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18th Jul 2015, 3:34 PM
	Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator	Will be doing something soon... Got some things on, and engaged in a battle to the death with Windows 8.1 (Feckin' thing has tried my patience for the last time!!!!!) If you've got a list of the initial release dates to hand, I'd go with those and call it authoritative in respect of these... I've spotted a few other things that the stats on my chart are revealing, but just got to gather a few more bits of data first regarding label changes, source labels etc. It would suffice to say for the moment that it looks like the there are distinct and separate phases of releases, with all the pre 41-1 appended cats being the first year's offerings, before most of these (Except for a couple of titles) not being re-pressed after this (Basically scrubbed the catalogue and started over again), but all after may appear on different labels as they are continually pressed until either reissued elsewhere, or replaced by a new compilation. The other thing to say is that Fame was essentially an EMI - Capitol venture, with all the original labels that Fame issues present being on labels held by one of these two "umbrella" labels... but Capitol appear to have gone cold on the idea after only a couple of months, and EMI bring in more "indy" label titles they have to replace the Capitol involvement (Capitol still release the odd one later, but not with the same kind of commitment they show in the first month or two)... And after a month of these smaller EMI label titles (Virgin too) being introduced, a deal must have been struck with MCA to replace the level of Capitol involvement... Just before the end of that first year (!982), then they start introducing the appended cats, barcodes, and keep pressing a lot of these from then on through the different label variations. When I bring 8.1 to it's knees eventually, I'll post more... but the bloody thing locked me out of my desktop computer, and says I can only reinstate it by going online and begging Microsoft for access to my own computer!!!! (But if I didn't have other means of getting online, how the hell would I do that if I can't Use my computer to do so? AAAAaaaarrrghhhh!!!!!!!) Apologies for the personal rant.