"Not The Spaces..." test press box set Sonic Youth rare

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this auction is put forth by three lobed recordings and is for a special cause near and dear to the label - the right for women to choose their reproductive health options in NC.  this auction is for a super-duper limited item out of our private stash - a test pressing copy of our brand new, not-yet-released "not the spaces you know, but between them" 4xLP box set which contains all kinds of new and previously unreleased material from sonic youth, sun city girls, bardo pond, comets on fire, steve gunn, eternal tapestry, d. charles speer and the helix, wooden wand and mouthus.  before we get more into the release, here's the impetus -

three lobed has a long history in north carolina.  heck, all 11 years of our existence have taken place here.  the most recent general elections in NC brought both houses of the NC legislature into the hands of republicans for the first time in 100-ish years.  with their social policy wish-list in hand they have taken to bring forth all sorts of unfun legislation.  they brought forth a pretty draconian anti-choice bill earlier this year (please google "HB 854" get more information on just how restrictive this bill happens to be) only to have it vetoed by NC's governor perdue.  this past thursday the NC legislature squeaked out a veto override and is forcing this bill, offensive to the rights and dignity of all north carolina women, into law.  three lobed recordings rarely wades into politics but cannot stand still while such odious legislation is happening.  100% of the proceeds of this auction will be donated to NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina's PAC to be used to help elect pro-choice legislators within north carolina.

OK, onto the records.  we have been working hard on this box set for the last year and a half and these were just delivered to our house for assembly yesterday.  this is a test pressing set, one of only 30 manufactured.  the test pressings were all numbered - this is set #3.  since we had some extra printwork from the "regular" version of the set on hand, your test pressing set will include all of the printwork that accompanies the "regular" retail version - just in a much rarer form.  this set includes: (i) a heavy lid box, (ii) four 140 gram dutch-pressed LPs, (iii) a big foldover insert with an essay from marc masters (the wire, pitchfork), (iv) full color inner sleeves bearing new artwork (all artwork in the entire set is by the super-talented casey burns - both paintings and illustrations here), (v) a download card for mp3s of the whole set.  as for the music, here's what you're looking at -

SIDE A - sun city girls
1. wide world of animals. 2. sangkala. 3. caravan.
recorded live november 12, 2004 at emo's in austin. this was the final US show by the sun city girls and this crisp soundboard recording shows the group clicking at a high level.

SIDE B - steve gunn
1. the lurker extended.
recorded at boerum palace in brooklyn in february of 2011. this is a mesmerizing swirling jam that has been played with frequency at gunn's recent live shows.

SIDE C - sonic youth
1. in & out. 2. out & in.
"in & out" recorded in pomona, ca and at echo cañon, nj, in 2010. "out & in" recorded and mixed at echo cañon, nyc in 2000 and includes jim o'rourke. two epic jams, including the monumental thirteen minute instrumental "out & in" which touches on elements of every part of sonic youth's myriad sounds.

SIDE D - mouthus
1. cabled away. 2. echo the sun.
recorded in brooklyn in 2010. two fluid communications from the other side of music channeled to us mere humans by brian sullivan and nate nelson.

SIDE E - comets on fire
1. 2950 3rd st.
a collage of recordings made between 2006-2010 that were arranged and mixed in may 2010. a screeching and wailing full workout similar to the band's "black cassette" release

SIDE F - d. charles speer & the helix / wooden wand
1. d. charles speer & the helix - "big, big city". 2. d. charles speer & the helix - "shooting star". 3. wooden wand - "holed up (spooning with the void)". 4. wooden wand - "hall of blame". 5. wooden wand - "black nikes".
the d. charles speer & the helix tracks were recorded at seizures palace in brooklyn in april 2010. the wooden wand tracks were recorded at home in the winter of 2009 and summer of 2010. the speer/helix tracks are two glorious renditions of some honky tonk classics and represent the only recorded studio output of the era of the band with dave nuss (no neck blues band) on drums. wooden wand sits down with the recorder on to help mere mortals better understand universal truths (keep the bottle handy).

SIDE G - eternal tapestry
1. doing your own being.
recorded live to tape in portland on april 20, 2010. this track is powerful and recast version of the band's "prism light traveller" from the 2009 three lobed album, palace of the night skies. here the band has slowed the track down and added some intense organ - the results are absolutely transportational.

SIDE H - bardo pond
1. the invisible fire.
recorded in the lemurhaus in philadelphia in january of 2010. you know bardo pond so you know what to expect - rules on how to live in twenty minute power-doses. this is no exception.

we sold a few of these through a kickstarter campaign to help fund this set.  this is next to last set that three lobed plans to part with from our personal stash.  this is perfect for your collection of modern psych music *AND* all funds go for a good cause.  all parts - audio and artwork - are new and unplayed.  *please note* that it will be approximately 7-ish days following the end of this auction before the set can ship. 

winner will pay by paypal or traditional means.  buyer will include shipping as follows: USPS media mail shipping will be $4.00, USPS priority mail for $10, USPS first class international delivery to Canada for $12.00 and USPS first class international delivery to non-US/non-Canadian addresses for $25.00.  domestic insurance is included in these prices and will be paid by three lobed.  check our feedback and bid with confidence.  any questions, just ask.  thanks for the bid.