THE RIVER Gate-fold sleeve 2LP: the South African release

With respect to album artwork and design, the South African pressing (CBS AGP 87/88) of THE RIVER album shows some differences from the other double jacket version such as Hong Kong and Israeli issues, and ordinary single pocket releases like the US and UK albums. The following summarize what I have spotted that are unique to this release.

The gate-fold sleeves of THE RIVER released in Hong
Kong (top), Israel (middle) and South Africa (bottom)

1. Aside from the outer front sleeve, all the other three sides of outer and inner gate-fold sleeve are noticeably blue-tinted (see the previous post on Sep. 20 for the inside gate-fold image). 
2. The spine is uniquely white whereas that of all the other releases is colored blue. 
3. The Gothic font used on the jacket is apparently different from that of the other releases. 
4. The outer rear sleeve, which normally features the track listing in almost all the other releases, instead displays the album credits that are otherwise found on the fold-out lyric insert. This coincides with the observation that the South African set probably does not include the lyric sheet originally. The album tracks are printed inside the gate-fold sleeve. So, the track information is not available unless the double jacket is opened. It is noted that there is a variant issue with the track information on the outer rear sleeve. This issue is pasted on the rear with a white sticker (10 x 14 cm) listing the song titles for the individual sides.  
5. Curiously, the labels and sleeve make no direct reference to country of manufacture. According to the labels on each wax, this release is "MARKETED AND DISTRIBUTED BY GRAMOPHONE RECORDS CO. (PTY.) LTD."
6. There are at least two misprinting errors in this release. Side 1 label lists the second track as "Sherre Darling." The rear sleeve credits "Garry Talent" as bass player. 

Left: Different rear sleeve display (left, South African; right, Hong Kong). Upper right: Spines of the South African (upper) and Hong Kong (lower) sleeves. Lower right: The South African releases with (left) and without (right) a sticker listing track information.

Found on the run-off groove wax on each side are nothing special, carrying machine-stamped "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and "KP" inscription which are common to most vinyl pressings of this double LP, in addition to hand-etched matrix numbers with the possible South African-specific code "SAF" (for example, "PAL 36855 SAF F27" on Side 1 matrix). The catalog number (AGP87/88) that is printed on the labels and sleeve is not stamped or etched on the dead wax area.

Left: Different font used for listing Side 1 tracks printed on the left upper corner of the inner
gate-fold sleeve (left: Hong Kong; Right, South African). Right: "SHERRE" misprint on Side 1 label.

Most vinyl records in South Africa were presumably pressed in a small run, because targeted consumers were limited to certain classes of people there. Although this South African pressing looks pale a little compared to the Hong Kong double jacket release in terms of product quality (no lyric sheet, thinner sleeve paper, etc.), in my opinion, the above-mentioned facts and observations certainly make it rare and worthwhile from a collecting viewpoint.