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Missing the glorious days of Tapecity:












Flag Counting started at 13.08.07

totodecu History:
I'm only a hobby record collector and a big fan of レッド・ツェッペリン Vinyl. (my first purchase)
Rank 10,000 @ Contributor List No. 616 + Release Contributed 871 as at 28th February 2014
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Rank 17,845 @ Contributor List No. 458 + Release Contributed 1,528 as at 28th February 2016
Rank 19,926 @ Contributor List No. 632 + Release Contributed 1,749 as at 19th June 2018

Focusing on:
- adding images of releases when necessary,
- adding as much notes as possible,
- linking the unlinked credits,
- editing BAOI, Companies, credit roles.

Most Wanted Vinyl:
01 I Giganti ‎– Terra In Bocca (Poesia Di Un Delitto)
02 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
03 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
04 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
05 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
06 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
07 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
08 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
09 Jethro Tull ‎– Stand Up
10 Osanna ‎– L'Uomo

Unicode-Symbols:
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〄 (-> Japanese Industry Standard symbol, found on some records)
ア イ ウ エ オ カ キ ク ケ コ サ シ ス セ ソ タ チ ツ テ ト ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ ハ ヒ フ ヘ ホ マ ミ ム メ モ ヤ ユ ヨ ラ リ ル レ ロ ワ ン コンピレーション
（オリジナル・サウンドトラック- (Original Soundtrack)
in Japanese text on sticker - means "Sample Product" ("Not For Sale")プロモーシヨ(ョ)ン用見本品
in Japanese text on Disc - means "Sample"
サンプル
'見本盤
見本品（非売品）
プロモーション用サンプル盤
Japanese release year letter codes:
N = 1984
I = 1985
H = 1986
O = 1987
R = 1988
E = 1989
C = 1990

Japanese date:
https://reference.discogs.com/wiki/japanese-release-dates

The obi is what the record shop uses to shelve and sell the release by. The buyer sees this obi too when buying it and refers to the info written on it. It covers the front and the side. So whatever is written on the obi is what should be the main title and artist info (if you can read it) for a release on Discogs.

Japanize (DISCOGS を日本語に変換するサービスです)

A useful tip:
Dates of release of Japanese pressings are easy to identify. CDs are printed with a release date on the OBI strip. However, for CDs released in the 80's only a letter represents the year: N (1984), I (1985), H (1986), O (1987), R (1988), E (1989), C (1990), D (1991).
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Title and Artist joiners corrected to " = " please see the new guideline on multiple languages RSG §1.8.2.b. When entering multiple languages, enter titles into the fields using an " = " between languages. Enter any main and track artist name translations in separate artist fields with " = " in the joiner, using ANVs as appropriate. For credits, please just pick one name using RSG §1.8.2.a.
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Abbreviations often found in comments sections and forums:
PAN = Primary Artist Name
ANV = Artist Name Variation
LCCN = Labels Companies Catalogue Numbers
BAOI = Barcodes And Other Identifiers
OS = Original Submitter
OP = Original poster (topics)
NMaC/NMC = Needs Major Changes
NmiC/NmC = Needs Minor Changes
EI = Entirely Incorrect

Pressing Plant Codes for LPs:
AR = Allied Record Company
BW = Bestway Products Inc.
CP = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
CS or CSM = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
CT or CTH = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
JW = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
△ IAM = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
LW (Also has a * or star stamped in matrix) = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
LY = Shelley Products
MG or MGS = MGM Records Division
MO = Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
PL = Plastic Products
PR = Presswell
RI = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
SO = Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
SO = Southern Plastics
SP = Specialty Records Corporation
WW = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester

Pressing Plant Numbers:
6 = All Disc Records, Inc.
16 = Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
18 = Presswell
19 = Bestway Products Inc.
22 = Allied Record Company
24 = Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
25 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
26 = CapitolPRC Recording Company, Compton, CA
30 = Plastic Products
49 = Specialty Records Corporation
53 = Keel Mfg. Corp. (prior to '79); Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. ('79 and later)
54 = Shelley Products
56 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
70 = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
72 = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
73 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
74 = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
76 = Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.

