How does one tell the difference between a genuine and a fake second version Beatles cover of the 'Jolly What!' album?
Question #108464. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Jan 10 2017.
BRY2K
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BRY2K 17 year member
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There are also counterfeit copies of "The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage." Both cover variations have been faked. The "Jolly What!" covers look like the real thing, but do not have the album title on the cover's side spine. The so-called portrait covers are also missing the album title on the spine. They have other flaws, but you need not know them. Unfortunately, some of the fake discs for this album are hard to spot. Although the labels look like the real thing, the records have a crudely drawn MR logo in their trail off areas. The legitimate discs have a machine-stamped MR logo.
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Sep 03 2009, 11:26 AM
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Interesting bit of trivia about an error (of unknown origin) on both covers:
"Without question the Beatles and Frank Ifield are the most popular recording stars in Europe", it goes on to say with rather an unusual turn of phrase "... it is with a good deal of pride and pleasure that this COPULATION has been presented".
It is stated that the reason for the "error" may very well be that the record aptly described a record that had "screwed people out of money."