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Info
Fade AwayError version Label (Cat #): Columbia (11-11431) Format: 7" Country: USA Release date (Original year): 1981 (1981)
A1- FADE AWAY
B1- BE TRUE
Withdrawn first pressing featuring incorrect song title "To Be True" on the b-side label.
This copy's runout groove etchings:
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Side 1 (stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Side 1 (hand-etched): S KP ZSS-168080 1C F3
Side 2 (stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Side 2 (hand-etched): SSS KP ZSS-168081 1C F3
"MASTERED BY CAPITOL" on the runout groove indicates that the record was mastered at Capitol Mastering. "KP" (a signature) on the runout groove indicates that the lacquer was cut by mastering engineer Ken Perry. The "S" and "SSS" codes on the runout groove indicate that the record was pressed at Columbia Records Pressing Plant in Santa Maria, CA. The "ZSS" prefix on the runout groove (and on the labels) is Columbia Records' code for 7" single stereo 45 rpm.
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