Sold Date: March 7, 2014
Start Date: March 6, 2014
Final Price: $49.98 (USD)
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Very rare HARRY NILSSON-related collectible!!!  A 10" STEREO REFERENCE ACETATE record made back in 1970 for the late HARRY NILSSON and his production company, NILSSON HOUSE, featuring Nilsson signee RANDY MARR performing the trax "Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham" b/w "Hallelujah Baby" (written by Delaney Bramlett & Mac Davis).  "Hello L.A." is missing the 20-second harpsichord-like intro that later was added to the version that appeared on Marr's album, JOHN RANDOLPH MARR, which was released this same year (1970) by Warner Bros. Records (WS-1844).   "Hallelujah Baby's" title would be shortened on the album to simply "Hallelujah."  There may be other differences between these acetate versions and the versions released on Marr's LP.  I don't know.  Both labels featuring THE MASTERING LAB logo and address, with the artist's name, song titles, "Stereo Ref" and "Nilsson House" typed on both sides.  HARRY NILSSON produced most of Marr's album, sans credit, and likely played on it, though I'm not 100% sure of that.  Nice VG condition.  Plays great with the occasional soft crackle and pop inherent with acetates.  Plain manila sleeve that the record comes in exhibits several tears.

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OUR "VISUAL" VINYL GRADING SCALE (Grading is usually based on the "look" of the vinyl; we normally do not have the time to listen to each record and grade its "sound"):

(SS) STILL SEALED. Original factory seal.

(M) MINT: Perfect, flawless, new

(NM) NEAR MINT: Almost perfect, possibly no more than a few MINOR scuffs, wrinkles or wear.

(EXCELLENT/VG++) Less quality than Near Mint, but still in beautiful condition.

(VG+) Very Good+. Some scratches or scuffs, some surface markings, some wear, etc.  Nice overall.

(VG) Very Good. Too many scratches, scuffs, or wear for VG+, but still in okay condition.

(VG-) Very Good-. Lots of wear (scratches, etc.). Starter copy.

(G) Good. Wrecked. Excessive wear.

(P) Poor. Just what it says.