PINK FLOYD- Candy And A Currant Bun. 8” Reference ACETATE. EMIDISC. 1967. *RARE*

$

812

Are you a fan of Pink Floyd, and have you been waiting for a chance to own a rare music collectible from their early days? Here's your chance! Due to increasingly difficult financial times, I'm regrettably parting with this rare 8" reference/catalog acetate of Pink Floyd's "Candy and a Currant Bun". This song and its respective single take place before Pink Floyd takes shape as a well-rehearsed band, and just before David Gilmour joined in 1967 (see single artwork for reference).
"When the collection Relics was released in 1971, critic Dave Marsh wrote in Creem that he had expected "Candy and a Currant Bun" to be on it. (It was not.) His album review was largely composed of a paean to this missing track, writing in part that "It's simply the definitive 1967 British rock'n'roll single. It's also uniquely powerful, like one of those first two or three Who 45s, the kind that send chills runnin' up and down your spine, and make you listen time and time again. Unlike the Pink Floyd's later work, 'Candy And A Currant Bun' never ditches rock'n'roll for space music, but it does manage to give something of the sense of multi-galactic perspective that the best of Pink Floyd's (read Syd Barrett's) music has had."
Ambitious and full of energy, it was the B-side to their first official EMI single, Arnold Layne in 1967. Syd Barrett was the lead singer on this record, as well as the writer of it. His departure from the band wasn't until the following year in 1968. This is a nitrocellulose lacquer coated metal/aluminum acetate used for internal music industry promotion and cataloging.

These are NOT made available to the public and most times come from the hands of a person who was in the music industry at that time, or a fellow collector who tries to keep such things in good condition. This specific one came from the collection of a UK acetate collector 15-20 years ago.
This acetate has never seen public sale and has only transferred hands from private collector to private collector. EMIdisc was the standard brand of blank acetates used by music industry professionals in the UK to cut music onto (whereas in the US such things as Audiodisc were popular instead).

Acetates are made much different than a vinyl record. An audio engineer cuts into a blank metal disc with a record lathe and hand cuts the sound inscriptions in. It is not advised that you play acetates on a turntable often, as it degrades much heavier/faster than vinyl does. There likely isn't another one of these, as many were made for internal review, therefore making each one exceptionally hard to find or one of a kind.

The record still plays through but with some light to moderate audible wear. It is a common occurrence for acetates to have a warm "hiss" like texture noise because of the material they're cut into and how it reacts to degradation. Visually and audibly, the record is a conservative Very Good or VG. The reverse side reads do not play because it's a one sided acetate, that's essentially blank or empty on the other side. There are light scratches present and one very minor chip in the lacquer on the bottom. Neither of these affect playback.

The disc is housed in a generic/blank cardboard cataloging sleeve, artwork is not included (it is only to demonstrate the single this song came from). For safety and purposes of follow through, respectfully I will only ship to North America, Europe, Australia. I will be happy to take any questions about the item in question. Good Luck!