Thursday, July 19, 2007

Test Dept - European Network (tape, V2, 1986)


Test Department at their peak, as far as I think. They played The Netherlands in november 1985 and both Staalplaat and V2 wanted to release this on cassette. V2 'won' the bidding war, perhaps because their recording (back then to a 'hi-fi stereo video') or the more art-presence of V2? I don't know, but this is an excellent live recording and quite a popular cassette release in the 80s, alsodue to the fact that it came in a nice black carton box. You'll find also scans of the various inserts, which may have been only part of the first edition.

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8 comments:

  1. fantastic blog!
    thank you very much for great sounds!
    esp. for Hemburg tape!

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  2. thanks. let me know if you have requests. i also will do vinyl, pretty soon, when i'm bored with the tapes...

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  3. I've been looking for Strength Of Metal In Motion for a while now, you dont happen to have it too?

    And thanks for a great blog!

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  4. well, i would love to hear some Ensemble Pittoresque?

    thank you very much!

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  5. I don't have strength of metal in motion. as for ensemble pittoresque, i may do their first lp as i don't have the second anymore. on their website (http://www.ensemblepittoresque.net/) you can find some interesting material, but not the live recording i will post pretty soon.

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  7. Thank you thank you!!!

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  8. I still own the original box+leaflets this cassette came in. Alas lost the cassette years ago. Never digitalized it, so I was very happy to find this blog today! Thanks very much!!

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