{"product_id":"the-wedding-present-george-best-mastered-betamax-safety-copies-x2-pcm-f1-7-8-87","title":"The Wedding Present - ‘George Best’ Mastered Betamax Safety Copies x2 (PCM-F1, 7.8.87)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1987 \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e album production masters were recorded onto Betamax video cassettes through a Sony PCM-F1 processor. These are the two mastered safety copies of The Wedding Present’s debut album, made for Red Rhino Records and dated 7.8.87, a little over two months before \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e was released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pair are Fuji Super HG L-125 Betamax tapes, labeled PCM-F1, PAL, sixteen-bit, and numbered one of two and two of two. Between them they hold LP sides one and two plus the extra tracks for the CD and cassette editions, with a handwritten tracklist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo mastered safety copies of \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e, 7.8.87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSony PCM-F1 digital audio on Fuji Betamax, sixteen-bit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP sides one and two plus the CD and cassette bonus tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandwritten tracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmong the earliest physical masters of the band’s debut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of producer and engineer Chris Allison, who produced The Wedding Present’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Best\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544928698697,"sku":"LDN_CA_055","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/IMG_7818.jpg?v=1791557338","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/the-wedding-present-george-best-mastered-betamax-safety-copies-x2-pcm-f1-7-8-87","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}