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Love Of The Loved |
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| Cutting Date: |
? |
| Format: |
7" Single Sided |
| Inscribed Text: |
NONE |
| Cut By: |
Unknown |
| Version: |
Decca |
| Duration: |
1:55 |
| Source: |
eBay Seller |
| Disc I.D. | ACT-F001 |
| Value: |
£1,950 ‡ (Unsold 2012) |
Recording History / Dick James Acetate / Alternate Dick James Acetate
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With so many counterfeit acetates now appearing it is not surprising that the appearance of such an important disc has led to considerable concerns about it's authenticity. Whilst the ebay, online auction, seller has a good reputation the disc was offered for sale without any provenance and several issues lead me to believe that this is not genuine. The label has no annotation and appears to be a slightly different layout than than other authenticated 1962 cuttings, but the disc The only other confirmed Decca tracks to appear on acetates are Hello Little Girl & Like Dreamers Do which are on a double sided Decca label which is said to be one of two and one was last sold in 1996 and Like Dreamers Do on a Dick James acetate. The double sided disc had no reverb! I have no evidence to support the matter either way but would remind collectors of the wise statement Caveat emptor when dealing with acetates. They were a standard recording media of the period and blank discs were sold by the tin full. Just because it is an EMI acetate does not guarantee that it was cut by or for EMI or the Beatles or that it contains any rare or new Beatles material. The Bootleg CD label Unicorn Records released the audio from the 2012 auction on their release Early Years 1962-1966 , whilst this may be the first CD release , their are better sources for the 'dry' version. The Austrian Shop re auctioned this disc after a three year break and the disc remaining unsold on his web shop, probably brought about by the interest in the 'HMV' acetate which sold for £77,500 in a UK auction earlier in March. |
Chronology
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Value
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Condition |
Description |
Source
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| Mar 2016+ | Please Provide information | |||
| 27 Mar 2016 | £TBC |
Not Mentioned |
* | Ebay Austria -Seller: Parlogram Lot: 291698494974 |
| 6 Nov 2012 | £,2995 |
Very Good |
Offered for sale on web |
Parlogram webshop |
| 4 Nov 2012 | £1,950 ‡ |
Very Good |
* 'Exact History...Unknown' |
Ebay Austria -Seller: Parlogram Lot: 290799469703 |
2016 - Auction InfoThe outcome of The Beatles' unsuccessful Decca audition on 1 January 1962 is well known. The Beatles performed of fifteen songs, selected by Brian Epstein, that New Years Day in just under one hour at Decca's studios in West Hampstead, London. This genuine EMIDISC acetate contains the song 'Love of The Loved' as recorded at that audition. The discs is a 1-sided, 45rpm aluminum disc with a coating of nitro-cellulose lacquer bearing a genuine blank 'Emidisc' label of the correct paper with bold, sharp print. 2012 - Auction InfoThe playing side bears a genuine 'Emidisc' acetate label of the correct paper and with bold, sharp print. This is without doubt a 100% genuine 'Emidisc' acetate and not one of the recent counterfeit or fake acetates which have been polluting the collecting scene in recent years. Being the genuine article the sound quality of the recording on the disc is very high having been clearly dubbed from the master tape recording of the Decca audition tape itself. The exact history behind this acetate is unknown - however, the original owner from whom I purchased the disc from told me his father found in an office in Soho, London which he rented in 1968 and which used to belong to a record company. Whatever the provenance, this is certainly the earliest Beatles acetate to come onto the open market in recent years and holds a historical significance in relation to the history of the group and to that of popular music itself. Whilst showing only a section of the surfaces of the disc, the above image fairly represent the overall visual condition. Both side are clean & bright with some light storage marks but nothing I would call a scratch on the playing surface. The delicate lacquer covering shows no cracks or crazing or has any mold/white areas on either side. There is no chipped or missing lacquer around the edges. In fact, the only sign of wear it a tiny chip around the hole on the non-playing side. The disc is pure black throughout, not dark blue/red like some counterfeits and has that distinctive acetate 'smell'. The disc also lies 100% flat on the turntable when playing. I have played the disc just once, recording it as I did so. That transcription recording can be heard on the YouTube clip below. The disc has clearly been played a few times as there is some deterioration in the sound quality. However, the quality is still there any there are no significant or major audible faults throughout. |
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