1976 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT RAVEN MONO / STEREO 7" TEST PRESSING PINK FLOYD

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DECEMBER 1976 - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - THE RAVEN - STEREO / MONO - 7" VINYL RECORD 45 RPM TEST PRESSING SINGLE - COLUMBIA RECORD PRODUCTIONS SANTA MARIA - - MATRIX NUMBERS ON THE DEAD WAX TRAIL OFFS: M-2308-A S/M-1A/B AZ - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS MADE FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THE ALBUM. SO TEST PRESSINGS ARE ALWAYS THE BEST SOUND QUALITY RECORDINGS THAT YOU CAN EVER FIND OF THAT ALBUM. THEY'RE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITY, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN 3 OR 5. IN SOME CASES THE MUSICAL CONTENT AND / OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT ON TEST PRESSINGS THAN ON THE VERSION THAT'S FINALLY RELEASED. MY SPECIALTY IS FRANK ZAPPA AND RELATED ARTISTS, SO I'M NOT AN ALAN PARSONS EXPERT. BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A RAVEN MONO / STEREO PROMO SINGLE AND THE ONLY SINGLE THAT I'VE SEEN WITH THE RAVEN ON IT WAS MADE IN SPAIN. THE MONO RAVEN DOES SOUND DIFFERENT THAN THE STEREO VERSION.

I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON MY DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP AND IT SOUNDED NICE. A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE AS CAN BE EXPECTED, BUT NOTHING MAJOR AT ALL. VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, SOME LIGHT SURFACE MARKS, BUT AGAIN NOTHING MAJOR OR DEEP GROOVE.  THE RECORD COMES IN A NICE QUALITY PLASTIC LINED SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

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