by wand143 »
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:25 pm
Based on the subject of the recording, I really doubt it was ever meant to be broadcast.
I'm a gambler when it comes to blank-label or unlabeled acetates. If they're cheap, I'll pick them up. I took a chance 25+ years ago on a lot which came from a San Antonio TX studio - most were just test-cuttings to get sound levels and channel balances but one turned out to be interesting: a 78 RPM dub of Carol Burnett's first record, "I Made A Fool Of Myself (Over John Foster Dulles)". All that was written on the disc (no label) was "John Foster" - since it was released on a major label (ABC-Paramount) I have doubts that this disc was THE first acetate of the record. It may have been just a disc-cutter test (other discs had portions of a Frank Sinatra recording on it) dubbed from the commercial release of the record. But, since the store I bought it from went out of business 20 years ago, I'll never really know the answer.