AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & SOULSONIC TOMMY BOY UNRELEASED TEST PRESS ONLY 12" *LISTEN*
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ARTIST: AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & SOULSONIC FORCE (WITH MELLE MELL, BUSY BEE, AND IKEY CEE)
LABEL: TOMMY BOY / HAND-WRITTERN TEST PRESSING (TB 865)
TRACK LISTING:
SIDE A: 'WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNKIN' WITH?' (FEAT. MELLE MEL) (2 MIXES)
SIDE B: 'WHAT TIME IS IT?' (FEAT. BUSY BEE, MELLE MEL, IKEY CEE, ETC.)
*** UP FOR AUCTION, WE HAVE A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TEST-PRESS ONLY 12" BY AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & SOULSONIC FORCE. THE RECORD (WHICH WAS NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, MAKING IT ONE OF THE SCARCEST OF ALL TOMMY BOY SINGLES) WAS MADE IN '85 AND THEREFORE HAS A DRUM-MACHINE, POST-ELECTRO SOUND THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE TIME. BOTH SIDES FEATURE THE LEGENDARY MELLE MEL WITH THE EQUALLY LEGENDARY BUSY BEE JOINING THE FESTIVITIES ON THE B-SIDE. IKEY CEE IS IN THE MIX AS WELL... IT'S BASICALLY A HIGH-SPIRITED THROWDOWN WITH MEMBERS OF SOULSONIC (MR. BIGGS, POW WOW, MASTER ICE FROM THE JAZZY 5) AND THE AFOREMENTIONED MELLE MEL AND BUSY BEE TRADING VERSES WITH THE SORT OF BRAVADO YOU WOULD NATURALLY EXPECT... SOME WELL-TIMED CUTS AND TRIGGERED SAMPLES FOR PUNCTUATION AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...
(YES, A FEW COPIES OF THIS RECORD HAVE SURFACED AS OF LATE BRINGING THE GRAND TOTAL OF COPIES SOLD IN THE MODERN ERA TO 3 OR 4... BUT COLLECTORS AND OLD-SCHOOL COMPLETISTS SHOULD TAKE HEART; THIS RECORD IS DEFINITELY RARE AND THERE WON'T BE TOO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GRAB IT AGAIN... ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, THE RESERVE ON THIS AUCTION IS MORE THAN FAIR.)
CONDITION-WISE THE RECORD IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN EX & VG+++ (THE GROOVES ARE CLEAN - NO REAL MARKS OR SCRATCHES, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT DISH-WARP THAT DOESN'T AFFECT MUCH OF ANYTHING, SO LET'S CALL IT VG+++)
THE COVER IS A GENERIC WHITE 12" SLEEVE IN USED CONDITION (FEEL FREE TO SWAP IT OUT WITH A TOMMY BOY SLEEVE IF YOU'RE FEELING
ARCHIVAL.)
ALL IN ALL, A GREAT COPY OF A SELDOM SEEN/HEARD TEST-PRESS THAT OFFERS A COOL GLIMPSE INTO A MID-80'S, PIONEER-LADEN THROWDOWN...
RUN-OUT GROOVE/ETCHING INFO:
SIDE A: HERBIE JR. (SMILEY FACE ETCHING) TB-865-A & 'MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK' STAMP
SIDE B: HERBIE JR. (SMILEY FACE ETCHING) "PUMPED UP STUPID FRESH"!! TB-865-B & 'MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK' STAMP
SOUND CLIPS COMING MOMENTARILY...
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*** DOMESTIC BUYERS (WITHIN THE U.S.): BASED ON THE VALUE OF THIS PARTICULAR RECORD, I INSIST ON SHIPPING WITH USPS VIA EITHER PRIORITY REGISTERED MAIL ($19) OR EXPRESS MAIL ($26) AS TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS... (BOTH METHODS INCLUDE THE ALL-IMPORTANT TRACKING NUMBER... ALSO, I DO NOT OFFER $4.00 SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM... AS YOU MAY KNOW, EBAY FORCES SELLERS TO INCLUDE A $4 SHIPPING OPTION WHEN LISTING AUCTIONS, BUT I WILL NOT SHIP VIA MEDIA MAIL OR BASIC PRIORITY MAIL ON HIGH VALUE ITEMS...)
*** INTERNATIONAL BUYERS (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): I ONLY SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS VIA EXPRESS SHIPPING ($29) ON ITEMS OF THIS VALUE ($400 OR HIGHER). SORRY, NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH LOST MAIL... AND EXPRESS SHIPPING IS THE ONLY WAY TO SHIP OVERSEAS WITH A TRACKING NUMBER FOR HIGH VALUE ITEMS...
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PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY! (DUE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSING... NON-PAYMENT WILL RESULT IN ITEM BEING RE-LISTED OR OFFERED TO 2ND PLACE BIDDER.)
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SHIPPING (WORLDWIDE):
***DOMESTIC***
-USPS REGISTERED PRIORITY (3-5 BUSINESS DAYS) WITH TRACKING - $19 FOR 1ST RECORD + $1.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD
-USPS EXPRESS (OVERNIGHT) WITH TRACKING NUMBER - $26 FOR 1ST RECORD + $1.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD
(I DO NOT OFFER $4.00 SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM... AS YOU MAY KNOW, EBAY FORCES SELLERS TO INCLUDE A $4 SHIPPING OPTION WHEN LISTING AUCTIONS, BUT I WILL NOT SHIP VIA MEDIA MAIL OR BASIC PRIORITY MAIL ON HIGH VALUE ITEMS...)
***INTERNATIONAL***
-USPS EXPRESS AIRMAIL WITH TRACKING (3-5 BUSINESS DAYS) - $29 FOR 1ST RECORD + $1.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL
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GOOD LUCK Y'ALL... FEEL FREE TO HIT ME UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
On Oct-30-11 at 17:47:20 PDT, seller added the following information: LISTEN TO A SNIPPET OF 'WHAT TIME IS IT?' (TAKEN FROM THIS COPY OF THE 12"):
LISTEN TO A SNIPPET OF 'WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNKIN' WITH?' (TAKEN FROM THIS COPY OF THE 12"):
