TALKING HEADS 77 ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING TRUE FIRST PRESS
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TALKING HEADS – '77 - ORIGINAL SIRE RECORDS STEREO LP SR 6036
*** ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING ***
· PLAIN, WHITE, GENERIC TEST PRESSING LABEL WITH ONLY MINOR TECHNICAL ANNOTATION ON IT. THIS WAS PRESSED BEFORE THE RECORD WAS EVEN AVAILABLE AS A DEMO FOR TECHNICAL AND OTHER RELATED PEOPLE! THIS PRESS WAS MADE BEFORE THE COVER ART WAS DESIGNED AND BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN A LABEL. THESE ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AND BEING EARLY PRESSES ARE CONSIDERED HOT STAMPERS... MEANING THEY SOUND EXQUISITE! RECORDS ARE PRESSED OFF MASTER DISCS, AND YOU ONLY GET SO MANY PRESSES OFF OF EACH MASTER. THE FIRST 100 TO 200 PRESSED OFF A MASTER SOUND CLEANER AND FULLER THAN THE LATER PRESSINGS, AND BEING AN UNOFFICIAL, PRE-RELEASE PRESS, IT'S GUARANTEED TO BE ONE OF THOSE RECORDS!!!
FURTHERMORE, THAT MAKES THIS A REAL FIRST PRESS, EVEN BEFORE THE ACTUAL FIRST PRESS!! OF THEIR FIRST ALBUM! COOL.
BETTER YET? THE VINYL IS NM.
THE COVER IS A PLAIN WHITE COVER WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER WRITTEN OUT, AND IT'S IN EX CONDITION.
· INCLUDES TYPEWRITTEN DATA SHEET STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT COVER, WITH A TENTATIVE TRACK LISTING, PROPOSED TITLE, ARTIST- AND PRODUCER CREDITS,
· CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
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VINYL GRADING:
SS ~ Sealed records : Still sealed in original shrink wrap
MINT : Pristine, perfect and flawless. Usually reserved for sealed records
NM ~ NEAR MINT : The record should show no obvious signs of wear. The very slightest signs of use, truly near mint. May have few signs of wear on the cover and/ or few slight paper scuffs on the vinyl.
EX+ : The record will show some signs that it was played and handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. There should be no obvious defects (Scratches/Warps).
EX : Light use is evident, either slight needle marks or scuffs. This grade record is still an exceptional play copy.
VG++ : Use is evident but not bad. Record has some marks , very light scratches, though not feelable. Will definitely play through with no skips.
VG+ : Average used record, looks OK, plays OK, some noise is possible. Some scratches, may be feelable, but will still play without skipping. Record was played but was well cared for.
VG : Vinyl has some groove wear or several scratches or some significant scratches. This record will play with noise that does not overwhelm the music.
G : Significant surface noise, scratches, visible groove wear , may skip or repeat.
Grades for covers: M : perfect. no wear, square flat corners, solid seams, spine etc., Usually sealed NM : overall appearance of front and back near perfect but may have a very small problem such as a small corner ding/couple tiny spine chips, but nothing noticeable without close inspection. EX : as above, nice "un-handled" feel, but may have more spine wear, a bent or dinged corner or two, very light ring wear, but rarely any splits or tears. VG+: Between VG and EX (usually closer to an EX grade), NO major seem splits over a an inch or two, No visible water damage. Edge chipping and smaller splits possible, ring wear, and small name or writing possible but should be noted. VG: Still has a decent overall appearance, but may have split seams, spine splits, tears, staining, water damage, or other fault VG- to G: Significant wear.
