PRINCE - RARE Signed Original • SIGN "O" THE TIMES • Grundman • 12 Feb. 1987

	€		300
	$		349

Sie haben hier die Chance auf eine absolute 

PRINCE 

orig. Acetat aus den

Bernie Grundman Studios,

Hollywood, USA!

Als Vorstufe bei der Herstellung eines Vinyl-Albums werden von wichtigeren Produktionen (etwa solchen namhafter Künstler oder bei geplanten größeren Auflagen) regelmäßig Vorab-Kopien hergestellt. Diese bestehen nicht aus Vinyl, sondern aus deutlich schwererem Acetat mit Metallkern. Der Künstler, etwaige Produzenten oder Bandmitglieder erhalten damit vor der endgültigen Freigabe die Gelegenheit, selbst zu entscheiden, ob ihnen die Abmischung für eine anschließende Vinyl-Pressung gefällt. 

PRINCE hat viele Jahre lang seine eigenen Studio-Aufnahmen bei der US-amerikanischen Firma BERNIE GRUNDMAN MASTERING in Hollywood, CA mastern lassen. Als Belegexemplare zur Abnahme von deren Leistung erhielten Prince selbst sowie ein äußerst kleiner Kreis weiterer Personen seines direkten Umfelds ein solches Acetat, wie ich es hier von seinem musikgeschichtlichen Meilenstein SIGN "O" THE TIMES anbiete. 

Die Abmessungen entsprechen exakt jenen eines Vinyl-Albums

Höhe und Breite: 31,5 cm x 31,5 cm

Dieses Objekt ist als authentisches Dokument der Entstehung des SIGN "O" THE TIMES-Albums prädestiniert für eine repräsentative Ausstellung mit Passepartout!

 Sheila E. und Eric Leeds waren beide an den Aufnahmen 1987 zu dieser Platte beteiligt

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TO ALL EBAY USERS ABROAD (WORLDWIDE):

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Orig. 1987 PRINCE acetate for his classic album 

SIGN "O" THE TIMES,

made by Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

For many years, Prince (and Warner Bros.) have used the services of Bernie Grundman’s famous mastering studios in Hollywood, CA. Once the mastering of a new vinyl album had been completed, Grundman delivered an acetate (a sort of test pressing), so that his clients had the chance to express their consent before a run of potentially millions of vinyl pressings of such an album could begin.

An acetate is not made of vinyl. It’s made of a similar material that’s called "acetate". An acetate pressing such as the one on sale here is playable like a vinyl album. It has a metal core, though, and the material does not lend itself to as many playbacks as a vinyl album without any wear. Literally just a handful of acetates are usually made, so that – as in this case – PRINCE and a VERY small amount of people could decide whether the pressing from BERNIE GRUNDMAN’s mastering could already begin or whether anything would have to be changed in the mix/mastering first. 

This acetate comes in Grundman Mastering’s own cover, displaying PRINCE’s name as well as that of his label ("Paisley Park Records"). The info on the cover and on the disc labels hints at the "album sides 3 + 4" being included, as well as the date of production of this configuration ("12 February 1987") and also that of the making of the acetate ("18 February 1987"). The planned release date at the time already was "23 March 1987", according to a note on the front cover. While side 3 features a scratch, side 4 is in mint condition. 

The scarceness of acetates in general and Prince’s reluctance to share comparable items has led to 3- and 4-figure prices fetched for any proven authentic item of this kind. 

You have a chance to buy a piece of (Prince’s own) music history here today!

Hight and width of the item (cover): 31,5 x 31,5 cm = 12.6 x 12.6 inches

Diameter of the acetate record itself: 30,2 cm = 12 inches

SONGS ON THIS ACETATE (sides 3 & 4):

The Look (3:46 min)  <= Note that "U Got The Look" is misspelled on label!

If I Was Your Girlfriend (5:01 min)

Strange Relationship (4:01 min)

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (6:29 min)

The Cross (4:46 min)

(It’s Gonna Be A) Beautiful Night (9:01 min)  <= Title spelled incorrectly on label!

Adore (6:30 min)

For this original acetate, the worldwide shipping rate as an "air mail small parcel" is up to 16,00 EUR. 

This collector’s item could also come to you fully insured (as a DHL parcel, for example). 

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If you’re ordering from outside of Germany, please send your payment by PayPal. This will work faster and it will likely also be cheaper than other transaction modes. (Besides, these eBay transactions are automatically insured.)

For any further info, feel free to contact me at any time.