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Charity test press auction

Posted by Loren on March 13, 2015

Charity test press auction
Charity test press auction

Castle Face, Famous Class, and In The Red are working together on an eBay auction of rare test press releases to raise money for two different charities: Pathway Recuperative Care (Castle Face), focused on Los Angeles outpatient care for the homeless, and Save the Music Foundation (Famous Class and In the Red), who funds music education in elementary schools.

The fundraiser runs through March 22 and includeds vinyl test presses from Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Parquet Courts, White Fence, FUZZ, Jay Reatard, Black Lips, Wand, and more.

Thee Oh Sees test pressings, each individually hand-painted by John Dwyer:
CF-013 Dog Poison LP (2)
CF-018 Floating Coffin LP (2 approved, 3 rejected)
CF-022 Moon Sick EP (3)
CF-033 Drop LP (3)
as well as
CF-034 Damaged Bug LP (2 approved, 1 rejected)
Ty Segall's individually hand-drawn test pressings, including:
CF-031 – FUZZ - Live In San Francisco LP (3)
CF-045 – Ty Segall Band - Live In San Francisco LP (3)
White Fence test pressings, hand-inked by Tim Presley, including:
CF-019 – Cyclops Reap LP (2)
CF-028 – White Fence Live In San Francisco LP (1)
FAMOUS CLASS:
AUCTION LINK
LAMC No. 10 FUZZ / CCR Headcleaner 7” Test press signed by FUZZ (2)
LAMC No. 10 FUZZ / CCR Headcleaner 7” LTD splatter vinyl signed by FUZZ
LAMC No. 11 Mikal Cronin / Wand 7” Test press with original art by both bands (2)
LAMC No. 11 Mikal Cronin / Wand 7” LTD color vinyl with original art by both bands
LAMC No. 12 White Fence / Jack Name 7” Test press with original art by Tim Presley (2)
LAMC No. 12 White Fence / Jack Name 7” LTD color vinyl with original art by Tim Presley
LAMC No. 13 Parquet Courts / Future Punx 7” Test press
LAMC No. 13 Parquet Courts / Future Punx 7” LTD color vinyl
LAMC No. 14 Speedy Ortiz / Chris Weisman 7” Test press with original art by both bands
LAMC No. 14 Speedy Ortiz / Chris Weisman 7” LTD color vinyl with original art by both bands
Ty Segall: Mr. Face 2x7” EP Test press signed by Ty
Ty Segall: Mr. Face 2x7” EP 1st pressing signed by Ty
Brian Chippendale and Greg Saunier LP test press with original art by Brain and Greg
LAMC series overprinted press sheets from Stumptown Printers (set of 4)
Famous Class classic cat T-shirt Purple on Green size Small (one of a kind)
IN THE RED:
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Wand – Golem LP Test Press signed by the band
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Jukebox Explosion LP Test Press
Jay Reatard - Night Of Broken Glass 12” EP Test Press
Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil LP Test Press
Oblivians - Barristers ’95 (live LP) Test Press
The Fresh & Onlys - Play It Strange LP Test Press
The Spits - Spits IV LP Test Press
The King Khan & BBQ Show - Bad News Boys LP Test Press

Charity test press auction
Charity test press auction

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