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| Sleeve - Front |
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| Sleeve - Back |
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| Vinyl - 'A' Side ('B' Side has matching graphics) |
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| Insert: Single-sided photocopy |
Stats:
The Signals variants are made up of Slasher black vinyl pressings and a picture disk pressed by a pair of Dutch labels. The regular Slasher pressing is shown above, the other variants are outlined below:
Slasher Black Vinyl Variants
Year: 2004
Tracks: Left With Nothing / Walk The Line B/W Signals / Lost on You
Label: Slasher Records – MURDER-002
Matrix A: MURDER-002-A YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE IT TO SPREAD IT
Matrix B: MURDER-002-B THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS THE COW GENE WITH THE TOMATO
Inserts: Most of the first press have the one shown above, the white label repress has the same design, but printed on a narrower sheet. The yellow 'Tour Sleeves' have a red double-sided insert. There is also some randomness; Matt Bickle gives us some background on the Slasher variants HERE.
Pressing Info - First Press, (printed label) done in 2 or 3 runs:
Test Pressings - 9, or 10
First press vinyl - 2000 approx total. Mostly pocket sleeves, some fold-out sleeves. Also some were put in photocopied sleeves; precise numbers of these were not recorded, so the following are approximate:
Yellow Tour Sleeve - 250-300 - most had the cross hand-coloured red, but a handful were shaded black (5-10), or left unshaded few were not coloured (5-20)
Red Tour Sleeve - 50(ish)
Blue Photocopy Sleeve - 25(ish), of these 7 or 8 were stamped and used for test pressings, a couple were sent out to Slasher subscribers and the rest were sent out randomly with mail orders.
Pressing Info - Second Press, (white label) done in 1 run:
Second press vinyl - 500, all have 'regular' stamp on labels, apart from:
'Test Pressings' - 3 or 4 with 'test pressing' stamp on labels (these match the 'proper' first press test pressings)
Tracks: Left With Nothing / Walk The Line B/W Signals / Lost on You
Label: Slasher Records – MURDER-002
Matrix A: MURDER-002-A YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE IT TO SPREAD IT
Matrix B: MURDER-002-B THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS THE COW GENE WITH THE TOMATO
Inserts: Most of the first press have the one shown above, the white label repress has the same design, but printed on a narrower sheet. The yellow 'Tour Sleeves' have a red double-sided insert. There is also some randomness; Matt Bickle gives us some background on the Slasher variants HERE.
Pressing Info - First Press, (printed label) done in 2 or 3 runs:
Test Pressings - 9, or 10
First press vinyl - 2000 approx total. Mostly pocket sleeves, some fold-out sleeves. Also some were put in photocopied sleeves; precise numbers of these were not recorded, so the following are approximate:
Yellow Tour Sleeve - 250-300 - most had the cross hand-coloured red, but a handful were shaded black (5-10), or left unshaded few were not coloured (5-20)
Red Tour Sleeve - 50(ish)
Blue Photocopy Sleeve - 25(ish), of these 7 or 8 were stamped and used for test pressings, a couple were sent out to Slasher subscribers and the rest were sent out randomly with mail orders.
Pressing Info - Second Press, (white label) done in 1 run:
Second press vinyl - 500, all have 'regular' stamp on labels, apart from:
'Test Pressings' - 3 or 4 with 'test pressing' stamp on labels (these match the 'proper' first press test pressings)
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| Yellow Tour Sleeves: Folded coloured paper with photocopied artwork - picture shows fronts and backs of sleeves. Top: Most have the cross hand-coloured in red, Bottom: A handful have the cross coloured black, or are uncoloured |
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| Red Tour & Blue Sleeves: Folded coloured paper with photocopied artwork - picture shows fronts and backs of sleeves. Top: The red sleeve has the image from the insert copied on the back Bottom: Some of the blue sleeves were stamped and used for test press covers, some were sent out randomly with mail orders. |
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| 'Regular' Sleeve - 1st Press Vinyl: A mixture of pocket and fold out sleeves were used; both have the same design |
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| 'Regular' Sleeve - 2nd Press Vinyl: A mixture of pocket and fold out sleeves were used; both have the same design |
Picture Disk
Year: 2004
Tracks: Left With Nothing / Walk The Line B/W Signals / Lost on You
Label(s): Even Worse / Way Back When Records (Holland)
Matrix A: 59733H1/A YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE IT TO SPREAD IT
Matrix B: 59733H2/A THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS THE COW GENE WITH THE TOMATO
Inserts: Fold over insert - see pictures below
Pressing Info:
Test Pressings - 10
First Pressing - 1000
Limited Cover - 5
Tracks: Left With Nothing / Walk The Line B/W Signals / Lost on You
Label(s): Even Worse / Way Back When Records (Holland)
Matrix A: 59733H1/A YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE IT TO SPREAD IT
Matrix B: 59733H2/A THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU CROSS THE COW GENE WITH THE TOMATO
Inserts: Fold over insert - see pictures below
Pressing Info:
Test Pressings - 10
First Pressing - 1000
Limited Cover - 5
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| Picture Disk - 'A' Side |
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| Picture Disk - 'B' Side Disk in fold-over insert / cover |
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| Fold-over insert / cover opened (Reverse is blank) |
Commodity Fetishism
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| Slasher test pressing in blue sleeve: Sleeve, dust sleeve and label are stamped |
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| Slasher "Test Press" (Pic from Ebay) The second press was on white labels, most where stamped, but a handful were left blank and called test pressings - this looks like one of those... |
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| Picture Disk Test Press Sleeve: Hand numbered out of 10 |
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| Picture Disk Test Press - Vinyl |
