ELLA FITZGERALD/LOUIS ARMSTRONG Dream A Little Dream RARE UK DECCA 7" TEST PRESS
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ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG
DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME / CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN?
RARE 1960'S (1968 WRITTEN ON THE LABEL) UK DECCA TEST PRESS 7"STAMPED MATRIX 76750-2C / 76751-2C
THIS IS PART OF A SMALL BUT INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF DECCA SINGLES THAT WE HAVE JUST UNEARTHED ON THE SOUTH COAST.THEY BELONGED TO THE ESTATE OF A LADY WHO WAS A SECRETARY AT DECCA FOR ONE YEAR - 1968. DURING THAT YEAR, SHE TOOK HOME, AS A PERK OF THE JOB, BUNCHES OF RECORDS THAT INCLUDED SOME DEMOS AND TEST PRESSES.WE HAVE SEVEN TEST PRESSES TO LIST (ONE ALREADY SOLD), INCLUDING SOME FOR SPARK (SPARK SINGLES WERE INTIALLY PRESSED BY DECCA; MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLES FROM 1970 ONWARDS WERE BY PYE).
VINYL
A NICE CLEAN COPY - A GREAT PLAYING & STRONG VG++. BOTH SIDES PLAY BACK REALLY WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS. THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND, BUT IT'S MOSTLY NOTICEABLE ONLY ON INTROS AND QUIETER PLACES, AND FOR ME DOESN'T DETRACT FROM AN EXCELLENT LOUD, CLEAR AND DYNAMIC DECCA MASTERING. A GREAT PLAYBACK ON MY LINN, THOUGH PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND THERE. CLEAN VINYL WITH SOME SMALL STORAGE WEAR. NICE COPY THEN OF THIS VERY RARE ELLA FITZGERALD TEST PRESS.
PLAY GRADED ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 WITH ITTOK LV II ARM AND LINN KLYDE CARTRIDGE. ALL GRADING AS PER RRPG GUIDELINES. PLEASE SEE OUR 'GRADINGS EXPLAINED' SHOP PAGE FOR MORE INFO.
PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE NICE SOLID VG WITH NO WRITING. SHIPS IN NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE.
LABELS
DEMO LABELS EX WITH TITLES & DATE HAND WRITTEN.
PAYMENT & PACKINGPOSTAGE FOR THIS RECORD IS FOR UK AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED-FOR AND INSURED
POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES WILL BE DISCOUNTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE. THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED OUT THE DAY FOLLOWING PAYMENT.
PACKING:
7"s: ALL OUR SINGLES AND EP'S COME SECURELY PACKED IN STURDY MAILERS AND CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE, AND THEN INTO A POLY OUTER SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.
LP'S: THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE AND PACKED OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL COVER TO AVOID RINGWEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. BOTH VINYL AND COVER ARE THEN HOUSED IN A NEW POLY OUTER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION BEFORE PACKING WITH MAILER AND STIFFENERS.
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