Beatles Paul McCartney Listen To What The Man Said RARE TEST PRESSING RECORD
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I’ve discovered additional duplicates of Beatles’ and solo PROMO VINYL, so please check my other auctions for MORE RARE VINYL that may be of interest to you.
In this auction:
· “LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID” by Paul McCartney & Wings
· This is a CAPITOL RECORDS TEST PRESSING for what would be Capitol Records 4091, the catalog number for this single.
· This VERY RARE TEST PRESSING has WHITE LABELS with WRITTEN INFORMATION on the labels.
· The Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels contains the following information about test pressings on page 10:
“Prior to the start of a production run, a few test copies of the record are pressed. These are sent to the record company for review. Once approval is received, the factories begin pressing the records. Because test pressings are often made prior to the labels being printed, they often have blank white labels with handwritten information. They should not be confused with promotional discs, which are manufactured in greater numbers after approval of the test pressing.”
“Because test pressings are scarcer than promotional discs and commercial copies of the record, they sell for a premium. Value is determined not only by scarcity, but also by the desirability of the title.”
· The 45 RPM single “Listen To What The Man Said” b/w “Love In Song” was commercially released May 23, 1975. It was recorded in early 1975 by Wings during their New Orleans sessions for the “Venus and Mars” LP.
· In addition to Wings band members, Paul McCartney brought in Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano saxophone to play.
· “Listen To What The Man Said” was a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. It also reached #1 in Canada and #6 in the U.K.
· The labels have the following PRINTED INFORMATION:
“?1975 McCartney Music, Inc.”
And
“Available only to technical and other
authorized personnel for the limited
purposes of testing and review. NOT
TO BE PUBLICALLY PERFORMED,
REPRODUCED, SOLD OR
OTHERWISE
DISTRIBUTED.”
· The labels have the following HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION:
On one label in red ink:
“Paul McCartney”
“Listen To What The Man Said”
“Intro - :17 Total – 3:53”
And an “X” in blue ballpoint
On the other label in blue ink:
“17/C” (unknown meaning)
“3:50” (meaning the play time)
“5/75” (meaning May, 1975)
“MONO”
· “MASTERED BY CAPITOL” is pressed into the trail-off on both sides.
· The VINYL on both sides is in NEAR MINT CONDITION.
· The LABELS are CLEAN and WHITE.
A VERY RARE TEST PRESSING of a GREAT PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS TUNE for someone’s vinyl or Beatles collection!!!
Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this record.
FYI: For this record, I used the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades, Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT), are used to VISUALLY grade the record in this auction, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for more items you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same weekend. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $3.50 for shipping to a U.S. address via USPS Media Mail with tracking.
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