LP label example (Led Zeppelin):
ST-A-681461-MO

ST = stereo
A = Atlantic Records label
68 = last two digits of the year Atlantic first received source (tape) and started working on mastering
1461 = tape master number (for side one in this example)
MO = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing plant

Deadwax mastering info:
G.S.V.) -> Greg Vaughn
(spiral sign) @ D+M -> Robert Henke ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
*-J.T.S.-* -> JTS Studios, London
cul -> Moritz von Oswald
@t GP -> George Piros
“Soundmaster” Lionel @ Translab, Paris -> Lionel Nicod
7AP -> Augustus Pablo
A 1ST FOR KEV – TOWNHOUSE -> Kevin Metcalfe ( The Town House, London )
A Porky ‘Oh yes’ Prime cut -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime Cut -> George Peckham
A PORKY PRIME CUT -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime Er-Er-Er Goldfish I Think -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime sniff sniff cut -> George Peckham
A PORKY PRIME TANGO -> George Peckham
Allen Zentz -> Allen Zentz
AM -> Andy Mellwig ( The “A” looks like triangle; Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
an “A with M” sign -> Andy Mellwig ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
andreas at schnittstelle ( Schnittstelle (2) ) -> Andreas Kauffelt
[email protected] ( Schnittstelle (2) ) -> Andreas Kauffelt
ARUN -> Arun Chakraverty
AT-GP -> George Piros
Audiodisc YYMMDD -> Pressed at Audiodisc AB
Az -> Allen Zentz ( note the lower case Z )
AZ -> Allen Zentz Mastering Company
AZ (with birds/flower) -> Brian Gardner ( Allen Zentz Mastering Company )
AZ CB -> Chris Bellman ( Allen Zentz Mastering Company )
B.E C.R -> Björn Engelmann ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
B.E-C.R -> Björn Engelmann ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
B.G. -> Bernie Grundman
BA -> Björn Almstedt
BA•CR -> Björn Almstedt ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
BA-CR -> Björn Almstedt ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
BA-EF -> Björn Almstedt
BA-GP -> Björn Almstedt
BA-T∞ -> Björn Almstedt
Beau -> Beau Thomas
BEAU -> Beau Thomas
beau -> Beau Thomas
Bell Sound -> Bell Sound Studios
Bell Sound sf -> Sam Feldman ( Bell Sound Studios )
BH -> Bobby Hata
BilBo -> Denis Blackham ( which looks like BiBo ) aka BilBo (3)
Bilbo master room -> Denis Blackham aka BilBo (3)
BK -> Bill Kipper
BKG -> Brian Gardner
C.R -> Cutting Room, Stockholm
C.T.S. Wembley -> C.T.S. Studios, Wembley.
CGB -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg
CGB / D+M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
CGB @ D&M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
[email protected]&M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
CHRIS P @ UNITY -> Chris Parmenidis ( Unity Mastering )
COPYMASTERS – Miles -> Miles Showell ( Copymasters )
CR -> Cutting Room, Stockholm
CSB ♪♪ -> Carlton Batts ( followed by two musical notes )
CURVE PUSHER. -> Curve Pusher Mastering, London
D Jay @ Masterpiece -> Danny King ( masterpiece Mastering, London )
D&m -> Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
D. SWABY -> Dudley Swaby
D.A.S. Disc Mastering -> Digital Audio Solutions
D+M -> Moritz von Oswald ( (note; M has a hook on the end); Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
DAMONT -> Pressed at Damont Audio
DAS Disc Mastering -> Digital Audio Solutions
DB -> Denis Blackham
DCHARLES -> Dick Charles ( Handwritten signature )
DFI -> Pressed at DFI
[email protected] Masterpiece -> Danny King ( masterpiece Mastering, London )
DK -> Dennis King
DMM -> DMM was a mastering technology, neither a studio, nor a series nor a label!:
DMS C -> The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC
DMS cg -> Chris Gehringer ( The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC )
DMS cg [peace sign] -> Chris Gehringer
DMS Coin -> The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC
Doug -> Doug Sax
DUDLEY SWABY -> Dudley "Manzie" Swaby
EURODISC -> Eurodisk Manufacturing
EUROPADISK -> Pressed at Europadisk, NYC.
EXCHANGE 2000 – SIMON. -> Simon Davey
F.A. -> Frank Arkwright
F.A. Metropolis -> Frank Arkwright ( Metropolis Studios, London )
