{"id":4535,"date":"2017-02-06T22:07:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T21:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:37:17","slug":"the-works-uk-unfinished-proof-lp-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/?p=4535","title":{"rendered":"The Works UK Unfinished Proof LP cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an advance test cover for The Works LP printed in the UK in 1984. It comes folded on the bottom side and it is opened on the three remaining sides.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see colour is missing on the front in the album title and all the boxes on the back are left blank. I&#8217;ve acquired it years ago from a former EMI employee.<\/p><div class=\"2416a19e08873d0076105f82e7f970da\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- quadrato -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6452889443\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_4536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4536\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4536 size-full\" title=\"The Works UK Unfinished  LP Sleeve  front\" src=\"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/works_proof_ps-A.jpg\" alt=\"The Works UK Unfinished  LP Sleeve  front\" width=\"600\" height=\"637\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Works UK Unfinished LP Sleeve front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_4537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4537\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4537 size-full\" title=\"The Works UK Unfinished  LP Sleeve  back\" src=\"https:\/\/queenmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/works_proof_ps-b.jpg\" alt=\"The Works UK Unfinished  LP Sleeve  back\" width=\"600\" height=\"705\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Works UK Unfinished LP Sleeve back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"2416a19e08873d0076105f82e7f970da\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- stretto -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6280590296994447\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5886106757\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an advance test cover for The Works LP printed in the UK in 1984. 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