IQ The Wake TEST PRESS w/Custom Artwork drawn by Peter Nicholls SIGNED Press Kit
  $   320

 


$ 320 Sold For
Jun 15, 2025 Sold Date
Nov 30, 2021 Start Date
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Description

 • Artist: IQ
 • Album Title: The Wake
 • Format: LP
 • Label: Mayking/Sahara Records
 • Country and Year of Release: U.K., 1985
 • Cover/Record Grade: VG/M-  (The cover is more like a folder in this case because it didn’t get assembled; the seams are not glued and there is no spine.)
 • Other Info: This has so many special features that it’s hard to know where to start.  This is a scarce test pressing, and while it does come up for sale from time to time, it is usually just housed in a plain generic cover.  This one, however, comes in a pre-assembly cover with all the original art work.  But this particular copy is extra special because of what’s inside the cover (or the folder): Peter Nicholls was kind enough to draw for me, as he put it, “not entirely serious” art that portrays the IQ boys at their finest!  The entire band (Mike Holmes, Martin Orford, Peter Nicholls, Paul Cook, and John Jowitt) autographed and inscribed the other inside panel.  As if that weren’t enough, this test press also comes with a huge press kit plus a couple black and white glossy photos and a lovely 27" x 19.5" promo poster for The Wake LP.  See pictures for all the details.  This package is the ultimate collectable for a true IQ fan!  For other items by IQ, many of them rare and some of them autographed, see my other listings.  


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