MC TUNES Tunes Blues (A literal one-off, this is the ONLY
copy of this in the world. Directly from Tony Rigg, this is one of the ½"
Ampex two track stereo master reels for the 'Lost' album 'Damage By
Stereo', that was produced by Trevor Horn for ZTT, but remained
unreleased until 2015 on Peter Hook's Haçienda Records label. This
particular tape, dated 20.05.91, was engineered by Ren Swan & Robin
Barclay and includes 1kHz, 10kHz & 50kHz test tones aligned to 0db,
as well as two early mixes of Tunes Blues, both running for 6:25 and
neither being the version that made the final released album. The reel
runs at 30 i.p.s. using the AES Curve & no noise reduction. Both reel
and box have also been barcode stickered by AMR Studios, who did
the digital conversion)
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MC Tunes Tunes Blues UK Reel to Reel
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
Background:
Following the success of his 1990 debut, 'The North At Its Heights', which featured his two hit singles with Manchester
dance pioneers 808 State; 'The Only Rhyme That Bites' and 'Tunes Splits The Atom', MC Tunes [Nicky Lockett] signed a
deal with celebrated label ZTT and recorded his next album 'Damage By Stereo' with Trevor Horn, who produced the album
at Sarm Studios in London.
All was not well, however, and MC Tunes parted company with the label after a disagreement with ZTT, returning his advance in exchange for the master tapes for the album. The master tapes were filed away and pretty much forgotten about as MC Tunes moved on to other projects such as the cult band Dust Junkys. The unreleased album tapes were subsequently lost.
[Time passes ....]
Over twenty years later, the tapes resurfaced. With the help of analogue experts AMR in Manchester, the tapes were fully
restored to their former glory and, with encouragement from Peter Hook, were finally released on his Haçienda Records
label in 2015.
Acclaimed artist Jay Smith created the cover art for Damage By Stereo by painting live on canvas throughout the launch
event at Factory 251 on Saturday 19 April that year.
So, what do you do with Master Tapes that have now been digitised, filed, mastered and officially released (albeit twenty
three years late) ?
You're looking at the answer.
Directly from entrepreneur and former Ministry of Sound Operations Director, Tony Rigg, here we have one of those very
nearly lost master tapes mixing MC Tunes with Trevor Horn's production.
To accompany the tapes, Jay EE-Go Smith has supplied signed prints of the album artwork, each individually hand
numbered, to go with each of the seventeen reels and tape boxes.
For fans of MC Tunes, Trevor Horn, Jay Smith or the Manchester Scene in general, this has to be the ultimate memorabilia!
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| Condition : |
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| Availability: |
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| Year of Release: |
1991 - 34 years old |
| Artist: |
MC Tunes (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Tunes Blues (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
Reel to Reel |
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| Record Label: |
SARM West |
| Catalogue No: |
002592 |
| 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: |
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
MCTRRTU640582 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
002592 |
| Genres: |
90's Pop, Dance, Male Solo, POP, Rap & Hip Hop, ZTT
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| Related Artists: |
808 State |
| Complete Stock List: |
MC Tunes |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
,M.C. TUNES |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number MCTRRTU640582 |
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copy of this in the world. Directly from Tony Rigg, this is one of the ½"
Ampex two track stereo master reels for the 'Lost' album 'Damage By
Stereo', that was produced by Trevor Horn for ZTT, but remained
unreleased until 2015 on Peter Hook's Haçienda Records label. This
particular tape, dated 20.05.91, was engineered by Ren Swan & Robin
Barclay and includes 1kHz, 10kHz & 50kHz test tones aligned to 0db,
as well as two early mixes of Tunes Blues, both running for 6:25 and
neither being the version that made the final released album. The reel
runs at 30 i.p.s. using the AES Curve & no noise reduction. Both reel
and box have also been barcode stickered by AMR Studios, who did
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