Cuyler
Bright colored pinwheels go 'round in my head.
For the longest time, I was under the (incorrect) impression that all of the AM+ discs, with the black CD tray, were all the same. Now, after having bought multiple AM+ copies of certain albums, like Horizon by the Carpenters, I am realizing that, obviously, since AM+ CDs were pressed really any time between 1984 and 1996(?), there are different masters that are used for different discs. This is why websites like Discogs pay attention to granular detail like matrix and mould IDs.
For starters, I am under the impression that "Made in Japan" or "Printed in Japan" discs are generally older, and "Made in U.S.A." discs are generally newer. (I'm not sure if there are any "Made in West Germany" A&M discs for the U.S. market.) Discs with an IFPI number were pressed after 1994.
I have two AM+ discs (Horizon and Made in America, by Carpenters) with smooth CD edges. Both say "Made in Japan" on the disc. Does that mean there's a good chance that these early Japan-for-U.S. discs were likely pressed in around 1986?
Is there a way to find out (i.e. through digging through an archive somewhere) when these early compact discs for A&M were first pressed?
For starters, I am under the impression that "Made in Japan" or "Printed in Japan" discs are generally older, and "Made in U.S.A." discs are generally newer. (I'm not sure if there are any "Made in West Germany" A&M discs for the U.S. market.) Discs with an IFPI number were pressed after 1994.
I have two AM+ discs (Horizon and Made in America, by Carpenters) with smooth CD edges. Both say "Made in Japan" on the disc. Does that mean there's a good chance that these early Japan-for-U.S. discs were likely pressed in around 1986?
Is there a way to find out (i.e. through digging through an archive somewhere) when these early compact discs for A&M were first pressed?