TV SMITH'S EXPLORERS TOMAHAWK CRUISE 7" 1-side TEST PRESS CHISWICK 1980 + POSTER
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TV Smith's Explorers
"Tomahawk Cruise" a-side Test Pressing* 7"
- EMI / Chiswick Records - as per the photographs - pressed by EMI UK 19 Nov 1980 - official cat. matrix # CHIS 140 A-1U - this is the a-side test pressing only - comes with the Ralph Steadman signed poster that he drew for the official sleeve artwork PROVENANCE - found in Ted Carroll's storage emporium, but no b-side has materialised... VINYL CONDITION NEAR MINT - professionally machine cleaned - played throughout, plays superbly, the odd pop - it will not stick, skip or jump - the labels are as devised SLEEVE CONDITION n/a - as issued, generic black POSTER CONDITION VERY GOOD - some minor knocks, signed by artist in red marker pen P&P - will post worldwide Q's?- just ask!
*TEST PRESSINGS invariably have the finest possible sound quality.
There are 2 reasons for this.
A. The highest quality virgin vinyl is always used when producing test pressings. [ see more below]
B. Test pressings are manufactured using a brand-new metal stamper that is being used for the very first time [see more below]
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A. Record pressing plants usually use a certain amount of regrind in the manufacture of records. REGRIND is obtained by removing the centres from faulty or unwanted vinyl records and grinding up the residual vinyl. This is mixed with a quantity of new or virgin vinyl to be melted down to produce new records. Test pressings, A labels, promo copies etc., are pressed ONLY using VIRGIN vinyl, hence the sound quality will be better with less surface noise.
B. As records are pressed, the stampers used to press the records gradually wear out. Over a run of 1000 or so records, the physical wear and tear of stamping out vinyl records gradually causes a deterioration in the nickel stampers and the records produced from these soundless sharp or clear. Test pressings etc., are manufactured in noticeably short runs, anything from 10 to 50 copies, so the stampers are producing perfect records
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