MENTAL AS ANYTHING Let's Go To Paradise 7" ACETATE

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MENTAL AS ANYTHING Let's Go To Paradise 7" ACETATE !!! 1986 ORIGINAL

Origin: Australia
Label: CBS
Cat No: PARADISE NO 1
Format: 7" 1- Sided Acetate on 12" Vinyl
Released: 1986
Condition: Record in EX condition, one visible mark on 7" groove - played once and is OK. B-Side has some residue but will leave to buyer to clean - there is no music on B-Side. Cover in N/A condition, comes in plain sleeve.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ACETATE OF MENTAL AS ANYTHING Let's Go To Paradise AUSSIE SINGLE from 1986.
IN THE VINYL PRECEDING THE SONG GROOVE IS ETCHED "PARADISE NO 1".
NOTE: THE PATTERN AT THE CENTRE OF RECORD IN THE PHOTO IS A REFLECTION FROM MY CEILING - IT IS THE PLASTER SURROUNDING THE LIGHT.

An acetate disc is cut prior to the cutting of the master disc which is used for mass production of records. Even though referred to as an "acetate", it is essentially an aluminium disc coated with a fine film of nitro-celluolose lacquer with no acetate in it at all! I can tell you right off the bat that they're nothing special to look at. They do not come in a frame. There is NO picture sleeve, and no special artwork on the record labels. A 7" single is usually cut on a 10" disc, a 12" single. They're almost always single-sided (the other side is totally blank and shiny, with no grooves and no label).
This is used as a reference disc allowing the producer, engineer, artist and other interested parties to see how well the recording transfers to disc. Trying to tranfser some recordings to disc is like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, and so the cutting engineer must make some adjustments to the sound so that song on the tape fits within the confines of a record groove. This may include adjusting the overall level (volume), adjusting bass/treble, compressing the overall signal, etc so that the record sounds as good as possible when played on a variety of hi-fi systems. For example, if a song is excessively long, the cutting engineer will have to reduce the overall level of the disc. When such changes are necessary, the reference disc (or "acetate") allows the producer to check and approve these changes before the master disc is cut and sent off to the pressing plant where thousands of copies are pressed.
Once everyone is happy with the reference cut, the engineer will cut the MASTER LACQUER disc with the same changes and send it off to the pressing plant for mass production.
The lacquer coating on the disc is very soft and so the sound quality will deteriorate the more you play it. At first, the high frequencies will diminish and an increase of surface noise will be evident. If you thought records scratch and wear out easily, a lacquer disc is worse! The lacquers should not be overplayed as they are very fragile and are only good for five or six listenings before noticeable sound deterioration. You will need to save a few plays for the pressing stage, in order to verify the quality of your test pressings. 
So an "acetate" is a disc that was theoretically cut for the producer, engineer and artist to listen to....

TRACKLISTING:
A1. Let's Go To Paradise

VERY RARELY DO  ITEMS OF SUCH IMPORTANCE IN AUSTRALIAN MUSIC EVER TURN UP FOR SALE.

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