Badfinger "Baby Blue" (1972 Apple Records Acetate)

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Badfinger "Baby Blue" (1972 Apple Records Acetate)

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In 2013 I purchased a 7" Apple Records acetate of Badfinger "Baby Blue" at a record store in Hellertown, PA. I know there are fakes on the market, in some instances really authentic looking fakes. Is this one legit or a good fake or a bad fake? Regardless, I played it once on a Thorens TD-160 turntable. Given that this year is the 50th anniversary of that single, here's the video of that one and only playback.

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thanks for this one!!!!
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Nice acquisition and I hope it’s authentic….but to my ears..something is up with the drums…
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Sounds like either the album mix or the single mix, not sure. It would be nice to see a clear photograph of the label . . . it doesn't look 50 years old, or does it?
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Gringo557 wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:13 pm Sounds like either the album mix or the single mix, not sure. It would be nice to see a clear photograph of the label . . . it doesn't look 50 years old, or does it?
It’s at my mother’s house. I’ll be up there next week. I will take detailed pictures of the label and post them here.
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Baby Blue. The tune that closes out Breaking Bad.

My band played that one. Or at least, we gave it our best. While I was able to nail the solos in rehearsal, the live performance is an entirely 'nother milieu. At least I could hit (and can still hit) the high vocal harmonies. We had fun, though. My, Dixie, dear.
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Oh and one of the greatest records of all time by the way . . .
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The single mix had reverb added to the snare drum.
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Gringo557 wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:51 pm Oh and one of the greatest records of all time by the way . . .
100%
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snrub wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:47 am The single mix had reverb added to the snare drum.
Yup. This is definitely the single mix.
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