does anyone know the history behind the 1st and 2nd pressing? pressing numbers??
this is what i can tell about the first 10, but i guess everybody knows about that already:
- 1st pressings do have a thick laminated cardboard sleeve in various colours
- 2nd pressings come in much thinner (all-)poo-coloured sleeves
- since the exception proves the rule, the 2nd pressing of 1001 has the same sleeve but i am almost a 100% sure, that i have seen a 1st and 2nd pressing of that one
- the 1st and 2nd pressings seem to be different ones. i remember having a 1st and 2nd pressing of the same catalogue number and the 2nd was much thinner.
- can't tell if the rule above goes for every single catalogue number but there is a very simple way to distinguish the 1st from 2nd. it's the ring on the label:
1st pressing (larger outer ring):
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2nd pressing (smaller inner ring):
imarc4_2nd.JPG (98.04 KiB) Viewed 2378 times
any more useless knowledge is highly appreciated...