MORRISSEY* 2X ACETATES A&B SIDE *The Smiths
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MORRISSEY
12" ACETATES
INTERESTING DRUG
&
SUCH A LITTLE THING / SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN
THIS IS POSSIBLY THE FIRST TIME AND WILL POSSIBLY BE THE ONLY TIME ANYONE WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU THE A&B SIDE ACETATES OF A RELEASE OF MORRISSEY.
FIRST LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT AN ACETATE IS
AN ACETATE IS A DISC CUR PRIOR TO THE CUTTING OF THE MASTER DISC WHICH IS USED FOR FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF THE FINISHED VINYLS , ALTHOUGH THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS ACETATES THERE IS ACTUALLY NO ACETATE USED IN THE MAKING OF THESE DISCS , THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY AN ALUMINIUM DISC COATED IN NITRO-CELLULOSE LACQUER, THEY WEIGH MUCH HEAVIER THAN A VINYL RECORD. THE SOFT LACQUER WEARS OUT VERY QUICKLY AND ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR MULTIPLE PLAYS AND AS IN THIS CASE THEY ARE USUALLY ONE-SIDED.
ACETATES ARE OFETN CALLED REFS OR REFERENCE DISCS , THEY ALLOW THE BAND/ARTIST / SOUND ENGINEER TO SEE HOW THE RECORDING TRANSFERS TO DISC.
THE DISCS/ACETATES ARE USUALLY PRODUCED IN A NUMBER OF 3-5 BUT ARE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT A ONE OFF..[ WITH OCCASIONAL EXCLUSIVE VERSIONS ]
THEY ARE THE BIRTH OF THE FINISHED VINYL.
OF COURSE ALSO ADDED TO THE FACT THESE ARE THE ONLY ACETATES WHERE EX-SMITHS MEMBERS ANDY ROURKE AND MIKE JOYCE ARE PERFORMING.
OF COURSE SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN WAS LIVE AT WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL DEC 22ND 1988, WHICH MOST OF YOU WILL KNOW WAS MORRISSEY'S FIRST SOLO GIG.. [great day, great night and was the third time I had the pleasure of meeting Morrissey, Rourke and Joyce and the second time of meeting Gannon]
I HAVE A GOOD IDEA WHAT THESE ARE WORTH BUT IM GOING TO LET THE WORLD OF EBAY DECIDE THE FINAL PRICE.
THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY MADE TOGETHER ( 5 . 4 . 89 ) WHICH AS THEY ARE AMERICAN MADE THAT DATE AS REVERSED FOR UK BEING 4TH MAY 1989, THE UK RELEASE WAS ON 29.4.89 WITH THE ETCHED MOTORCYCLE AU PAIR BOY ONE RELEASED THE FOLLOWING WEEK ( AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS U.S VERSION WAS BEING PREPARED FOR THE U.S RELEASE ). STRANGLY THE RECORD DID NOT CHART IN THE U.S.
AND JUST TO ADD THE W.B ON THE LABELS OF COURSE STANDS FOR WARNER BROTHERS.
WILL A COMPLETE SET OF 12" ACETATES EVER APPEAR ON EBAY AGAIN..??? IN MY EXPERIENCE AND WITH INFORMATION AND COMMENTS I HAVE RECIEVED THIS WEEK FROM COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD.. THE ANSWER IS NO.
POSSIBLY THE RAREST MORRISSEY AUCTION EVER TO APPEAR ON EBAY WAS ONE COMMENT [ If I decide to sell them in Brackets ].
WELL I HAVE DECIDED TO ALLOW THE CHANCE OF SOMEONE IN THE WORLD TO OWN THESE ULTRA RARE MORRISSEY ITEMS, WHICH I KNOW MANY SERIOUS COLLECTORS CLASS AS THE RAREST MORRISSEY ITEMS MONEY CAN BUY.
FINAL COMMENT IS TO THANK MICK AND VAL, YOUR INFORMATION ON THESE ITEMS HAS BEEN INVALUBLE. THANK YOU YOU'RE ARE A SAINT, WISHING THE FAMILY WELL, MATE.
THE CONDITION OF THE ACETATES IS WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS NR.MINT, OF COURSE ALL ACETATES HAVE BEEN PLAYED AND LISTENED TO AT LEAST ONCE AND POSSIBLY BY MORRISSEY HIMSELF, THE ONLY WHAT I CAN DESCRIBE AS SURFACE MARKING LOOK TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED NOT BY PLAYING BUT BY THE INNER SLEEVE BEING A LITTLE SMALL AS THEY ONLY SEEM TO BE AT THE BEGINNING WHERE I THINK THE ACETATE STICKS OUT THE TOP OF THE SLEEVE, AND THESE REALLY ARE VERY MINOR, MANY SELLERS WOULD CLASS AS MINT BUT AS ALOT OF PEOPLE KNOW I CAN BE SLIGHTLY A LITTLE STRICT ON GRADING. THERE ARE NOTHING ELSE ANYWHERE
AMAZINGLY STILL HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL WHITE STAMPED COMPANY SLEEVE, WHICH AFTER LOOKING TWO HEAVY ACETATES FOR MANY YEARS HAS A SLIGHT SEAM SPILT ON THE TOP AND LITTLE WEAR ON THE RIGHT SEAM FROM DOING ITS JOB OF PROTECTING THE MAIN THE ITEMS.
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.
DUE TO THE VALUE OF THIS AUCTION I WILL ONLY SHIP WITH THE CORRECT INSURANCE BEING TAKEN
UK £7.00 EUROPE £10.50 R.O.W £12.50
GOODNIGHT AND THANK YOU
STRICTLY PAYPAL ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS.. [Sorry NO exceptions]
I SEND ITEMS FIRST CLASS AND BY AIRMAIL FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS, IF YOU WISH ANOTHER TYPE OF DELIVERY PLEASE ASK BEFORE THE ITEM CONCLUDES FOR A PRICE REFERRAL.
I ALWAYS RETAIN POSTING PROOF.. INSURANCE IS RECOMMENDED ON ALL ITEMS AND IS AT THE COST I WOULD/WILL BE CHARGED AT THE POSTING OFFICE, BUT IS AT THE BUYERS CHOICE.
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME, I ALWAYS LEAVE FEEDBACK AFTER I HAVE RECEIVED AS THIS INDICATES YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR GOODS, I ALWAYS RECTIFY ANY PROBLEM IF THE PROBLEM IS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BEFORE FEEDBACK IS LEFT.
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