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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Lee Wrecker 30th May 2017		CD Album Oasis - Sunday Times Sampler CD (2002)	Is it the equivalent of a cover CD then? Should the title perhaps simply be Oasis as that's all that appears on the CD and packaging? Sometimes more knowledge is a dangerous thing for instance knowing the album this is promoting. Another mystery is why this band didn't (and Britpop for that matter) didn't travel so well outside the UK. Only later when Damon Albarn created the Gorillaz did he crack the international market and Oasis in spite of a huge industry push in the States never really made it. We're Oasis like the Purple Hearts and had to go home cos' they missed their fish and chips or other home comforts? It mystifies me as to why Oasis were huge in Britain and relatively insignificant everywhere else. Could it be that they actually were no good and really just all hype with no real substance? We're they worse than the MOR stadium plodders U2? Thinks....
Lee Wrecker 28th May 2017		CD Album Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys (2000)	European?? That's right Magic because Australia is in the Eurovision song contest it must be in Europe. I'm afraid it's international unless Australia really is in Europe and I've been hoodwinked into thinking it's further away and a separate continent. I'll meet you at the pub in 5 mins and we'll draft an application for Australia to join the EU and that will solve of lot of issues here on 45 Worlds as well. Now let's have a crack a world peace....
Lee Wrecker 28th May 2017		CD Album Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now (1993)	Label here should be Atlantic or Atlantic / Rhino whichever fits best. I've sent a correction thinking it was my entry but then realised it wasn't but nevertheless it's done. Interesting that the debate on this page is nearly 3 years old and is still bubbling away. Some good ideas and suggestions from PhilMH and cussincarrinon02 that could be revisited.
Lee Wrecker 27th May 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Murder Ballads (2017)	Hi Phil, thanks for the information but I do know that "Jesus Met The Woman At The Well" and not the "Wall" (Pink Floyd?) as I cover this song myself and also did not post this entry. Your observation on the similarities between this CD and The Uncut cover CD of 2010 reveal seven tracks to be the same. This highlights another thing about both magazines and that is that cover CDs often repeatedly throw up the same tracks particularly when it comes to old blues tracks.
Lee Wrecker 27th May 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Murder Ballads (2017)	This would have to be the most interesting looking cover CD for years. Shame the magazine is about 1/5 of the size it was when it first came out and standards have all but disappeared. I used to buy this magazine for the articles (was a subscriber for 4 years) but now only if the CD intrigues me. Anyway, if the current rate of shrinkage in the size of the magazine continues it won't be long before Mojo disappears altogether.
Lee Wrecker 26th May 2017		CD Album The Carter Family - The Country Music Hall Of Fame (1991)	Originally came in a long gone longbox.
Lee Wrecker 26th May 2017		CD Album David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1990)	Magic, you say a few CDs with missing barcodes could be due to them coming in a longbox. I hope you're right and it is only the odd release here and there. I've had a look at the very few US longbox issued CDs I actually have and thankfully they have barcodes so it seems the practice of leaving them off is unusual. The alternate cat# that only exists on a longbox though is a can of worms though particularly for posters with second hand CDs or reissues.
Lee Wrecker 26th May 2017		CD Album David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1990)	Yes, merge in my opinion and yes longboxes are going to cause these problems particularly for USA produced CDs up till 1993 when they were phased out. While they were meant to be transitional packaging (to fit in LP racks) and were generally regarded as peripheral garbage they also sometimes contained alternative cat#s or barcodes as in the case of the duplicate entry in question here (linked below). Both of these CDs have been correctly listed by whoever posted them and as longboxes were made to be thrown away they will eternally throw up little problems like this for us here on 45 Worlds. Not such a big deal in this case as Bowie has legions of fanatical collectors but less well known artists may be more difficult to deal with in terms of evidence. We just can't assume cat#s and barcodes match as there have already been cases where they don't. Just look at the US releases of Let It Be and Abbey Road for proof of that. Here, we've listed one as international in line with the CD cat# on the CD packaging (Let It Be) and one as a USA release as the longbox cat# takes preference over every other cat# - although not changed to primary cat# as yet on that entry. The reason for that may be that most of the longboxes have long gone and the owners of these CDs would be unaware that there is different cat# to enter in any case. Whatever the reason is we need to be consistent and this going to a recurring nightmare - oops problem.
