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* Pre-1989 tapes duplicated at VCA and S/T have 2 different types of print dates: Tapes duplicated at S/T between 1981 and 1986 have a blue (later white) sticker on the bottom middle side, while tapes duplicated at VCA between 1982 and 1989 have a white sticker on the tape guard (and later on the bottom middle side).
* Most 1985-1989 tapes duplicated at VCA and S/T have a black test pattern with the low-pitched obscure beeping at the end of the tape.
* Some 1986-1987 tapes duplicated at Technicolor have a strange list of other films to play on the master
** For example, some copies of the 1985 VHS release of American Flyers printed in 1986 have a list showing a couple of Universal films, as well as a few other Warner Bros. films to play on the master recording at the end. The list also shows "Back to the Future" as the Q.C.
* Most tapes duplicated at Technicolor have an ink print date instead of a sticker, while some only have stock numbers on the ink or sticker (sometimes with the tape speed, the print time and a side number next to it).
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