B38727 – The Rolling Stones Carol / Can I Get A Witness Single Sided Decca Acetate (UK)

An original single sided Decca Records Advance Test Recording Acetate containing the Rolling Stones songs Carol and Can I Get A Witness. The songs were released in France in 1964 as a single on Decca Records. The blue Decca label has printed text including the artist and song names. It also has the name ‘Trevor’ and date ‘6/2/64’ printed on the label. This is referring to Decca sound engineer Trevor Fletcher and the date the recording was produced. The 45rpm has also been covers with ‘xx’ ad replaced with ‘33’.
The reverse of the acetate has been covered with tape due to large parts of the lacquer coming away. The tape on the reverse extends to the run in grove on the front which also has several flecks of the lacquer missing. The label has a small section missing. There are numerous surface marks over the record. There is surface noise consisting of pops and hissing over both the tracks. Each track also has one skip on. The condition is good.