RE: [bomp] velvet underground acetate

[craig taylor <ctbernicia@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think Bob's right that a full CEDAR restoration of the acetate would give
the ultimate sound quality available. However, once the transfer is made then
it's fair game for bootleggers so it would be become a battle of packaging
between rival companies. There is a great book by Clinton Heylin - Rise and
fall of the bootleg industry that gives the full history of these shenanigans.
You'd be looking at a situation similar to The Beatles Get Back sessions.

Does make sense that there would be at least 5 copies knocking around - as
each band member would have got one - and that each member still has their
copy. But where are the master tapes ? Surely they must still exist and
hopefully someone has been sent to dig them out. If the original masters turn
up then the acetate as a commercial entity is useless.  Does make it baffling
why no-one has released it before though - COME ON UNIVERSAL -  get it
together.

Killer story though - I bid just to be "part of rock history"





> Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 10:07:28 -0600> From: w@xnet2.com> To: bomp@xnet2.com>
Subject: RE: [bomp] velvet underground acetate> > > There are a couple of
interesting> questions and answers in a> fine-print section of the eBay>
listing of the acetate auction> (bidding at $125k last time I> looked, with
three and a half days> of bidding left).> > Dec-02-06> > Q: Another copy of
this acetate> showed up 2 years ago from a Moe> Tucker basement box & has
been> released unofficially on cd last> year,maybe you'd make it public as> in
your description you write that> yours is the only existing copy.All> the
serious Velvet Underground> collectors knows that this is not> the only
copy.For sure your copy is> in better conditions than the> Moe's.It will not
affect the big> price you're gonna get at the> end...> > A: The legend of the
surfacing of a> Moe Tucker copy is documented> nowhere that we could find
except> on the liner of the Japanese> bootleg referenced in our> description
above. As such, we> regard it as rumored (at best) and> thus unreliable. That
Warren's copy> is far superior in sound to the> bootleg is noteworthy,
however, and> would lend credibility to the> notion that there could be
another> copy extant. Please advise if you> have an information source more>
credible than the liner notes of a> bootleg CD and/or word of mouth. > Has Moe
Tucker confirmed this> rumor?> > Dec-04-06> > Q: The 'rumor' about Moe's
acetate> is true! I have worked with her and> Sterling on projects in the
past,> and they both mentioned how the> band played it several times to see>
how the NY sessions had gone. > I've seen it, with Sterling's> handwritten
'featuring Moe Tucker'> on the front of the white cover. > This 'legend' is
true--there> definitely is another copy. --M.C. > Kostek> > A: Though we must
still regard> this as unconfirmed, we will post> it in the interest of keeping
our> bidders informed about claims which> seem credible to us. If this>
correspondence is indeed, as I am> inclined to believe, from Mike> Kostek,
author of 'The Velvet> Underground Handbook', we thank you> for your
contribution.> > Yes, it's looking to me like the > acetate is "just an
artifact", but > who knows. This acetate has been > around for several years
while they > attempted to work out other deals. > The tracks could have been
ripped > during that process of shopping > around for a buyer. > > Regardless,
these otherwise> available recordings are reasonably> listenable and could
presumably be> cleaned up so that they're> completely listenable.> > W> > > On
Tue, 5 Dec 2006, craig taylor wrote:> > > > > Couldn't find them on
alt.binaries - probably because site totally baffled me> > so the material is
already floating around from other sources - if so which> > sources?> > > > if
material was unavailable elsewhere then if buyer could jump any legal> >
technicalities to press up a CD, they would sell 500,000 upwards which makes>
> acetate worth about #1-2 million. If material is available elsewhere then> >
acetate is just an artifact.> > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006
21:30:55 -0600> From: w@xnet2.com> To: bomp@xnet2.com>> > Subject: Re: [bomp]
velvet underground acetate> > > A copy of the tunes that> > would be > on the
acetate has been posted to > alt.binaries.rock-n-roll, >> >
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1960s, > alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.garage-rock> > Very>
> different versions of the > four songs, some of them VERY cool. > What does>
> this do to the value of > the acetate? Devalue it completely?> > W> > > On>
> Sun, 3 Dec 2006, craig taylor wrote:> > > > >> >
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VELVET-UNDERGROUND-NICO-1966-Acetate-LP-ANDY-WARHOL_W0Q
>> > > QitemZ300054910309QQihZ020QQcategoryZ306QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem> > > > >
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