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Topic: Minor change or comment
After nearly getting fooled myself, I realized that the time has come to warn of the possible mix-up of an original copy of D R HOOKER's mighty '72 behemoth The Truth, and the fairly recent repro distributed by Scorpio. Unlike the Subliminal Sounds reissue, the Scorpio repro contains no markings whatsoever that identify it as a reissue once the shrinkwrap is off, and it reproduces the original labels too. Experienced record hounds will probably still identify it as a modern pressing from various clues, but then there are those that are either gullible or overly eager.
An original 1972 pressing of The Truth has the following dead wax markings:
- Side One: XPL-1029A-2NSP with PR etched on the opposite side
- Side Two: XPL-1029B-2NSP with PR etched on the opposite side
In addition, there was no lyric insert with the repro (unlike the Subliminal reissue), but of course that is easily fixed by an enterprising scoundrel. Be forewarned!
There may be ways to tell the no-label (Scorpio) repro from an orig just by looking at the cover, and if so we're interested in hearing them. Bear in mind that once a reissue is a few years old, copies will start to look used and people forget that the reissue existed, so things like "shiny sleeve" or "sharp seams" don't really cut it.
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