RARE 10" STEVE PERRY ACETATE FOR THE SONG "GO AWAY" JOURNEY
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Steve Perry 10" acetate for the song "Go Away" from the Street Talk LP. 1/10/85 Plain cover VG+/ Acetate is in Ex- cond.
Are acetates rare?
They’re rare. Obviously, as acetates must be cut on a lathe, one at a time, they are going to be extremely limited in production. In general, there are probably fewer than a half dozen acetates cut of any single or album title. Most will be used for record production, and the process of plating them to produce a template to which then they are usually destroyed.
A few others will be used for evaluation or promotional purposes, though it’s relatively rare for acetates to find their way out of the hands of record company personnel and into the public market. Their rarity alone makes them desirable. A popular album may sell in the millions, but only a couple of people are likely to ever have the opportunity to own an acetate copy of that album.
Good sound – Acetates sound terrific. While acetates are not suitable for repeated play on a turntable, they are playable and they usually sound better than the finished records sold at retail. Acetates are cut directly from the tape, where records are made from stampers that are made using multiple plating processes. Each step on the process to create a stamper creates a slight loss in quality, so acetates that haven’t been worn out from too much play will almost always sound better than finished records.
Unique content – Sometimes, artists have acetates prepared of songs just to hear how they sound as a record, though they may not have any intention of releasing them commercially. These may be working versions of songs that are later changed before release or songs that aren’t intended to be released at all.
40 year plus Journey Steve Perry collector. Bid with confidence. Please ask if you have questions. Thanks for looking. See my other auctions for more Journey Steve Perry items.
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