ACETATE - BETTE MIDLER Broken Blossom 10/20/1977
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pocketfullofmiracles store ACETATE OF
BETTE MIDLER
BROKEN BLOSSOM
10/20/1977 ATLANTIC RECORDS
THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX
CONDITION: VG+ TO VG++ but it also has that incredible no earlier pressing
audiophile sound that make acetates so desireable; asside from the collectability.
THE 4TH PICTURE SHOWS AN "OK" AND 2 INITIALS IN RED ON THE COVER. FOR ALL I KNOW IT IS
BETTE MIDLER'S MORE LIKELY IT IS THE PRODUCER, THE ENGINEER OR SOMEONE ELSE.
"Broken Blossom" is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records
label. Just as Midler's three previous studio albums Broken Blossom includes songs from a wide variety of genres, ranging from Edith Piaf's signature
tune "La vie en rose", Phil Spector-esque covers of Billy Joel's "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" and Harry Nilsson's "Paradise" and hard rock like
Sammy Hagar's "Red", to a jazzy duet with Tom Waits, "I Never Talk to Strangers", and a rendition of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes",
originally from Walt Disney's 1950 film version of Cinderella. The album reached #51 on Billboard's album chart.
Produced by: Brooks Arthur
Engineered by: Bob Merritt and Brooks Arthur
Assisted by: David Latman
Production Coordinator: Ivy Skoff
Management: Aaron Russo, Hollywood, California
Primary Recording Location: The Record Plant, Los AngelesAdditional Recording: at Studio 55, Los Angeles
FUNNY MIDLER TRIVIA
It was one of Bette's feuds that supposedly affected radio play on some of her records. Although the true story may never be known, it begins on a taxing New Year's eve of 1976 in Los Angeles. Bette had just emerged from the hospital after spending her 30th birthday having her appendix removed, and she was a little harried and frantic about that night's show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Since California state statutes were being changed at midnight to reduce the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana to misdemeanor, Bette wanted to tape a joint to the bottom of every seat of the theater as a New Year's surprise. Her staff had purportedly rolled 1800 joints before word leaked out and the project was halted by the district attorney's office. Still determined to give her audience that little something extra, at the stroke of midnight, goes the story, Bette dropped the top of her dress and manager Aaron Russo dropped the curtain.
"Aaron was furious with me," Bette recalled, "and then I was at this big New Year's industry party and it was all such an enormous strain and I was a little fuzzy. Someone introduced me to the program director of all the RKO stations, Paul Drew. He was holding my record and said he hated it So I grabbed the record from his hand, broke it across my knee and smacked him across the face. And I've been banned on RKO stations since, although recently he and I had lunch together and we've made up. He dined out on that story for a year. What can I say? I'm real sorry it happened, but that's show biz."
What is Bette Midler after and what does she want? "I've been looking forward to a chance to express myself, as corny as it sounds. I want to sing, songs that I really like to sing and to express this very peculiar point of view I have about life. I think that's what strikes a chord in everyone that really likes me. The fact that I come out and say, hey, what's really going on, as simply and innocently as that. Life is kind of ordered chaos or complete dementia. It's a constant process of learning, laughing and giggling at it.TO SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS PLEASE CLICK See other items
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NM (Near Mint): Record and cover appear virtually unmarked.
VG++: A hair under near mint may have just a very few visual marks that should not affect sound.
VG+ : A well cared for record. Should have only very slight if any audible imperfections.
VG : Many only surface lines or may have 1 or more small scratches .Background sound but still very enjoyable. Cover defects will be noted.
VG-: significant background sound from various defects but music always quite audible above it. Cover has some damage that will be noted.
