REM U.K. RECORD COMPANY 1st PROOF TEST PRESSING SLEEVE 'STAND' 12&7 INCH AND 3 INCH CD SINGLES 14-12-1988

THIS IS A FASCINATING AND RARE ITEM OF MEMORABILIA!!!! IT IS THE OFFICIAL AND ORIGINAL TEST PRESSING PRINTERS PROOF SLEEVE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SINGLE ‘STAND’ BY THE LEGENDS THAT ARE ‘REM’ IN 1988. YOU’LL SEE FROM THE CLOSE UP PHOTO THAT THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST PROOF ARTWORK THAT WAS PRINTED ON THE 14-12-1988 FOR THE 12”….7”…..AND 3” CD SINGLE ISSUES!!!! IT IS PRINTED ON THICK QUALITY GLOSSY PAPER…..AND JUST A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF THESE WERE ISSUED TO TEST OUT THE PRINTING PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING OK!!!! IT HAS NOT BEEN FOLDED OR USED IN ANYWAY…..AND THEY WERE NORMALLY DISCARDED OR DESTROYED AFTER THIS USE. THIS ONE HAS SURVIVED OVER THE YEARS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION AND IS IN A STRONG EX/EX+ CONDITION….WITH JUST A LITTLE AGEING…..EDGE AND CORNER WEAR!!!! IT SO RICHLY DESERVES TO BE MOUNTED AND FRAMED AND LOVED FOREVER!!!! IT MEASURES 14 INCHES 36 CM WIDE 12 INCHES 30 CM HIGH. A LOVELY AND UNIQUE ITEM THAT MAKES AN INTERESTING CHANGE FROM RECORDS...POSTERS AND PROGRAMMES....THIS IS SUCH A GREAT ITEM....ANYONE WOULD BE MAD TO MISS IT......IT'S A STUNNER….WOW!!!!!