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Elton John Passengers - Acetate UK acetate
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
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.
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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: |
1984 - 40 years old |
| Artist: |
Elton John (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Passengers (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
acetate |
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| Record Label: |
Audiodisc |
| 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 |
JOHATPA801720 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
Male Solo, POP
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| Related Artists: |
Anya, Ayshea, Bernie Taupin, Birds Of A Feather (Band), Bluesology, Bread And Beer band, China [70s], Davey Johnstone, Hookfoot, James Newton Howard, Mr. Bloe, Nigel Olsson, Reg Dwight, The Banana Bunch |
| Complete Stock List: |
Elton John |
| 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 JOHATPA801720 |
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7" metal based high grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetate for the
single release, with typed custom label featuring the artist name, track
title & song length. This appears to be the European version of the
acetate without the 'Capitol Magnetics - Winchester, VA' address on
the label [which we've seen on only one other copy], housed in an
annotated company sleeve with printed French text. Pressed in
extremely small numbers for sonic reference, this rarity comes direct
from the personal collection of an ex-music industry employee &
remains in Excellent condition) )
