Backstreets Records Ad for set sale circa 1993, featuring NEBRASKA acetate and test pressing discs, both with the alternate version of My Father's House. |
Before the commercial release of vinyl records, acetates and vinyl test pressing are created at the first and late steps in the vinyl manufacturing process, respectively. These rare and high-valued non-commercial discs have been circulated mostly for the US and UK releases of NEBRASKA LP. Shown images on the right are taken from the 1993 Holiday Catalog of Backstreets Records that advertises a copy each for the one-side (Side 2 only) acetate disc and the test pressing vinyl from the US, both described as featuring an alternate take of My Father's House.
I don't exactly know whether the featured takes on the acetate and test pressing vinyl are identical to the one that appears on a series of Japan-pressed CD (although I think perhaps so), as I have never owned these extremely collectable discs. They are also infrequently sold at internet auction. Most recently, I saw the pair of one-sided acetates put on eBay late last year (December 2015) where the seller was asking US $2,500 for the set available through "Buy It Now" option. The existence of the test pressing vinyl which is, unlike the acetates, pressed usually right before having a record mass-produced, indicates that the alternate track had almost been made on the LP album. This is consistent with the often told tale that Springsteen ultimately rejected the alternate master mixed in stereo (see Brucebase, for example). Then, how about the regular vinyl pressing?
— To be continued.
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