Love-Hounds-request@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (01/22/87)
Really-From: NESCC%NERVM.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU (Scott C Crumpton) This is my first posting to Love-Hounds. I've been waiting until I had somthing worth saying. Last night I was in one of the local nothing-special record stores and what do I see but a copy of the Single File boxed set. Well, a swipe over the plastic and it was mine. Upon arriving home I proceeded to compare the Single File disks to those that I already had. This is probably old news to most of you, even I knew there were differences. (I have not played the disks yet, this is only visual.) Unfortunatly, the copy I got is not one of the numbered edition. The results of my efforts follow. There Goes A Tenner: Cover: Nearly identical. EMI logo on the SF copy slightly fainter. Record: Both have "RAYS" hand written in the side A inner margin. The last digit of the EMI number on the side B inner margin appears to be a hand written "KT" on the SF copy. The Dreaming: Cover: SF copy slightly lighter, but darker printing. Record: On both sides the SF copy's label is lighter and the copyright mumbo-jumbo runs counter-clockwise, as opposed to clockwise on the non-SF version. The non-SF version has "For Rolf" hand written on the inner margin of side A. On Stage: (I have only a japanese import 12" of this so I can only describe.) Cover: A Mini Gate Fold. Inside is similar to the japanese insert. Record: Side B has what appears to be an "X" and a "C" hand written in the inner margin. Significance unknown. The Man with the Child In His Eyes: (Again, nothing to compare to.) Cover: ? Record: No distingushing marks. Hammer Horror: (Again, my only copy.) Cover: ? Record: Nothing special. Wuthering Heights: Cover: Same picture but otherwise totally different from the German pressing that I have. Record: No distingushing marks. Sat In Your Lap: Cover: SF version is lightly darker. Record: SF copy has a knock-out center and the label is printed in a brighter green. "Well Done J.B. 1st Dan" and "Thank You Donovan" hand written on inner margins of side A and B on the non-SF version. Ne T'enfuis Pas: (my single is a French release.) Cover: Backs are obviously different. Notably the EMI logo (EMI covering half of a record on the French release.) Record: SF copy has a knock-out hole with standard paper label. French version has a large hole and the label is printed directly on the disk in silver paint. There are no other distingushing marks. December Will Be Magic Again: Cover: Identical. Record: Non-SF copy has "Happy Christmas" and 2 squares hand written on the inner margin of side A. Breathing: (my single is a french release) Cover: Same comments as Ne T'enfuis Pas. Record: "WE ALL SHARE THE SAME AIR" hand written on side B of SF copy. Same label description as Ne T'enfuis Pas. WOW: (only copy again) Cover: ? Record: No distinguishing marks. Army Dreamers: Cover: SF copy has more of a yellow color, on the non-SF copy the greys look like army grey. Record: Same color differences as the cover. Non-SF copy has "LIFE IS TO LOVE" hand written on inner margin of side A. Babooshka: Cover: The colors are much better on the SF version than my other copy. Record: Virtually identical. The only obvious difference being the colors. On the non-SF copy the orange is almost brown. ---- Scott Crumpton P.S. -- Thanks to Doug and IED for their diskographies of early December.