The Actor b/w African Queen - Rare 1991 Dutch Sony Music Manufacturing 2-track vinyl testpressing 7"

Very rare authentic 1991 Dutch pressed 2-track vinyl testpressing 7" Single - the 2nd single from Danish soft-rockcombos debut studio album - which sold 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.

Vinyl has plain white labels with handwritten 'A' and 'AA' side indicators as well as machine stamped (ms) and handetched (he) matrix info:
Side 1: 08 12103 00 1A1 MDS 000511 (ms) A (he)
Side 2: 08 12103 00 1B1 MDS 000511 (ms) A (he)

The '08 12103 00' suggest that this vinyl 7" was manufactured by Sony Music International Manufacturing and Service Center in Harlem - the 1A1/1B1 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 'MDS 000511' print is the catalogue number given the manufacturor by Medley... often pressed in the deadwax after the pressing plants typeface.

Vinyl is as such only identifiable through the matrix info... and the overall listening off course... housed in a plain white sleeve withhandwritten data: "MDS 511 TP The Actor MLTR" -  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)/M- (Labels)/VG++ (Sleeve):

Superb condition copy. Bright and shiny vinyl - hardly any signs of play or handling. Labels are mint. Sleeve has likewise hardlyany signs of handling - graded near mint - hard to find - impossible this nice.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. The Actor 4:35
 

Side 2:
1. African Queen (Marybeth Derry) 4:11
 

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

Recorded and mixed at Medley Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark

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
Jens Hofman, Lars Overgaard - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Hans Henrik Egestorp - guitar & Keyboards
Tony Peluso - Guitar
Jan Lysdahl - Drums
Rune Olesen - Percussion

Technical Credits:
Jens Hofman - Production Coordinator, Production
Oli Poulsen - Recording Engineer, Production, Mix
Tony Peluso - Production
Poul Bruun - Executive-Producer
Anders Bonde - Assistant Recording Engineer
Lars Overgaard - Additional Engineering