Documenting an important period immediately following ‘George Best’, this bundle combines acetate formats, test pressings and release materials connected to the 1988 7” release of ‘Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?’ and it’s French version ‘Pourquoi Es Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable?’

The collection illustrates how the band’s rapidly growing catalogue was prepared and presented during a formative period in their career.

A percentage of Chris Allison's proceeds from this collection will be donated to Restore The Music charity (restorethemusicuk.com), 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.

Included in this Lot

• 10” acetate (A-side) of “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?”
• 10” acetate (B-side) of “Not From Where I’m Standing”
• 10” acetate of the French version, “Pourquoi Es-Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable ?”
• 12” acetate featuring both “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?” and “Not From Where I’m Standing”
• PCM-F1 mix master tape
• 5 x 7” test pressings of “Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?”
• 3 x 7” test pressings of “Pourquoi Es-Tu Devenue Si Raisonnable ?”
• 7” release materials for both the English and French versions of the single.
  
  

Collectibility & Provenance

• Original acetate material
• Early release formats
• Direct producer provenance
• Rare production artefacts