F/W -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
F/W J -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
Finnvox MJ -> Mika Jussila
FOON MASTERING -> Foon
Frankford/Wayne -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
Frankford/Wayne Mastering by Michael -> Michael Sarsfield ( Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC. )
FST @ D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
FST D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
FST>D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
FTS -> Federal Records Studio, Kingston / Total Sounds
G.K. -> Gilbert Kong
GC -> Greg Calbi ( Sterling Sound )
Gene -> Gene Thompson
GEORGE – Copymasters -> George Peckham ( Copymasters )
GK -> Gilbert Kong
Gordon at the The Town House -> Gordon Vickary ( The Town House, London )
GP -> Grammoplast, Sweden
Graeme -> Graeme Durham
GRAEME – The Sound Clinic -> Graeme Durham ( The Sound Clinic )
GRAZ – The Exchange -> Graeme Durham ( The Exchange )
Graz @ The Exchange -> Graeme Durham ( The Exchange )
greyham the exchange -> Graeme Durham ( The Exchange )
GSV -> Greg Vaughn ( or “G5V“ )
GUY’S – THE EXCHANGE -> Guy Davie ( The Exchange )
HEM cg -> Chris Gehringer
Herb :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
Herbie :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
Herbie Jr :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
Herve @ Translab -> Hervé Bordes
HFM ´[number] -> The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC
HFM cg -> Chris Gehringer ( The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC )
HP -> Herb Powers Jr.
HTM -> Harry Moss
HuB -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
HW -> Howie Weinberg
J.Y. -> Joe Yannece
JA Tape One -> Jack Adams
Jacko – Tape One -> Jack Adams
JC Master Room -> Jeremy Cooper
JD -> John Dent
JD-ASH -> John Dent and Ashley Burchett
John D -> John Davis
JON2 -> John Dent
Jonz -> John Dent
Jonz @ Loud Mastering -> John Dent ( Loud Mastering )
K -> Andreas Kauffelt
K.P. -> Ken Perry
KDISC -> K Disc Mastering
Kendun -> Kent Duncan
LAWRIE @ Curve Pusher -> Lawrie Immersion ( Curve Pusher )
LB -> Larry Boden
LH -> Lee Hulko
Lionel & Hervé @ Translab -> Lionel Nicod & Hervé Bordes
Loop-0 at D&M -> Loop-o (Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin )
Lupo -> Loop-o
M.M.M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Metropolis Mastering, Chicago )
MANDY @ THE EXCHANGE -> Mandy Parnell ( The Exchange )
MARTIN @ C.T.S. -> Martin Giles ( CTS Studios )
MASTERDED BY CAPITOL -> Capitol Studios & Mastering , Hollywood
MASTERDISK -> Masterdisk, NYC
MASTERDISK G.K. -> Gilbert Kong ( Masterdisk, NYC )
MASTERDISK TD -> Tony Dawsey ( Masterdisk, NYC )
Mastered at Abbey Rd -> Abbey Road Studios, London
mastered at 'Abbey Road' -> Abbey Road Studios, London
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. -> Allen Zentz Mastering Company
MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally -> Wally Traugott ( Capitol Studios & Mastering , Hollywood )
Mastered by NIMBUS, England -> Nimbus
Mastered MIAMI TAPE -> Miami Tape Inc., Hialeah ( (“MIAMI TAPE” is stamped) )
MATT OPTIMUM -> Matt Colton
MCR -> Master Cutting Room, NYC.
Metropolis Mastering Chicago M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3)
MIKE @ THE EXCHANGE -> Mike Marsh ( The Exchange )
Mike @ The Exchange -> Mike Marsh ( The Exchange )
Mike’s™ -> Mike Marsh
MILES -> Miles Showell
MJFX -> Mika Jussila
MMMJR -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Metropolis Mastering, Chicago )
MPO -> MPO Moulages et Plastiques de l’Ouest, Averton.
MR -> Mark Regan
Neil – Masterpiece -> Neil Devine ( masterpiece )
Neil Masterpiece -> Neil Devine ( masterpiece )
Nick -> Nick Webb Abbey Road Studios, London :
Nick's cut! -> Nick Webb Abbey Road Studios, London :
NILZ – THE EXCHANGE -> Nilesh Patel
NIX MIX TOWNHOUSE -> Larry Nix ( The Town House, London )
Noel @ Transfermation -> Noel Summerville
NOMIS -> Simon Davey ( “Simon” backwards )
NSC -> National Sound Corporation, Detroit ( used to be solely Ron Murphy (except some very early stuff), now also Heath Brunner )
Ø(Phase) -> Ashley Burchett
Ø(Phase) @ Whitfield London -> Ashley Burchett ( Whitfield Street Recording Studios )
