Be great if someone could help me with this one. Got a copy of Jo Armstead - A Stone cold Lover through the post this morning. The label is missing the blue on the right hand side, which every other Giant record I've seen (or got) has. Interesting the flip (The urge keeps coming) does have the normal blue. 

I know there's a boot of it, but I don't think it's that, as from memory that label looked right but the boot is vinyl not styrene, but working from memory there so could have got that wrong.

This one is styrene and looks like it's got the right stamp in the runout, so I'm a bit confused. Could be a production error I suppose - anyone come across something similar?

Initially I thought  just one that slipped through "quality control" at the printers.

Comparing it to mine not only is the blue missing but the ZTSC number is prited in the red stripe whereas mine is printed under that,the GT numbering is larger too.

Also the production credits  on the right are in a different order and on yours the M on Mike is also not on "straight".Time is also not on the same level as the numbers.

Checked a couple of other Giant labels and the numbers, production credits are in various places like there was no fixed method of printing them.

Cheers Paul

 

Edited March 24, 20241 yr by Soul Shrews
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22 minutes ago, Soul Shrews said:

Initially I thought  just one that slipped through "quality control" at the printers.

Comparing it to mine not only is the blue missing but the ZTSC number is prited in the red stripe whereas mine is printed under that,the GT numbering is larger too.

Also the production credits  on the right are in a different order and on yours the M on Mike is also not on "straight".Time is also not on the same level as the numbers.

Checked a couple of other Giant labels and the numbers, production credits are in various places like there was no fixed method of printing them.

Cheers Paul

 

Two different pressing plants Dear Soul Shrews. 

20 hours ago, Marvlus said:

Be great if someone could help me with this one. Got a copy of Jo Armstead - A Stone cold Lover through the post this morning. The label is missing the blue on the right hand side, which every other Giant record I've seen (or got) has. Interesting the flip (The urge keeps coming) does have the normal blue. 

I know there's a boot of it, but I don't think it's that, as from memory that label looked right but the boot is vinyl not styrene, but working from memory there so could have got that wrong.

This one is styrene and looks like it's got the right stamp in the runout, so I'm a bit confused. Could be a production error I suppose - anyone come across something similar?

As soul Shrews implied a quality control hazard mispress only. Odd looking but what's not to like ? 😉

Edited March 24, 20241 yr by Tlscapital

Thanks chaps - helpful. it is quite amazing that there can be some many label variations.....

21 hours ago, Marvlus said:

Be great if someone could help me with this one. Got a copy of Jo Armstead - A Stone cold Lover through the post this morning. The label is missing the blue on the right hand side, which every other Giant record I've seen (or got) has. Interesting the flip (The urge keeps coming) does have the normal blue. 

I know there's a boot of it, but I don't think it's that, as from memory that label looked right but the boot is vinyl not styrene, but working from memory there so could have got that wrong.

This one is styrene and looks like it's got the right stamp in the runout, so I'm a bit confused. Could be a production error I suppose - anyone come across something similar?

 

As my old trade was print looks like a odd miss print sheet as long as stamped its OK probably a one off error should  be stamped matrix styrene 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes got the right stamp and it's styrene, so I'm sure you're right a miss print. Cheers!