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From: mr@isrnix.UUCP (michael regoli)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Publication Dates on Records
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Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 15:49:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  6 15:49:29 1984
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>I've been annoyed for years that record companies almost uniformly fail to
>include on album covers or disc labels the date they were released (or the 
>date they were recorded, but that's another issue).

>>Did you ever read the fine print on the back of the album at the
>>bottom? It's usually right there in black and white or red and green
>>or whatever. I think the date refers to the release date, although
>>records with 1984 dates will still be showing up as brand new
>>releases in April and May of 1985.

Those are copyright dates, guys.  In other words, the date in which
(or, usually, the year in which) the recorded material became the
property of the copyrightee. 


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