Beatles Paul McCartney-1984 UK "Tug Of War" Test Pressing LP-VG+/RARE

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The time has come for me to part with my 50 year old Beatles collection. This collection consists of LP's, 45's, picture sleeves, EP's, 12" singles, picture discs, sealed LP's, test pressings, acetates, promos, box sets, and CD's from the US and the UK. The collection also includes vinyl and CD's from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Apple artists. There are numerous rarities in this collection. The vast majority of the vinyl is in NM- to NM condition; I tried not to acquire anything with a grade below that, or attempted to upgrade, although a few of the extremely hard to find items I was unable to upgrade and they will have a grade below that. If you are a Beatles collector, be sure to bookmark me as the items I'll be listing will surely be of interest. Here we go; a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Paul McCartney-"Tug Of War" LP, a UK import, Parlophone PCTC 259, pressed in 1984. This is an extremely rare test pressing. These were pressed in very limited quantities to test the quality of the recording and were never released to the general public. Matrix numbers (stamped) are: side one:(stamped)PCTC 259 A-10U, etched: "Pushing + Pulling  PCTC -259 A -1AC"; side 2: (stamped)PCTC 259 B-10U, (etched): "Pushing + Pulling PCTC-259B-1K". Vinyl, VISUALLY graded by Goldmine standards, is in strong VG+ condition, with a few very light, non-feelable marks. Both red LP labels are blank. Included is an EMI Music Services Manufacturing Centre sheet, labeled for "internal use only". This has the date of 18-4-84. I know the original release of this LP was 1982, so this must be a re-issue. This will come in a plain white cover. Very scarce piece of Paul vinyl; any Beatles or Beatles related test pressing are beyond rare.

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