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In Reply to: Pressings and codes posted by OMalley on July 16, 2006 at 10:03:37:
'Standard' for these codes ? No.
'Common practice' used by all labels when pressing ? No.The only overall guide that can be relied on is that low-numeral, early-in-alphabet, generally short codes tend to be better than the opposite.
Hence, a "4691 tcg 593R" kind of designation will never be preferred to the same title with a "1A-2" or similar code. But there are numerous other indicators, mostly specific to the label and some even specific to 'what era' of the label is being considered.....This is a totally fractured science, with the better scholarship being in the realms of 1) where the money is, 2) classic-era labels, and 3) the occasional special-interest label. You can find indexing information for most of the major American labels, Columbia, RCA, etc. You can find it for Beatles Parlephone records or Karajan Deutsche Grammophon. You can even get index-info on famous 78's like Louis Armstrong originals, etc.
But don't decide, just out of the blue, that you want to try and figure out Elliot Smith, Massive Attack, or punk records.
Generally the answer is that nobody's done the decoding, but ... a '#1A-1' is probably early and good.Oh, and to be really helpful, I for one have certainly seen those "1A" kind of designations on obvious, very-late-issue, beyond-the-pale cutouts. Grrrrrr.
But here's a nice LP cover for you.
J.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Pressings and codes - J.D. 10:32:14 07/16/06 (2)
- I believe the man in that picture is Dick Cheney. n/t - Bung 01:59:45 07/17/06 (0)
- OK - OMalley 12:36:31 07/16/06 (0)
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