The Sweet Block Buster UK Acetate ACETATE Block Buster The Sweet ACETATE EMIDisc

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Block Buster
THE SWEET Block Buster (Extremely rare 1972 UK stereo 7" metal based single sided high quality methyl cellulose lacquer acetate containing an otherwise unreleased demo version of the song, presumably recorded by Mike Chapman for the band members to learn. The demo is an interesting alternate version, both in arrangement & also the fact that it consists of guitars & vocals but no drums. It is also interesting to note how many of the pieces of the final version were already in place before the band'sreleased recording topped the UK charts for no fewer than five weeks in January 1973. This acetate is in remarkable condition with the surface itself showing just a few light surface scuffs in places, even after nearly forty years and plays perfectly well. An amazing find from the peak of Glam and a legendary record to boot!)

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Release Year

1972 - 52 years ago

Condition

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Format

acetate

Record Label

EMIDisc

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ACETATE

Music Genre

Glam, Rock

Country

Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'

Tracklisting & More Information

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

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.

The acetate 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 originally from a band member, certainly one of only a handful that would have been produced.

ACETATE

Recording Artist	The Sweet
Product Title	Block Buster
Product Information	The Sweet Block Buster UK acetate.
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.
Artists Related To	Andy Scott, Angel (Sweet), Cats In Space, Stuart Smith, The Elastic Band (60s)
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