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Altvinyl - 24-Jun-08 04:19 PM
This is a general comment for people who own any of these clear square lathes and are wondering what the a-side and the b-side are, since the run-out grooves have no information in that regard.
The clue is in the "+ve" and "-ve" indications on the card inserts that are included in most of the releases.
The +ve side indicates the side that features the "actual/positive" image featured on the record label area and the -ve side is the one with the negative of the +ve side image.

Qbico - 20-Feb-08 06:25 PM
If you happen to be a fan of

1. anything jazz, psychedelic, noise, drone, experimental, eccentric, esoteric, ambient, "free" and "out" and ultimately unique...

AND

2. Beautifully constructed and created vinyl (from standard black to unbelievable picture discs) and sleeves (from standard printed covers to elaborate and expensive, hand-made and -numbered limited editions):

This vinyl-only (sometimes there are, yes, VHS videos) Italian label is the ultimate label in the world for you.

UK, United States, Germany, Finland and Japan are some of the countries highlighted. QBICO released Double Leopards, Sunburned Hand of Man and Family Underground before their relative popularity.

The label has also served for a platform for older performers like Arthur Doyle and Makoto Kawabata to release some long-neglected and never-heard recordings.