HOLLY VALANCE State Of Mind (Felix Da Housekatt Mix) Mega-Rare UK 12”/45 Acetate
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Holly Valance / State Of Mind (Felix Da Housekatt Mix)
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DetailsRare 12” acetate, featuring the Felix Da Housekatt Mix of the track – State Of Mind (7:23). Disc is in near mint condition with just the slightest hint of wear to surface – may only have been played a couple of times, if at all; the disc retains its original sheen and looks superb! Original card sleeve in which the acetate was housed, is mint with no creases.
What is an acetate?
Acetates represent the first step in the physical manufacture of a record, be it a single or an album. While “acetates” are technically “records” in the sense that they can be played on a turntable or phonograph, they are not pressed out of plastic using mechanical stampers, as are commercial records.
Instead, acetates are individually created using a cutting lathe, which is a device that loosely resembles a turntable. Acetates are lacquer-coated aluminium discs that are entirely smooth when first manufactured. They are “cut” by placing them on a cutting lathe that has a signal fed to the cutting head from either a live audio source or a performance recorded on magnetic tape. As the music plays, the cutting head cuts a groove in the soft lacquer surface.
The lacquer-coated disc rotates while the music plays, and the recording engineer controls the lathe, which must be periodically adjusted to compensate for changes in volume during the performance and to allow for gaps in between tracks.
Once the cutting process is complete, the disc is playable on any turntable to evaluate the performance, if necessary. Due to the softness of the lacquer coating, “acetates” are not particularly durable and will wear out and become noisy with repeated play. Acetates that are used for evaluation purposes are not generally used for production. Other discs will be cut for that purpose and then will be nickel-plated as part of the process to produce the stampers that will be used to make test pressings and later, records for sale to the public.
- State Of Mind (Felix Da Housekatt Mix) 7:23
NM/M
NB: This, and all of the other singles and albums I have listed by Holly Valance were mine and have been in my possession for over 10 years, and neither one has ever been played by me — guaranteed. Media (disc) graded first — visually under LED lighting, followed by the cover, booklet or sleeve.
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