I've posted about a few Understand records on here over the years. I've said it all several times. I won't repeat myself again (you can read some old posts HERE, HERE and HERE), but they were a pretty important band to me for a few reasons, and I will happily talk about them anytime anyone wants to listen.
Well anyway, back in the lockdown era, Thirty Something Records put out their debut album, 'Burning Bushes and Burning Bridges', on vinyl for the first time. At the time I emailed the label and asked if they had a spare test press they could part with, and I was told that no, sorry, there was only one 'unallocated' test press and it was not for sale. I was disappointed, but that's how the gane plays out sometimes. As Mick Jagger might say, you can't always get what you want.
Earlier this year, when I was picking up the Orange 9mm test pressings from the same label, I had a look around the store and was excited to see that there was also a test press for the Understand LP for sale. Four years after I first asked about buying one, it seemed that I was actually going to get what I wanted after all.
Just like those Orange 9mm tests, this comes in a custom Thirty Something Records sleeve, and is personalised and numbered 11 out of 13 copies. I figured this was reason enough to pull out the other copies that I already owned for a collection photo:
I'm super happy to have this record, and feel pretty lucky to have bagged it. And even though it was back in April that I ordered this, I have just checked and as I type this almost 7 months later and it is still possible to buy a test press of this record in the label's store, in case anyone is interested. If it's still there in a few weeks I might just buy another for myself.
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