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Beak

Monitor · 1979 · Vinyl-7-Inch · US · L-6000

Thick cardboard sleeve with "tip-on" art. Some copies include a facsimile "autographed" glossy photo of movie-star James Mason with a World Imitation logo and/or address rubber-stamped on the back. [r=697508] has a foldover sleeve printed on medium-weight paper in poly-bag. Both versions were editions of 1000 copies. Disks are identical, and are pressed on very thin, flexible vinyl. Runouts are etched except for an indistinct stamped 1 on side B. The mastering lab for the side B lacquer has not been identified. Labels for this version may appear darker than those with the paper sleeve, but this is likely due to long contact with the cardboard sleeves. (The plain paper inner sleeves may also show significant darkening.) Thanks to: Ed Barger - Sound Monitor; Boyd Rice - vocal & Pinwheel; Jeffrey Vallance.