{"product_id":"woodland-sound-test-cuts-1976-80-jeris-ross-austin-roberts-bobby-borchers-nashville","title":"Woodland Sound Test Cuts x4, 1976–80 - Jeris Ross, Austin Roberts, Bobby Borchers \u0026 Nashville","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour test cuts from Woodland Sound, the Nashville studio where Denny Purcell cut masters in the mid-’70s, before he founded Georgetown Masters. Test cuts were made to check a master before it went to the pressing plant, and most were thrown away once the decision was made. These survived, several still carrying the engineer’s grease-pencil notes, including a rejected master marked simply “NO.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s in the lot\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJeris Ross – ‘When I Dream,’ double-sided test cut, dated 2-3-76.\u003c\/strong\u003e The artist’s name and a single word, “NO,” in grease pencil across the label: a rejected master. One of the earliest pieces in the archive. Graded 8\/10 by the consignor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustin Roberts – ‘This Time I’m in It for Love,’ Private Stock Records, dated 3-31-76.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grease-pencil technical notes, including a stereo versus mono comparison. Cut the year after his hit “Rocky” went Top 10. Graded 8\/10 by the consignor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBobby Borchers – ‘They Don’t Make ’Em Like That Anymore,’ Playboy Records acetate on a Pyral disc (1976).\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 32 country in 1976, from the defunct Playboy Records country roster. Listed as a sole-source reference. Graded 9\/10 by the consignor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNashville – ‘This Town,’ test cut dated 12-18-80, produced by Norbert Putnam.\u003c\/strong\u003e The reverse carries extra cuts used to check the calibration of the lathe. Graded 9\/10 by the consignor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Woodland Sound test cuts, 1976–80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrease-pencil engineer’s notes, including a rejected-master “NO”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLathe calibration cuts on the reverse of the Nashville disc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong grades (8–9\/10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of Nashville mastering engineer Denny Purcell (Woodland Sound \/ Georgetown Masters), consigned by his nephew Brady Purcell, who worked alongside him from 1987 to 1992.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Brady Purcell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55860327055689,"sku":"NYC_BP_L05","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/denny-purcell-lot-5-woodland-sound.jpg?v=1793975437","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/woodland-sound-test-cuts-1976-80-jeris-ross-austin-roberts-bobby-borchers-nashville","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}