ø@CURVE PUSHER -> Ashley Burchett ( Curve Pusher )
Ø[Phase] -> Ashley Burchett
Øphase -> Ashley Burchett
øPHASE -> Ashley Burchett
øPHASE @ WHITFIELD ST -> Ashley Burchett ( Whitfield Street Recording Studios )
Ø[email protected] Curve Pusher -> Ashley Burchett ( Curve Pusher Mastering, London )
ORLAKE -> Orlake Records, Dagenham
P.A. -> Phil Austin ( Trutone Mastering Labs )
P.O.R.K.Y. -> George Peckham
PAUL S @ PORKY’S -> Paul Solomons
Paul S @ Porky’s -> Paul Solomons
PAUL’S @ PORKYS -> Paul Solomons
Paul’s @ Porkys -> Paul Solomons
PAUL’S THE EXCHANGE -> Paul Solomons ( The Exchange )
Pauls’ The Exchange -> Paul Solomons ( The Exchange )
PCMJR -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Prairie Cat Mastering, Belvidere )
PD -> Peter Dahl
PD-CR -> Peter Dahl ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
PECKO -> George Peckham
PECKO DUCK -> George Peckham
Pete @ Tape To Tape -> Pete Norman
PIPO NYC -> Alberto Roges
POLAR -> Polar Mastering, Stockholm (defunct, now Masters Of Audio, Stockholm)
Pole -> Pole
POM TR -> Pompon Finkelstein ( Translab, Paris )
porkeys prime cut -> George Peckham
Porky -> George Peckham
Porky Prime Cut -> George Peckham
Porky Primed -> George Peckham
Porkys -> George Peckham
Primed -> George Peckham
R @ D&M -> Rashad Becker ( Squiggly lower case ‘r’; Dubplates & Mastering ,Berlin )
Rashad -> Rashad Becker
Ray at The Exchange -> Ray Staff ( The Exchange )
RCE -> Rick Essig ( F/W )
RJ -> Ray Janos ( Sterling Sound )
RL -> Bob Ludwig ( Sterling Sound )
RV -> Hervé Bordes
S.D -> Simon Davey
S.M. M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Session Masters, Carol Stream )
SD -> Simon Davey
Sean Abbey rd i...i -> Sean Magee ( Abbey Road Studios, London )
sf -> Sam Feldman
SH -> Steve Hall
SHANE -> Shane McEnhill
Shane – the cutteR -> Shane McEnhill ( Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t” )
Shane @ Heathman’s -> Shane McEnhill ( Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t” )
SI MASTERPIECE -> Simon Francis ( masterpiece )
SI Masterpiece -> Simon Francis ( masterpiece )
SIMON – THE EXCHANGE -> Simon Davey ( The Exchange )
SIMON „HOOVER POWER“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
SIMON „NEW SHOOS“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
SIMON „NIGHT NURSE“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
simon the exchange -> Simon Davey ( The Exchange )
SIMON. -> Simon Davey
SNB -> Sabin Brunet
Sound Clinic -> The Sound Clinic, London
Sound Clinic, Graeme -> Graeme Durham ( The Sound Clinic, London )
Sound Clinic/Jonz -> John Dent ( The Sound Clinic, London )
SR -> Stan Ricker
SR/2 -> Stan Ricker
SR2 -> Stan Ricker
SRC signature -> Specialty Records Corporation ( (Stamped, Large S with the R and C in the loops) )
ss -> Sterling Sound
SST -> SST Brüggemann GmbH, Frankfurt
STERLING -> Sterling Sound, NYC
STRAWBERRY U.K. -> Strawberry Mastering, London
STREAKY @ SOUNDMASTERS -> Streaky ( The Soundmasters )
Stu -> Stuart Hawkes
Stu. @ Masterpiece -> Stuart Hawkes ( masterpiece )
Tape One JA -> Jack Adams
TC -> Tom Coyne
THE EXCHANGE -> The Exchange, London
The Exchange – GD -> Guy Davie
THE EXCHANGE – NILZ -> Nilesh Patel
Tim D. -> Tim Dennen
Tim D. Masterpiece -> Tim Dennen ( masterpiece )
tim dixon masterpiece -> Tony Dixon ( masterpiece )
TIMTOM -> Tim Young
Timtom -> Tim Young
TJ -> Ted Jensen ( Sterling Sound )
TLC -> The Lacquer Channel Mastering, Toronto
TML -> The Mastering Lab, Hollowood
TML-M -> The Mastering Lab, Hollowood ( M=Master )
TML-S -> The Mastering Lab, Hollowood ( S=Slave )
TML-X -> The Mastering Lab, Hollowood ( X=Extra )
TOWN HOUSE -> The Town House, London
TOWNHOUSE -> The Town House, London
Townhouse -> The Town House, London
Townhouse Max -> Max Dingel
[email protected] -> Thomas P. Heckmann
TR -> Translab Mastering, Paris
Transfermation -> Transfermation Mastering, London
TRANSITION -> Transition Mastering Studios, London
Transition -> Transition Mastering Studios, London
Truetone Mastering NYC Carl -> Carl Rowatti ( Trutone Mastering Labs )
Trutone -> Trutone, Inc. NYC
Trutone NY – PA -> Phil Austin
Trutone NYC Carl -> Carl Rowatti
ty -> Tim Young

