Sold Date: December 28, 2018
Start Date: December 21, 2018
Final Price: $898.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 15
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RE-LISTING OF A VERY VERY RARE TEST PRESSINGS OF JOHN COLTRANE 'S POPULAR RECORD IN THE HISTORY.
YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE DEEP-GROOVE ENGINEER'S TEST PRESSINGS FOR THE STEREO RELEASE OF JOHN COLTRANE "GIANT STEPS", HIS FIRST LP ON ATLANTIC, SD 1311.  (THE COMPARABLE COMMERCIAL ISSUE WOULD HAVE APPEARED ON THE SOLID GREEN LABELS.)  THESE SINGLE-SIDED DEEP-GROOVE DISKS, MANUFACTURED BY PRESSWELL FOR ATLANTIC ON JANUARY 8, 1960, WERE FOR IN-HOUSE DISTRIBUTION ONLY, FOR REVIEW BY TOM DOWN AND NESUHI ERTEGUN'S PRODUCTION TEAM.
OFTEN, ATLANTIC WOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL SETS OF THESE TEST PRESSING, WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MIXES, UNTIL THE DESIRABLE SOUND STAGE HAD BEEN CREATED.  CONSEQUENTLY, THESE PRESSINGS WILL FREQUENTLY HAVE A UNIQUE SOUND STAGE, DIFFERENT FROM THE ISSUED VERSION.
FURTHERMORE, THESE TEST PRESSINGS ARE FAR EARLIER IN THE PRE-PRODUCTION STAGE THAN THOSE WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED JUST PRIOR TO - OR CONCURRENT WITH - LABEL AND JACKET PRINTING.  BOTH DISKS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, PERHAPS PLAYED A FEW TIMES.
I've playtested the LP by my system of Thorens TD-124 with SME3012R and Ortofon S15T. Hooked up with CELLO Palette preamp and CELLO Duet 350 amplifier, with RED ROSE Classic Speakers. BOTH RECORDS PLAYED NM. 

I WILL PACK THEM STRONG FOR A LONG JOURNEY. DON'T WORRY!  
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