Gabriel, Peter - Us LP Test Pressing w/jacket

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ID no. 9008243 Title: Us Test Pressing Artist: Gabriel, Peter Product Condition: SS Cover Condition: M Description:  This auction is for a STILL SEALED 2-LP Test Pressing set of the Classic Records 200gram reissue of Peter Gabriel's "US" with jacket. These highly collectible test pressings are from the first stamper and less than 20 exist. Test pressings reflect the closest you can get to the lacquers and hence have a special collectible value and store of value. Six years after earning his first blockbuster, Peter Gabriel finally delivered Us, his sequel to So. Clearly, that great span of time indicates that Gabriel was obsessive in crafting the album, and Us bears the sound of endless hours in the studio. It's not just that the production is pristine, clean, and immaculate, it's that the music is, with only a handful of exceptions (namely, the "Sledgehammer" rewrite "Steam" and the fellatio ode "Kiss That Frog"), remarkably subtle and shaded. It's also not a coincidence that Us is, as Gabriel says in his liner notes, "about relationships," since the exquisitely textured music lets him expose his soul, albeit in a typically obtuse way. Gabriel is as adventurous as ever, yet he is relentlessly sober about his experiments, burying exotic sounds and percussion underneath crawling tempos measured atmospherics this is tastefully two-toned music, assembled by a consummate craftsman who became too immersed in detail to make anything but an insular, introspective work. Some gems are easier to unearth than others "Digging in the Dirt" has an insistent pulse, "Blood of Eden" and "Come Talk to Me" are quite beautiful, "Secret World" is quietly anthemic yet, given enough time, the record's understated approach and reflection becomes its most attractive element. Transferred for the first time from the 30 ips analog master for 2 LP vinyl and packaged in a deluxe gatefold jacket makes for a definitive version. White sleeves were mislabeled as PG 9, when in fact the records are PG 10 "Us." Jacket in mint condition.  

  Grading Scale: SS still sealed these are original factory seals and not rewraps M mint hardly played but open M- mint- played some but not much, no visible marks from handling VG+ very good+ played but taken care of excellently VG very good played and may show some light wear VG- very good- played and may have some very light surface scratches G+ good+ played and probably shows some wear and scratches G good to the point of well played and shows wear and scratches G- good- getting to a lot of play and poor handling F+ fair+ heavy wear and scratches but probably doesn´t skip F fair heavy wear and surface noise, with scratches F- fair- heavy wear and scratches that will probably cause skips P poor you are buying this record for its rarity, not sound quality*     *We care not to have poor records unless they are so scarce that it is worth it.  

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