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edtop40 
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 Topic: manfred mann mighty quinnPosted: 03 March 2013 at 9:07pm |
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my commercial 45 for the manfed mann song "quinn the
eskimo' issued as mercury states the run time on the label as 2:51 but only runs 2:49 like some of the db entries...also, my top 40 book lists the song as 'mighty quinn (quinn the eskimo)', but my label just says 'quinn the eskimo'....i see on ebay that there is three different vinyl 45 labels.....one is all red with mercury in an oval printed in white, one that is red with a black ribbon on the left, then there is the orange and mustard swirl version...anyone know which label was originally issued when the record hit the charts in march of 1968? Edited by edtop40 |
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Posted: 04 March 2013 at 2:45am |
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The short answer is: all of them.
Mercury was on the orange and mustard swirl label by that point but the record was such a massive hit that the pressing plants were using up older Mercury label stock as the current labels ran out just to keep the production runs up. I've also seen copies of the disc on the early 60's all black label (which Mercury had stopped using for new releases in 1964) as well as an all white label (which I assume may have been used for promotional copies however I have not seen any labeled as such). |
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Posted: 04 March 2013 at 1:45pm |
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Promo copies were labeled as such (or at least mine is). |
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Posted: 04 March 2013 at 4:35pm |
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The white label copy I have in my personal collection came from a radio station and has tons of writing on the A side label (mentioning the "new" title, etc) but nowhere is it mentioned that it is actually a promotional copy. I don't think I've ever seen a real promo copy for the record. |
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Posted: 06 March 2013 at 10:59pm |
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Thanks! My copy even has the stars on the A side label but no promo text anywhere.... i should dig it out from my storage locker and post a scan (if i can find it in there).
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