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==How to Tell== |
==How to Tell== |
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* Tapes duplicated by Pathé Video |
* Tapes duplicated by AstralTech (formerly Pathé Video) prior to 1995 have a coloured sticker, usually white, on the tape guard. These stickers always have SKU numbers on them. |
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** Tapes duplicated in the early 80's also have the distributor's name on the sticker. |
** Tapes duplicated in the early 80's also have the distributor's name on the sticker. |
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* Most tapes duplicated by Pathé Video may have an abbreviation engraved on the right side or back of the tape. |
* Most tapes duplicated by Pathé Video may have an abbreviation engraved on the right side or back of the tape. |
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* Most tapes were duplicated on cassettes manufactured by Fujifilm. |
* Most tapes were duplicated on cassettes manufactured by Fujifilm. |
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[[File:Pathé Sticker on Tape Guard (3 Different Copies of Sleeping Beauty, 1986 Disney).jpg|thumb|Prior to 1995, AstralTech used stickers on the top of the tape guard, with SKU numbers on them.]] |
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[[File:Sticker on Tape Guard (Pathé) (The Exorcist, 1981 Warner).jpg|thumb|In the early 1980s, Pathé Video used the distributor's name on the sticker.]] |
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[[File:Sticker on Tape Guard (Pathé) (Charlotte's Web, 1980's Astral).jpg|thumb|If the name did not indicate the distributor, it would always be PATHE.]] |
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[[File:AstralTech Ink Label (The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1994 Disney).jpg|thumb|Sometimes, in 1994, AstralTech used the ink print date method, slightly similar to the Technicolor-esque kind.]] |
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[[File:AstralTech Ink Label (Cinderella, 1995 Disney).jpg|thumb|Between 1995 and 1996, AstralTech used an ink printing slightly different from the Technicolor-esque kind.]] |
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==Known abbreviation letter codes== |
==Known abbreviation letter codes== |
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