1994
Vigotone / Spank / Bag / Pacific
1994 saw more high-quality releases on both the Vigotone & Spank labels. Slick-O seems to have been retired by this point. In 1994, Vigotone also took over distribution of the Bag Records label. Unlike the titles in 1993, the 1994 releases saw a variety of label designs.
In 1994, Vigotone's CDs took on a new look. Besides the advent of color (all 1993 discs were B&W only), the 1994 - 1996 CDs got a new look to the inner area. The reversed matrix number was gone, and the inner "mirrored" area ran from the matrix number to the clear plastic in the middle. There was no longer an "etched" ring inside the mirrored area.
The 1994 discs resemble the 1995 discs. But in 1995, Vigotone started laminating labels onto their CDs, so the matrix number would become only visible from the rear. In 1996, the same style discs were used, but the matrix numbers were reversed again, making them easier to read from the rear of the disc.
Also, it seems that there were some 1994 releases were made without the "Made In Australia" notation. Even still, these are authentic Vigotones, not fakes.
(For info on the 1994 "fuzzy" fakes, scroll to the bottom of the page.)
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The Beatles |
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No. 3 Abbey Road N.W. 8 |
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Note: There are two versions of the CD. One has the "Made In Australia" notation and date (both are backwards). The other version has neither. |
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The Beatles |
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Revolution |
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Note: There are different CD versions of this title. One variation has the "Made In Australia" notation and date. There are also two known versions (black writing or red) without the M.I.A notation & date (the "Compact Disc" logo is also missing on these!). There is also a version with the M.I.A. notation, but without the "Compact Disc" logo. |
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John Lennon |
Paul McCartney |
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Imagine...All The Outtakes |
Good Times Comin' |
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3 disc set - The CDs have the same images,
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There are at least two different CD styles. The first has the "Made In Australia" notation over the Vigotone logo, and the "compact disc" notation under it. The alternate version has the "Made In Australia" notation at the bottom of the CD. The colors also differ. |
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The Beatles |
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As Nature Intended |
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Note: There are two versions of the CD. One has the "Made In Australia" notation and date. The other version has neither. There is also a regular CDR version without the logo. |
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The Beatles |
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March 5, 1963 plus The Decca Tape |
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Note: there are two CD versions. The first (released in 1994) has the matrix "VIGO-123". The later version (released in 1996) has "VT-123" as its matrix number. |
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Simon & Garfunkel |
Brian Wilson |
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Voices of Intelligent Dissent |
Come Back, Brian! |
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The Grateful Dead |
The Beatles |
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Daybreak On The Land |
The Lost Pepperland Reel |
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2 disc set - The CDs have the same images,
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The Beach Boys |
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Lei'd in Hawaii Rehearsal |
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Spank
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| Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash |
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| Thin Wild Mercury Music | The Dylan/Cash Sessions |
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There are CDs with and without the "M.I.A." notation & year. |
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| Bob Dylan | The Beach Boys |
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| Peco's Blues | Mike Love, Not War |
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| The Beatles | The Beatles |
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| Shea! / Candlestick Park | In Case You Don't Know... |
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Note: There are 2 CD color variations... |
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Bag
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CDR version was not released officially by Vigotone. |
John Lennon |
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The Lost Lennon Tapes 30/31/32 |
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Pacific
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Tori Amos |
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Y Kant Tori Read |
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1994 "Fuzzy" Fakes
Most of the 1994 releases were knocked off by someone and sold as original Vigotones. Since the artwork was merely copied from the Vigotone CDs, the printing on the fakes is quite fuzzy. The discs themselves also differ, so by using this guide you should now be able to avoid the "fuzz"!
The fakes have an "etched" band inside the mirrored band, a backward matrix number, and tend to look like the 1993 releases. (They are lacking the asterisk!). The fakes also have a disclaimer running around the outer edge that real Vigotones don't.
I've seen "fuzzy" fakes for these titles, but I'm sure more
could exist:
Good Times Comin'
March 5, 1963
Come Back, Brian!
Daybreak On The Land
Lei'd In Hawaii Rehearsal
Peco's Blues
Mike Love, Not War
Shea! / Candlestick Park
In Case You Don't Know...
Lost Lennon Tapes 30/31/32
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