Michael Learns To Rock - Rare authentic 1991 Dutch Sony Music 13-track vinyl testpressing LP

Very rare authentic 1991 Dutch pressed 10-track vinyl testpressing LP for Danish soft-rockcombos debut studio album - immensely popular throughout the world... selling more than 430.000 copies and charting at No. 1 in harted at number one in Denmark, Norway, Sweden... and Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines - featuring the singles "My Blue Angel", "I Still Carry On" and "The Actor"

Vinyl has plain white labels and machine stamped (ms) and handetched (he) matrix info:
Side 1: 08 26034 20 2A1 MDLP 6360
Side 2: 08 26034 20 1B1 MDLP 6360

The '08 26034 20' suggest that this vinyl was manufactured by Sony Music International Manufacturing and Service Center in Harlem - the 2A1/1B1 that this was manufactured from the first mastering cycle, first set of father, mothers and stampers... just confiming that this is an authentic testpressing. The 'MDLP 6360' print is Medleys catalogue number... sometimes pressed in the deadwax after thepressing plants systematic ID.

Vinyl is as such only identifiable through the matrix info... and the overall listening off course... housed in a custom plain white polylined inner sleeve with handwritten data: "MLTR TP1" -  one of a very few copies - within all probability not exceeding a total of 5 - 10 copies.

Testpressings were manufactured for sound approval purposes only - always prior to commercial production. Testpressings is as such always the very earliest copies pressed - from the otherwise completely unused stamper. Approved testpressings are not just extremely rare - they are also the best sounding version or press that you will be able to dig up.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl)/VG++ (Labels)/Generic:

Superb condition copy. Bright and shiny vinyl - vinyl has a single light and inaudible hairline - otherwise mint - overall graded near mint -  labels has a couple of short and simple, light and superficialspindletraces - graded near mint - hard to find - impossible this nice.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. My Blue Angel (Michael Price, Richard Scher) 3:55
2. Looking At Love (Michael Price, Richard Scher) 4:30
3. A Kiss In The Rain (Michael Price, Richard Scher) 4:45
4. The Actor 4:35
5. Messages 4:32

Side 2:
6. I Still Carry On 4:36

7. Crazy Dream (Michael Price, Terry Lupton) 4:00
8. African Queen (Marybeth Derry) 4:11
9. Come On And Dance (Michael Price) 4:46

10. Let's Build A Room 3:26

All songs are written and composed by Jascha Richter - additional writing credits noted

Recorded and mixed at Medley Studio, Copenhagen except "Looking At Love" recorded at Entourage Studio/Burbank, CA. and Knox World/Los Angeles, CA. & "My Blue Angel" and "A Kiss In The Rain" which are recorded at Entourage Studio/Burbank, CA. The three songs are mixed At: A&M Recording Studios/Hollywood, CA.

Mastered at Future Disc, Los Angeles

Pressed at  Sony Music International Manufacturing and Service Center in Harlem, Nijverheidsweg 32-36, 2031 CP Haarlem, Holland

Credits:

Michael Learns To Rock:
Jascha Richter - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Mikkel Lentz - Guitar
Søren Madsen - Bass, Backing Vocals
Kåre Wanscher - Drums

Additional Musicians:
Oli Poulsen - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Backing Vocals (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Jens Hofman, Lars Overgaard - Guitar, Backing Vocals (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Dean Parks - Guitar & Mandolin (1 to 3, 7)
Hans Henrik Egestorp - guitar & Keyboards (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Tony Peluso - Guitar (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Jan Lysdahl - Drums (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Rune Olesen - Percussion (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Richard Scher & Jim Lang - Synthesizer & Programming (1 to 3, 7)

Technical Credits:
Jens Hofman - Production Coordinator, Production (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Oli Poulsen - Recording Engineer, Production, Mix (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Tony Peluso - Production (1-3, 7-10), Mix (4 to 6, 8 to 10), Recording Engineer (1 to 3, 7)
Richard Scher - Recording Engineer & Co-production (1, 3)
Steve Barri - Production, Executive-Producer (1 to 3, 7)
Poul Bruun - Executive-Producer (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Randy Nicklaus - Executive-Producer (1 to 3, 7)
Jeff Poe (1, 3), Jim Lang (2, 7) - Recording Engineer
Anders Bonde - Assistant Recording Engineer (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Lars Overgaard - Additional Engineering (4 to 6, 8 to 10)
Chad Munsey - Assistant Engineer (1 to 3, 7)
Steve Hall - Mastering