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Showing posts with label Misprint & Faulty Production. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Misprint & Faulty Production. Show all posts
Apr 20, 2025

BORN TO RUN U.S. Pressing LP Variants: The late-1970s Scranton pressing by North American Music Industries, or simply NAMI (Part 2 of 2)

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The hand-etched " PN " refers to a vinyl record pressed at  NAMI in Scranton , subcontracted by  Pitman when the  Columbia Recor...
Apr 9, 2022

Thoughts on My Father's House on NEBRASKA LP: Asian pressings and its relation to the Japanese discs (Part 1 of 2)

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Asian NEBRASKA LP releases.  Upper  ( left to right ): three Japanese editions and a Taiwanese copy. Lower : Korea ( left ) and Hong Kon...
Dec 4, 2020

Collecting log: THE "LIVE" 1975-1985 and THE LEGEND COMES ALIVE, Japanese 5-LP box and custom promotion-only compilation LP w/ info sheets (Part 3 of 4)

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Is there anything my collection is missing? B ecause of a multi-disc box package,  LIVE/1975-85  was downsized to be issued as a single ...
Sep 26, 2020

Collecting log: an ABBA's LP error pressing with BORN TO RUN tracks on one side

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I remember ABBA was already a big star when I was a junior high school student, just beginning to listen to popular Western music, mainl...
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Jan 30, 2020

Collecting log: Top 3 collectible acquisitions in 2019
(Part 3 of 3)

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T he final of the three parts of this subject reports last year's unexpected purchase of a U.K. 7-inch vinyl record which fellow "...
Dec 22, 2019

Collecting log: The early 1980s U.K. vinyl pressings with "timtom" or "Ty" handwritten matrix inscription (Part 1 of 4)

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Whoever credited (see the inset taken from the lyric sheet), the master lacquer of this vinyl pressing is cut by someone else. Shown is a...
Sep 29, 2019

Collecting log: BORN IN THE U.S.A. LP ー Matrix numbers of the earliest U.S. pressing and an error copy with off-centered labels (Part 4 of 5)

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Another flawed copy of the album from my collection is the U.K . first pressing, as indicated by the matrix number CBS-86304-A1 , which...
Aug 29, 2019

Collecting log: BORN IN THE U.S.A. LP ー Matrix numbers of the earliest U.S. pressing and an error copy with off-centered labels (Part 2 of 5)

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W ith the vinyl collection increasing steadily and continuously, erroneous or defective copies of official releases have gradually accumulat...
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Aug 14, 2019

Collecting log: BORN IN THE U.S.A. LP ー Matrix numbers of the earliest U.S. pressing and an error copy with off-centered labels (Part 1 of 5)

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On the front sleeve of the U.S. releases, original and early vinyl pressings came with a blue and white sticker whereas a black and ...
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Jul 22, 2019

Thoughts on My Father's House on NEBRASKA LP (Update 3/3):
The alternate take with synth coda on regular vinyl pressing!!!

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NEBRASKA LP B-side misprints. From top to bottom : South Africa , U.S. ( left ), Canada ( right ), Zimbabwe , Brazil ( left ), U.K. ...
Jul 13, 2019

Thoughts on My Father's House on NEBRASKA LP (Update 2/3):
The alternate take with synth coda on regular vinyl pressing!!!

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Portuguese translation of song titles, which are printed in small white letters on the rear sleeve, signifies where these copies are pre...
May 22, 2019

Thoughts on My Father's House on NEBRASKA LP (Update 1/3):
The alternate take with synth coda on regular vinyl pressing!!!

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S till, I'm not certain if what I report here is totally NEW information to you, readers and visitors of this blog, since I believe m...
Mar 4, 2018

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN US LP variations:
A repressing with an erroneous lyric sheet

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The custom Zippo lighter used as a paper weight is serially numbered ( #026/200 ) and distributed for promoting the Hungry Heart Berlin ...
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Jan 27, 2018

Collecting log: THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD and the Japan Tour in 1997 (various collector's items)

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Some official and unofficial Japan 1997 Tour collectibles. Shown right is the official Japan-exclusive 8-page booklet (with flyers inserte...
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Sep 19, 2017

Collecting log: THE RIVER-era promotion-only various artists' compilation albums released in Japan and The Killer Tracks From The River (concluded)

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One of the few coolest sleeves among his entire vinyl releases. S ince the mid-1970s, as pointed out in the early issue of the Backstree...
Aug 5, 2017

THE RIVER Gate-fold sleeve 2LP: Venezuelan release

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Right after opening the parcel that has been delivered from the other side of the globe. International shipping cost only $5.00 by FEDEX...
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Jul 5, 2017

HUMAN TOUCH / LUCKY TOWN Japanese collectibles (not on vinyl): On the 25th anniversary of the twin album releases (concluded)

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Part of my cassette collection. On the 5th from the right is  the one I consider the most unique and rarest among these. T his is the ...
Feb 4, 2017

Collecting log: CHAPTER & VERSE 2LP Japanese edition. A real disappointing release, speaking collector-wise

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The Japanese edition is found out to be just a simple repackage of the European release, additionally reproducing the rear sleeve as a sli...
Dec 29, 2016

Collecting log: The best acquisition in 2016

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Big box arrived here from upstate New York. Inset shows the eBay sticker probably for global shipping (overlaid on which is the semi- tra...
Dec 23, 2016

Collecting log: Cover Me UK shaped picture disc single

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A bi-color sticker on the PVC bag holding the picture disc. Note that not all copies come with stickers. T his is the final of the thr...
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