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5th Jul 2015, 1:34 PM
	jordansongs 🍰 Member since Jan 2010 732 Points	Re: Fame CD releases, some fevered research has unearthed what I believe to be the first significant batch of releases (possibly from October 1987): CDM 7 52017 2 (CD-FA 3101) Wings - Wild Life CDM 7 52018 2 (CD-FA 3121) Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden CDM 7 52019 2 (CD-FA 3122) Iron Maiden - Killers CDM 7 52020 2 (CD-FA 3132) Deep Purple - 24 Carat Purple CDM 7 52021 2 (CD-FA 3142) Marillion - Real To Reel CDM 7 52022 2 (CD-FA 3175) Saxon - Denim And Leather CDM 7 52023 2 (CD-FA 3188) The Undertones - The Undertones CDM 7 52024 2 (CD-FA 3191) Paul McCartney - McCartney II CDM 7 52025 2 (CD-FA 3192) Hawkwind - X In Search Of Space CDM 7 52026 2 (CD-FA 3193) Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway CDM 7 52027 2 (CD-FA 3159) Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound This is the only significant consecutive Fame sequence I have found so far, there are others but only in batches of 2 or 3. The 7 520** 2 numbering sequence was also used by Music For Pleasure and Classics For Pleasure (and possibly other EMI budget releases). Where it's going to get really confusing is that later Fame re-issues use the original 7 digit cat no of the first issue. For example, Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside" was one of EMI's very first CD releases in early 1984, issued as CDP 7 46012 2. When it was re-issued at a lower price by Fame (one source suggests September 1988), it was given a CD-FA 3207 cat no but also retains its original CDP cat no. I reckon this could make dating a large number of Fame CD releases as nigh on impossible!