Delaney & Bonnie "The Original Delaney & Bonnie" MEGA RARE SAPCOR 7 TEST PRESS !

Sold Date: March 10, 2019
Start Date: February 28, 2019
Final Price: £106.00 (GBP)
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Delaney And Bonnie
"The Original Delaney and Bonnie"
MEGA RARE SAPCOR 7 TEST PRESSING WITH MINT INSERT 
I found this record in a junk shop in San Francisco in 1995. I have seen just ONE copy on sale since then and it did NOT have the typewritten insert that is present here.

"The Original Delaney and Bonnie" by Delaney And Bonnie was intended for release on Apple on 30th May 1969 but was delayed and then withdrawn due to contractual problems. Eventually this release appeared instead on Elektra (EKS 74039) where it added the title "Accept No Substitute". However a few of the original copies were definitely pressed on Apple as SAPCOR 7 without any sleeve and now sell for £2000 upwards.
So this test pressing of the LP "The Original Delaney & Bonnie" is MEGA RARE and even MORE rare than Apple SAPCOR 7 ! 
This MEGA RARE test pressing contains the identical ten songs that were released on SAPCOR 7. It even has the ORIGINAL INSERT typewritten on a 1969 typewriter. Note the credit for Side 2 Track 4 - clearly work in progress.
The record label indicates this was a test pressing from H.V. Waddell Co. in Burbank, California. The cover is a custom cover in red gloss with a factory sticker at upper right from The Elektra Corporation, Los Angeles, California.  It is dated 3/28/69 (28th March 1969) and indicates this is an APPROVED TEST PRESSING.
It has the Apple matrix SAPCORE 7 (with Capital E) on the sleeve and etched into the vinyl and SAPCOR 7 (without Capital E) handwritten on the insert. It also has the Elektra matrix EKS74039 on the sleeve and etched into the vinyl and typewritten on the insert.
The date and matrix information prove that Apple were involved at this point in the recording and pressing of the album. Also at this point the final title had not been agreed upon as there are actually three titles - all slightly different.
The sleeve has "Delaney & Bonnie & Friends" The insert has "The Original Delaney & Bonnie" The vinyl has "The Original Delaney & Bonnie (& Friends)"

The vinyl is strictly graded NEAR MINT and is possibly MINT UNPLAYED. The plain white inner sleeve has yellowed a little but is in EXCELLENT condition with a tiny 2cm split on one side. The insert is NEAR MINT. The custom red gloss sleeve has a little light wear at edges and corners and the factory sticker clearly has some water staining. It is strictly graded EXCELLENT
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