Strange Days

Cat# "EKS-74014" on front and back cover, spine, inner sleeve and labels. [Back cover:] © Copyright by Nipper Music ASCAP Audio Engineering • Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood Disc Mastering • Madison Sound, New York Elektra Records • 1855 Broadway • New York City 10023 Printed in U.S.A. [Inner sleeve:] Printed in U.S.A. (...) © Copyright 1967 by Nipper Music ASCAP (...) [Labels:] Gold 'tan' Elektra labels. The left side of the label has no text at all. 'Stereo' in a broad font on the right hand side of the spindle hole. © Copyright Nipper Music (ASCAP) Recorded first published Oct. 1967 (in one unbroken line.) "Pressed By" Monarch Record Mfg. Co. from "MR" in the runouts. Runout details: everything is hand etched except the pressing plant ID "MR", which is stamped on each side. Single jacket with full printed paper inner sleeve, containing lyrics and a photo of the band on flip-side. The MON-1 side two mastering is notable for a defect at the beginning of the side -- a fluttering drop-out in one channel during the guitar intro to "People Are Strange". For early, but not first, gold label Monarch issues that have "(MON-2)" or higher in the runout of side two, please refer to Some copies seem to come with a sticker on the shrink wrap, see image.