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Info
Fade AwayPromo, version 1 Label (Cat #): Columbia (AS 928) Format: 12" Country: USA Release date (Original year): 1981 (1981)
A1- FADE AWAY
B1- BE TRUE
B2- HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN
There are 2 versions of this single:
Version 1:
- The sleeve is glossy black
- The inside of the sleeve is white cardboard
- Pressed in Pitman, NJ
Version 2:
- The sleeve is matt black and textured
- The inside of the sleeve is gray cardboard
- Pressed in Terre Haute, IN
This copy's runout groove etchings:
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Side 1 (stamped): MASTERED AT CAPITOL
Side 1 (hand-etched): KP p XSS-168116-1D-F4
Side 2 (stamped): MASTERED AT CAPITOL
Side 2 (hand-etched): KP p XSS-168117-1C-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 "p" code on the runout groove indicates that the record was pressed at Columbia Records Pressing Plant in Pitman, NJ. The "XSS" prefix on the runout groove (and on the labels) is Columbia Records' code for 12" single stereo 33⅓ rpm.
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