Boris Vein ROCK Vinyl Test Pressing Disc - Very rare.

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Feb 19, 2011 Sold Date

Feb 9, 2011 Start Date

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Item (directly from the email I received when I bought this)

Important Records has been in a state of upheaval as they've restructured and reorganized. Their warehouse had just under a thousand boxes in it (they counted) and one of them contained quite a surprise. Among hundreds of boxes of leftover record jackets was a box of picture disc samples from the first pressing of Vein. These picture discs are a great example of what Vein was supposed to be.

You may recall the great expense Important Records endured with the first pressing of Vein. The original idea was to press perfectly clear picture discs (this is a sample from that attempt) but they ended up having to go with screen printed records. The mylar shifted fractions of an inch within the heat of the press, one or two small tiny bubbles formed and in some instances the goat image skewed a little bit. A lot of money (and I mean a lot) and time was lost in this process.

A lot of sales listings mistakenly refer to the commercially sold pressing as picture discs when in fact it was all screen printed vinyl. The picture disc version is much heavier due to the weight of the mylar combined with the heavy weight of the vinyl. The vinyl plays fine although the tiny bubbles (of which there are two or three on each record) create a low thud when the bubble occurs within the playable area. These are some of the only mylar picture discs ever manufactured. Keep in mind this is one of the only instances of mylar picture discs ever being attempted!

While it does function well as a record (despite the bubbling) it's archival in nature and intended for the curious, extreme collector. This is a super rare sample record and is particularly fascinating if you're into vinyl and how it's manufactured. There is no jacket included. You will receive the sample pic disc in a paper sleeve along with the mylar "pictures."

This is the original Boris 'Vein' LP test pressing that was released by Important Records. This is the ROCK version. The LP is brand new and never played. This LP is from my personal collection, and I take extremely good care of my music.

Shipping is $3.99 and includes tracking and insurance. Thanks for looking.

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