MANFRED MANN Mr Ragamuffin Man 45 1968 EMIDISC ACETATE

	£		37
	$		49

On offer here is a VERY rare Acetate 45 (especially in this condition!!!!) by Manfred Mann called "Mr Ragamuffin Man" and is an ORIGINAL 1968 UK EMIDISC ACETATE (pressed months before the release date!)l!!!!  There is NO 'B Side' - as this acetate is one-sided!!!!  THIS ACETATE IS OF THE UTMOST RARITY AND IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST VERSION OF THIS TRACK EVER MADE!!!!  THIS ACETATE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESSED TO CHECK THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE TRACK (USUALLY LISTENED TO BY THE BAND THEMSELVES - OR A SOUND ENGINEER) TO CHECK THE MIX!!!!  IF THE BAND WERE HAPPY WITH THE VERSION ON THE ACETATE - THEN IT WAS SENT FOR PRESSING!!!!  OF COURSE OFTEN, MORE RE-MIXING OR EVEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RECORDING WAS DESIRED BY THE BAND - SO THIS MAY NOT EVEN BE THE FINISHED VERSION!!!!  ONE THING IS CERTAIN THOUGH - AND THAT IS THAT THIS ACETATE IS 100% UNIQUE (THE ONLY COPY EVER PRESSED!), AND IS QUITE LITERALLY THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST PRESSING OF THIS TRACK EVER MADE (IT PRE-DATES ALL OTHER PRESSINGS INCLUDING PROMOS & TEST PRESSINGS!)!!!! 

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS ACETATE IS IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 UK EMIDISC ACETATE ON THE 1ST PRESS EMIDISC LABEL, AND COMES WITH A PLAIN CARD COVER!!!!  THIS ACETATE IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL EMIDISC UK 1st Pressing from 1968 and is in GREAT condition overall!!!!  This acetate also has no Cat Number (as when this track was put onto this acetate - a Cat number hadnt even been allocated yet!) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and NO spindle marks!!!!  The acetate is in GREAT condition overall and still gives a VERY good account of itself!!!!  Most of these 60s acetates had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 3 or 4 VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only some EXTREMELY light general paper scuffing only visible under light!!!!  There is evidence of 'flaking' in 1 TINY place on the VERY edge of the acetate ONLY - though this does NOT affect the playing surface!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle!!!!  However there is some slight background sound on this acetate (as with most acetates from the 1960s!) though it isnt excessive, and if you turn the treble down this lessens anyway!!!!  The acetate still plays WELL and gives a VERY good account of itself!!!!  The record must grade Very Good(Minus) (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The Acetate also comes in a plain card cover!!!!  THIS ACETATE IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!!  It really is a GREAT looking Acetate and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE ACETATE!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1968 UK EMIDISC ACETATE 1ST PRESSING OF "MR RAGAMUFFIN MAN" BY MANFRED MANN, IN GREAT CONDITION OVERALL!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £1 in the UK, £2 Europe, £3 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: