LOST! 45 RPM Test Pressings of 2 Rock-afire Records
Sold Date:
November 24, 2023
Start Date:
November 17, 2023
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These are two test pressings of the Rock-afire Explosion 45 RPM records, "Born To Run" and "The Colander Head Song", AKA "Strain Your Brain".
They were "lost" in my garage for over 40 years. They are the size of a normal LP, because these metallic test pressing blanks are used for both 7" 45 RPM's and 12" LP's by the pressing company, QCA. They both have a black paintlike material flaking off of the metallic surface except on the area where the music actually is. It appears the black "stuff" that has separated and flaked off was purely cosmetic to make the metal look like a normal "record". I left the flakes in the packge. I believe these will still play on a record player or turntable, but the audio may not be perfect due to possible pits that have formed over the years in the audio portion. This is a great, one of a kind collector's item.
You can see a video of these test pressings on my YouTube Channel which is "therockafire".
An expert on my YouTube channel saw this and wrote me a note correcting me and brought back memories I had lost. Please see that exchange in the comments on my channel "therockafire" . These are "acetates"!!
