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Lot #7031
Beatles Original EMI Acetate Single for 'Blue Jay Way'

Estimate: $3000+

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Rare 7˝ EMI acetate pressing of the Beatles song ‘Blue Jay Way,’ which was recorded at EMI studios on Abbey Road in London on September 6th and 7th, and October 6, 1967, and was released on December 8, 1967, as a track on the band’s Magical Mystery Tour EP. The acetate disc bears an Emidisc label with typed notations: “Blue Jay Way, The Beatles, 45, MWS.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Written by George Harrison, ‘Blue Jay Way’ was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, where Harrison stayed in August 1967, shortly before visiting the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. The lyrics document Harrison's wait for music publicist Derek Taylor to find his way to Blue Jay Way through the fog-ridden hills, while Harrison struggled to stay awake after the flight from London to Los Angeles.

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