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.