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Awake - 10"

THE DOORS Awake (Rare circa 1978 US single sided metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer 7" acetate cut into a 45RPM 10" disc, this has no labels but has a hand annotated die-cut sleeve which simply states 'Doors Awake' and playsan edited version of the Ghost Song with a running time of approximately three minutes long, different to version on the An American Prayer album. As you would expect, there are a few light surface marks but we have played and can confirm it plays with no issues, a really fantastic item)
See 'More Info' for further details on acetates...

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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 Elektra
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Product Catalogue No 10" ACETATE
Music Genre 70s Rock, Psychedelic, 70s Artists, 60s Rock
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
 
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.

ACETATE  
Recording Artist The Doors
Product Title Awake - 10"
Product Information The Doors Awake - 10" USA 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.
Artists Related To Butts Band, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Nite City, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger
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