THE FORTUNES 1st LP 1965 UK EXPORT 1st Press DECCA TEST PRESS

	£		51
	$		68

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Fortunes called "The Fortunes" and is an ORIGINAL 1965 UK STEREO EXPORT 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Grooved' Decca 'Test Press' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE RAREST FORTUNES LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - AND THE CHANCES OF EVER FINDING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AGAIN - ARE VIRTUALLY ZERO!!!!   AND WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST EXPORT 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AND ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  THIS LP WAS MADE BY DECCA FOR EXPORT ONLY - STRICTLY FOR THE U.S. MARKET.  IT WAS MIXED AND RECORDED BY DECCA IN THE UK, AND ON RELEASE IN THE U.S. THE FIRST FEW 'STOCK COPIES' HAD RECORDS THAT WERE ACTUALLY MADE IN THE UK BY DECCA, AND MATCHED UP WITH U.S. COVERS.  IT WAS RELEASED IN THE U.S. IN 1965, ON THE 'PRESS RECORDS' LABEL UNDER THE MONO CAT NUMBER OF 'PR 83002' AND THE STEREO CAT NUMBER OF 'PRS 83002' (WITH OBVIOUSLY THE STEREO VERSION BEING FAR RARER!).  HOWEVER - BEFORE THE U.S. RELEASE COULD HAPPEN, AND UK RECORDS STOCKPILED FOR THE U.S. MARKET, A 'TEST PRESSING' BY DECCA HAD TO BE MADE!!!!

THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' PRE-EXPORT STEREO 'TEST PRESSING' OF THIS INCREDIBLE LP - AND HAS TO BE REGARDED AS THE RAREST FORTUNES LP EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD - EVER!!!!  U.S. PROMOs OF THIS LP ARE VERY COMMON INDEED (AS MANY HUNDREDS WERE PRESSED!) - BUT FINDING A UK STEREO 'TEST PRESSING' OF THIS LEGENDARY LP IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS SO FEW WERE EVER MADE!!!!  THIS EXPORT 'TEST PRESSING' WAS MADE BY DECCA IN THE UK, AND WAS MADE SOLELY TO TEST THE SOUND QUALITY AND 'CUTTING' OF THE TRACKS PRIOR TO PRESSING BEGINNING!!!!  AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE UK 'DECCA MADE' EXPORT 'TEST PRESS' LABEL IN MY PICTURES - WITH THE UK DECCA STEREO MATRIXES ON THE LABEL ('ZAL 7043' & 'ZAL 7044') AND THE U.S. CAT NUMBER FOR RELEASE:- 'PRS 83002'!!!!  ONCE THE TEST PRESSING PASSED QUALITY CONTROL - ONLY THEN COULD THE GO AHEAD BE GIVEN FOR THE PRESSING TO BEGIN!!!!  AND IN THIS LPs CASE, AS THIS LP WAS 'UK EXPORT ONLY' - AND WAS NEVER RELEASED DOMESTICALLY - IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THIS 'TEST PRESSING' IS UNIQUE!!!!  SO MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT - THIS HAS TO BE THE ALL TIME RAREST FORTUNES LPs EVER TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE - AND MUST BE REGARDED AS A TRUE 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' OPPORTUNITY!!!!

AND CONFIRMING THAT THIS IS INDEED A 100% GENIUNE UK STEREO EXPORT DECCA 'TEST PRESSING' - IT HAS THE 'EARLIEST POSSIBLE' 1/B 1/B MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN BRILLIANT  CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1965 UK 'TEST PRESS' STEREO 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'TEST PRESS' DECCA LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1/B 1/B MOTHER & STAMPER CODINGS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 1ST PRESS 'CLOUT & BAKER' LAMINATED COVER (THIS IS THE UK RELEASED COVER)!!!!  IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT EVEN THOUGH THE 'TEST PRESSING' IS UNDOUBTEDLY STEREO - THE COVER IS THE UK STANDARD MONO COVER, AS IT WAS OBTAINED BY THE 1 PREVIOUS OWNER AT THE DECCA FACTORY TO 'COMPLETE' THE LP, WHEN HE TOOK IT HOME SAVING IT FROM DESTRUCTION!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL Decca UK EXPORT 1st Pressing from 1965 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is PRS 83002 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press Decca label (see picture) and is a UK STEREO EXPORT 1st Pressing!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO tears, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, only 2 or 3 ULTRA light scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO skips, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The UK 1st Press Cover is provided to 'complete' the LP, and is in around 'Very Good' condition, with a few light creases, and slight toning to the cover back.  Still a VERY decent and presentable cover, and good for reference with this Export only Test Pressing (which is in BRILLIANT condition!)!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (IT IS PROBABLY UNIQUE!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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