Saturday, September 7, 2013

Confusing copy of Pleasant Dreams


This is a confusing one. According to the sleeve this copy of Pleasant Dreams is made in Germany. The labels says "Made in USA" but they are marked with "STEMRA", the rights society in Belgium and Holland.
Actually this a version of the german second pressing of Pleasant Dreams on Sire/WEA that was manufactured for the market in Belgium and Holland. The sleeve is the same as the german edition, the labels are different.
Even if this was the second press in Germany (the first one was released under Sire/Ariola) I consider the STEMRA-version to be the first press in Belgium an Holland. It was the pressing that was sold in the countries in 1981 as you can see on the backside of this Belgian single from the album, We Want The Airwaves:



Album: Pleasant Dreams
Number: Sire/WEA 56 923
Year: 1981
Country: Pressed in Germany for Holland and Belgium.
Matrix number: R/S Alsdorf 56 923A //  R/S Alsdorf 56 923B.
Notes: No barcode, no printed inner sleeve. Same sleeve as the german edition. Incorrectly marked with "Made in U.S.A" on label.



Album: Pleasant Dreams
Number: Sire/WEA 56 923
Year: 1981
Country: Germany.
Matrix number: R/S Alsdorf 56 923A //  R/S Alsdorf 56 923B.
Notes: No barcode, no printed inner sleeve. Marked with GEMA for the german market.





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