Theophilus Beckford - Easy Snappin
First rec. ca. 1956 at Federal Records Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, prod. by Coxsone Dodd From Coxsone's first session at Federal, this is archetypical slow-motion Jamaican boohie played by Cluett Johnson on bass, Ian Pearson on drums, Ken Richards on guitar, with Roland Alphonso on tenor sax and Rico Rodriguez soloing strongly on trombone. Pianist T Beckford delivers the vocal, which sent dancehall patrons wild.
released on:
ca. 1959: 7": Worldisc /JA
1962: 7": Island /UK
Has Any Body Out There Got Any Info On This Actual Record Bcus Whats The Label? No Artist/Tital No Matrix N0 And The Is Record Is Made Of Metal/Alloy Inside Why? Could This The Very First Press? And That Info Was From The Internet Hopefully Some One Has Some Info On It!!!
And I Did The Vid Like That At The Start To Show You The Label...And As You Can See In The Vid U Can See The Metal Or Alloy That Its Made Of...So Ive Been Seaching The Net And Found This Now
WHAT IS AN "ACETATE"??
An acetate disc is cut prior to the cutting of the master disc which is used for mass production of records. Even though referred to as an "acetate", it is essentially an aluminium disc coated with a fine film of nitro-celluolose lacquer with no acetate in it at all! I can tell you right off the bat that they're nothing special to look at. They do not come in a frame. There is NO picture sleeve, and no special artwork on the record labels. Most acetates are 10" round, but the actual music record grooves are usually 7" in diameter.When you physically handle an acetate, you'll notice that it's extremely stiff. Depending on whether the acetate is a "metal" plate or made from some other material, you'll notice that it is not nearly as "flexible" as a standard record. Acetates are not made from a variety of material. They are only made of: aluminum disc with a thin coating of nitro-cellulose lacquer. Most times, you'll even notice that the acetate smells kinda funny, almost like that "moldey, library kinda smell" - this is because they've usually been sitting around for years in storage, or in the record company's archives. The origial mustard-colored paper sleeves are usually what gives the acetates their funny smell Since acetates were never designed to see the light of day (much less be sold in a store), they're nothing special to look at, unfortunately. But if you can get your hands on one, you're sure to have an extremely rare and unique piece of musical history
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