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[hudsoncomplex]

I've got a few:

7"s

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.1

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.2

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.3

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.4

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.5

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.6 - black

Hot Water Music - Live in Chicago Vol.6 - white

Lps:

Riverboat Gamblers - To The Confusion of Our Enemies - good test

Riverboat Gamblers - To The Confusion of Our Enemies - bad test

[deadreckoning]

I have picked up a few over the years:

Crucial Youth - Crucial Yule 7"

Gang of Four - Peel Sessions 12"

Hot Water Music - Forever and Counting 12" - Doghouse /8

Hot Water Music - Caution 12" /50

Hot Water Music - Fuel For the Hate Game /20

HR - Human Rights 12"

Life's Blood - Defiance 7" - Vermiform - Final Press

Milemarker - Non Plus Ultra 12"

Milemarker - Anaesthetic 12"

Mission of Burma - s/t 12"

Moving Targets - Brave Noise 12"

Scream - s/t 7"

The Flies - Get Burned 12"

[astrangerwithcandy]

Bear Romantic - Firewood

Crime In Stereo - I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone

Daytrader - Last Days Of Rome

Ghastly City Sleep - S/T

Heartsounds - Until We Surrender

Native Trash - S/T

Split - Bouncing Souls / Hot Water Music

This Time Next Year - Drop Out Of Life

...and I have a Jealous Sound test coming in.

[plasma36]

I don't collect test presses, the only ones I own have full artwork and were the same price as the standard version. I view test presses as more expensive variants with (often) no artwork, so I don't bother with them. That said, I do have three:

7"

Night Owls - EP 16/40 [got it at one of their last shows, rejected test press with an alternate cover]

12"

The Austerity Program - "Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn" 30/40 [picked it up at Generation Records, includes full packaging and was standard price]

The Explosion - "Black Tape" 246/300 [the label says this is a "limited test press" but there are 300 copies of it so whatever]

[astrangerwithcandy]

I don't collect test presses, the only ones I own have full artwork and were the same price as the standard version. I view test presses as more expensive variants with (often) no artwork, so I don't bother with them. That said, I do have three:

I actually enjoy either making artwork for mine or having custom artwork made. A few actually have covers already but I still need to stop being lazy and fix up the few that don't.

[claytin269]

Just a few.

Both mike park Lps

Kay Kay and his whethered underground

Kay Kay and his whethered underground diggin 7"

Andrew Jackson jihad holiday inn gainsville

Catch 22 all washed up 7"

[twelvetwenty]

Test Press | 7"

Ahiro | One People, One Mind, Fight Fight Fight | #5/6

Alkaline Trio | Halloween | #8/8

Blue Meanies / MU330 | Split | #1/5

Chinkees, The | Karaoke With The... | #3/5

Coquettish | Total Pops Madness | #1/3

Duvall | Racine | #6/8

Five Iron Frenzy | Miniature Golf Courses Of America | #4/6

Guerilla Poubelle | Rats In Paris | #1/4

Korea Girl | Reunion | #8/8

Mailorder Children | Thinking Of Raising A Family | #7/7

Mealticket | Lisa Marie | #6/6

Monkey / Unsteady | Split | #5/8

O Pioneers!!! | O Pioneers!!! | #6/10

Softball | EP | #3/6

Toys That Kill | Flys | #4/7

Tuesday | Early Summer | #3/7

Test Press | 10"

Coffee Project | Easy Does It | /4

Rockets And Bluelights (Close At Hand) | A Smashed City | /3

Test Press | 12"

Alkaline Trio | Alkaline Trio | #2/4

Alkaline Trio | Goddamnit John Golden Master | #1/4

Alkaline Trio | Goddamnit Redux | #6/10

Alkaline Trio | Good Mourning Repress

Alkaline Trio | Maybe I'll Catch Fire Repress | #2/4

Alkaline Trio | Maybe I'll Catch Fire | #4/4

Alkaline Trio | Remains

Andriano, Dan In The Emergency Room | Hurricane Season | #3/10

Bayside | The Walking Wounded

Blacktop Cadence, The | Chemistry For Changing Times

Blacktop Cadence, The | La Reine d'Alcool | #1/20 (Signed by Wollard)

