RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON I WANT TO SEE BRIGHT LIGHTS INSANELY RARE ACETATE MINT

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·       RICHARD AND LINDA THOMPSON – I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT – INSANELY RARE  ACETATE (UNKNOWN GENERATION OF THE PRESSING)  –  AUDIODISC STEREO ACETATE (NO NUMBER)

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

·       [PLEASE NOTE: THE ORIGINAL U.K. PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1974; THE CORRESPONDING U.S. RELEASE DID NOT SEE  THE LIGHT OF DAY UNTIL ALMOST 10 YEARS LATER (1982), ALTHOUGH THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FORM AND PACKAGING AS DISC # 2 OF RICHARD THOMPSON'S SECOND SOLO RELEASE (THE 1976 U.S.-ONLY RELEASE "LIVE (MORE OR LESS")'

·       *** ULTRA-RARE  ACETATE ***

·       SIMPLE GRAY & WHITE AUDIODISC PRESSING PLANT LABEL

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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In 1974, Richard Thompson and the former Linda Peters released their first album together, and I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight was nothing short of a masterpiece, the starkly beautiful refinement of the promise of Thompson's solo debut, Henry the Human Fly. In Linda Thompson, Richard found a superb collaborator and a world-class vocalist; Linda possessed a voice as clear and rich as Sandy Denny's, but with a strength that could easily support Richard's often weighty material, and she proved capable of tackling anything presented to her, from the delicately mournful "Has He Got a Friend for Me" to the gleeful cynicism of "The Little Beggar Girl." And while Richard had already made clear that he was a songwriter to be reckoned with, on I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight he went from strength to strength. While the album's mood is decidedly darker than anything he'd recorded before, the sorrow of "Withered and Died," "The End of the Rainbow," and "The Great Valerio" spoke not of self-pity but of the contemplation of life's cruelties by a man who, at 25, had already been witness to more than his share. And though Thompson didn't give himself a guitar showcase quite like "Roll Over Vaughn Williams" on Henry the Human Fly, the brilliant solos that punctuated many of the songs were manna from heaven for any guitar enthusiast. While I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight may be the darkest music of Richard & Linda Thompson's career, in this chronicle of pain and longing they were able to forge music of striking and unmistakable beauty; if the lyrics often ponder the high stakes of our fate in this life, the music offered a glimpse of the joys that make the struggle worthwhile.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For its extraordinary contribution to the contemporary music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, songwriters and general public, or for some other inherent quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, show business professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini, the legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice , Lisa Robinson, Robert Shelton, Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" , Omnibus Press, Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ►click here  for the complete album listing)

And, finally, if this is of any relevance (and we do not claim that it is) "I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT" is an important  entry in ►my personal top list. Other entries on my top fave list - in no particular order - include Otis Redding, Love, Sam Cooke, Dexter Gordon, Can, Tim Buckley, Byrds, James Carr,  Stooges, Five Royales,  Everly Brothers and   Muddy Waters)

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(Unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

IMPORTANT NOTE: While this acetate is in a beautiful state of preservation, we do expect bidders to understand that the aluminum-based, shellac-coated acetates can never be graded by using the exact, same stringent standards used by collectors for modern long-play, hi-fi LPs or singles. The buyer – if not familiar with acetate (reference) recordings - should be cautioned that these discs were intended for brief, limited use only; they were meant to be played only a few times, then discarded or destroyed. In view of this, the surface layer of the disc is manufactured in such a manner that it will wear off pretty quickly, even under normal conditions -- and specially if not handled with due care. Each subsequent playing increases wear and tear of the disc’s surface layer and diminishes the disc’s playability. This disc appears to have been unplayed recently and the grooves are still well-formed and fully visible.

This acetate is  STRONG NEAR MINT, probably not played more than once or twice. Absolutely NO part of the shellac (surface layer) of the disc is  missing, and the surface layer is NOT dented, chipped, broken or otherwise compromised.

ON A SCALE FROM 1-10 (where 10 is the best), WE GRADE BOTH RECORDS AS 9.5

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·       COVER : This acetate comes without any custom jacket, and will be shipped in a plain, generic, white cardboard cover.

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