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gazatthebop wrote: ↑25 Oct 2021 11:09 not suggesting they are not genuine. Just seems weird they turned up in Greece two years before being released here. The certificate is gold foil stamped and looks quite good for what it is

I do think it was weird. Makes me wonder whether they were pressed in 2019, and have only now been released, or whether these are new pressings. Does yours have the same little 'V' symbols in the lead-out?

I cannot see one thing that makes what I just bought different to the 2019 pressing as listed on Discogs. Even the Abbey Road sticker is in the same lower-right corner (It's top left on VUN and 3rd)

https://www.discogs.com/release/1439811 ... White-Heat

Abbey Road are now selling them direct. Official release Date 17 Sept 2021. It still says 2019 on the cover.

When I wrote to them two years ago, they knew nothing about them. At least the person who responded knew nothing.

https://shop.abbeyroad.com/Vinyl/*/Whit ... 8LP00001RC

i ordered WL/WH from Sound of Vinyl UK middle of last week, it was dispatched today.

I don't know if I've been lucky, but I've had about a dozen versions of the album on vinyl and CD, and I love them all - from the original US, to the 70s UK toy soldier, to the 80s Polydor, to the original CD, to the MFSL through to the super deluxe. We were lucky in that even though the original production was pretty shoddy, the tapes themselves survived excellently, in contrast to so many obscure records from the 60's.

WL/WH didn't arrive now lodged a notice with universal for a refund/replacement. I don't recommend Sound of Vinyl UK

gazatthebop wrote: ↑01 Nov 2021 16:36 WL/WH didn't arrive now lodged a notice with universal for a refund/replacement. I don't recommend Sound of Vinyl UK

I just bought mine direct from the Universal store. Came a couple of days later.

there are a few sites all linked to universal including "Sound of Vinyl", "Recordstore UK" and "Udiscover" probably the abbey road site too (which has 10% off first orders.
A Cale fan on the Unauthorized facebook group page has a copy of the half speed WL/WH with different matrix to the one on discogs

gazatthebop wrote: ↑03 Nov 2021 16:28 A Cale fan on the Unauthorized facebook group page has a copy of the half speed WL/WH with different matrix to the one on discogs

ignore, she got the banana matrix and wl/wh mixed up!

gazatthebop wrote: ↑03 Nov 2021 16:28 there are a few sites all linked to universal including "Sound of Vinyl", "Recordstore UK" and "Udiscover" probably the abbey road site too (which has 10% off first orders.
A Cale fan on the Unauthorized facebook group page has a copy of the half speed WL/WH with different matrix to the one on discogs

I went straight to udiscover. Got the LP 2-3 days later.

I’m surprised there are different matrices. Do they indicate a new cut or just a fresh stamper?

gazatthebop wrote: ↑03 Nov 2021 16:57

gazatthebop wrote: ↑03 Nov 2021 16:28 A Cale fan on the Unauthorized facebook group page has a copy of the half speed WL/WH with different matrix to the one on discogs

ignore, she got the banana matrix and wl/wh mixed up!

That makes sense, as there are no WLWH matrices on Discogs for this pressing.