Bomb The Music Industry! | Get Warmer

Branan, Cory / Snodgrass, Jon | Split | #5/10

Broadways, The | Broken Star Repress | #1/4

Broadways, The | Broken Van | #1/4

Bruce Lee Band, The | The Bruce Lee Band | #5/5

Chinkees, The | ...Are Coming | #4/5

Chinkees, The | Peace Through Music | #6/6

Coffee Project | Moved On

Cooter | Looking Up | /8

Dan P. And The Bricks | Watch Where You Walk | #9/10

Felumlee, Mike / Andriano, Dan | Split | #2/17

Fifth Hour Hero / Gunmoll | Split

Hale, Mike | Broken With No Hope | #1/4

Hale, Mike | Lives Like Mine | #8/15

In The Red | Volume 1

In The Red | Volume 2

Johnny Socko | Full Trucker Effect | #3/6

Juliana Theory, The | Emotion Is Dead

Lawrence Arms, The | Cocktails & Dreams Side A/B | #2/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Cocktails & Dreams Side C/D | #2/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Ghost Stories | #3/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Guided Tour Of Chicago | #2/4

Lemuria | Get Better | #2/5

Lemuria | The First Collection | #3/4

Let's Go Bowling | Freeway Lanes | #4/5

Lifetime | Jersey's Best Dancers

Link 80 | 17 Reasons | #4/6

Link 80 | The Struggle Continues | #2/4

Lucas, Austin | Somebody Loves You | #17/20

MU330 | Chumps On Parade | #5/12

MU330 | Crab Rangoon | #2/3

MU330 | MU330 | #2/2

MU330 | Press | #4/13

Park, Mike | For The Love Of Music | #1/4

Park, Mike | North Hangook Falling | #1/4

Peacocks, The | Angel | #2/4

Pedro The Lion | Control

Polysics | Hey Bob! My Friend! | #3/6

Potshot | 'Til I Die | #6/6 (Potshot "A Go Go" Written On COA)

Ragan, Chuck | Feast Or Famine

Ragan, Chuck | Gold Country | /5

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Regular 12 Song Version

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Unreleased 14 Song Version

Seconds, Kevin | Rise Up, Insomniacs! | #1/4

Skiba, Matt / Seconds, Kevin | Split Repress | #4/4

Skiba, Matt / Seconds, Kevin | Split | #2/8

Skiba, Matt | Demos | #2/10

Slapstick | Slapstick Side A/B | #4/4

Slapstick | Slapstick Side C/D | #4/4

Slow Gherkin | Double Happiness | #5/5

Slow Gherkin | Shed Some Skin | #2/5

Softball | Tenku | #4/5

Tim Version, The | Decline Of The Southern Gentlemen

Tuesday | Freewheelin' | #3/5

Unsteady | Double Or Nothing | #2/5

Various Artists | Delicious Vinyl Collective | #20/20

Various Artists | Revival Road 2008 | #1/10

Wollard, Chris + The Ship Thieves | Chris Wollard + The Ship Thieves

[enjoytheride]

i got a bunch from my labels releases that id be willing to trade if anyone is interested for some others, send me a list

[hellorockview89]

i do i try to collect/afford them, I have a few in my collection, mostly from my favorite bands i really am into collecting

7"

Less Than Jake - Rock N' Roll Pizzeria (Japan)

Less Than Jake - Short fuse Burning/Motown never sounded so Good" (7x7" Anthem)

Less Than Jake - "Slayer"

The Slackers - "Hanukkah"

Westbound Train - "Come & Get It"

10"

Coffee Project - "Easy Does It"

12"

Carpenter - "Sea to Sky"

Coffee Project - "Moved On"

The Have Nots - "Serf City USA"

Less Than Jake - "Losing Streak" (Picture Disc)

Less Than Jake - "Pezcore" (Picture Disc)

Rehasher - "High Speed Access to My Brain"

The Slackers - "Better Late Than Never" (Asbestos Release)

The Slackers - "Lost & Found"

Spring Heeled Jack - "Static Worldview"

Spring Heeled Jack - "Songs From Suburbia"

Sundowner- "We Chase The Waves"

[cesar11]

I only have one:

Botch - We Are The Romans 2LP #9/30

[daniel]

I've only got one, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New.

Still stoked about it!

[IanRees]

I dont collect em but i have a couple

Molotov Solution - Insurrection

I Am The Avalanche - S/T

Ive bid on a couple of the recent NFG NGCS test presses on eBay but obviously havnt won.

[xlovecolouredx]

i totally forgot about this thread. glad you guys brought it back.

still enjoy reading....

[19841gg3]

I only have 3:

Curl Up and Die - 1998 7"

ETID - Last Night In Town #4/10

Evergreen Terrace - Burned Alive By Time #15/20

[smailtronic]

Here are mine. There a couple that I won't sell, but feel free to make me an offer on any of them.

