The infamous VU "garage sale acetate" for sale now

Savage Clone · 12.01.2006, 10:57 AM

Holy shit.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300054910309

This goes for another week or so, and is already over 18 thousand dollars...
Bought at a yard sale for 75 cents!

Inhuman · 12.01.2006, 11:00 AM

crap...that's insane...

Savage Clone · 12.01.2006, 11:03 AM

Rich, rich person.

sonicl · 12.01.2006, 11:06 AM

So, on the one hand, I was going to buy a house. On the other hand...

No, the girlfriend would never forgive me.

atari 2600 · 12.01.2006, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ebay listing

Six of the songs recorded during the Scepter session made it on to the "Velvet Underground & Nico" LP, albeit with radically different mixes. The other four songs were re-recorded in LA by Tom Wilson. As far as we know, the only listenable copy of the original versions of Heroin, Venus In Furs, I'm Waiting For The Man, and European Son exist on the acetate that Warrenlifound. (A Japanese bootleg of the same material did appear, but in poor, arguably ‘unlistenable' sound quality. It is possible that the source tape for the Japanese bootleg was made from this very acetate decades ago when it was in different hands. Who knows?)

I have that one (the Japanese bootleg dicussed in the listing). I shared it at the group. It's not completely "unlistenable," but it definitely could be much better.
It's Scepter Studios NYC 4/25/66 (the same date and location) and has Heroin, Venus in Furs and Waiting For the Man. Sadly, European Son is missing on my copy.

!@#$%! · 12.01.2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Rich, rich person.

in theory at least they could make a profit by doing something with it, like negotiating a re-release with a label (it would sound crappy, sure, but i'm guessing collectors would buy-- or put them in itunes...$1 each download?).

not necessarily rich, perhaps just ballsy/smart.

gmku · 12.01.2006, 01:45 PM

Thing is, how do you know this is even for real? Wouldn't it be easy to pull a hoax? Somebody with access to a pressing plant...

gmku · 12.01.2006, 01:50 PM

I can just imagine how well this purchase would go over in my house.

"Oh, hi, honey. Been to the record store today, I see. What this time?"

"Oh, just another Velvet Underground album."

"Let's see. God, this looks like crap. A handwritten label. Hope you didn't pay too much.... by the way, I got a call from the bank today about a second mortage we're taking out for something like 18,000. What's up with that?"

"Oh, nothing..."

!@#$%! · 12.01.2006, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Thing is, how do you know this is even for real? Wouldn't it be easy to pull a hoax? Somebody with access to a pressing plant...

well that's why the link to all the press clippings. at this point the thing has been authenticated i suspect.

Savage Clone · 12.01.2006, 01:52 PM

Yeah, there has been so much ink spilled on this thing that I have no doubt this is it.
Successfully faking natural aging like that is a challenge too.

gmku · 12.01.2006, 01:52 PM

True. I saw those. Still, I'd be really nervous plunking down this kind of change online for something I haven't even seen or touched.

This is truly insane. Whoever ends up buying this overpriced piece of plastic is more pathetic than I am.

!@#$%! · 12.01.2006, 01:56 PM

i just read one of the articles where it sez the president of a record company authenticated the thing.

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edit: this one

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and again, im sure whoever is buying the "overpriced piece of plastic" is planning to make some fat profits from the investment.

h8kurdt · 12.01.2006, 02:42 PM

Wow, I'd never heard of it. The person who buys will probably use it as an investment. How much do you reckon record companies would pay to release it?

CHOUT · 12.01.2006, 02:43 PM

I love stories like this. They keep me going to garage sales/pawn shops etc.

Rob Instigator · 12.01.2006, 02:47 PM

yes, seventyfive cents. insa nity folks! insanity!

either way I got my all time favorite UNSaNE song (Vandal X, on seven inch vinyl) for sixtyfive cents on EBAY!

whoever buys this VU acetate is one dedicated mo-fo.

I guess if I was an attroney like the ones I work for and I billed $360/hr to my clients, I would go insane for a one of a kind sonic youth bad moon rising acetate. or a daydream nation.

dazedcola · 12.01.2006, 08:58 PM

i wish i had the money for it but what pisses me off most is the fact is that only one fan is going to have it and will be greedy so that no one else can hear it. If i got the record I would get the music re-released so everyone can enjoy it not just some elitist record collector.

The bidding has gone up to 21K now...

pokkeherrie · 12.01.2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dazedcola

i wish i had the money for it but what pisses me off most is the fact is that only one fan is going to have it and will be greedy so that no one else can hear it. If i got the record I would get the music re-released so everyone can enjoy it not just some elitist record collector.

