John, Elton - Victim of love - Rocket - Cover Variant LP Matrix/catalogue # Variant Photograph Special Cover Test Pressing - Vocal Pop Rock 70s

Rare UK Test pressing

Comes with unfinished sleeve with no Phonogram mention on the back

Cover variant: no Phonogram mention on the back

Also comes with a 12" x 12" glossy photograph which is the basis for the cover design

Super rare

Matrix/catalogue # variant : Has different cat #'s as follows: Matrices: Side 1: TRAIN 9 1 // 1 * EAZM 1 1 2

and Side 2: TRAIN 9 2 // 1 * EAZM 1 1 2

• • When Rocket Records prepared the album for its late-1979 release, early pre-release promos and test runs were stamped with the matrix codes TRAIN 9 1 // 1 * EAZM 1 1 2. Before the commercial presses rolled, the label entirely scrapped this format, assigning the standard commercial UK catalogue number HISPD 125 instead. Only a handful of these original TRAIN 9 stampers ever made it out of the plant.

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    • Regarding the LP cover and why it is different to the commercial copy:

    • This is an in-house proofing copy

    To guide the final cover art layout, factory test pressings were paired with an original 12" x 12" high-gloss master photograph of Elton John. These loose photo prints were meant for internal office review and were completely excluded from the retail run