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Getz/Gilberto #4 USA Edition

£395.00

Recorded in March 1963 at A&R Studios, New York, NY, USA. The multi-Grammy winning album "Getz/Gilberto" by Stanz Getz, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto was one of the best-selling albums of all time and marked a peak of the bossa nova wave.

Cut directly from a completely unedited 1:1 copy of the original tape provided by Universal Music, one has never been closer to the artist, the original sound waves and music history.

  • Hand-Cut 12" Mastercut Record

  • Hand-Printed Letterpress Cover Artwork

  • Limited* and numbered 

Recorded in March 1963 at A&R Studios, New York, NY, USA. The multi-Grammy winning album "Getz/Gilberto" by Stanz Getz, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto was one of the best-selling albums of all time and marked a peak of the bossa nova wave.

Cut directly from a completely unedited 1:1 copy of the original tape provided by Universal Music, one has never been closer to the artist, the original sound waves and music history.

  • Hand-Cut 12" Mastercut Record

  • Hand-Printed Letterpress Cover Artwork

  • Limited* and numbered 

3 carefully selected design elements are characterising this USA Mastercut Edition: 

  • A special spine imprint in blue tone ink

  • A blue toned screen print

  • A special booklet band with the impulse logo stamp


In addition to the high-quality sound carrier, this edition contains valuable, partly historical accompanying documents:

  • Side A / Side B notes "from original tape as indicated", a minolta EP 410z copy

  • Cyanotype of Stan Getz and João Gilberto after an original photo by Earl Steinbicker and James Houghton.

  • A minolta EP 410z copy after an original photo of the SUPERSENSE livingroom studio. Photographer: Ákos Burg, 2021.

  • Polaroid of microscopic view of the real groove. Side B track #2 "So Danco Samba"

  • How to caress, by Florian "Doc" Kaps. An info sheet about the SUPERSENSE Master Records and ho to care for them.

  • Project MASTERCUT, by Florian "Doc" Kaps. An introduction to the editions.

  • Cutting engineer notes, SUPERSENSE, Vienna.


Every single Edition is handcrafted in the Viennese SUPERSENSE manufactory by a small team of experts in the fields of record cutting, traditional printing methods and packaging design.



*The total circulation of this Mastercut release is strictly limited to a maximum total of 999 records.
As of today, the following different editions have been released:
Premier Cut: 01-99
USA Edition: 01-500

Due to the fact that MASTERCUTS are not stock items but cut piece by piece in real time by a small team in Vienna, we kindly ask for your understanding that based on the overwhelming global demand for these editions production, assembly and delivery of your very personal MASTERCUT treasures can currently take up to 4 weeks.

Number Of Discs: 1

Speed:33RPM

Variant: Archival Tape Edition No. 4 (USA EDITION)

Type: Acetate lacquer cut direct from tape, can be played on a normal turntable