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January 4, 2023

The Big Come Up (Test Pressings)

Format:   LP, Plain white LP jacket with data sticker, sealed in perforated tear-strip bag

Label:   Alive Records

Year:   2020

Region:   US

Matrix Number:   ALIVE0044 A/B

Pressed By:   Record Technology Inc.

Info:   Set of two 2020 black vinyl test pressings of LP issued by Alive Records. These test pressings, made at RTI, are for a recent reissue. The LP pressed on June 15, 2020 is made from 2013 Rainbo Records plates and was rejected before production.  According to Suzy Shaw some but not all June test pressings had a skip.  This one does not have the skip.  A second test pressing was made from new plates on August 6, 2020 and was approved shortly thereafter. The June LP is unsealed, the August LP is still sealed.

Extras:   Test evaluation sheet for the June 15th LP marked "REJECTED"

Track Listing:
A1. Busted
A2. Do The Rump
A3. I'll Be Your Man
A4. Countdown
A5. The Breaks
A6. Run Me Down
A7. She Said, She Said (Alternate)
B1. Heavy Soul (Alternate)
B2. Yearnin' (Alternate)
B3. No Fun (Vinyl Only)
B4. Them Eyes
B5. Leavin' Trunk
B6. Brooklyn Bound
B7. 240 Years Before Your Time

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