The Ronettes Paradise Phil Spector Owned Orig 1960s Acetate Gold Star Lbl 45 rpm

$

500

The Ronettes- 

Paradise - Master Reference #2 

8" Acetate 

Mastered at Phil Spector's Favorite Gold Star Studios in the 1960s - Unreleased until the 1970s - Beautiful and Classic Wall of Sound Production - Fantastic and Historic 

Acetate Once Belonged to Record Producer Phil Spector 

One Sided 8” Acetate Disk with Inscribed Labels.

This studio was the favorite studio of Phil Spector, who recorded and produced the Crystals, The Ronettes, Cher and Darlene Love at this same studio.

Condition VG+

I have played the acetate. There are some background pops and crackles but nothing major. The music overpowers the minor background noise. This acetate plays well with no skips or jumps.
This acetate has no chips or specks and is flat.

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The Gold Star Studio label acetates from the 1960s are both highly prized and rarely seen. There were probably less than five of each of any one designated acetate title cut.  

This is one selection out of a highly important collection of acetates, test pressings, standard production records and entertainment awards from a collection that ranges from the 1950s through the 1990s and was owned by a highly talented and diverse individual who served in a number of jobs in the music and movie divisions of the entertainment industry most notably  including serving as a Director in the Promotions Department of the Beatles record company, Apple Records.  

 This individual also worked in the executive office of Phil Spector Productions in the early to mid 1970s.

Most of the acetates and test pressings in this collection had standard designated acetate labels but there are some from earlier in the audio review stage of record production that have no labels at all. Unlabled reference acetates have to be listened to on a record player in order to determine what they are. 

 This acetate was Phil Spector’s personal work acetate. I would say that this acetate was used for making decisions about the final mixes of the songs on the album or 45.

As I said, The former Apple Records employee who owned this acetate also worked with Phil Spector on a regular basis. I was told by this employee that Phil Spector would frequently discard record production materials, recording equipment and records once he no longer needed those items.  

This acetate came from the same collection of records and acetates as the A&M Studio Label Acetates that I sold last month on Ebay that were used in producing the “The Concert for Bangladesh” three record box on Apple Records featuring George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell.

Check my past and present listings for more rare Philles and Apple Records records, acetates and awards. 

This acetate will come with a Letter of Authenticity signed by myself. My name is Christopher Chatman of Beyond Records and I have been writing and dealing in acetates and extremely rare music items since 1977. 

I have included an article in the photos that I wrote in the 1990s called "What is an acetate and why do they cost so much money? The article was published in the 1990 book "Goldmine's Rock N' Roll 45 rpm Record Price"