Charles Farren - Hawk Records

[Theothertosspot]

Hi, any info appreciated on this. 

I have noticed that there are two very similar releases or label design of this. 

Which was first release or were they simultaneously released. 

 

 

Regards 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chalky]

I'd imagine the top one was a first then the second when a distribution deal was struck

[Blackpoolsoul]

8 hours ago, Chalky said:

I'd imagine the top one was a first then the second when a distribution deal was struck

The DJ Copies had the distribution as well. I always wondered where the Limelight releases fitted in. but I guess Bob let Mercury have it ?

Edited Tuesday at 17:27 by Blackpoolsoul

[Chalky]

1 hour ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

The DJ Copies had the distribution as well. I always wondered where the Limelight release fitted in. but I guess Bob let Mercury have it ?

I presume the DJ copy is for the bottom scan.  Both the same layout just slightly different colour.

[Blackpoolsoul]

5 hours ago, Chalky said:

I presume the DJ copy is for the bottom scan.  Both the same layout just slightly different colour.

DJ is white Karl 

Edited Tuesday at 17:29 by Blackpoolsoul

[Theothertosspot]

Are there any demos of the non USA distribution? 

[Blackpoolsoul]

24 minutes ago, Theothertosspot said:

Are there any demos of the non USA distribution? 

Never seen one

[Chalky]

33 minutes ago, Blackpoolsoul said:

Never seen one

me neither

[Robbk]

I've also never seen a non-USA-distributed demo.  I assume that Bob Lee leased it to Mercury after the local Chicago sales got high enough.  That was during the time when Mercury's relatively new Chicago office was looking to grab up a lot of the local talent.  He did that with several of his productions.  His productions were all over the map.  He was one of the most prolific producers who never had a long deal with any one label.  

I wonder if Lee was a bit quirky, and maybe not the easiest to get along with?

Edited 4 hours ago by Robbk

[Mikehump]

In addition to number R3616A there is a hand drawn mark - as photo on the USA distributed version. 

Pressing plant?

Hump

[Theothertosspot]

Same on the non USA press so presumably done at same plant? 

Regards 

[Blackpoolsoul]

16 minutes ago, Theothertosspot said:

Same on the non USA press so presumably done at same plant? 

Regards 

This could be a new one 

 

[Robbk]

7 hours ago, Mikehump said:

In addition to number R3616A there is a hand drawn mark - as photo on the USA distributed version. 

Pressing plant?

Hump

I'm sure that's a pressing plant marking.  I've seen it on several Chicago label records.  I'd bet it's a fairly small, indie,  Midwestern pressing plant.

[Chalky]

1 hour ago, Robbk said:

I'm sure that's a pressing plant marking.  I've seen it on several Chicago label records.  I'd bet it's a fairly small, indie,  Midwestern pressing plant.

could be the engineer or the mastering company as well?  I've asked the question on discogs forum as I don't know it either.

[Woodbutcher]

Closest thing I can find so far is the Plastylite 'ear' mark.

But that was a New Jersey outfit.

 

[Theothertosspot]

Top pic is non USA

Bottom pic is USA one

Both very similar but from where? 

To be fair the top one looks good whereas the bottom one looks not quite so. Could be resolution though

 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Theothertosspot