Soft Cell “Tainted Love” TEST PRESSING ORIGINAL US WARNER BROS 12"

Artist: Soft Cell Title: “Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go?" Label: Warner Bros (DSRE 49856) Year: 1981
Condition:  Vinyl - MINT Cover - VG++ (GENERIC)
Description:  Very rare original US test pressing on Warner Bros, presumedly from 1981 or just prior.  This is truly unique as this is a one-sided 12”, “Memorabilia” and “Tainted Dub” do not appear on the flip - it’s blank - all that appears is the 8:57 mix of “Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go?”.   The Warner Bros labels have no print other than the label address and “Made In The USA”.   The matrix numbers carved into the wax are  DSRE-49856-ZAA-1314-S-RE-ZAA-1313-V-S-JW1-1 which differ from the normal US 12” as well. They vinyl is in perfect mint condition and the generic jacket only has the cat # and “Soft Cell” written in marker and blue pen.

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I grade my LPs VERY conservatively and accurately under a bright light.  A description of the grading scale is below:
M: MINT - perfect.  vinyl is pristine / cover is flawless and/or sealed
M- : just under mint.  a very, very slight amount of wear on the cover or inaudible wear on the vinyl (surface wear from age, generally) but is otherwise flawless
VG+: vinyl / cover shows signs minor signs age or wear that are more or less undistinct / inaudible.
VG: vinyl / cover shows some visible wear / age but is overall in very good shape.  pops and clicks may be ever so slightly noticeable, but don't effect play or overall listening experience.
VG-: vinyl / cover shows some relatively apparent age but is in overall good shape and still a fine copy to own / play.  
G+: vinyl shows some heavy wear but overall sounds decent.  cover has some flaws or shows much age
G: vinyl is in pretty rough shape visibly but plays ok.  cover shows a lot of age or has some major splits or tears.  
G-: vinyl looks / sounds pretty rough.  cover has major condition issues such as water damage, large rips, etc
*a double "+" or "-" indicates that the condition is just above or below the neighboring grade
SHIPPING
All my records are packed tight and securely in custom LP mailers between two 12" cardboard pieces with the vinyl removed from the covers to preserve their condition during shipping.
- All domestic shipping is via either media mail at $6.99 or priority mail at $11.99.  Combined shipping for additional record is $1.00 per LP.
- International shipping starts at $21.99 + $1.99 for each additional record.
- Shipping to Canada is $16.50 + $1.50 for each additional record.
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