Genuine or not?


Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:10 pm
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I'd like to have a topic where we try to answer questions whether a release is genuine or not. This because some of the Jarre (related) releases don't feature any hints to clearly determine it's genuity. So let me make the start with pictures Christophe sent me today:

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What's your opinion?
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Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:26 pm
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Going by the fonts used on the frontcover and the somehow strange looking polydor logo, I'd say this is not genuine.
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Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm
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It looks genuine to me! It's one of te first Polydor releases of "Oxygene" on cassette-tape... :wink:

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Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:50 pm
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The black strip across the top of the sleeve doesn't look right. Having said that the labels on the cassette look ok. What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:24 pm
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Phil J. wrote:What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
It's white with some texts in black like "Following instruments used: ..."

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Post Posted Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:02 pm
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Christophe wrote:
Phil J. wrote:What's on the reverse of the sleeve? Is it printed or blank?
It's white with some texts in black like "Following instruments used: ..."

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In which case I'd say it's genuine. Most bootleggers didn't go to the trouble of printing the reverse information.
Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:20 am
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I don't think it looks genuine.
Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:03 am
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Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:11 am
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Yeah, that, and the polydor logo seems stretched horizontally.
And is it me or is the copyright text on the tape strangely phrased?
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Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:59 am
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Dr_Jones wrote:Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
The wrong font? Maybe, but sometimes they used other fonts! :wink:

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Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:06 am
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I'd say it looks genuinely fake. :pwned:
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Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:53 am
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Christophe wrote:
Dr_Jones wrote:Jean Michel Jarre's name has the wrong font. I think it's fake.
The wrong font? Maybe, but sometimes they used other fonts! :wink:

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the only genuine releases I have seen using "wrong" fonts for this release are the Argentinial LP and some cassette tape releases
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Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:49 pm
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Phil J. wrote:The black strip across the top of the sleeve doesn't look right.
+1 :fine:
Post Posted Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:01 pm
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Maybe it’s worth trying to contact Polydor and see if they can give an answer whether it is fake or genuine - info@polydor.co.uk :wink:
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Post Posted Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:42 pm
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LOL, I think they don't give a dead frog about that :wtf2:
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