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| Acetate Collection Vol. 1 - Front Cover | Acetate Collection Vol. 1 - Back Cover |
| Label | Unicorn |
| Catalogue No. | UC 146/147 |
| Release Date | 2011 |
| Total Time | Disc 1 - 76:20 Disc 2 - 79:17 |
| Comments: (from the sleeve) |
Acetate Collection is the first in a series produced by Unicorn Records. This first edition is a double C.D. bringing together a collection of Acetates from 1961-1969 According to the label lots of work have gone into making these tracks sound as best as possible, being remastered, de-clicked, pitch and phase & levels corrected from best possible sources. The label also provide comprehensive liner notes discussing each track, copied against each track below.
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| No | Tracklisting | Comments | Time |
| 1 | Ain't She Sweet | MGM/Verve acetate of 24th June 1961 recording | 2:08 |
| 2 | Kansas City | Dick James acetate An acetate made from a recording of “Kansas City” performed at the Cavern Club on 5th September 1962, this first appeared on the Anthology series but is included here with voice over completely removed. |
1:01 |
| 3 | And I Love Her | Take 21 RM2 Film production acetate with Paul's single-tracked vocal |
2:24 |
| 4 | If I Fell | Take 15 RM1 Film production acetate - Same as UK mono mix |
2:14 |
| 5 | A Hard Day’s Night | Take 9 RM10 Film production acetate - Same as UK mono mix |
2:25 |
| 6 | She’s A Woman | EMI disc acetate Take 6 1 sided disc cut 12th October 1984 - Same as released take. |
3:01 |
| 7 | She’s A Woman | EMI disc acetate Take 7 1 sided disc cut 12th October 1984 - False start into take 7 |
4:25 |
| 8 | Another Girl | Take 1 Film production acetate - includes Paul's count-in |
2:09 |
| 9 | The Night Before | Take 2 Film production acetate - Drums mixed back and less echo |
2:34 |
| 10 | I Need You | Take 5 Film production acetate - vocals mixed forward with less echo |
2:30 |
| 11 | Ticket To Ride | Take 2 Film production acetate - Second vocal track mixed back |
3:06 |
| 12 | Yes It Is | Take 14 Film production acetate - Vocals brought up in the mix |
2:44 |
| 13 | You Like Me Too Much | Take 8 Film production acetate - Vocal mixed forward with no echo |
2:38 |
| 14 | You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away | Take 9 Film production acetate - with count-in |
2:14 |
| 15 | You’re Going To Lose That Girl | Take 3 Film production acetate - rough mono mix with count-in |
2:21 |
| 16 | Help ! | Take 12 RM4 Film production acetate - rough mono mix with tambourine during the chorus (not on official release) |
2:21 |
| 17 | 12 Bar Original | EMI disc Take 2 RM1 An EMI disc cut on 13th December 1965 which was auctioned in 1988 for £1300 and found its way onto many bootleg releases. Here we have the cleanest source available. |
6:42 |
| 18 | Paperback Writer | Capitol acetate An 8? stereo Capitol acetate of take 2, the same as the released take. |
2:13 |
| 19 | Strawberry Fields Forever | EMI acetate Take 7 RM3 The third of three mono remixes for “Strawberry Fields Forever” Take 7 chosen for acetate cutting on 29th November 1966 |
2:54 |
| 20 | A Day In The Life | Take 6 RM1 The 6th take of “A Day In The Life” was chosen for acetate cutting from the first mono mix This is the infamous ‘Oh, shit’ version (Paul - 2:49), with no orchestra and Mal Evans bar counting clearly evident. |
4:21 |
| 21 | Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band | Take 10 RM1 When this acetate first appeared we heard how the end of the song originally was played without “With A Little Help From My Friends” segued in. This is a unique mix without any brass overdubs. |
2:09 |
| 22 | Magical Mystery Tour | EMI acetate of Take 9 RM7 | 2:46 |
| 23 | Your Mother Should Know | Rough mix of Take 8 | 2:30 |
| 24 | The Fool On The Hill | Take 1 | 2:46 |
| 25 | Blue Jay Way | EMI disc Alternate Mix A bizarre stereo mix with the timing all awry which has been widely thought to be a fake. |
3:50 |
| 26 | I Am The Walrus | Take 17 RM4 | 4:32 |
| No | Tracklisting | Comments | Time |
| 1 | Across The Universe | EMI disc acetate cut 8th February 1968 of Take 8 "Y'alright Ritchie ?" |
3:23 |
| 2 | Intervista | EMI one-sided 10" acetate of a Kenny Everett interview with John, Paul and Ringo in Studio 2 recorded 6th June 1968 and aired Sunday 9th June 1968. John, sings a "Goodbye Jingle". Then the much booted, "Cottonfields". Paul joins in after 9 minutes as they sing "Goodbye Ken". Discuss Tiny Tim George joins in after 11 minutes and then Ringo |
14:08 |
| 3 | Kenny Everett Workshop | Apple two-sided 8" acetate containing various jingles used in Kenny's Beatle broadcasts Plenty of zaney adverts for ... Tea ! After 4:20 Kenny mentions his "Wireless Workshop" Then we get back to adverts for the Tea Council. |
8:04 |
| 4 | Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey |
Take 12 RM5 - John's vocal brought forward | 2:32 |
| 5 | Yer Blues | Takes 16/17 RM3 and Edit Piece 1 Includes a count-in from Ringo |
4:15 |
| 6 | Back In The U.S.S.R. | Take 6 RM1 - Different Jet noise placements | 2:59 |
| 7 | Revolution 9 | Apple acetate Take 1 RS1 cut on 21st June 1968 | 7:47 |
| 8 | Helter Skelter | Take 21 RM1 Starts with guitar feedback, shouted "distant" count-in can be heard A minute shorter than the stereo version, no fade down and up, and no "Blisters" |
3:40 |
| 9 | Birthday | Take 22 RM1 John at start, "This is Ken Macintosh and the Roving Remixers, Take Farty-One |
2:57 |
| 10 | I’m So Tired | Take 14 RM1 Slow count-in from John, "1 ..... 2......3 ....." George can be heard commenting on something at the end |
2:08 |
| 11 | What's The New Mary Jane | "Cutting Room Inc." acetate - RS4 | 6:35 |
| 12 | What's The New Mary Jane | "Cutting Room Inc." acetate - RS5 | 7:03 |
| 13 | What's The New Mary Jane | "Cutting Room Inc." acetate - Edit version Just crashes in, starting 2 and half minutes from the end |
2:25 |
| 14 | What's The New Mary Jane | Single edit mixed for commercial release (appeared on Anthology) | 3:07 |
| 15 | Long And Winding Road | Apple acetate of released take but uncompressed with higher dynamics | 3:34 |
| 16 | Let It Be | Apple acetate of released take but uncompressed with higher dynamics | 3:47 |