Lee Wrecker 25th May 2017		CD Album The Beatles - Let It Be (1987)	The 1987 USA CD release of Abbey Road is listed as a separate USA release on the strength of the longbox cat#. Should we do the same hare or change the other listing to international. I previously unsuccessfully attempted to argue the USA release was international but either way surely both releases should be listed the same way. I don't mind how it's listed but there should a consistent approach seeing as both CDs were released at the same time (19th Oct., 1987).
Lee Wrecker 25th May 2017		CD Album The Beatles - Let It Be (1987)	Why does the UK only cat# CD-PCS 7096 lead the cat#s on this entry when the international cat# CDP 7 46447 2 that appears on all the CDs, inlay and is the cat# for most releases here comes second? Should we change them around?
Lee Wrecker 24th May 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Total Blam Blam! (2017)	Not quite as brilliant as the title might indicate. File under ill-conceived cash in albums.
Lee Wrecker 24th May 2017		CD Album Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs (2004)	Added Booklet scans which could be shuffled into place (numbered 1-12) or not as they kind of look okay although against convention. Also, in the absence of any matching releases this entry should be changed to Australian. Correction sent.
Lee Wrecker 22nd May 2017		CD Album Super Furry Animals - Radiator (1997)	Added booklet scans to be shuffled into place before the back cover scan of sladesounds. I'll send a correction to notify the MODS. mod.edit.:fixed
Lee Wrecker 22nd May 2017		CD Album Super Furry Animals - Out Spaced (1998)	I'm not sure whether the label here should be Cortex an off-shoot of Shock or Shock. The cat# CTX114CD is a Cortex (CTX) number for sure but I'm not quite sure of the relationship between Cortex and Shock. I used Cortex as the label as it came first of the two logos on the back inlay but now I'm having doubts. Any suggestions welcome. I'm also a bit surprised the UK version of this hasn't surfaced yet it's a great CD even if it's a compilation on non-album material. In fact that is what makes it so good SFAs were always known for the high quality of their 'B' sides and stray tracks that didn't fit onto albums.
Lee Wrecker 21st May 2017		CD Album Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (2009)	This one's very different to my version Magic. I had a look to see if they should be linked but my USA (Special Edition) is really quite different. As you probably know this kind of thing is not my usual fare but one of my daughters was a teenager when this came out and asked me to buy it. I'm lucky my children have different taste in music to me so I can get onto some good modern stuff too.
Lee Wrecker 19th May 2017		CD Album Otis Redding - The Dock Of The Bay: The Definitive Collection (1987)	The barcode here should have an extra 2 on the end and is in fact the same as the EU release. Correction sent. Mod.edit: fixed
Lee Wrecker 19th May 2017		CD Album Hawkwind - The Collection (2006)	A classic example of how hard it is to enter a CD. Could be a specific UK release as it has UK cat#, could be an EU as it has EU cat# and is made in the EU. Could be an Australian release as it was bought in Australia for $9.99 at a national chain store. Could be an international release because of all of the above. Probably still best listed as an EU release as that is what it says on the tin. However, our guidelines would indicate this is international because I bought it in Australia but that seems ludicrous to me. What do others think about this because the way Australia is used as a market (or dumping ground for excess stock) has the propensity to internationalise nearly every CD on the site. If nearly everything is listed as international no-one will be able to find anything at the point of entering CDs and most likely duplicate entries will pile up.
Lee Wrecker 19th May 2017		CD Album Elton John - The Very Best Of Elton John (1990)	Should the label be "The Rocket Record Company" and not just "Rocket" as it is listed here? Mod edit: agree and so edited
Lee Wrecker 17th May 2017		CD Album The Fortunes - First Hits (1990)	? and the Mysterians eh? I have no CDs by them ppint only this Japanese 1978 repress of their Cameo Parkway album from 1966. I say only but it's very, very good and in perfect condition.
