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David Bowie Up The Hill Backwards UK 7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
1. Up The Hill Backwards
2. Crystal Japan
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 superb condition.
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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: |
1981 - 44 years old |
| Artist: |
David Bowie (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Up The Hill Backwards (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
7" vinyl single (7 inch record / 45) |
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| Record Label: |
The Town House |
| Catalogue No: |
ACETATE |
| 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: |
Deleted
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
BOW07UP411135 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
Male Solo, Rock
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| Related Artists: |
Angie Bowie, Arnold Corns, Carlos Alomar, Davie Jones & The Kingbees, Donna Destri, Holy Holy, Ivor Bird, Junior's Eyes, Reeves Gabrels, Rustic Overtones, The Manish Boys, The Spiders From Mars, Tin Machine, Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat |
| Complete Stock List: |
David Bowie |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
ZIGGY STARDUST |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number BOW07UP411135 |
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double sided 7" metal based methyl cellulose lacquer acetate for the
single release, also featuring Crystal Japan. The disc features custom
hand annotated Town House studio labels andhas name, titles &
'20.3.81 Release' written on the A side label. Manufactured as part of
the pre-production process with these acetates pressed as a means of
determining mix levels, it is likely there will have been only a handful made - A superb collectable!!)<BR>See 'More Info' ...)
