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Songs From The West Coast - 2 x 1-Sided Acetates [Sides B & D]

ELTON JOHN Songs From The West Coast (Very Rare pair of single-sided 12" metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetates for the 2016 UK double LP [first released on compact disc in 2001], featuring Side B & Side Donly [six tracks in total], with custom typed studio labels featuring the Abbey Road Studios logo, artist name, album title, playback & side info along with a printed '15. Jul 2016' date. Both discs are housed in their respective Abbey Road die-cut company sleeves & appear in Excellent condition with very little cosmetic wear commonly associated with the format. Acetates from this era are created in very small numbers indeed, certainly no more than a handful, for studio sonic reference & are normally destroyed afterwards, so seldom surface for sale. Ideal for the collector)

Price Info
$501.65, £395.00  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 22nd November
Release Year 2016 - 8 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 acetate
Record Label Abbey Road Studios
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Product Catalogue No 2 X 1-SIDED ACETATES
Music Genre Male Solo, POP
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
Tracklisting & More Information

B1. American Triangle 4:51
B2. Original Sin 4:51
B3. Birds 3:54

D1. Love Her Like Me 4:00
D2. Mansfield 4:58
D3. This Train Don't Stop There Anymore 4:40

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 - certainly one of only a select handful in existence.


ACETATE  
Recording Artist Elton John
Product Title Songs From The West Coast - 2 x 1-Sided Acetates [Sides B & D]
Product Information Elton John Songs From The West Coast - 2 x 1-Sided Acetates [Sides B & D] UK acetate.
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.
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