Rare vinyl test pressings to be auctioned in aid of Royal Marsden

17 April 2014 - Press release

 

• Artists include Madness, Marilyn Manson, The Orb and Billy Bragg
• All proceeds going to Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
  
  

Indie label Cooking Vinyl are to auction off a slew of rare vinyl test pressings from Seth Lakeman, The Subways, The Cranberries, Billy Bragg, The Orb, Turin Brakes, Alison Moyet, Marilyn Manson, Skindred, Madness, Embrace, The Pretty Reckless, Black Spiders, Gary Numan, The Rifles, City and Colour andReverend and the Makers during Record Store Day 2014.

The format will be three eBay auctions spanning five days each, giving fans the opportunity to own some genuinely rare 12” and 7” vinyl from their favourite artists, with all proceeds being donated to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

The first auction is now live, with the second starting on Tuesday 22^nd April and the third on Monday 28^th April.

A test pressing is a vinyl record produced before general pressing to make sure the record plays perfectly from start to finish. They are very limited and coveted by fans and collectors alike - usually there are only around five test pressings of any record in existence.

The first wave can be seen on the Cooking Vinyl eBay homepage

 

• Billy Bragg – Tooth & Nail - 
• The Pretty Reckless – Going To Hell 
• Black Spiders – This Savage Land
• Skindred – Kill The Power 
• Seth Lakeman – Word Of Mouth 
• Madness – Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da
• The Rifles – Heebie Jeebies 
• The Cranberries – Roses 
• City And Colour – The Hurry And The Harm
• The Orb – Orbserver In The Star House Bundle 
• The Subways -  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• Marilyn Manson – No Reflection 
• Reverend And The Makers - ThirtyTwo 

Cooking Vinyl is delighted with the support its artists have given to this charity auction.

“Brilliant opportunity to get some rare test pressings and support a great charity!” Seth Lakeman

"I'm delighted for my music to be part of this auction. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is a fantastic organisation."  Alison Moyet

"We're honoured to help with the wonderful work the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity do and we'd like to encourage everybody to support the auction in recognition of the great work they do." Embrace

"We are pleased to support the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity as cancer care and research are both hugely important for everyone it seems in recent times. No one gets away without being affected by cancer at some point in their lives so we are happy to help in our small way.  Our test pressings are normally reserved for only our very innermost circle... so we hope you enjoy it as much as the man in our corner shop would have done." Turin Brakes

"We are really delighted to be helping to raise money for such a great charity." The Subways

"We're delighted to be taking part in this auction for a very good cause. People who pledged on our latest album will know 10% of our total income went to charity (5% of which went to the MacMillan Nurses). 2013 was a very hard year for the band personally, as our guitarist Ozzy lost both parents to cancer, so this is another great opportunity for us and our fans to help such a worthy cause.” Black Spiders

“Over the past couple of years we have built up an esteemed collection of test pressings that span the width of our diverse roster. As these pressings are in very limited supply, they become a coveted item for music fans and collectors. We wanted to give fans the opportunity to own these rare and non-commercial pieces of memorabilia.

“We also felt it would be a great opportunity to help raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, a charity that is close to the heart of several people here at Cooking Vinyl. We’re extremely pleased with the response we’ve had from our artists and the support we have received” Marcus Knight, Cooking Vinyl Production Manager