{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-george-best-plus-test-pressing-set-full-album-10-inch-acetates","title":"The Wedding Present - George Best Plus Test-Pressing Set + Full-Album 10-Inch Acetates","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Wedding Present released their debut album, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e, on their own Reception label in 1987, with the Manchester United winger on the cover. A decade later Cooking Vinyl reissued it as \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e (COOK 134), with the album joined by the band’s early singles. This lot follows the record from both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heart of it is a complete set of four 12-inch white-label test pressings for \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e, from the French plant MI, each label stamped “COPS” and hand-marked “COOK 134” and “Échantillon” (sample), Faces A to D. With them are four 10-inch lacquer acetates cut at Tape to Tape, hand-labeled “George Best” and running the album across Sides One to Four at 33⅓ rpm, still in their brown paper sleeves. An original 1987 first pressing of the \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e LP (Reception LEEDS 1) and a sealed copy of the album on cassette complete the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour 12-inch \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e test pressings, Faces A–D, a complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour 10-inch Tape to Tape acetates of \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e, Sides One–Four, in original sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal 1987 first-pressing \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e LP (Reception LEEDS 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSealed \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e cassette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strongest of three \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best Plus\u003c\/em\u003e test-pressing lots in this collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of producer and engineer Chris Allison, who produced The Wedding Present’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544915558729,"sku":"LDN_CA_004","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8257.jpg?v=1791401932","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-george-best-plus-test-pressing-set-full-album-10-inch-acetates","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}