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Down In The Subway - Autographed

SOFT CELL Down In The Subway (Very rare original 1984 UK Utopia Studios 1-sided 7" metal based vinyl acetate, generic studio label with handwritten artist and title details. Acetates were very prone to wear due to the way they were manufactured,and would start to deteriorate after a handful of plays, however this copy looks unplayed. Not only that, but the paper sleeve has been AUTOGRAPHED and dedicated 'To Phil' by Marc Almond in silver pen!)
** Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity **

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1984 - 40 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
Record Label Utopia
Complete Stock List Go to Soft Cell
Product Catalogue No ACETATE
Music Genre New Romantic, 80's Pop, Electronica, POP
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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An acetate is a transitional stage between the master tape and the finished vinyl record.

Originally acetates were used for home recording in the days before tape recorders, but since the advent of cassette tape & CDR are now no longer used for providing bands & their entourage copies of today's studio efforts. A machine actually cuts the grooves into the acetate like a lathe.

The acetate is used to assess whether the music has been successfully transferred to disc. It is checked by the sound engineer. There may be only one copy made of a particular recording, sometimes more are cut and sent to the studio and band members for approval.

The acetate comes before making the master, and allows the sound to be checked without great expense.

It is unusual for more than a dozen to be manufactured, so from the collector's point of view an acetate is a rare find indeed! If the recording is rejected the acetate may be the only record that survives. The rejected cut may simply be poor quality, however the artist may have opted to use a different take of the song, if so, the acetate becomes much more precious.
An incredible find - possibly unique - and certainly one of only a handful.


7" RECORD  
Recording Artist Soft Cell
Product Title Down In The Subway - Autographed
Product Information Soft Cell Down In The Subway - Autographed UK 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Annie Hogan, Dave Ball, English Boy On The Loveranch, Flesh Volcano, Marc Almond, Marc And The Mambas, Other People, Raoul & The Ruined, Ronnie B, The Grid
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