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James Dean

Comes from 'UK' acetate

The James Dean Legend

JAMES DEAN The James Dean Legend (One-off 1957 UK 12" double-sided metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetate, featuring the warts & all recording of an ITV British Universities Film & Video Council programme that examines the life & career of the death cult idol & the facts of his legend. Presented by British actor, Lyndon Brook, & including words from William Bast, Geoffrey Hughes, Ray Dicks & snippets from East Of Eden & Rebel Without A Cause as well as interviews with fan club members, this disc once belonged in the private collection of one James Dean fanatic. The acetate's surface appears in excellent condition with just the lightest spot of cosmetic wear. A unique & intriguing entry for any collection)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1957 - 67 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 acetate
Record Label Pretex
Complete Stock List Go to James Dean
Product Catalogue No ACETATE
Music Genre Film & TV, Celebrities
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
 
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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 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 unique - and certainly one of only a handful.


ACETATE  
Recording Artist James Dean
Product Title The James Dean Legend
Product Information James Dean The James Dean Legend 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.
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