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Lifehouse

THE WHO Lifehouse (Extremely rare 1971 3-track 12" high grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetate for the proposed sides C & D of the aborted 'Lifehouse' project. Running at 33RPM, this disc includes Pete Townshend's original stereo demos for Baba O'Riley, running to just over thirteen minutes as an instrumental, with the other side containing an 8:35 vocal version of Won't Get Fooled Again & a 5:36 vocal version of The Song Is Over. The labels are type written IBC Studios blanks that are also annotated with the side & title information along with a Track Records credit. Interestingly, these are credited to The Who, although they are certainly Townshend solo demos containing just Pete's vocal, Drums, Keyboards & Guitars. Being extremely fragile, this disc shows a few surface marks on both sides & does play through with a degree of crackle but it is nothing that you wouldn't expect from an acetate of this vintage, in fact a great deal less than is usual. As an original part of 'The Who album that never was', its place in history is undeniable & being an acetate pressing of the original demo recordings, it seems likely that this once was in the hands of a member of the band. One of the ultimate Who Holy Grail items!)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1971 - 53 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 vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label IBC / Track
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Product Catalogue No ACETATE
Music Genre Psychedelic, 70s Rock, 60s Beat, 60s Rock, 60s Pop, 70s Artists
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Won't Get Fooled Again 8:35
The Song Is Over 5:36
Baba O'Riley Instrumental 13:07

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 with 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 ever made!



LP RECORD  
Recording Artist The Who
Product Title Lifehouse
Product Information The Who Lifehouse UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Angie, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Meher Baba, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The High Numbers
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