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TALK TALK Life's What You Make It (ULTRA RARE 1986 UK Abbey Road one-sided gold lacquer test pressing featuring 7" cut on 12" disc, manufactured as a verification disc to determine that the mix and pressing were correct before vinyl test pressings or the actual release were manufactured. Custom studio handwritten label. This is a unique 1-off item, making it one of the ultimate Talk Talk collectables).

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Life's What You Make It - Tri-fold P/S
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Talk Talk Life's What You Make It 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single) UK TTK12LI334347

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Talk Talk Life's What You Make It UK 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single)
Tracklisting / Additional Info: 1. Life's What You Make It 4:27

The manufacturing process starts with the lacquer disc created in the cutting room. This is too delicate even to play without damage and needs toughening up.

So the lacquer disc is coated with silver, which makes it conductive for the next process, which is electroplating with nickel. The nickel is then separated from the lacquer, giving a disc with ridges where the grooves would normally be - a 'negative' copy. Even though it is made of metal, it is too delicate to use to make pressings. This disc is known as the 'master' and there is only one.

The next stage is the 'mother'. This is made from the master by a similar process of electroplating. It is feasible to create up to around four mothers, but for the highest quality recordings this is restricted to two. The mother has grooves once again and is playable.

From the mother, 'stampers' are produced - up to six from each mother. Once again these are negatives, and are given a smooth chromium surface.

The stampers, two per record, are placed in presses and heated with steam before clamping down onto a cake of vinyl raw material. The result is a 'pressing' which after trimming and packaging is the record that is sold in the shops or played on the DJ's turntable.
Condition : This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
Availability: Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
Year of Release: 1986 - 39 years old
Artist: Talk Talk (click here for complete listing)
Title: Life's What You Make It (click here for more of the same title)
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Format: 12" vinyl single (12 inch record / Maxi-single)
Record Label: Abbey Road
Catalogue No: GOLD LACQUER TEST PRESSING
Country of Origin: UK  
Language: Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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EIL.COM Ref No TTK12LI334347 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item)
Genres: Rock
Related Artists: Mark Hollis, The Reaction
Complete Stock List: Talk Talk
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