Other Deadwax mastering info:
AT = Mastered at Atlantic Studios
AT/GP (handwritten) = mastered by George Piros at Atlantic Studios
AT/DK (handwritten) = mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios
ATLANTIC STUDIOS DK (stamped) = mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios
ABS = Alex Sadkin
ab or AB = Abbey Record Manufacturing Co., Inc. (? we still don’t know the exact meaning)
⍺ʙ = Al Brown (5)
BDI or B.D.I. = Brian Ingoldsby
EDP [in oval] = Europadisk Pressing & Mastering
PR or PRC or (PR) = Philips Recording Company, Inc. (maker of metal parts from lacquers)
LW or LWP = Longwear Plating (maker of metal parts from lacquers) Enter as “Mastered At”
♡POGO = Keith Olsen’s Pogologo, Inc. (Productions)
Porky or Porky Prime Cut = George Peckham
Pecko Duck = George Peckham
sƒ = Sam Feldman
RL = Bob Ludwig
LH = Lee Hulko
“ɑ” looks like Q = Allied Record Company (usually followed by B-XXXXX)
MG = MGM Records Division in Bloomfield, NJ (Pressing)
AMP = ABC-Paramount
M = Mercury
RCA = RCA Victor
◈-P-◈ = MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville
回-G-回 = MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
G or G1= Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
✲ or ☆ (prior to ’64 = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
—◁ = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
RG = Rob Grenell, mastering engineer for Atlantic in the late 60′s
GK = Gilbert Kong
“cg” + “☮” = Chris Gehringer
GF = Greg Fulginiti, of Artisan Sound Recorders
R3 or R4 = Mastered at Rainbo Records (on Capitol Pressing)
︵︵〰 (birds) or メ or ❀、= Brian Gardner
DT = Dave Travis
RJ = Ray Janos
AZ CB = Chris Bellman at Allen Zentz Mastering
JG = John Golden
JJ = John Johnson (3)
SM = Stephen Marcussen
MF = Mike Fuller
BK = Bill Kipper
McM = Ron McMaster at EMI NY
SH = Steve Hall
H.W. = Howie Weinberg
TJ = Ted Jensen
RB = Ron Boustead (Precision)
SG = Steve Guy
Chet = Chet Bennett
RAYS = Ray Staff at Trident Studios, London
TLC = The Lacquer Channel
FW Ѽ or FWNY = Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
GOL = Goldisc Recording Products, Inc.
SON or Son = Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
CSB ♪♪ = Carlton Batts (usually with F/W)
PP = Plastic Products
TD = Terry Dunavan
ESR = Elektra Sound Recorders
GC or Baseball looking symbol next to Sterling = Greg Calbi
Ƨ = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
ℰMW = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
WM (W integrated atop M stamp) = Wakefield Manufacturing
⋐riteriɑ = Criteria Studios
ʙʟ⍂ɪʀ or ʙʟ△ɪʀ = Chris Blair (mastering)
dg = David Gold (3) ( Gold Star Studios )
HERbiE :^) = Herb Powers Jr. (mastering)
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K = Randy Kling (mastering)
ℐ⍺ = Jack Adelman

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