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Somebody To Love

QUEEN Somebody To Love (Rare 1976 US Elektra Sound Recorders, Inc. label 1-sided metal based laquer acetate with a 7" cut on a 10" disc and featuring a MONO mix of the track. The mono version was originally only available on the US promotional7" which featured both the stereo and mono mixes. Released in late 1976 and taken from 'A Day At The Races' album it reached number 2 in the UK and 13 in the US charts. With an orange Elektra Sound recorders Inc. studio label with typed annotation. See tracklisting notes for further details on acetate items)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1976 - 48 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 10" vinyl single (10 inch record)
Record Label Elektra Sound
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Product Catalogue No ACETATE
Music Genre Rock
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
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Tracklisting & More Information

1. Somebody To Love 7" MONO


An acetate is normally a transitional stage between the master tape and the finished vinyl record but were occasionally used for a songwriter to convey a song idea to a band or person.

Originally acetates were used for home recording in the days before tape recorders, but since the advent of first cassette tape, then CD-R and now digital file transfer they are rarely used in the manner originally intended.

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 handful to be created, 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 & certainly one of only a handful that would have been produced.

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10" RECORD  
Recording Artist Queen
Product Title Somebody To Love
Product Information Queen Somebody To Love USA 10" vinyl single (10 inch record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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