Anchor & Braille | Felt | Academy Fight Song | 12" | Test Press | Black | 8/9 | AFS.019

Brandtson | Dial In Sounds | Dream Over | 12" | Test Press | Black | 5/12 | DOR-001

Copeland | In Motion | Academy Fight Song | 12" | Test Press | Black | 10/10 | AFS.018

Deadhorse | We Can Create Our Own World | Broken Circles | 12" | Test | Black | 4/10 | BCR-013

Dingees , The | The Crucial Conspiracy | Open Water | 12" | Test Press | Black | 4/10

Downtown Struts , The | Sail the Seas Dry - Extended Version | Pirate's Press | 10" | Test Press | Green | /5 |

Further Seems Forever | How to Start a Fire | Broken Circles | 12" | Test Press | Grey | 1/3 | BCR-001-TPG

Intruder | Cover Up | Condor Classix | 12" | Test Press | Blob shaped vinyl | Black

Juliana Theory , The | Emotion is Dead | Corrupted Image | 12" | Test Press | Black | /15 | CI 029

Juliana Theory , The | Music From Another Room | Enjoy the Ride | 12" | Test Press | White Test Press | 8/24 | ETR-002

Space Twins | No Show | World Domination | 7" | Test Press | Black | WD-0024-7A

Twothirtyeight | You Should Be Living | Fat Sandwich | 12" | Test Press | Black | 18/30 | FSR-003

Weezer | Weezer (Red) Deluxe | Interscope | 2x12" | Test | Black | /~10

[moliver8]

Just a few of em:

Pearl Jam - Ten (Simply Vinyl Version)

Tokyo Police Club - Champ

Uncle Tupelo - No Depression

Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

[sciencekiller]

I'm in the process of buying my first ones now. Never really had an interest, but jokingly asked a label when placing an order and now we are working out a deal.

I'm just curious how everyone gets theirs. Is it a matter of knowing contacts at the band or the label and simply asking with each new release?

[000000]

won a test press of ETID - "Last Night In Town" from back in the early VC days, but sold it on here 'cause I didn't really listen to that album much. now if it was a test for "Hot Damn", there's another story.

[roadmonkey]

Only have a couple but they are doozies.

Explosion - Sick of Modern Art

Mastodon - Remission signed by band

[somethingvinyl]

Brandtson - "Send Us A Signal" LP (Blue handmade screened jacket/orange marble vinyl - #2/5)

Brandtson - "Send Us A Signal" LP (Red handmade screened jacket/black vinyl - #15/20)

Lenz, Frank - "Brothers Who Are Breathing" b/w "Sexy Sixth" 7" (Black - #2/8)

Snakebite - "Every Bad Idea is A Good Idea" 7" (Black - #56/103)

Starflyer 59 - "Silver" LP (Tooth & Nail/Crossroads of America - x/10)

Starflyer 59 - "The Changing of the Guard" LP (w/ Bonus 7" test pressing/white vinyl - x/30)

Strongarm - "The Advent of a Miracle" LP (Second pressing/Blank Page Empire - #25/30)

Zao - "Liberate Te Ex Inferis" LP (Screened cover - #12/15)

Zao - "Self-Titled" LP (Screened cover/black vinyl - #7/10)

[birdwell]

randomly received 2 of my 3 test pressings, 2nd of which arrived today

Rocky Votolato -- "Makers" (2nd press, randomly won it from Virgil for the pre-order for that 2nd press of all of Rocky's stuff)

mewithoutYou -- "It's All Crazy, It's All False, It's all A Dream, It's Alright" (ordered from Burnt Toast....wished I had listened to that album first....tried to force myself to dig it, and just can't get into most of it)

John Nolan -- "Songs I Wrote" (rejected test pressing I just got in the mail about half an hour ago with my order of the regular version of that record....songs are out of order on the pressing)

the only other test pressings I'm really interested in are anything even vaguely associated with The Murder City Devils or Grade

[jpearin]

Test Press | 7"

Ahiro | One People, One Mind, Fight Fight Fight | #5/6

Alkaline Trio | Halloween | #8/8

Blue Meanies / MU330 | Split | #1/5

Chinkees, The | Karaoke With The... | #3/5

Coquettish | Total Pops Madness | #1/3

Duvall | Racine | #6/8

Five Iron Frenzy | Miniature Golf Courses Of America | #4/6

Guerilla Poubelle | Rats In Paris | #1/4

Korea Girl | Reunion | #8/8

Mailorder Children | Thinking Of Raising A Family | #7/7

Mealticket | Lisa Marie | #6/6

Monkey / Unsteady | Split | #5/8

O Pioneers!!! | O Pioneers!!! | #6/10

Softball | EP | #3/6

Toys That Kill | Flys | #4/7

Tuesday | Early Summer | #3/7

Test Press | 10"

Coffee Project | Easy Does It | /4

Rockets And Bluelights (Close At Hand) | A Smashed City | /3

Test Press | 12"

