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·       CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES (4:35 SINGLE VERSION) - INSANELY RARE  ONE-OF-A-KIND ORIGINAL 1969 ONE-SIDED 45rpm 7-inch  MONO ACETATE (NO NUMBER)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

 

** ULTRA-RARE, UNHEARD OF, UNSEEN, UNDOCUMENTED ONE-OF-A-KIND ACETATE (REFERENCE PRESSING) **

 

 

·       NO MATRICES OR CATALOG NUMBERS (ACETATES NEVER HAVE ANY MATRIX STAMPS AND RARELY, IF EVER, COME WITH CATALOG NUMBERS), BUT THIS ACETATE WAS CLEARLY A DRY RUN FOR ATLANTIC SINGLE 45-2676, BUT WITHOUT THE "B" SIDE ("LONG TIME GONE")

 

·       THE ACETATE HAS A SMALL HANDRWITTEN STICKER ON THE PRESSED SIDE WHICH MAY BE  POSSIBLE TO REMOVE (WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO),  PLUS A SMALL HANDWRITTEN REMARK REGARDING THE TRACK TIMING ("ABOUT FIVE MINUTES")

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST (ONE AND ONLY) U.S. MONO ACETATE PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       THIS ACETATE COMES IN ITS PLAIN, WHITE, POLY-LINED 7" SLEEVE

 

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is one of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s (CSN) signature tunes and rightfully commences their landmark self-titled debut album. It was also chosen as the band’s second single b/w “Long Time Gone”, grazing the Top 20 and peaking at #21. This Stephen Stills composition is divided into several notable movements -- which are stunningly augmented by the additional vocal harmonies of David Crosby and Graham Nash. Although initially coy about the origin and inspiration behind the track, it was later revealed that Stills muse was none other than folk singer/songwriter Judy Collins. In the liner notes booklet of the Crosby, Stills & Nash [Box Set] (1991), Stills recalls that the various segments “poured out over several months and filled several notebooks. … I was left with all these pieces of songs and I said ‘Let’s sing them together and call it a suite,’ because they were all about the same thing and they led up to the same point.” The author also indicates that the “little kicker at the end about Cuba was [added] just to liven it up because it had gone on forever and I didn’t want it to just fall apart.” The complete change in tempo, rhythm and style was likewise intentional as he adds that the trio “had sung all these lyrics about one thing” and so Stills mused “let’s change the subject entirely. [We] even did it in a different language just to make sure that nobody could understand it.”

 

The emphasis of the track is rooted acoustically, with a decidedly organic and otherwise unencumbered melody. This is juxtaposed against a multi-layered and highly complex vocal arrangement. Beneath that is further musical strata featuring Stills on electric guitar, electric bass and percussion as well as former Clear Light member Dallas Taylor on drums. Interestingly, Taylor’s contributions were to initially compliment the entire track. They were ultimately mixed out until the song’s final section [read: featuring Stills singing in Spanish]. The original mix can be found on the previously mentioned four-disc Crosby, Stills & Nash [Box Set] -- with Taylor’s contributions intact throughout.

 

There are a few noteworthy live versions of the tune as well. Among them are the heavily overdubbed reading which turned up on the soundtrack for the film Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music [25th Anniversary]. In a highly controversial move, the cut is listed as the opener on CSN&Y’s two-disc concert LP Four Way Street (1971) . However, what is included amounts to less than 40 seconds, fading in during the tail-end of the song.

 

A passable rendition from the recently reunited trio is included in the No Nukes (1980) video -- but not on the multi-disc soundtrack. Additionally, the performance videos Daylight Again (1983) and the Acoustic Concert (1992) include excellent respective renditions.

 

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY LINDSAY PLANER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

 

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS ACETATE APPARENTLY NEVER HAD A CUSTOM SLEEVE;  THE DISC WILL BE SHIPPED IN A PLAIN, GENERIC [WHITE] POLY-LINED 7" SLEEVE. ACETATES AND REFERENCE PRESSINGS ARE RARELY – IF EVER – FOUND IN CUSTOM (STOCK) COVERS.

 

While this acetate is in a VERY NICE state of preservation, we do expect bidders to understand that the aluminum-based, shellac-coated acetates can never be graded by using the exact, same stringent standards used by collectors for modern long-play, hi-fi LPs or singles. The buyer – if not familiar with acetate (reference) recordings - should be cautioned that these discs were intended for brief, limited use only; they were meant to be played only a few times, then discarded or destroyed. In view of this, the surface layer of the disc is manufactured in such a manner that it will wear off pretty quickly, even under normal conditions -- and specially if not handled with due care. Each subsequent playing increases wear and tear of the disc’s surface layer and diminishes the disc’s playability. This disc appears to have been unplayed recently and the grooves are still well-formed and fully visible.

 

This acetate is in about VERY GOOD (VG+) condition, with many small, but entirely light and superficial scuffs. Only a tiny dent/chip noted on the shellac (surface layer) of the disc (about 3 square millimeters) and the surface layer is NOT dented, chipped, broken or otherwise compromised.  The disc plays with some surface noise but absolutely NO distortion whatsoever. Minor dust and grime accumulation noted in the grooves, probably can be cleaned up nicely, but we did not attempt to for fear of damaging the sensitive shellac layer; we are leaving this to the buyer.

 

ON A SCALE FROM 1-10 (where 10 is the best), WE GRADE THIS ACETATE  AS 5+

 

·       COVER : This acetate comes without any custom jacket, and will be shipped in a plain, generic,  poly-lined 7" sleeve (not separately graded)

 

 

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