EMIDISC DOUBLE SIDED ACETATE LP:THE O'BRIENS-MID 1960s

	£		25
	$		33

A UK MID 1960s BEAT GROUP DOUBLE SIDED ACETATE LP IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!

THE O'BRIENS

POSSIBLY AN IRISH BAND BUT WITH SOME EXCELLENT GUITARWORK,ATTRACTIVE HARMONY VOCALS AND WELL PRODUCED!

ANY HELP FROM KNOWLEDGABLE BEAT GROUP EXPERTS WOULD BE VERY WELCOME!! 

THE FIRST AND ONLY DECENT COPY TO BE SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE IN MONTHS,PROBABLY YEARS FROM A RELIABLE POWER SELLER AND KEEN COLLECTOR!

I DON'T THINK IT HAD A UK COMMERCIAL ISSUE!

NO TRACKS LISTED MERELY THE TYPED CREDIT,"THE O'BRIENS"-TAPE 1.

I HAVE LISTENED VERY CAREFULLY TO TRY AND WORK OUT THE SONG TITLES THEY ARE(HOPEFULLY)AS FOLLOWS:

I'M GOING AWAY NOW

PEOPLE LIKE YOU

WHERE SHALL WE WALK TODAY LOVER?

I WANNA SEE NASHVILLE

18 YEARS

LOVERS LIE SLEEPING

GOING OUT WESTERN

LISTEN TO MY HEART

WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE?

WAS IT YOU?

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MUSICALLY,NOT FRANTIC,RAUNCHY BEAT BUT STILL EXCELLENT ELECTRIC GUITARWORK,A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS HAVE SOME VERY FINE GUITAR BREAKS,DECENT DRUMMER AND THE HARMONY VOCALS ARE VERY POLISHED-THIS SOUNDS LIKE A FINISHED PRODUCT WITH NICELY BALANCED SOUND,A TOUCH OF ECHO AND NEAT GAPS BETWEEN THE TRACKS, RATHER THAN A DEMO OFFERING.

THEY SOUND LIKE A FOUR PIECE BAND.

THE SOUND OF THE MALE VOCALS(A SOLO LEAD VOCALIST ON SOME OF THE TRACKS)IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF PAUL AND BARRY RYAN OR THE SEARCHERS/ FOUR PENNIES/MERSEYBEATS/IVY LEAGUE TYPE OF HARMONY BEAT.THERE IS A LEANING TOWARDS COUNTRY/FOLKY POP,NOTE THE TITLES OF SOME OF THE SONGS.A REFERENCE IN ONE OF THE SONGS TO THE PIRATE RADIO STATIONS WHICH MUST DATE THIS TO ABOUT 1965/1966.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SONG REFERENCES TO IRELAND BUT THANKFULLY THE ACCENTS ARE NOT CLEARLY IRISH ALTHOUGH OF COURSE THE GROUP NAME WOULD SUGGEST THAT!

I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH AND THERE ARE NO OVER SENTIMENTAL BALLADS-EMI DISC ACETATES WERE USED BY MANY COMPANIES BUT IN MY OPINION THIS IS PROBABLY FROM THE PYE GROUP AS PYE DID RECORD MANY IRISH BASED BANDS,AT THE TIME,MOST OF THE IRISH SHOWBANDS WERE SIGNED TO PYE AND NOT ALWAYS ISSUED IN THE UK. 

EMIDISC LABEL: NO CATALOGUE NUMBER AND NO MATRIX NUMBERS.

VERY CLEAN SURFACES WITH JUST A COULPLE OF LIGHT SURFACE MARKS!

NO SURFACE NOISE! NO CLICKS!

OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS ONLY PLAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES, IF AT ALL BEFORE MY TESTING PLAYS.

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ACETATE MANUFACTURERS TRANSCO COVER.THERE HAS BEEN ADDED A STRIP OF GAFFER TAPE TO PART OF ONE EDGE WITH PEN WRITTEN DETAILS:

"THE O'BRIENS -TAPE 1"(SEE PHOTO)  

ONE OF THE RAREST ACETATES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED SOMETIME IN THE 1960s OR WAS IT A DEMO ONLY FOR AN ABANDONED LP? 

I DOUBT IF HARDLY ANY SURVIVE LIKE THIS!

1960s ACETATES WERE USUALLY MADE IN AN ULTRA LOW QUANTITY,AS FEW AS A DOZEN FOR BAND MEMBERS,THE PRODUCER AND A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT DJs OR PRODUCERS!! 

A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON CHANCE TO OWN A FABULOUS AND UNUSUAL ITEM! 

ULTRA CLEAN EXAMPLE THAT HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED-PROBABLY ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES FROM THE COLLECTION OF A FORMER STARLITE/ESQUIRE RECORD LABEL MANAGEMENT PERSON WHO HAD ALL SORTS OF TREASURES ON HIS SHELVES!

MORE TREATS FROM ME TO FOLLOW ON EBAY FOR AUCTION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS!

THIS MUST BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION,LET ALONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!   

BARELY PLAYED-OUTSTANDINGLY QUIET VINYL WITH NO SURFACE NOISE!

STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT!  

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE 1960s BEAT GROUP ITEM OR SIMPLY AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE-THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION OF TOP QUALITY RECORDS OWNED FROM NEW BY ONE OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF ESQUIRE RECORDS WHO HARDLY USED HIS RECORDS AND STORED AWAY FROM LIGHT AND HEAT IN A CUPBOARD FOR OVER 40 YEARS!

THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF USE-NOT EVEN ANY CLEANING WAS NECESSARY! AMAZING!!! 

A 1960s BEAT RECORD COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!  

THE FEW COPIES THAT WERE MADE WERE PLAYED AT PARTIES OR IN CLUBS AND IT IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN AS NEW CONDITION AS OFFERED HERE FOR AUCTION ON EBAY.  

I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ACETATE BEFORE!! 

ANYONE INTERESTED IN 1960s BEAT MUSIC WILL WANT THIS!

THESE TRACKS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ELSEWHERE.   

 HOW MANY  COPIES SURVIVE AROUND 45 YEARS LATER AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE????

ACETATE PRESSINGS LIKE THIS WOULD ONLY EXIST IN A VERY SMALL QUANTITY OF A DOZEN OR SO MADE IN ADVANCE FOR RADIO DJs!!!! 

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN ACETATE OF THIS VINTAGE FOR YEARS.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A RARE AND MUSICALLY BRILLIANT 45 LIKE THIS ONE IN ALMOST AS NEW CONDITION WITH THE BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED COVER PLAIN  COVER!

THE RECORD HAS NO SURFACE PATCHES OR BAD STORAGE ISSUES,NO WARPING,NO SCUFFS,NO SCRATCHES,NO FADING etc.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF THE BRIGHTNESS AND SHARPNESS OF THE "A"SIDE LABEL.

THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS ONE OF THE MAIN DECISION MAKERS AT THE ESQUIRE RECORD COMPANY AND NATURALLY HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST COPIES,ONE OF THE VERY FIRST OFF THE PRESSES AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! JUST ONE PREVIOUS OWNER IN OVER 45 YEARS!!!!!!!! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I AM IN MY MID FORTIES AND HAD THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EVEN MY PRE-SCHOOL AGE TO ENJOY ALL STYLES OF MUSIC FROM MY LATE FATHER, WHO WAS A RESPECTED MUSICIAN AND COLLECTOR OF CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC.

BY MY TEENAGE YEARS, ALTHOUGH LISTENING TO THE POP MUSIC OF THE 1970s, I TENDED TO ACTUALLY ENJOY JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC MORE.

I HAVE SINCE DEVELOPED A KNOWLEDGE OF MANY GENRES AND ESPECIALLY KNOW THE ITEMS THAT ARE REGARDED BY MANY AS THE BEST AND WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE ORIGINAL ACETATE!NOT A REPRO!!!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

A COPY THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES,IF AT ALL BEFORE MY TESTING,HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS SON,SELLING DUE TO HIS FATHERS PASSING. 

Just how many were preserved like this one FROM A RELIABLE INDUSTRY SOURCE ??!!!!!!  

The MONO ONLY mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those of around YEARS AGO!

In the mid 1960s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

The 1960s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TWICE TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP!   

GREAT WIDE RANGE SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

Look elsewhere on ebay and you WON'T see other copies-If by some sheer miracle you do just look closer and you will find they are often REPRODUCTIONS/BOOTLEGS/ reissues, or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO!

LOOK THROUGH MY FEEDBACK TO SEE PREVIOUSLY SOLD RARE RECORDS AND READ THE COMMENTS!

PROOF ENOUGH THAT IS NOT"TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

Realistic  £25 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

HARDLY ANY ACETATES OF THIS VINTAGE SELL FOR LESS AND I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THEY ARE.DO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS FRANTIC BIDDING AT THE LAST MINUTE.

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE ACETATE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY 2ND CLASS TO THE UK-SOLID PACKING FAR BETTER THAN THE MAJORITY OF SELLERS-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FOR PROOF! YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.EUROPE £5 REST OF THE WORLD £7 PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

I MUST POINT OUT THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF REALLY BAD PEOPLE OUT THERE FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES WHO THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO PLACE FAKE BIDS AND NOT PAY ON THIS TYPE OF MUSIC.THANKS TO THE GENUINE AND APPRECIATED TIP OFFS FROM FELLOW DEALERS AND COLLECTORS ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, I AM AWARE OF SOME OF THESE TIMEWASTERS WHO SPOIL IT ALL FOR THE MAJORITY. I WILL DO MY BEST TO HALT THESE EVIL IDIOTS AS THE AUCTION PROGRESSES BUT PLEASE BEAR WITH ME TRYING TO SORT IT OUT FAIRLY AND SQUARELY.ANY TIMEWASTERS OF THIS TYPE WILL BE DEALT WITH THROUGH EBAY SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE.EBAY DO NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I KNOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO HALT THESE FOOLS BUT ALL SELLERS AND BUYERS MUST KEEP REPORTING THE PROBLEMS AS A PRIORITY.REST ASSURED GENUINE BIDDERS WILL BE GIVEN MY BEST ATTENTION AS ALWAYS-PLEASE READ THE FEEDBACK!!!!!THANKYOU!!!!!!!!! 

Checkout my power seller status and my own feedback of OVER 10,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS SUPER RARE ACETATE LP!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MORE FANTASTIC ITEMS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA SOON!

KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL ITEM LIKE THIS ONE!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO OWN  ONE OF THE RAREST 1960s BEAT LP ACETATES EVER!