Alkaline Trio | Alkaline Trio | #2/4

Alkaline Trio | Goddamnit John Golden Master | #1/4

Alkaline Trio | Goddamnit Redux | #6/10

Alkaline Trio | Good Mourning Repress

Alkaline Trio | Maybe I'll Catch Fire Repress | #2/4

Alkaline Trio | Maybe I'll Catch Fire | #4/4

Alkaline Trio | Remains

Andriano, Dan In The Emergency Room | Hurricane Season | #3/10

Bayside | The Walking Wounded

Blacktop Cadence, The | Chemistry For Changing Times

Blacktop Cadence, The | La Reine d'Alcool | #1/20 (Signed by Wollard)

Bomb The Music Industry! | Get Warmer

Branan, Cory / Snodgrass, Jon | Split | #5/10

Broadways, The | Broken Star Repress | #1/4

Broadways, The | Broken Van | #1/4

Bruce Lee Band, The | The Bruce Lee Band | #5/5

Chinkees, The | ...Are Coming | #4/5

Chinkees, The | Peace Through Music | #6/6

Coffee Project | Moved On

Cooter | Looking Up | /8

Dan P. And The Bricks | Watch Where You Walk | #9/10

Felumlee, Mike / Andriano, Dan | Split | #2/17

Fifth Hour Hero / Gunmoll | Split

Hale, Mike | Broken With No Hope | #1/4

Hale, Mike | Lives Like Mine | #8/15

In The Red | Volume 1

In The Red | Volume 2

Johnny Socko | Full Trucker Effect | #3/6

Juliana Theory, The | Emotion Is Dead

Lawrence Arms, The | Cocktails & Dreams Side A/B | #2/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Cocktails & Dreams Side C/D | #2/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Ghost Stories | #3/4

Lawrence Arms, The | Guided Tour Of Chicago | #2/4

Lemuria | Get Better | #2/5

Lemuria | The First Collection | #3/4

Let's Go Bowling | Freeway Lanes | #4/5

Lifetime | Jersey's Best Dancers

Link 80 | 17 Reasons | #4/6

Link 80 | The Struggle Continues | #2/4

Lucas, Austin | Somebody Loves You | #17/20

MU330 | Chumps On Parade | #5/12

MU330 | Crab Rangoon | #2/3

MU330 | MU330 | #2/2

MU330 | Press | #4/13

Park, Mike | For The Love Of Music | #1/4

Park, Mike | North Hangook Falling | #1/4

Peacocks, The | Angel | #2/4

Pedro The Lion | Control

Polysics | Hey Bob! My Friend! | #3/6

Potshot | 'Til I Die | #6/6 (Potshot "A Go Go" Written On COA)

Ragan, Chuck | Feast Or Famine

Ragan, Chuck | Gold Country | /5

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Regular 12 Song Version

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Unreleased 14 Song Version

Seconds, Kevin | Rise Up, Insomniacs! | #1/4

Skiba, Matt / Seconds, Kevin | Split Repress | #4/4

Skiba, Matt / Seconds, Kevin | Split | #2/8

Skiba, Matt | Demos | #2/10

Slapstick | Slapstick Side A/B | #4/4

Slapstick | Slapstick Side C/D | #4/4

Slow Gherkin | Double Happiness | #5/5

Slow Gherkin | Shed Some Skin | #2/5

Softball | Tenku | #4/5

Tim Version, The | Decline Of The Southern Gentlemen

Tuesday | Freewheelin' | #3/5

Unsteady | Double Or Nothing | #2/5

Various Artists | Delicious Vinyl Collective | #20/20

Various Artists | Revival Road 2008 | #1/10

Wollard, Chris + The Ship Thieves | Chris Wollard + The Ship Thieves

Goddamn. So many things I'd want on here. Nice post.

[birdwell]

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Unreleased 14 Song Version

what are the extra 2 songs?...Two of the extra songs that were released on the CD version? or completely unreleased songs?

[cephcarn4]

American Nighmate - S/T

Crime In Stereo - Love

Crime In Stereo / Kill Your Idols - Split

Crime In Stereo - Troubled Stateside

Crime In Stereo - Is Dead

Civil Terror - Surrounded By Assholes

Cold Cave - Painted Nails

Cold Cave - The Tree's Grew Emotions And Died

since 2009

Cold Cave / Crocodiles - 40

Crime In Stereo - I was trying to describe you to someone - 14/20

Iron Chic / Pacer - 8

Iron Chic - Not Like This - 10

A Life Once Lost - Fourth Plague Flies 5/24

[twelvetwenty]

Rumbleseat | Is Dead | Unreleased 14 Song Version

what are the extra 2 songs?...Two of the extra songs that were released on the CD version? or completely unreleased songs?

Walk Through The Darkness (between Picker and Jackson) and Sweetheart (between Chattanooga Bend and Sea Of Heartbreak). Walk Through The Darkness was on the California Burritos 7" and I'm not sure if Sweetheart was on anything else.