[78-L] The Quarrymen

[Kristjan Saag]

This might be a genuine copy of Paul McCartneys 1981 reproduction of the 
1958 acetate (which, of course, only exists in one copy).
Paul bought the acetate from one of the original Quarry Men in 1981, had 
it remastered and pressed on few dozen 78's and an equal amount of 45's, 
some of which he distributed for Christmas among friends and family. The 
rest was locked up in his vaults. The interesting thing is that he 
managed to find a batch of shellac compound for the 78's, all of what 
was left at the Orlake pressing plant in Dagenham, UK.
British magazine Record Collector in 1998 estimated the value of any of 
these copies to, at least, 12 000 pounds.
The label design and writing is precisely the same as on the original 
acetate.
Possible genuine copies of the acetate have been auctioned before - see:
http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/ao-qmen.html
Kristjan


On 2013-11-20 21:43, John Wright wrote:
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> Saw this on ebay co uk this week. Is it genuine? How many discs were
> pressed?
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> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-QUARRYMEN-THE-BEATLES-THATLL-BE-THE-DAY-78-RPM
> -10-1958-/281209301147?pt=UK_Records
> <http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-QUARRYMEN-THE-BEATLES-THATLL-BE-THE-DAY-78-RP
> M-10-1958-/281209301147?pt=UK_Records&hash=item417961689b>
> &hash=item417961689b
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> John
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