Sold Date: April 26, 2023
Start Date: April 16, 2023
Final Price: $199.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
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The Rattlers - Rattled! Test Pressing (Original album cover art is not included.  Photo for advertising purposes only.)
This record is ultra rare. I am not sure how many copies were pressed. This is the only copy I have ever seen in 35 years. NM
Our NM is what most would consider Mint. We do not even consider sealed records Mint. $9 shipping includes insurance. Shipped USPS Media Mail.  Continental U.S. bidders ONLY Payment is expected at end of auction. All sales final.  If any auction has a Best Offer option,  we will consider any offer.
Tomb Service Records specializes in High Quality Collectables such as Rare Records, Autographs, Music Posters, Laserdiscs, Artwork, Antiques, CD's, Musical Instruments, Toys, and extremely unique Promo items that were obtained throughout our careers in the entertainment industry over the past 40 years.  All of our items come from a smoke free and pet free climate controlled business.We do not negotiate through eBay messages.  If you want what we are selling, feel free to make an offer. Please view our other auctions!

Why Promo and Test Pressings are important:

There are many factors that determine if a pressing has good sonics such as; quality of the recording equipment and placement, master tape, mastering engineer, mastering quality and technique, vinyl compound quality, pressing plant, early pressing, original issue vs. re-issue and of course, condition.The biggest factor, and most over-looked when determining the quality of the sound, is the pressing order. In other words, was the record pressed when the stamper was new, or after thousands of pressings when the stamper was worn out. The only way to determine whether a record was pressed when the stamper was fresh and crisp is to listen to the record and compare it to other copies of equal condition. That said, "promotional copies" and "dj copies" and "Test Pressings" were pressed before general release, or early in the release, and therefore it can be assured with confidence, that the pressing was made with a fresh stamper. 

Buy with confidence:

As the interest in vinyl records has increased in the past few years, the availability of higher-quality used records on the open market has started to decrease and the price for badly used (poor sounding) records at online sites and record stores has started to rise dramatically. I know because I shop these sources often. 

The availability of the more desirable first releases and early pressings has also decreased dramatically as collectors have been sweeping them up.

I take great care with my vinyl and do a careful archival-quality cleaning, inspection and audio-quality assessment (play-grade) of most of my records. I am very confident that the sonic quality of the recording and pressing, as well as the condition of this LP, are very accurately described.