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The most legendary, rare and rumoured vinyl releases ever
Test pressings, court cases, dodgy artwork
Aphex Twin - Caustic Window: Recently sold for a whopping $46,300 dollars to the creator of Minecraft on eBay, this compilation of acid house-techno is an ultra rare piece from an already enigmatic producer. It is one of two albums made under the Caustic Window moniker and it never actually saw a release, only the Aphex's Rephlex label employees received a copy. Supposedly there are only five vinyl copies in existence as it never made it pas the test pressing phase, until recently it was regarded as "lost".
by Ed Keeble
This week, Aphex Twin's Caustic Window vinyl test pressing sold on eBay for a rather substantial amount ($46,300 to be exact). That makes it one of the most expensive vinyl collector's items in the world, but as with anything associated with an artist so enigmatic it also has a rather interesting back story.
That is something that often comes with a lot of the records that go for the highest prices at auction. Often they are ultra, ultra, ultra rare, but they also feature the weight of history hanging over them. So, we thought we'd look at some of the most mythical pieces of vinyl currently stored in collections over the world and potentially at the back of the stack in a charity shop...
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