ABBA DEMO"RING RING"1973EPIC-NEAR MINT+COVER.NON-HIT-EARLIEST ISSUE PRE-WATERLOO

	£		68
	$		90

ATTENTION ABBA AND 1970s DEMO COLLECTORS!

HERE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL ABBA ITEMS!

THE EARLIEST EVER 1973 ISSUE OF "RING RING" RELEASED BEFORE THE BAND'S INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH IN 1974 WITH "WATERLOO"!

"RING RING"WAS OF COURSE REISSUED AFTER"WATERLOO"AND BECAME A MINOR #32 UK HIT BUT ON A DIFFERENT CATALOGUE NUMBER=EPC 2452. THIS COPY IS EPC 1793 AND NOT ONLY THAT IT IS A DEMO.COPY-ONE OF JUST A FEW HUNDRED MADE IN ADVANCE FOR DJs WITH THE PROOF ALSO OF THE RELEASE DATE 12TH OCT.1973 ON THE"A"SIDE LABEL + THE LARGE"A"-NOT ON COMMERCIAL COPIES AND THE WORDING"PROMOTION COPY NOT FOR SALE"ON THE"B"SIDE PUSH OUT CENTRE! 

IT FAILED TO CHART OR SELL MANY COPIES IN THE UK AND AN IMPORTANT ITEM FOR ANY ABBA FAN.

THE "B"SIDE:"ROCK'N'ROLL BAND". 

A VERY RARE ITEM,NOT TO BE FOUND VERY OFTEN ON THE 1973 CBS PRESSED EPIC LABEL:S EPC 1793 WITH A1/B1 MATRIXES-THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE.

RARELY SEEN AS A DEMO! 

CLEAN LABELS EXCEPT A STAIN ON EACH LABEL WHERE A SMALL STICKER HAS BEEN REMOVED BUT NO WRITING AS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH DEMOS.  PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO! 

THIS IS VERY TOUGH TO FIND AS A UK DEMONSTRATION  PRESSING AS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WERE MADE PRE-RELEASE!

ONE OF AROUND 250 COPIES,

MADE IN ADVANCE FOR SELECTED RADIO DJs/PRODUCERS AND RECORD REVIEWERS!

THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE PRESSING!

CRISP SOUND AS EXPECTED ON ONE OF THE FIRST OFF THE MASTER STAMPERS!

NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH GLEAMING SURFACES-NO SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE. NO STICKS OR JUMPS.

IT MAY SEEM INCREDIBLE TO YOUNGER COLLECTORS , BUT BACK IN 1973 WHEN THIS DEMO 45 WAS MADE,THERE WERE VERY FEW RADIO STATIONS AND MUSIC PAPERS OR REVIEWERS TO SEND UPFRONT PROMOTIONAL RECORDS TO.A FEW IMPORTANT MAJOR RECORD DEALERS AND JUKE BOX OPERATORS MIGHT GET THEM BUT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL RESPECTED MUSIC INDUSTRY PROMOTIONAL STAFF THAT THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PRINT RUN FOR A DEMONSTRATION DISC BEFORE THE MID-1960s PIRATE RADIO AND NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSION WAS 250 COPIES-EVEN THE BEATLES"LOVE ME DO"HAD JUST 250 DEMOS MADE-SEE MARK LEWISOHN's EXCELLENT AND ESSENTIAL BOOK"BEATLES RECORDING SESSIONS"PAGE 22 FOR PROOF-HE SHOULD KNOW!!!!

BY 1973,THERE WERE A FEW LOCAL RADIO STATIONS BUT DESPITE MORE INTEREST IN THE MEDIA THE PRINT RUN FOR DEMOS AT THIS TIME WAS STILL ONLY ABOUT 250 COPIES. THE VAST MAJORITY DO NOT TURN UP VERY OFTEN,OR IF THEY DO THEY WILL OFTEN HAVE CENTRES MISSING,MAJOR LABEL DEFACEMENT AND DEEP SCRATCHES etc etc. 

SO HOW MANY SURVIVE 38+ YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS ONE????

THIS DEMO WAS SENT TO A FORMER BBC RADIO ONE DJ,WHO CAREFULLY FILED HIS RECORDS  ON STURDY SHELVES AWAY FROM STRONG LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CAREFULLY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED LIBRARY AREA OF HIS HOME.

NO ONE ELSE,UNTIL ME,HAS HANDLED THEM,THEY WERE NEVER LEANT OUT,TAKEN TO DJ NIGHT TIME EVENTS OR INDEED WERE FOR THE MOST PART NOT USED ON THE BBC,AS THE STATION HAD COPIES ALREADY,THIS COPY WAS PLAYED A FEW TIMES,AND THEN FILED AWAY UNTIL NOW!

MOST COPIES HAVE NOW ENDED UP IN LONG TERM COLLECTORS COLLECTIONS AND ARE GETTING LESS FREQUENT ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN 2012!!!

NOT A DODGY REPRO AS MAY EXIST

THIS IS A GENUINE UK DEMO 45! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN STRICTLY GRADED NEAR MINT CONDITION.

MOST WOULD STATE NEAR MINT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!

DEMOS WERE USUALLY PLAYED A LOT BY DJs AND IN THE"ROUGH"WORLD OF"DJing"SO OFTEN LEFT OUT OF THE COVER,BADLY TREATED OR EVEN THROWN OUT AFTER USE!

MOST DJs and REVIEWERS WOULD BE SENT DOZENS OF RECORDS EVERY WEEK AND HARDLY ANY THOUGHT LONG TERM INVESTMENT!!!!

The mixes are brilliant and full of bass.

Vinyl is still the best way to hear 1970s MUSIC and always will be!   A FANTASTIC ITEM!

GREAT INVESTMENT FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING RECORD EXPERTS! 

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is NO spindle wear.  

THE PRINT IS STILL CLEAR TO READ.

Look elsewhere on ebay and MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often FAKES,reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A FANTASTIC DEMO 45. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

UK Postage is FREE AND  RECORDED DELIVERY 2ND CLASS- SOLID PACKING-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£2 EUROPE. £3 REST OF THE WORLD.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

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DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY ABBA COLLECTION!

MORE FINE DESIRED 45s FROM ME ON EBAY!!!!

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MANY MORE TOP ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2012 AND BEYOND!!!!!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND 1970s ABBA RECORDS IN IT'S RAREST DEMO EDITION FROM A TOTALLY RELIABLE EBAY SELLER-GOOD LUCK!