Lee Wrecker 17th May 2017		CD Album The Fortunes - First Hits (1990)	? and the mysterious tracklist. Roll up for the mystery song, step right this this way.
Lee Wrecker 17th May 2017		CD Album The Fortunes - High Profile (1997)	The question has to be asked how did these entries (all of those Fortunes CDs ppint has commented on) with no or next to no tracklists get approved by a moderator? The details for this release can be found here if anyone is interested in tidying up someone else's mess.
Lee Wrecker 17th May 2017		CD Album Bauhaus - 1979-1983 (1986)	Images here are of the 1989 reissue cat# 25CY 3107 and need to be removed / hidden. If you have the images pantman could you post the correct images for this release. Mod.edit.: moved and hidden here
Lee Wrecker 16th May 2017		CD Album The Rolling Stones - Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones '71 (1993)	Interpol here, yes international as the wind no matter how you slice it. This current UK cat malarkey on EU CDs, usually used by catters to indicate a UK release (it appears worldwide) is a nonsense as is abbreviating cat#s to the bolded part in order to signify a difference as this is also fairly universal. PhilMH is right this is international. USA has same cat#, Brazil and Mexico and these CDs were available in identical (UK and EU pressings) form in Australia as well as a locally produced version. There is however a digipak Australian version with a different secondary cat#. However, it is still the same thing really. This trainspotters game of spot the minute difference in order to protect EU and UK listings is becoming very tiresome, Maybe someone up there in the Northern Hemisphere should rewrite the guidelines to suit because you don't seem to be able to deal with them as they stand.
Lee Wrecker 15th May 2017		CD Album Syd Barrett - The Best Of Syd Barrett (2001)	ppint, you are right of course this CD's packaging is "without any indication it was intended to be distributed in merkia, let alone down under in xxxxia" and yet my copy is indeed identical (made in EU etc.) to this copy and bought in Australia. There is also an Australian made version that also carries the same details, the US version is made in the US but carries the same details. The rights issue doesn't come into play as per our (45Worlds) because our guidelines or protocols don't go to that depth. These problems arise because the current system we use requires people to know information that is not on the CD at all such as other CDs with matching details from anywhere in the world. The EU status is something I also cannot know as I don't have any catalogues at all let alone a variety of European issues from different countries to check through. So that is is for you in the North (hemisphere) to sort out. On this site Australian CDs are routinely changed to international on the strength of a matching CD existing (not on 45Worlds I might add) in another country such as Chile or Mexico. This can be very frustrating as the poster cannot know this information and as you point here it's actual relevance may be debatable. Once again though the international classification of CDs proves to be a debacle as usual. So at least we're consistent. Oh, by the way I agree with your suggestion in reference to the title.
Lee Wrecker 15th May 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Island Folk (2009)	50 years after founding (1959) may have something to do with it? Not sure though it could be something else.
Lee Wrecker 13th May 2017		CD Album Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey / Garvey's Ghost (2010)	Added booklet scans for putting in their place. Correction sent.
Lee Wrecker 13th May 2017		CD Album Eric Burdon Declares "War" - Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1992)	Added booklet scans for shuffling into spaces. Correction sent.
Lee Wrecker 13th May 2017		CD Album James Brown - Sex Machine: The Very Best Of James Brown (1991)	Added booklet scans to shuffle into place. Correction sent.
Lee Wrecker 13th May 2017		CD Album Syd Barrett - Barrett (2010)	I'm with Alenko on this one the label is Harvest albeit made by Parlophone so the label lising should be reversed to read Harvest / Parlophone and the date should be changed to 2014 as ppint pointed out below. There is a strong case for merging these to entries as this is really a reissue of the 2010 release just that company monikers changed hands in the interim. Essentially they are two versions of the same release on the same label with the same cat# and barcode. The twoing and froing in corporate wonderland between EMI and Parlophone behind the scenes is not enough to change the fact that these are two versions of the same release.
Lee Wrecker 13th May 2017		CD Album Syd Barrett - The Best Of Syd Barrett (2001)	Added booklet scans, correction sent for shuffling images about.

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