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Genuine or not?
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:10 pm
by CLUBMIX
I'd like to have a topic where we try to answer questions whether a release is genuine or not. This because some of the Jarre (related) releases don't feature any hints to clearly determine it's genuity. So let me make the start with pictures Christophe sent me today:
What's your opinion?
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:26 pm
by GeeJee
Going by the fonts used on the frontcover and the somehow strange looking polydor logo, I'd say this is not genuine.
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm
by Christophe
It looks genuine to me! It's one of te first Polydor releases of "Oxygene" on cassette-tape...
Greetzzz...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:50 pm
by Phil J.
The black strip across the top of the sleeve doesn't look right. Having said that the labels on the cassette look ok. What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:24 pm
by Christophe
Phil J. wrote:What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
It's white with some texts in black like "Following instruments used: ..."
Greetzzz...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:02 pm
by Phil J.
Christophe wrote:Phil J. wrote:What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
It's white with some texts in black like "Following instruments used: ..."
Greetzzz...
In which case I'd say it's genuine. Most bootleggers didn't go to the trouble of printing the reverse information.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:20 am
by jarrekid
I don't think it looks genuine.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:03 am
by Dr_Jones
Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:11 am
by GeeJee
Yeah, that, and the polydor logo seems stretched horizontally.
And is it me or is the copyright text on the tape strangely phrased?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:59 am
by Christophe
Dr_Jones wrote:Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
The wrong font? Maybe, but sometimes they used other fonts!
Greetzzz...
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:06 am
by AnDrOiD
I'd say it looks genuinely fake.
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:53 am
by CLUBMIX
Christophe wrote:Dr_Jones wrote:Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
The wrong font? Maybe, but sometimes they used other fonts!
Greetzzz...
the only genuine releases I have seen using "wrong" fonts for this release are the Argentinial LP and some cassette tape releases
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:49 pm
by Dv_
Phil J. wrote:The black strip across the top of the sleeve doesn't look right.
+1
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:01 pm
by Kanta
Maybe it’s worth trying to contact Polydor and see if they can give an answer whether it is fake or genuine -
info@polydor.co.uk
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:42 pm
by GeeJee
LOL, I think they don't give a dead frog about that
