45worlds Forum - View Single Post - Decca master test pressings

28th Jan 2019, 11:05 PM
	xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator	Usually, we link only two records that are the same on both sides. In the particular case of these test pressings, though, I personally think it would be instructive to see them linked to the released records. In any case, thanks for adding all these test pressings to a List. That made it a lot easier to go through them and remove their BLANK sides. By the way, I wouldn't call them promos. Promos would be sent out to radio stations and maybe dealers to promote a newly released record. These test pressing were clearly only made for internal use within the company. Finally, I understand why the 45worlds team is wondering what to do with these pressings. Since they have no catalog numbers, they don't quite fit into the regular catalog. Rare as they are, most people will never come across them in real life, and it might be frustrating when someone is trying to get an overview what a company actually released, and then has to wade through dozens of these unreleased test pressings from long after the actual shellac time. Maybe it would make sense to create a separate Heading "Test Pressings", such as we have Export Issues, which would then appear as an appendix at the end of a label's listings.

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