Melodija briefly pressed CDs of a few albums right before they shut down... Can you provide some method of distinguishing the bootleg CDs from the real Melodija ones? If they where released on legit CDs as well back in 1991...
No, I can't provide but the GALAKTIKA CD was incredibly hard to find until some weeks ago and it didn't cost less than 40/50 US$
Now I see it everywhere in huge quantities for 4/6 US$....on Molotok (the russian Ebay) you can see DOZENS of sellers who have it.
I knew since a couple of months that there would have been a reprint of that CD. I guessed it was an official reprint with improved artwork and/or bonus track but it's the exact replica of the original 1991 CD: same artwork, same packaging, same aspect.
So...if 2+2 = 4 I guess it's only a bootleg release. Same as Shah's "Beware"
Same for MONOMAKH....impossible and fucking expensive to find until a few weeks ago now you can find it everywhere for 5 bucks....
I ordered a copy of both but I am between Siberia and Mongolia and China now....I can't check them until I'll be back to Italy.
But I saw some good quality scans and they're silver/factory pressed CD. Unfortunately I couldn't compare the matrix code but I guess there are some slight differences. The paper quality should be also a bit different, but I can't provide any proof until I don't put my hands on such CDs
be very careful of some recent out of stock CD of Areadeath re-surfaced, such as Protector or Sore Throat...they have been reprinted by Wang without perimssion or authorization nor by the band or by those who have the copyright on such releases
jnfernal wrote:be very careful of some recent out of stock CD of Areadeath re-surfaced, such as Protector or Sore Throat...they have been reprinted by Wang without perimssion or authorization nor by the band or by those who have the copyright on such releases
What about the Brutality compilation that he has advertised as being repressed on his site? Are there any differences in these from the first runs?
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I have no idea about Brutality but he had to ask our permission before, as we own the copyrights and we agreed for a first run only. Every additional copy made is made without permission, just to cash easy money as usual on somebody's else efforts and investments.
A few days ago I asked my chinese friend to get in touch with him, saying he has a new rock music shop. He asked for the whole catalogue and he asked also if Protector (sold out even before the offical release) and Sore Throat (sold out since 3 years) and he said that there's no problem inordering 20 or 30 copies of them, as they are still available like any other release. I guess he's making illegal reprinting for chinese market. Of course ignoring what was written on deals signed by others.
Of course - needless to say that - he will ignore every charge. What happens in China is chinese business only. FOreigners shouldn't put their nose in chinese own business. We are not chinese so we can not understand or try to talk about China.
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