2 x UK 7" DUNCAN BROWNE unreleased acetate EMIDISC 60s

£ 68

$ 90

£ 68 Sold For

May 18, 2008 Sold Date

May 8, 2008 Start Date

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LOT of 2 x 7" ACETATES:

UNCREDITED ARTIST - DUNCAN BROWNE?

You are bidding on a nice pair of EMIDISC single-sided acetate discs. Titles are "Who Is Julie" and "Monday On The Moon", with no recording artists credited. However, written on each label is "FUGAL SONGS" which a quick Google throws up a mere six results, the only relevant one being that this was a company set up by DUNCAN BROWNE at CARLIN music - where most of these acetate discs from this collection seem to have come from...

Both are obviously demo recordings, sounding late 1960s - "WHO IS JULIE" is vocals and folky guitar, very much in The Honeybus vein. "MONDAY ON THE MOON" features vocals and piano. Both appear to be totally undocumented and unreleased. Hopefully the winning bidder can do a bit more detective work. Or just enjoy the music...

I presume these come from after the 1968 IMMEDIATE album "Give Me Take You" and the 1973 RAK self-titled album...

GOOD LUCK AND CHECK MY OTHER ACETATE AUCTIONS!!!

CONDITION : (Sleeve/Record) VG to EX

DESCRIPTION : Like most acetates, these are fragile and play with a wee bit of background crackle, and the odd light pop but nothing too serious. Could probably do with a good wash...

KEYWORDS : Andrew Loog Oldham, Vahti Bunyan, Immediate Records, Spectropop, Phil Spector, Brill Building etc.

PAYMENT : Buyer pays in UK pounds, cheque (in the UK), IMO or Paypal.

POSTAGE : 12"s/LPs : £2.60 (UK), £3.70 (Europe) and £6.20 (Rest of World) / 7”s/CDs : £1.50 (UK), £2.50 (Europe) and £3.50 (Rest of World). Double vinyl counts as two etc. Will discount for combined shipping - each additional record sent at half price.

SMALL PRINT : I am first and foremeost a collector, and grade strictly as I wish everyone would. Records will be well-packed between cardboard, and sent in record mailers. In the interests of the environment, these will be recycled whenever possible. Albums will be removed from outer sleeve to avoid seam splits in transit. All records are sent with a certificate of posting, if you wish additional insurance please ask – I cannot be held responsible for missing parcels.

Good luck and check my other auctions for a selection of soul, funk, jazz, progressive, hip-hop, beats, breaks, samples and other odd-ball gear...

On 15-May-08 at 10:03:55 BST, seller added the following information:

I've just heard a copy of the IMMEDIATE album, and am now certain that the vocalist on the "Who Is Julie" acetate disc IS definitely Duncan Browne. A fairly unique fragile wistful voice - the vocal mannerisms on "Monday On The Moon" are slightly different, but the songwriting style is very similar (describing looking for golden apples etc.) so I suspect this is most likely Duncan too.

Very hard to put a date on these, but I'm fairly sure they are sixties recordings - either prior to the Immediate LP or just after. Obviously there was quite a gap between his album releases. Hopefully these discs will go to someone who can properly research, restore and document this historic find...

Good luck bidding - a lot of people watching this!

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KEYWORDS: Deram Nova, Decca Nova, Blue Horizon, Vertigo Swirl, Vertigo Spiral, Neon, Harvest, Nepentha, freakbeat, psych, beat, pop, folk, acid folk, The Trees, Forest, Vashti Bunyan, Fresh Maggots