Black Sabbath - Rat Salad 7" Metal Acetate - Rare Item
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Black Sabbath - Rat Salad
7" Metal Acetate
You want a rare item? Here's one you'll never see again! An actual 7" Metal Acetate of "Rat Salad" from the 1970. M-
This is from my personal collection. It is in its original sleeve with orange wax numbers that match the numbers on the label......B81821.
What is an acetate you ask?
When a record is made, making the acetate is the second point in the process (the first being a master tape recording). An acetate is a piece of metal, covered in a layer of acetone (therefore causing it to be heavier than a standard record). To make a record, an engineer places a blank acetate on a cutting lathe. The cutting lathe then proceeds to carve a groove into the acetate, based on the sound waves the acetate cutter is receiving from the sound source attached to it (a master tape). When finished, the acetate is then used to press real vinyl records. This is achieved by first coating the acetate with a layer of metal. This "metal mother" is then taken off the acetate (both 'a' and 'b' sides), and placed on a vinyl stamper (the machine that actually makers the record). These two metal mothers are then placed on the top and bottom of the machine. A "puck" (a lump of vinyl) is then placed on the vinyl stamper, with paper labels on top and bottom sides. When the vinyl stamper is activated, the metal mothers come down on both sides of the puck, squeezing the vinyl out to the edges. This is how a record is made.
Sometimes, acetates contain versions of songs that are not released. An acetate label is usually the label of the manufacturer. The label is usually either hand written, or is typed.
Many times when 45's were a popular format, record companies would make acetates of all an LP's songs in case one or more of those songs became a hit. Or they would would try to anticipate which song(s) would make good singles.
Postage to US is $12.00; Canada $14.00; W.Europe $17.00; All Others $20.00. This is no a light weight vinyl record. It is metal and weighs more. If you want it shipped via registered mail, there is an additional $10.00 fee.
If you Buy It Now, your shipping is free world-wide, but the registered mail fee will still apply.
If you want to bicker about the shipping cost, please Do Not Bid. I am not a big eBay seller with a shipping department in my home. I have to take each parcel to the Post Office and stand in long slow moving lines. Shipping supplies cost money. Standing in line at the Post Office takes a lot of time. Filling out paperwork for international orders is also time consuming. I do combine postage for multiple items.
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On Aug-27-07 at 16:40:02 PDT, seller added the following information:into-void Store
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