I looked around and can't find where I saw AM. If anyone out there know, please let us know. Since you mentioned 704, do you know what he 501's and 704's mean? I assume they are later pressings, but my black label 80s pressing of 2112 has neither 501 or 704.
New arrivals I've had some new arrivals this week: Fly By Night Canadian Skyline Mercury Label Side A SRM-1-1023-A-CAN3 Masterdisk GK Side B SRM-1-1023-B-CAN3 Masterdisk GK Same mastering as the first US pressing it looks like. By-tor wind chimes run on and on forever... Fly By Night German Blue Mercury Label Side 1 10 AA 9198633 1Y 320 H 1 Side 2 10 AA 9198633 2Y 320 Q 1 Dead quiet. Does not sound as good as the GK to my ears though. By-tor chimes also run into the run out grooves. Caress Of Steel German Non gatefold Blue Mercury Label Side 1 10 AA 6338600 1Y 320 C 1 Side 2 10 AA 6338600 2Y 320 B 1 Dead quiet also. Probably my best copy so far but I don't have a GK. 2112 US Skyline Mercury Label Side A T1 CT-A1-SRM-1-1079 JAMF L1 Side B JAMF Sxt (upside down 2) 5? CS B5-SRM-1-1079 A The JAMF sounds nice! Have not heard a GK of this but it has competition IMO. Moving along...
All The World's A Stage Time to move ahead: I have two copies of All The World's A Stage: All The World's A Stage US 0501 Non gatefold Black Mercury Label R1 Side A Masterdisk HW SRM-2-7508-A-PRC-R-2-1 R1 Side D Masterdisk GK SRM-2-7508 D-PRC-1-11-111 R2 Side B Masterdisk GK SRM-2-7506 B-PRC-1-11-1111 R2 Side C Masterdisk GK SRM-2-7508 C-PRC 1-1 3 sides of GK. Can't go wrong there. I was surprised to see a black label GK. Anyone else out there seen any? All The World's A Stage US Skyline Mercury Label R1 Side A T3 SRM-2-7508 A-2 CT JAMF A1 R1 Side D SRM-2-7508 D-CT8 1 \T Masterdisk GK 2A R2 Side B T1 SRM-2-7508-B2 CT JAMF C8 R2 Side C SRM-2-7508 C-CT7 \T Masterdisk GK L6 Two JAMF sides and two GK's. Also nice. I'm in the process of comparing the side B JAMF to the GK. They are pretty close with no clear winner to me. OK everybody, what do you have?
All the World's a Stage Canada Anthem - Blue tones label Cover - three-panel gatefold Side 1: ANR-2-1005-A JAMF Side 2: ANR-2-1005-B circle within a circle marking Side 3: ANR-2-1005-C TLC-T script etching looks like GC(?) Side 4: ANR-2-1005-D TLC-T script etching looks like GC(?) Cheers, Chris
Interesting. I'd be curious to compare the sound of that one with my Anthem Fly By Night (Can.) ANR-11002-A-1A-2HZ: DM 10 / ANR-11002-B-1A-2HZ: DM 14. Is there a way of knowing when either of these were pressed?
I believe that a previous poster identified the "DM" designation in the deadwax as Don Mills, Ont.. Cheers, Chris
The first Rush record to be released on Anthem was A Farewell To Kings. At that time also, the first 5 Rush albums were re-issued on Anthem. That would make your pressing sometime during or after 1977. Mine would be 1975 - 1977 era. Is yours distributed by Capitol or Polydor? That will help us date it further.
Columbia House Canada. Different mastering than the GK then it seems? If so, was it done at Don Mills or elsewhere and if yes by whom? I'm on the hunt now for a Canadian Mercury GK 'Fly by Night'!
1981.--In a related note,the first black label I ever saw was the Bob & Doug McKenzie "Take Off" single.I hung out in a record store at the time (no,really!)---when the new stuff came in,I often helped file,since I knew the store,anyway.--First batch was skyline,second batch was black.
Are you talking about the old Mercury red label with the 13 or so Mercury logos going around the outer rim? If so, I have a Canadian but I've never seen an American.
Sorry i came in late! This is the info I have for Rush S/T (Skyline, USA), which I think hasn't appeared here yet: Side A:SRM-1-101I-A-CTI 2(?)T Masterdisk G.K. (No "7" appears on this copy, asi t did on someone elses) Side B:SRM-1-101I-B-CTI 1T Masterdisk G.K. (on the opposite site where SRM... appears is a capital letter "B" Question- My copy has a pasted back cover, how many of you have the same? Also different from Saudr00: Fly By Night US Skyline Mercury Label Side A SRM-1-1023-A-CT1 \T Masterdisk GK C Side B SRM-1-1023-B-CT2 \T Masterdisk GK D NOTE: Chimes at end of "By-Tor" will play without stopping. Different again: Caress Of Steel US Skyline Mercury Label Side A T1 SRM-1-1046 A2 CT D Side B T2 SRM-1-1046 B6 SX B 2112 US RCA Music Service Issue (with gatefold) Skyline Mercury Label Side A ^1 / R 133716A 3 Side B ^3 R133716B 3 NOTE:Bottom of front cover has a black frame bordering the star/water graphic, and the rear cover has the same frame below the picture of the band.
Just fine. It looks brand new, not a scuff or mark on it. I wish I had a regular pressing to compare though.
Nah. I just wanted to give an extra couple of days for the holiday. Some folks may be out of town, etc.
A Farewell To Kings OK. Time to move on. A Farewell To Kings I have 3: A Farewell To Kings US Skyline Mercury Label Side One SRM-1-1184 CP A6 JAMF A Side Two SRM-1-1184 CP B6 JAMF This one sounds great. Would love to compare to GK. A Farewell To Kings US Black Mercury Label Side A Masterdisk HW A-4 (triangle) SRM-1-1184-A-K Side B Masterdisk AM B-1 (symbol?) SRM-1-1184-BS-HRM1 Not so good. A Farewell To Kings US Black Mercury Label Side One SRM-1-1184-A-PRC-R-1-1-111-?1 MASTERKISK HW Side Two SRM-1-1184-B-PRC-R-1-1-4-61 MASTERKISK HW Hate it. I have the German pressing on order. I'll post comments when I receive it. Time to chime in...
Farewell to Kings Canadian pressing Anthem label - blue tones Side 1: ANR-11010-A TLC-A script "GC" (again) also machine stamped circle within circle Side 2: ANR-11010-B TLC-A script "GC" (again) also machine stamped circle within circle Liner notes state: Mastered at JAMF, Toronto by George Graves. I would imagine that this information is changed in the US edition if it was mastered by someone else... or did they just reproduce the same info in the US sleeve? I wonder if the mysterious script initials are actually GG for George Graves? Cheers, Chris
