REM U.K. RECORD COMPANY 1st PROOF TEST PRESSING SLEEVE 'NEAR WILD HEAVEN' 12 INCH 7 INCH CASSETTE SINGLES 8-7-1991

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 ‘NEAR WILD HEAVEN’ BY THE LEGENDS THAT ARE ‘REM’ IN 1991. YOU’LL SEE FROM THE CLOSE UP PHOTO THAT THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST PROOF ARTWORK THAT WAS PRINTED ON 08-07-1991 FOR THE 12”….7”…..AND CASSETTE SINGLE ISSUES!!!! IT IS PRINTED ON THICK CARDBOARD…..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 AND EDGE WEAR!!!! IT SO RICHLY DESERVES TO BE MOUNTED AND FRAMED AND LOVED FOREVER!!!! IT MEASURES 26 INCHES 66 CM WIDE 15 INCHES 38 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!!!!!