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Nevermind MFSL 1-258 test pressing
Black vinyl test pressing with MFSL labels for the 1996 reissue on high definition vinyl. Comes in a plain white die-cut sleeves, except one which came in an unnumbered retail sleeve, complete with inner stiffener and rice paper sleeve. There is just a faint impression of the gold ink used to number the regular copies. According to the seller, this copy came directly from a mastering technician at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab in Sebastopol, California. A copy which was sold by a friend of an MFSL employee came with "258 A2/B2 #1 - A B APPROVED" written on the top left corner of the sleeve. The labels also had the text "258 A2/B2 #1". Another copy came with the same text, except #1 was exchanged with #3. It appears they numbered some of the tests. A2/B2 refers to the number of the cut, and is also reflected in the matrix code. There is also retail copies with A-1/B-1 matrices, but no test pressing has surfaced yet. The two cuts may have been done individually or by two lathes working in tandem. Six copies have sold on eBay so far. Curiously, a set of stampers has also been found.  Tracklist  Smells Like Teen Spirit  In Bloom  Come As You Are  Breed  Lithium  Polly  Territorial Pissings  Drain You  Lounge Act  Stay Away  On A Plain  Something In The Way  Matrix & IFPI  Side A: MFSL 1-258 A-2 KL/2  Side B: MFSL 1-258 B-2 KL/2 (KL/2 may be KL/Z.)	Format Type Label Catalog Made in Year Quantity 12" (black) Test pressing MFSL MFSL 1-258   1996 Unknown
1. Copy #1, side A 2. Copy #1, side B 3. Copy #1, text on sleeve 4. Copy #3, side A and text on sleeve 5. Picture sleeve copy, blank label 6. Picture sleeve copy, number area Thanks to eBay seller yn2skynyrd (image 4) and Enrico Vincenzi (images 5-6).

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