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    •                                       RECORD FOR SALE: 
    • ARTIST: LOU REED ~ THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
    • TITLE: "THE LOU REED SAMPLER"
    • LABEL: DUNBAR MUSIC INC RECORDS. 
    • FORMAT AND INFORMATIONAL: ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, TWO-SIDED, 12-TRACK, MONO, 12-INCH LP, 33rpm, LACQUER ON ALUMINIUM ACETATE. 
    • The Lou Reed acetate came directly from a London-based collector/dealer, who was assigned the terrifying task of cataloguing, sorting, and ultimately selling a collection of records that came from EMI's in-house publishing company Ardmore & Beechwood. Clearly, Dunbar, Lou's USA publishing house at the time, sent along the album acetate to EMI, hoping to garner a record label or UK publishing deal. This would be late 1970 early 1971, just before Lou signed a publishing deal with RCA. The provenance is impeccable.
      Most, if not all the tracks, are live and rough mixes completely different from all studio album releases. I believe all tracks have not been published previously. Even though the label states a 'Lou Reed Sampler' all tracks are clearly played by the disintegrating VU with Doug Yule replacing John Cale. Three of the tracks are from the debut VU & Nico album and one track is from White Light, so it is possible that Cale is on them, but the rest of the tracks are from Loaded and the self-titled album.
    • An astonishing, undocumented, and unreleased acetate LP, produced in late 1970, early 1971. The Velvet Underground and Lou Reed here performing 12 original Velvet Underground tracks. This release was produced by Lou Reed’s publishing company Dunbar Music, attempting to gain Reed a new record deal, post The Velvet Underground. This Acetate came from Dunbar Music, the publishing company who published all of The Velvet Underground and early solo Lou Reed-written tracks, and was created around the time the Velvet Underground disbanded, and Lou was looking for a new record deal. (Reed was later to sign to RCA records, retaining Dunbar Music to cover publishing rights.) Because Lou had not yet recorded any solo material at this stage, all of the tracks on this double-sided acetate LP are effectively by the disintegrating Velvet Underground. The showcase promo acetate includes many unreleased live tracks, including wonderful live versions of “Femme Fatale” (with introduction by Lou Reed himself) and “I'm Waiting For The Man”. The acetate is in EXCELLENT condition, showing a few light and minor surface markings. There is very little deterioration to the aluminium lacquer, highly unusual for a recording of this nature. 
    • PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COLLECTORS' ARTEFACT IS BEING SOLD FROM ONE COLLECTOR TO ANOTHER. NO RIGHTS ARE GIVEN OR IMPLIED. THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT ALL RECORDINGS ARE FREE OF ANY COPYRIGHT CLAIM, AND ARE CLEARED BEFORE ANY RELEASE. 
    • MATRIX NUMBERS: 
    • DEAD WAX INSCRIPTIONS: .
    • YEAR OF RELEASE: LATE 1970 / EARLY 1971.
    • COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED KINGDOM.
    • SLEEVE DESIGN: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD STUDIO SLEEVE WITH BALLPOINT ANNOTATIONS .
    • LABEL DESIGN: ORIGINAL 'DUNBAR MUSIC' FIRST PRESS PAPER LABELS, WITH HAND TYPED INFORMATION. 

    •                                                CONDITION:
    • CONDITION OF VINYL: EXCELLENT.
    • CONDITION OF VINYL GRADED ON A 1 - 10 SCALE: 8.
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    •                                         CONDITION IN DETAIL: 
    • THE LABELS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 
    • THE DISC IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING SURFACE MARKS. THERE IS NO LOSS OF LACQUER TO THE PLAYING SURFACE OR OXIDIZED MOISTURE SPOTS. THE ACETATE FINISH REMAINS BRIGHT WITH A NICE LUSTRE. THE RECORD TESTS EXTREMELY WELL WITHOUT INTERRUPTION DURING PLAYBACK, NO MAJOR LOSS IN SOUND QUALITY OR AURAL PERFORMANCE, AND NO WORRYINGLY OBTRUSIVE POPS OR CLICKS. THE RECORD CAN BE ENJOYED ENORMOUSLY. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH. 

    • A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE RECORD AT A VERY NICE PRICE! THIS ONE IS FOR THE COLLECTION, WITHOUT REASON TO UPGRADE. STRICTLY GRADED USING RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM. BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AS TOTAL SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED.

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    •                          POSTAGE & PACKING COSTS:
    • UNITED KINGDOM: £FREE INCLUDES TRACKING.
    • EUROPE: £55.00 INCLUDES INCLUDES PARCELFORCE TRACKING.
    • USA ~ CANADA: £55.00 INCLUDES PARCELFORCE TRACKING.
    • JAPAN ~ AUSTRALIA ~ REST OF THE WORLD: £55.00 INCLUDES PARCELFORCE TRACKING. 
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