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* Tapes duplicated through VCA from 1980-1982 would have a sticker with numbers on it on the tape guard.
* Pre-1989 tapes duplicated through VCA and S/T have 2 different types of sticker print dates: Tapes duplicated through S/T between 1981 and 1989 have a blue (sometimes white) sticker on the bottom left or middle side, while tapes duplicated through VCA between 1982 and 1987 have a white sticker on the tape guard (and later on the bottom middle side starting in 1985).
* Pre-April 1989 tapes duplicated through VCA and S/T have two different types of a black (sometimes dark gray) screen test pattern at the end: Some 1985-1986 tapes have a black test pattern with
* Some 1986-1987 tapes duplicated through VCA have a strange list of other films to play on the master recording at the end.
** 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.
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