Axe - Crystalline FLAC Album

this band was rediscovered circa 1994 when steve giles of dark mentioned them in a conversation, hitherto they were absolutely unknown. anthony barford the guitarist was then contacted and all available acetates were purchased, there were between 5 and 6 copies, a.barfords was a 12" acetate lp with a hand made cover, a promo photo of the band axe with the Axe-music logo at the bottom glued to the front of a plain white sleeve, all others were 10" some with Crystalline hand written on the labels. the 12" should be considered the prime copy, its an lp not an ep, albeit a short lp. at the time, circa 1994, the band stated they were in transition from the name crystalline to axe at the time they made the acetate. the 12" has the hand made cover, hence axe is arguably the correct name for the band, as its the most valuable artefact, and the fullest lp version in format terms. there is no evidence that 12 were made, circa 1994 circa six were stated to have been pressed. each band member had one copy left at the time. the 10" pictured was not one of those found in 1994, though it is certainly original. pressing figures are pure hypothesis, and band members and industry figures do not have perfect memories, stated quantities change over time and should be disregarded.

I have a copy of the 10 in acetate with a hand drawn ornate cover.