B.E.F. BRITISH ELECTRICAL FOUNDATION (TEST PRESSING ) MUSIC FOR STOWAWAYS LP

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A (VERY RARE) TWO-SIDED TEST PRESSINGS OF BRITISH ELECTRICAL FOUNDATION "MUSIC FOR STOWAWAYS" VIRGIN V2888WHITE LABELOFFICIAL FROM RECORD COMPANY (1981)THIS A TWO SIDED TEST PRESSING AS APPOSED TO SOME ONE-SIDED ONES. NUMBERED ON SLEEVE 1/350 HistoryWare and Marsh's first release as B.E.F. in 1980, a collection of instrumentals entitled Music For Stowaways , was initially available only on cassette and was inspired by the appearance of the first Sony Walkman (at first marketed in the UK as the Sony Stowaway). There was also a vinyl release, Music For Listening To , mainly targeted for export sales, which was slightly truncated (though with the addition of a track not found on the cassette). In the late 1990s, a CD release with this title contained the complete contents from both versions.In 1982, with Heaven 17 already established with Glenn Gregory as the lead vocalist, B.E.F. released an album entitled Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One on Virgin Records , which involved other artists covering classic songs. The production was mainly in the Heaven 17/ B.E.F. style (i.e. synthesisers and LinnDrums ). Tina Turner 's version of The Temptations 's " Ball of Confusion " drew the attention of Capitol Records and her next single "Let's Stay Together", co-produced by Ware, peaked at number six in the UK charts read more

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