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Posted by Cobalt on Sep-22-2005 20:59:

"Xpander 1" Catalog Number?

I recently bought a 2x12" of the Xpander EP, and found something curious while checking my catalog numbers.

The outer and inner sleeves of my copy are for the Deconstruction release, and appear brand new. (http://www.discogs.com/release/58337) As expected, disk two (Rabbitweed and Baja) is etched with the appropriate Deconstruction number.

But my first disk (Xpander and Belfunk) is instead pressed with an "XPANDER 1" catalog number, which Discogs tells me is a promo version limited to 250 copies: http://www.discogs.com/release/83390. Complicating things further, the label on disk one belongs to the standard Deconstruction release; why would it be stamped "XPANDER 1"? I'm almost certain the disk has never been played, or perhaps even removed, as it cligns to the sleeve by static like new records usually do.

I find it very difficult to believe that a promo copy got labeled for the full release in this way. Can anyone shed light on how this might have happened?

Posted by Mike_Foyle on Sep-22-2005 22:40:

woah hectic... could just be a conincidental retarded mistake

Posted by Tony Morello on Sep-23-2005 01:11:

is it the song(s) you payed for?
if so i wouldn't worry about it, you payed, you got the song you wanted... where's the problem?

Posted by Cobalt on Sep-23-2005 01:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Tony Morello
is it the song(s) you payed for?
if so i wouldn't worry about it, you payed, you got the song you wanted... where's the problem?

There's no problem. But I would be interested to know if I have one of 250 copies of the Deconstruction Xpander promo, or if this is a mistake of some kind and not in fact that record.

Someone else might have encountered a similar stamping, and there's no better place to ask.

Posted by isoterra on Sep-23-2005 04:03:

sounds like it could be a mistake at the pressing plant?

i don't have the 2-disk release so can't confirm anything... but own 'XPANDER 1' and didn't know it was a 250-only release until now. could be worth something perhaps?

Posted by DJ Cinos on Sep-23-2005 07:26:

quote:
Originally posted by isoterra
sounds like it could be a mistake at the pressing plant?

i don't have the 2-disk release so can't confirm anything... but own 'XPANDER 1' and didn't know it was a 250-only release until now. could be worth something perhaps?

Only for a (very small) audience, considering the same tracks are avaible on a non-limited non-promo edition. But it might be worth a lot to that little group of people who want everything.