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Comment by MoreFloyd:

Hi PhilMH, Always appreciate your input. I think Magic was right on pulling me up on this one. My disc is definitely the original Australian release through CBS Records in Sept, 1990 (now owned by Sony). Whassup's entry is on Sony's newly reintroduced "Columbia" label (except Japan and Spain). So I think this being the case the policy here at 45worlds would be a new entry for a different label and Whassup's entry should show the Label as being Columbia. Mind you I could be having a seniors moment and be totally confused...:)

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Comment by PhilMH:

Hi guys, 18th September 1990 was a Tuesday, so I wonder if that was actually the US release date? Platterlog shows this as a new release in their update on Monday 24th September, so the release date could have been that day or the previous Friday, the 21st. For what it's worth, I would keep both the CBS and Columbia pressings together on this entry, because I doubt that you would find a separate date documented anywhere for the Columbia pressing - Sony most likely just considered that a new pressing of an already in-catalogue item. The CBS brand was changed to Columbia worldwide (except Japan and Spain, where the name was owned by different companies) as of 1st January 1991, so that would be the earliest date for the Columbia disc.

Incidentally, Sony in Australia have still been showing the CBS brand on the packaging of some discs (repressings and reissues) for the last 30+ years, even a new "Gold" series of older albums with new catalogue numbers a couple of years ago (e.g. a couple of early Dylans) still have CBS on the package. I don't know if there's any legal distinction between what's used on the package and what's on the actual item, but I would have thought that CBS, Inc. would be frowning on the continued use of their name. There's at least one precedent for such action, though, when ABC-Paramount Records in the USA became just ABC Records when ABC's partnership with Paramount Theatres ended in 1966? 1967? - I have B.B. King LPs purchased in the 70s that have ABC-Paramount logos on the covers but just ABC on the labels.

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Comment by MoreFloyd:

Hi Magic...No worries, on reflection I think it may need it's own entry. Was thrown by the CBS label listing for this one plus booklet and inlay details being the same with CBS logos. Will add a new entry after the Christmas break. Is "Whassup's" CD entry actually on the CBS label or Columbia? I believe Sony started to use the Columbia label from 1991.

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Comment by Magic Marmalade:

Am unsure about this one MoreFloyd... your requested changes are a little too vague (non specific).

I think it possibly better for the time being to make a new entry for your disc, with the original date.

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Comment by MoreFloyd:

Added image of original CBS labelled CD from 1990. Have requested the date for this one to be changed to 18 Sep, 1990 as listed in "Whassup's" notes. With the exception of the CD label everything else (Booklet, Inlay, CD Matrix info etc...) is identical. I suspect that the "Columbia" labelled CD might actually be closer to a 1992 release. Some information on the Australian "CBS" and "Columbia" labels can be found at the Pink Floyd Archives website.