RARE PAUL SIMON 10" Acetate "Slip Slidin' Away"
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May 23, 2004 Sold Date
May 16, 2004 Start Date
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RARE! PAUL SIMON ACETATE
"SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY"

10" Acetate - Columbia Recording Studios - New York

Back in the (good old) days of vinyl, acetates were the very first copies made of a recording to be given to people involved in making the recording such as the artist, producer, engineer or possibly a record company executive. They were made to preview a work, sometimes while still in progress. The quantities made were incredibly small and they were just not meant to end up in collector's hands. Therefore, an acetate is just about the rarest form of a recorded song you can own. Acetate is much thicker and heavier than vinyl and the labels were usually handwritten.

Here is a great item for the serious Paul Simon fan. "SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY" was released as a single in 1977 and also on the "GREATEST HITS, ETC" LP that same year. It reached the Top Five on both the Billboard Pop Singles and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. Here is a rare acetate of that song. I have not played it so I do not know if it is an alternate take or early version of the song which is often the case with acetates. Note that the label's handwritten title appears to be "SLIPIN SLIDIN AWAY." The label states "Columbia Recording Studio / 49 East 52nd Street, New York / COLUMBIA / Reference Recording." It is 10" in diameter, has the original manilla colored sleeve, is in nice condition and recorded on one side only with a second off-center hole visible on the back (see scan).

A rare opportunity to own this very cool Paul Simon item. It will be packed carefully and shipped via Priority Mail.

U.S. shipping charges for this item can be calculated below (Priority Mail).

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