THIS SET OF TEST PRESSINGS EVEN RARER STILL!!!!  BECAUSE OVER THE YEARS MANY TEST PRESSING SETS HAVE LOST 1 OF THE DISCS AND OBVIOUSLY YOU DO NOT HAVE THE COMPLETE LP UNLESS YOU HAVE BOTH DISCS!!!!  AND THIS IS BECAUSE (AS EXPLAINED ABOVE) 1 'ONE-SIDED' TEST PRESS DISC PLAYED SIDE 1 OF THE LP, AND THE OTHER DISC PLAYED SIDE 2!!!!  AND SHOWING THAT THESE TEST PRESSINGS ARE 100% GENIUNE FROM 1968 THEY HAVE ALL THE CORRECT 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1ST PRESS STAMPINGS!!!!  THE FIRST DISC HAS 1/G MOTHER & STAMPER CODES (THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE!) AND THE 1ST PRESS SYRX 3567-1G MATRIX!!!!  THE SECOND DISC AGAIN HAS 1/G MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS (THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE) AND AGAIN THE 1ST PRESS SYRX 3568-1G MATRIX!!!!  THE B SIDES OF BOTH DISCS (WITH THE TEST SIGNAL) EACH HAVE LPFB 2 TEST SIGNAL MATRIXES.  BOTH LABELS ALSO HAVE 'STEREO' STAMPED ON THE MUSIC SIDE OF EACH LABEL (ALL TEST PRESSINGS FROM THIS PERIOD WERE ALL STEREOS)!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT BOTH DISCS (& THE COVER!) ARE IN BRILLIANT CONDITION AND HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK TEST PRESSING ON THE ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESS' WHITE STATESIDE LABELS, 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVES, AND 1ST PRESS FLIPBACK LAMINATED 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 Stateside UK TEST 1st pressing from 1968 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The Cat. No is SSL 10272 on the 1st Press Stateside TEST PRESS Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo TEST pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in AWESOME condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL (please note the 2 B side labels NOT shown in my pictures are completely white, unmarked, and are in PERFECT condition)!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  One disc has absolutely NO background sound AT ALL, and the other only has the VERY lowest level touches on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The records must grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  Naturally I have only graded the music sides - as there seems little point in grading the sides that play the test signal!!!!  Though indeed - those sides are in BRILLIANT condition too.  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeves!!!!  The 1st Press Flipback Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, shiny laminate, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few light creases, and NO writing!!!! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!! Even the unlaminated back is in GREAT condition with NO rubbing, only 2 or 3 absolutely TINY touches of wear, NO grubbyness, NO writing, and barely ANY yellowing AT ALL!!!!  There is also an absolutely TINY split half way down the opening edge (4mm!) though this has been STUNNING repaired and is PERFECTLY strong and IMPOSSIBLE to notice!!!!   The cover must grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT 'trashed') if not better!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING 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 1968 UK TEST PRESSING 2 LP SET OF "LUCILLE" BY B.B. KING, IN BRILLIANT 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!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: