KILBURN & THE HIGH ROADS 1st LP 1977 PYE TEST PRESSING IAN DURY

	£		26
	$		34

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Kilburn & The High Roads called "Handsome" and is an 1977 UK Pressing on the Pye label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND (ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION!)!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE PYE LABEL - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1977 WHEN THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN THE UK - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE 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 THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE WHITE LABEL 'TEST PRESSING' OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP - AND HAS TO BE REGARDED AS KILBURN & THE HIGH ROAD'S RAREST LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - EVER!!!!  JUST FINDING A STANDARD 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP IN NICE CONDITION IS VERY HARD INDEED - BUT FINDING AN ULTRA RARE 'TEST PRESSING' IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE!!!!  ONLY A ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL (NO MORE THAN 10-20 COPIES!) - WERE EVER MADE AS 'TEST PRESSINGS', TO TEST THE SOUND QUALITY & MIX OF THE LP PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL!!!!  ONLY AFTER THIS 'TEST PRESSING' WAS FINALLY APPROVED - COULD THE PRESSING RUN BEGIN!!!!  SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF KILBURN & THE HIGH ROAD'S ALL TIME RAREST LPs EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE (LIKE THIS!) - AND MUST BE REGARDED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!!

THIS LP IS ALSO VERY SOUGHT AFTER INDEED - AS IT FEATURES IAN DURY, WHO WENT ON TO HAVE FURTHER MASSIVE SUCCESS IN HIS OWN RIGHT!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE 1977 UK PRESSING (TEST PRESSING!) ON THE WHITE LABEL 'TEST PRESS' PYE LABEL, A-1/B-1 MATRIX ENDINGS, PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE, AND PICTURE COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the UK Pye Pressing from 1977 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is NSPL 18541 on the Pye label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos!)!!!!

The ULTRA RARE 'White label' TEST PRESS record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, 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 SUPERB 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, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light TINY surface traces, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS SUPERB!!!!  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 grade Excellent+ if not better!!!!  SUPERB 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 inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The Picture Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (PERFECT side words!), only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corner tips, NO splits, NO sticker marks, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO yellowing, NO grubbyness, 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 (ESPECIALLY AS AN ULTRA RARE 'WHITE LABEL' TEST PRESSING!) - 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 A 1977 UK PRESSING (TEST PRESSING!) OF "HANDSOME" BY KILBURN & THE HIGH ROADS, IN ABSOLUTELY 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.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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