article_snippet: The never-played record is one of a handful out of 25,000 that were not destroyed by the company.
article_snippet: In near mint condition, it is among the most valuable records ever pressed in Britain.
article_snippet: Only nine copies with the original A & M sleeve are known to exist today and the one now being sold was saved by a former employee of the company.
article_snippet: An unnamed private collector bought the mint-condition record, one of only nine known copies, from Special Auction Services in Newbury, Berkshire.
article_snippet: When you get rareties like this this attracts a lot of interest from collectors, vinyl is highly sought after worldwide.'
highlights_snippet: The never-played record is one of most valuable  ever pressed in Britain .
  
highlights_snippet: The never-played record's one of just nine in existence with the original A&M Records sleeve .
  