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U2 Unchained Melody - Metal Stamper UK Promo memorabilia
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
1. Unchained Melody
The manufacturing process starts with the lacquer disc created in the cutting room. This is too delicate even to play without damage and needs toughening up.
So the lacquer disc is coated with silver, which makes it conductive for the next process, which is electroplating with nickel. The nickel is then separated from the lacquer, giving a disc with ridges where the grooves would normally be - a 'negative' copy. Even though it is made of metal, it is too delicate to use to make pressings. This disc is known as the 'master' and there is only one.
The next stage is the 'mother'. This is made from the master by a similar process of electroplating. It is feasible to create up to around four mothers, but for the highest quality recordings this is restricted to two. The mother has grooves once again and is playable.
From the mother, 'stampers' are produced - up to six from each mother. Once again these are negatives, and are given a smooth chromium surface.
The stampers, two per record, are placed in presses and heated with steam before clamping down onto a cake of vinyl raw material. The result is a 'pressing' which after trimming and packaging is the record that is sold in the shops or played on the DJ's turntable.
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
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| Year of Release: |
1989 - 35 years old |
| Artist: |
U2 (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Unchained Melody (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
memorabilia |
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| Record Label: |
ISLAND |
| Catalogue No: |
STAMPER |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
Promo
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
U-2MMUN385942 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
80's Pop, 90's Pop, POP
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| Related Artists: |
Adam Clayton, Artists United Against Aparthe, Badesalz, Bill Whelan, Bono, Cactus World News, Larry Mullen & Adam Clayton, Negativland, Operating Theatre, Passengers, The Edge (U2), The Joshua Trio |
| Complete Stock List: |
U2 |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number U-2MMUN385942 |
![](http://gb.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=385942&media=https://images.eil.com/large_image/U2_UNCHAINED%2BMELODY%2B%2D%2BMETAL%2BSTAMPER-385942.jpg&description=U2 Unchained Melody - Metal Stamper (Ultra rare UK original metal
stamper for the B side of All I Want Is You 7" single. This Master 10"
uncut surround stampers are created from the mothers, and are
negative - they have ridges where the final disc has grooves - usually
a maximum of 6 sets are created from a single mother, before being
destroyed, and each stamper has a limited lifespan, sometimes just
1000 copies of a record may be pressed before a new stamper is
used. Quite probably one of the only copies left in existence) **See More Info for
further details**
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