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THEM If You And I Could Be As Two/ How Long Baby (Extremely Rare One-Off 1965 UK double sided metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer 7" acetate - Features a unique coupling of 'You And I Could Be As Two' [officially a b-side to'Mystic Eyes' in the UK] from their debut album The Angry Young Them backed with 'How Long Baby' [a b-side to the 'One More Time' single in the UK] from the group's second album Them Again. With custom typed Decca factory labels printed blackonblue with 'Decca Group Advance Test Recording' print & 45rpm speed indicator, the song titles & artist name are printed either side with a small 'cross' & annotation from the studio engineer. This unique coupling was never released as a 45 anywhere in the world - A true one-of-a-kind, 60s acetates like these are the hardest to find. See 'more info' for condition details...).

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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.
This 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 one-off acetate has incredibly clean labels with no print fade. This example has light surface scuffs & cosmetic wear either side to be expected, common with any surviving acetate, especially from this era. Despite the fragile playing surface, the disc plays through without jumps or sticks & retains its sonic fidelity nicely on a mono playback setting. Smartly housed in a plain die-cut card sleeve, the disc would benefit from a simple & very careful clean for those that know how to treat acetates correctly. A great find, this is a future Them & Van Morrison collectable in the right hands & a unique jewel for the dedicated 60s Rock collector.
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.
Year of Release: 1965 - 59 years old
Artist: Them (click here for complete listing)
Title: If You And I Could Be As Two/ How Long Baby (click here for more of the same title)
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Format: acetate
Record Label: Decca
Catalogue No: ACETATE
Country of Origin: UK  
Language: Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info: Deleted
EIL.COM Ref No T-MATIF805394 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item)
Genres: 60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, Garage Punk
Related Artists: Belfast Gypsies, Jackie McAuley, Leo Green, Shana Morrison, Van Morrison
Complete Stock List: Them
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Alternative Names: None
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