 Bj-1 wrote:
Certif1ed wrote:
Bj-1 wrote:
Cert, that's only featured in the US pressing. I think Ben got the UK pressing!
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Which bit did you mean?
The label, the inner, the sleeve or the inserts?
Those are all UK 1st press features - trust me. |
I meant the inserts (posters and stickers) especially. If not, Ben might have picked up an copy which the previous owner of the LP has kept'em himself - or a later pressing. Dunno'. |
^Nah - the US had different coloured posters - and I'm not sure about the label, as US pressings aren't particularly collectable, generally.
The UK had posters and stickers too - but as you say, most ended up on walls and college books. It adds to the resale value to collectors if you have them - that's all.
I don't know much about later pressings, as they're generally not collectable - apart from the Ultra High Quality and Quadrophonic issues - but the 1st and 2nd both had the inserts, FYI.
..we can still get an approximate date from the matrix codes that are etched into the dead wax in the run-out groove at the end of each side; Should read SHVL 804-(n).
On the first pressing, (n) is 2, for a reason I'm unaware of - probably a fault with the very first press.
-3 is still datable from 1973 - the first pressings sold out in record time, excuse the pun. The cover of -3 is by G&L, and the vinyl is still decent quality - so if you have one of these, it'll sound nearly as good as a first press - don't sell it!
Up to about -5 is still early 1970s - this record sold in enormous quantities at the time - and ever since.
-9 or -10 and beyond are obviously late 1970s-early 1980s, and you'll note that the vinyl is flexi-thin.
Easier than carbon-dating!
Edited by Certif1ed - April 15 2007 at 15:27
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