Thanks Nigel. Just listening to Gotta serve somebody, my favourite track. Yes, you can share it in the music room. Good idea. 
I posted it last night.
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I see it now.
Touraj had some first pressings of great lp albums, like What’s going on by Marvin Gay. It was an album before production, with no cover album.
I don’t remember how it is being called.
Perhaps @Richard.Dane can explain the difference between the album pressed before commercialisation, the first pressing, and the test pressing.
I wonder also if it’s worth to buy a test pressing, for sound quality.
I have quite a number of test pressings. Their main appeal is that they’re pretty much guaranteed to be the earliest pressings from a particular stamper and done with an extra degree of care (you hope). However, it’s not all roses; they’re called test pressings for a reason and they can be rejected for one reason or another. Sometimes because of a fault or other issue, but sometimes, especially back in the '50s, '60s, and early '70s, because it was felt that the cut was too “hot” for basic record playing equipment to cope with. These days such test pressings can be rather good…
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I think you are right, I remember he spoked about the Reference as the best.
When I asked him if it’s possible to fit the tempo on the MG1, he said of course. « It doesn’t cost a lot « . I asked him the price. He said « 4 k « .
I feel he has lost the notion of price 
Do you have the Tempo on yours or you just heard it?
Earlier this year, I took the MG-1 to Touraj for some “fine tuning”.
This post refers: MG-1 visits Vertere
Off comes the SG-1 motor controller, expensive link cable to the turntable and then the motor itself.
For the MG-1, a small amount of machining is required to fit the new cable connectors and the on/off switch for the white light.
Then, in goes the new motor, the new sockets, wiring and the Tempo motor controller.
As I understand it, Tempo can be retrofitted easily to older SG-1 and RG-1 turntables without any machining of the perspex but there is a small amount of machining for the MG-1. Hence, it’s a bit more expensive to Tempo the MG-1.
Ours has been Tempoed.
Best regards, BF
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That reminds me of the old advert - you’ve been Tangoed!
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I resemble that remark!
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I like Vertere turntables and they sound very good. However it was in a 500 k system of FM acoustics.
My new dealer will sell now Vertere, so I will be able to really listen within a system I know well. He has also the P10. I will ask him to make a shoot out.
What I don’t like, honestly, is the multi upgrade approach, in the spirit of Linn. With my P10 and Lyra Kleos, I don’t think about a possible upgrade of a cable, motor, ps or arm. It makes me peaceful.
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@frenchrooster this is key to the discussion on the 10th anniversary product. This is the new market! These guys have lots of years of buying in them. Appealing to 20-30 year olds is a far better business model than to 60+. Luckily I sit in the middle at 43 
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It doesn’t mean that they will buy. The dealer is on a very busy street, and the doors were opened, with Swiss big flags before. They will have something to comment at their Sunday dinner, like « guess what ?, I have listened to a 50 k system today « . Without guessing that there was a 500 k system the same day in another room.
Most customers of my dealer have 40 years and more. The young 20 years ones come to buy the Devialet Bluetooth speakers or a Rega P1 with entry level Rega integrated.
Getting them through the door is the first step on a slippery slope though! I bought my first Cyrus system (7 boxes & Focal speakers) at maybe 27 and prior to that had a definite interest in HiFi. I bought my first system at maybe 18 which was a mix of Marantz/Arcan/Yamaha.
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If memory serve, - Upgrade your Tramp !
New Nap 180 around 1993/1994
Hi
He is such an interesting guy to talk to
Wowza
What a discovery this album has got it !!
Great songs great covers great recording bought it on cd will get a vinyl copy now for sure
Thanks for the tip
All the best
Tony
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Thanks. Great discovery for me too, I am listening that album since very very often.
I agree, Touraj is a nice person, very passionate.
Let me know if the lp is better sounding vs the cd, when you will got it. I may order one too.
I replaced the stylus on my magneto cart with the AT micro line version and the improvement was significant, particularly in the dynamics, detail and imaging.
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Arriving on Monday 
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I found these pictures on Mono and Stereo. They were apparently at the same show as me in Versailles.
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And a second one from Mono and Stereo
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