The bidding has gone up to 21K now...

imagine if he breaks it while proudly showing it off to his friends...

noisemachine · 12.01.2006, 10:21 PM

Damn, another week left and already at 25 g's. I wonder if this will be the kind of thing where some fan that doesn't have the money to buy it will jack up the price and just not pay for it. I could never imagine paying 25,000 for a freakin' record.

I wanna meet the person that sold it for 75 cents.

Inhuman · 12.01.2006, 10:26 PM

I have the continuous urge to place one bid on it just to say that I did, but I wouldn't like to end up like what noisemachine said. Once I was at an auction and I bid $50.00 for a video card, and I won, and it turned out it was a really bad model and I didn't want it, so I had to go through the embarrasment of saying "oh...I didn't know that it was that bad". Good times.

towelie · 12.01.2006, 11:44 PM

A 1966 Velvet Underground acetate LP is a valuable collector's item and should be kept in the best condition as possible and the best way to do this is to wrap it in a towel.

I'm gonna get high now.

12.01.2006, 10:57 AM	#1
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Holy shit. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=300054910309 This goes for another week or so, and is already over 18 thousand dollars... Bought at a yard sale for 75 cents!
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12.01.2006, 11:00 AM	#2
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	crap...that's insane... __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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12.01.2006, 11:03 AM	#3
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Rich, rich person.
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12.01.2006, 11:06 AM	#4
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	So, on the one hand, I was going to buy a house. On the other hand... No, the girlfriend would never forgive me.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Thing is, how do you know this is even for real? Wouldn't it be easy to pull a hoax? Somebody with access to a pressing plant...
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12.01.2006, 01:50 PM	#8
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I can just imagine how well this purchase would go over in my house. "Oh, hi, honey. Been to the record store today, I see. What this time?" "Oh, just another Velvet Underground album." "Let's see. God, this looks like crap. A handwritten label. Hope you didn't pay too much.... by the way, I got a call from the bank today about a second mortage we're taking out for something like 18,000. What's up with that?" "Oh, nothing..."
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12.01.2006, 01:52 PM	#10
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Yeah, there has been so much ink spilled on this thing that I have no doubt this is it. Successfully faking natural aging like that is a challenge too.
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12.01.2006, 01:56 PM	#12
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i just read one of the articles where it sez the president of a record company authenticated the thing. -- edit: this one -- and again, im sure whoever is buying the "overpriced piece of plastic" is planning to make some fat profits from the investment.
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12.01.2006, 02:42 PM	#13
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Wow, I'd never heard of it. The person who buys will probably use it as an investment. How much do you reckon record companies would pay to release it? __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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12.01.2006, 02:43 PM	#14
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	I love stories like this. They keep me going to garage sales/pawn shops etc. __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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12.01.2006, 02:47 PM	#15
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	yes, seventyfive cents. insa nity folks! insanity! either way I got my all time favorite UNSaNE song (Vandal X, on seven inch vinyl) for sixtyfive cents on EBAY! whoever buys this VU acetate is one dedicated mo-fo. I guess if I was an attroney like the ones I work for and I billed $360/hr to my clients, I would go insane for a one of a kind sonic youth bad moon rising acetate. or a daydream nation. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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12.01.2006, 08:58 PM	#16
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	i wish i had the money for it but what pisses me off most is the fact is that only one fan is going to have it and will be greedy so that no one else can hear it. If i got the record I would get the music re-released so everyone can enjoy it not just some elitist record collector. The bidding has gone up to 21K now... __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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12.01.2006, 10:21 PM	#18
noisemachine 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 651	Damn, another week left and already at 25 g's. I wonder if this will be the kind of thing where some fan that doesn't have the money to buy it will jack up the price and just not pay for it. I could never imagine paying 25,000 for a freakin' record. I wanna meet the person that sold it for 75 cents. __________________ The best radio station ever: http://www.kcsb.org/?page_id=9
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12.01.2006, 10:26 PM	#19
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	I have the continuous urge to place one bid on it just to say that I did, but I wouldn't like to end up like what noisemachine said. Once I was at an auction and I bid $50.00 for a video card, and I won, and it turned out it was a really bad model and I didn't want it, so I had to go through the embarrasment of saying "oh...I didn't know that it was that bad". Good times. __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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12.01.2006, 11:44 PM	#20
towelie little trouble girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 52	A 1966 Velvet Underground acetate LP is a valuable collector's item and should be kept in the best condition as possible and the best way to do this is to wrap it in a towel. I'm gonna get high now.
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