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In that case... I am sorry for tioms.Quote
UrbanSteel
Probably as all Jay Williams cds, a cd-r.
Hate to tell you, Andre, but the info from your old web site is still alive not only on that russian site (mentioned on page 1 of this thread) but also hereQuote
rollingandre
Additional comment to my former reply.
When I had my previous website many years ago, I posted many CDs on that site.
Also I have had posted the Naugthy Songs CD and I (and several other collectors) were convinced that this was a real collectors-item.
However in the passed few years it turned out that this CD was not a real Virgin promo but a fake CD.
At that time I couldn't use my website anymore !
It seems now that the note on the CD (25 copies made) has made many victims. Me and a lot of other collectors has spend a lot of money on that !
I am sorry that I couldn't warn you for this before.
Andre
In 99% cases so called promo CD or promo CD-R on ebay are fakes. Just ask the seller to provide matrix # and ifpi codes for that CD (he claims CD but it is clearly a CD-R). Like those I posted on page 1 of this thread.Quote
martinw
There is an e-bay seller based in the UK (Derbyshire) who is currently selling 'promo' CD singles of Just Your Fool and Hate To See You Go. Is there any way of telling whether these are genuine or fake?
I do not have connections in music business and can not be 100% sure that the record companies stop with CD-R's. Actually, rollingandre claims there were official promo CD-R's for certain tracks from Blue and Lonesome. He also provided elsewhere the nicknames of those ebay sellers who sell the fakes - Luckylarryspromoshack, Promorecordsltd, Eazeism and Equinox4774 all located in the UK.Quote
martinw
Thanks very much for the info ironbelly - very useful. So record companies no longer send out CD-Rs at all? In other words, if it's a CD-R it's a fake?
I rarely buy promos from e-bay - I usually buy direct from dealers - it's just that this particular seller seems to have an endless supply - always a suspicious sign...
However, what about 'watermarked' CD-Rs? I have a watermarked promo called the "Dance Mix Sampler", with 11 dance mixes from the singles box set. It is obviously a CDR but it was sent out from the Peer Music Group to a known DJ. I bought it from a well-known dealer at a record fair in London. So is this likely to be a fake because it is a CD-R?