ORIGINAL DEEP GROOVED TEST PRESSING, MILES DAVIS BLUE NOTE 1501, FLAT, RVG & EAR

$

1,825

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VERY RARE ORIGINAL MONO TEST PRESSING RECORD OF MILES DAVIS VOL.1, BLUE NOTE 1501.

A TOTAL OF 12 TRACKS PERFORMED BY MILES DAVIS, JACKIE McLEAN, KENNY CLARK, J.J. JOHNSON, GIL COGGINS, JIMMY HEATH, AND ART BLAKEY.

This test pressing disc was issued by PASTYLITE company which was then a manufacturer of Blue Note Records. With "DEEP GROOVE' ON BOTH SIDES. AND also "RVG" and "EAR" (or "P" which stand for "pastylite") etched on both sides of the deadwax. And the address on both sides are: "333 NORTH DRIVE, NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J." And had been indicated that the disc was issued on May 13, 1955 (13-5-55).

THE DISC HAS FLAT RIM.

Normally, the test pressing discs were always the first vinyl produced, especially the mono one.  We cannot know the number they produced but "very few" and always kept secret from public. They were used in-house exclusively for engineers and producers for quality control purpose before final decision had been made for launching their commercial versions. So, we can say, that the test pressing was the true 1st original version of the catalogue.

GRADING:

FROM NOW ON, MY GRADING IS ACCORDING TO STANDARD GRADING AS FOLLOWS: M / M-/ VG++ / VG+ / VG / VG-

VINYL CONDITION : VISUAL GRADED VG++, UNDER STRONG BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE SMALL HAIRLINES AND VERY FEW MARKS BUT NOTHING FEELABLE AT ALL. CLEAN LABLES.

PLAYED CONDITION GRADED: BETWEEN VG++/MINT- ON BOTH SIDES. FIDELITY IS GREAT! PERFECT BLUE NOTE'S SOUND.  PLAYED SMOOTH. NO SKIP OR REPEATED.

(I'VE PLAY TESTED THE LP WITH MY THORENS TD124 AND SME 3012 TONEARM + DENON D103 MONO CARTRIDGE THROUGH MCINTOSH C22 PREAM AND MC275 AMPLIFIER AND TANNOY LANCASTER SPEAKERS.)

COVER CONDITION: NO COVER.

VERY VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION.

LP IS 100% GUARANTEED. IF YOU DON'T SATISFY, PLEASE RETURN IT FOR FULL REFUND.

I WILL PACK THE LP VERY SECURE AND SHIP WORLDWIDE.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL OF MY AUCTIONS OPEN FOR WORLDWIDE BIDDERS. NO COUNTRY IS EXCLUDED. IF YOU COULD NOT BID, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

SHIPPING:

1. AMERICA, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALIA: via REGISTERED AIR PARCEL = 30 USD., AND via EMS = 40 USD.

2. ASIA: via REGISTERED AIR PARCEL = 20 USD., AND via EMS = 30 USD

ADDITIONAL LPs : 10 USD EACH.