RARE PRIVATE ACETATE DEROY LABEL:MEMPHIS SLIM.1960s BRITISH INTIMATE CONCERT

	£		67
	$		89

ATTENTION SERIOUS BLUES,MEMPHIS SLIM,DEROY LABEL PRIVATE ACETATE RECORDINGS COLLECTORS!

HERE IS A UNIQUE AND VERY EXCITING ITEM! QUITE PROBABLY THE ONLY COPY THAT HAS EVER BEEN SEEN ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE FEATURING THE LEGENDARY BLUES SINGER AND PIANIST MEMPHIS SLIM!  THIS IS A PRIVATE PRESSING ACETATE DISC MADE BY THE DEROY COMPANY FROM THE MID 1960s(NO DATE)BUT MEMPHIS SLIM MADE HIS FIRST UK APPEARANCE IN 1963. THAT IS POSSIBLY WHEN THIS RECORDING WAS MADE IN FRONT OF A SMALL BUT ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE IN EITHER A PRIVATE HOME OR A SMALL CLUB SPREAD OVER TWO SIDES LASTING ABOUT 20 MINUTES EACH SIDE.

 I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS RECORDED,HOWEVER AT ONE POINT A BRITISH CHAP WITH A LONDON ACCENT ANNOUNCES "COULD THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK KEEP QUIET-THE REST OF US WOULD BE MUCH OBLIGED!" THAT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN PETER NEWBROOK WHO WAS THE RECORDS PREVIOUS OWNER AND HAD THE FINANCE AND CONNECTIONS TO GET SUCH AN INTIMATE CONCERT ARRANGED AND RECORDED! AT THE END A SMALL "BAND" JOIN IN ONE NUMBER,AN INSTRUMENTAL VERSION WITH MEMPHIS SLIM ON PIANO OF "C.JAM BLUES". MEMPHIS SLIM TALKS ON BETWEEN MOST OF THE SONGS WITH SOME JOKING ABOUT CLEARLY ENJOYING HIMSELF AND REACTING TO THE FANS,NOT THE GREATEST QUALITY SOUND BUT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR A PRIVATE RECORDING! EXCELLENT VERSION OF "KANSAS CITY" WITH SLIGHTLY SLURRED WORDS SO MAYBE THE DRINK WAS FLOWING! TOTALLY FASCINATING AND THESE RECORDINGS MAY HAVE NEVER BEEN COMMERCIALLY ISSUED!  HARDLY ANY BLUES ACETATES LIKE THIS SURVIVE AND ANYONE WITH THE SLIGHTEST INTEREST IN SUCH ITEMS SHOULD EXPECT KEEN BIDDING ON THIS SERIOUSLY RARE LP MADE TO SPECIAL PRIVATE ORDER WITH MAYBE A SMALL NUMBER PRODUCED FOR FRIENDS OR BAND MEMBERS BUT JUST HOW MANY WERE MADE I WOULDN'T KNOW. HOWEVER I WOULD SUGGEST NO MORE THAN A DOZEN(IF THAT!)

JUST FIND ME ANOTHER EXAMPLE??!!

CLEAN UNDEFACE LABELS APART FROM A FAINT "1" AND "2" ON EACH TO DENOTE WHICH SIDE WITH THE DEROY SOUND SERVICE CREDIT AND ADDRESS. THERE IS SOME SURFACE NOISE,A STEADY SWISH ON THE LAST HALF OF SIDE ONE BUT NO CLICKS,JUMPS OR STICKS. GLEAMING SURFACES WITH NO SURFACE MARKS WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR AN ACETATE!

HOUSED IN A POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE AND AN OUTER CARDBOARD COVER.

ADDED TO IT IS A NEWSPAPER OBITUARY FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH OF 1988.

A THICK SLAB,SOLID ACETATE DISC THAT IS OF MUSEUM,VAULT STANDARD WAITING TO BE CHERISHED!  

 ALMOST EVERY COPY LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED A LOT! 

THIS COPY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW SURVIVING,IF NOT THE ONLY  EXAMPLE IN THE WORLD WHICH WILL TAKE THE BREATH AWAY OF MOST PROSPECTIVE BUYERS! I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH UNLIKE SOME "BIG TIME" DEALERS WHO EVEN STATE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME! INSANE! BID WITH CONFIDENCE HERE! GOOD LUCK!

NO SPINDLE WEAR WITH CLEAN BRIGHT LABELS WITH SHARP PRINT!  SERIOUSLY RARE AS A GENUINE ACETATE!

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!    

MOST ACETATES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND NOT CLEARLY GRADED. JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO RAN THE ESQUIRE LABEL AND HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION WITH MANY DUPLICATES SUCH AS USA/UK ISSUE VARIANTS,HENCE THIS NICE COPY. THOSE THAT DID HAVE PLAYS WERE ON TOP OF THE RANGE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CAREFULLY STORED WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS ON STURDY SHELVING IN HIS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ARCHIVE-BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER,RECORD REVIEWER ON JAZZ,A FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY BRITISH,AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS,KNEW MANY JAZZ MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS FOR HIS OPINIONS AND APPROVAL-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS IF THAT AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN INDEED! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY MOST OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYERS AND JAZZ COLLECTORS WILL RECALL.  NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR AND JAZZ/BLUES FAN MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES WHICH MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AS GOOD AS THESE EXAMPLES! CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE BLUES AND JAZZ ALBUMS FOR AUCTION AND SALE THIS WEEK! MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS-KEEP WATCHING AND BE PREPARED FOR KEEN BIDDING ON WHAT COULD BE LAST CHANCE ITEMS! 

 SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE! EVERYTHING PACKED WITH CARE AND ATTENTION TO ENSURE THEY ARRIVE SAFELY! HIGH BIDDING WILL BE EXPECTED AND AS SUCH BE PREPARED FOR SPECIAL OR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY COSTS HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD ONES STATED.

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £20!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS TRAVEL FOR MANY MILES TO VISIT ME-MOST NOT EVEN ASKING TO EXAMINE MY RECORDS AS THEY TRUST MY VERY STRICT JUDGEMENT AND GRADINGS! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

How many were preserved like this one-??

USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The 1960s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

This ACETATE LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is AN OUTSTANDING COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING VERY STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!    SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

Checkout my feedback of OVER 18,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID  with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH 12 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.12 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2014!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!

MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY OTHER BLUES ALBUMS FOR AUCTION ON EBAY! MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE ITEM THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN SO DON'T MISS OUT!