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Incredibly rare 12˝ US Capitol Records two-sided acetate for the stereo release of the Beatles album Something New, released in 1964 for the North American market. The acetate disc bears black-and-white Capitol Records "Stereo" labels, filled out in type: "Master No. ST-1-2108, Time 13:53, Title: Something New, 7-2-64 ml, Artist: The Beatles" and "Master No. ST-2-2108, Time 11:29, Title: Something New, 7-2-64 ml, Artist: The Beatles."
The acetate was cut from the master tape by famed mastering engineer Maurice Long (ml) at the Capitol Records Tower on July 2, 1964, just three weeks before the album's release. The contents of the acetate include: ‘I’ll Cry Instead,’ ‘Things We Said Today,’ ‘Anytime At All,’ ‘When I Get Home,’ ‘Slow Down,’ ‘Matchbox,’ ‘Tell Me Why,’ ‘And I Love Her,’ ‘I’m Happy Just to Dance With You,’ ‘If I Fell,’ and ‘Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand.’
The acetate is in VG+ condition, with some light scratching to both sides of the disc, not affecting play, and a tiny edge chip to Side 2. The overall sound quality is spectacular as it comes directly from the master tape. The name "Satnick," who was an employee at Capitol Records, is diminutively penned on the Side 1 label. Accompanied by a high-fidelity digital transfer (.wav file) of the acetate's contents on a USB stick.
From the Mark Erbach Collection.
