SUGARHILL GANG Sugarhill Gang (Super Rare Test Pressing for the Debut 1980 UK 6-track LP by the pioneering group who brought hip-hop to wider attention with their hit single, 'Rapper's Delight', the first of its kind to hit the US Top.40 & top 3 in the UK, presented here in its full 15:34 minutes. The labels are plain white with just an 'A' sticker for the first side & the earliest A-1/B-1 matrices are etched in the run-outs. Strictly pressed in tiny numbers, this test issue comes housed in a plain card sleeve with the catalogue number stamped on the back & forty year old tape still holds up the original label copy sheet to the front [resulting in a couple of edge splits to the paper]. All the publishing details for the tracks are clear & you can see a settlement was reached with Chic Music Inc. for the pinching of 'Good Times'! There is a '31st Jan 1980' review date as well as Dave McAleer's name at the bottom, the UK record executive/DJ behind the first ever rap hit here, as well as an authorisation signature. Only a small handful of these test pressings would have survived, made for the intentions of sonic review only, & were never intended for sale to the general public. The vinyl remains in Excellent to Near Mint condition with merely the lightest evidence of a couple of plays in its life. Should be a future collectable! SHLP245).