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reference guide.

"funklopedik time: 06.23.2009". 
Voci un rapide lexique vous aidant à comprendre nos annotations / Here is a useful introduction to understand the bmc's commun abbreviations...

imprint labels  abbreviations & codes.

Catalog # imprint : offical catalog reference, with leading letters followed by the number and the addition of DJ special editon(DJ) if needed.
     ° Unpair references are in white background,
     ° Pair reference are in orange background

Artist | Group : Name of the artist or the band.
     ° For the artists : in this order : last name "knicknames"  and firstname. In [x] bracket, real or correct artist/group name.
     ° for the groups : Always starts with "The", even if in the artist index it isn't indicate.

Main title:
     ° For the 7" & the 12" it is the title of the A-SIDE. If there is no indications of the proper order between A  & B sides, both are indicated.
     ° For the LP 's & CD's it's the title of the album. If there is no album tiel, we indicate "selftitled"

Release date : aka street date, year of release. (month is added if available). If it is unknown we indicate an estimated date (Est.)

Format : we indicate the offical format of the item,
     °
: released as PROMO ONLY pressing. Concern, 7", 12" & album singles pressed as advance commercial pressings for radio, disco's. Generally corroborated with the suffix added in the imprint catalog reference. Later released commercially with teh same reference or another.
     °
: released as PROMO ONLY pressing. Concern, 7", 12" & album singles pressed as advance commercial pressings for radio, disco's. Never released commercially.
     °
: 12" inch pressed only on one side. The other side is BLANK. Concern ealiest 12" singles pressed in 1975, 1976, and bootlegs.
     °
: 12" single pressed in a colored vinyl. Indicated the colour.
     ° [xx] RPM : speed format, 45 R.P/M, 33 1/3 or 10" rare pressings.
     ° NOT FOR SALE : generally added with
or . Confirm an only promo issue.
     °
: Pressed in limited editon (100 | 300 | 500 ex)
     °
: 12" single pressed as a TEST pressing (acetate and other)
     ° :  12" inch pressed in WHITE LABEL format, (not signed on an offical label
     °
: Special MIXED CD
     ° : UNMixed cd

Billboard : Billboard charts infos.
     ° for the 7" : xxx
     ° for the 12" singles : Dance DISCO ACTION informations

     ° for the LP ; xxx

Track(s) | Composer(s) | Timing  : xxx
     °
: BMC doesn't have this soundtrack,
     °
: BMC have this soundtrack,
     °
: indicate a title played on our WEBRADIO,

     ° Title track: title of the track. For the 7" & 12" we add the version; vocal, instrumental, dub, a capella, ....
     ° Composer(s): BMC indicates all the composers of the track, in the same order that the source, under hyperlink text, that refer to the artist's bio.
     ° Timings : Pressed timings are indicated. If it is not available we mark this abbrev. (??:??). Sometimes timings can be estimated, so we add this abbrev. (Est.)

More informations : BMC gives you these additionnals informations ;
     °from the vinyl, cd : all addt'l. informations from the sleeve, i.e: version taken from the LP..., previously released...,
     ° From our sources; errors, other pressings, other versions, and in general all other information that highlight this release.
     °
Inner record run-off inscriptions or signature are added when existing

Production détails : all available informations from the source are added ; Producer(s), Executive(s) Producer(s), Arranger(s), Mixer, Musicians, Matrix &  Bar code number (since 1981), Distributing label, and many more...

Commercials affiliations : when available, bmc add, affiliated direct links for acquisitions...

Special 12" singles abbreviations :
     °
: 12" inch that has the same track on both sides.
     °
: 12" single packaged with two 12" singles
     ° DIfferent mixed versions: we indicate the (re) mixers just under the track listings with this abbbrev. (*), (**),....

additional comments : all listings are copyrighted Black-Music-Collectors 1997-2007 and had an edition date.

Artists index codes.

Interprets/writers/musicans : are signaled by logo
Groups : are signaled by logo
Non artist (mixing, Engineers, ... : are signaled by  logo

 

 

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