Based on the dead-wax matrix information, US-pressing copies of the vinyl DARKNESS album are roughly classified into two groups, one with and another without a machine-stamped TML marking (either TML-M or TML-S), a proof for the early pressing issues that were mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Inc., Los Angeles, California. So, any vinyl copies lacking this stamp on both Sides 1 and 2 are instantly excluded from the list of my "variation" analysis on the U.S. version of this classic album (A series on this subject starts here).
"You don't see no music on the records unless you watch the grooves. And that ain't much. That's pretty boring,"
Bruce Springsteen once said. Despite his words, I have never felt bored when looking at these vinyl analog artifacts.
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