Beatles “Misery” Rare 1963 Gil Music Corp. Publishing Acetate with Provenance
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850
$ 850
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Aug 5, 2015
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Description
Here’s an extremely rare acetate, made in 1963 for promotional use by the Beatles’ first US publisher, Gil Music Corp. This copy comes from the estate of Marshall Leib, the close associate of Phil Spector and member of the Teddy Bears, who probably received it directly from the source in ’63 when he was emerging as an eminent West Coast producer. I’m including a note certifying that it came from Leib’s estate. The condition is solidly VG+ and plays beautifully from start to finish.
A few identifying details:
- Like the two other known copies of Gil Corp. Beatles acetates, it plays at 78 rpm. This is less strange than it seems. First, it was still a format that was used internally by the record industry in the early 60’s--producers and promoters still had the equipment to play them. Secondly, despite the fact that someone at Gil Corp had the foresight to pick up the rights to six Beatles songs after seeing them play live in the UK, they do not seem to have been the savviest bunch of guys in general--less than a year later, right on the cusp of Beatlemania, they attempted to sell the rights to these six tunes for less than $500. Being a few years behind the curve is right in character.
- Like the other known copies of this series of Gil publishing acetates, the labels have a distinct, grainy faux-granite background pattern.
- Like the others, it’s a 10” disc with “Allied NY” logos around the center holes on the back.
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