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The Mirror

Comes from 'South Africa' acetate

Faster Than Light

THE MIRROR Faster Than Light (Rare 1968 South African single sided 33RPM mono metal based ultra high grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetate, one of only four tracks known to have been recorded by the Bath based band for a proposed EP that never happened. This was the B Side of their released single 'Gingerbread Man' in the UK, and a nice slice of psych it is, too. The acetate label is plain and hand typed with 18th August 1968 date, the Artist, title of the song, 'Flamingo Music' publishing information & matrix 'XBR-04463'. This copy still has the Philips 'Seven Single' die cut paper sleeve. Notoriously fragile, this copy has survived the last forty five years relatively unscathed and remains in beautiful condition with just a few very light surface scuffs to show for its forty five)

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Price Info
$158.75, £125.00  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Wednesday 4th December
Release Year 1968 - 56 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 Philips
Complete Stock List Go to The Mirror
Product Catalogue No XBR-04463
Music Genre 60s Pop, Rock, 60s Rock, POP, Progressive, Psychedelic
Country Comes from South Africa Comes from 'South Africa'
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Tracklisting & More Information

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.

This copy is also in very nice condition and free from any scratches.


ACETATE  
Recording Artist The Mirror
Product Title Faster Than Light
Product Information The Mirror Faster Than Light South Africa 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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