(matrix information may be read either from the top side, or label side, of a CD, or from the bottom side of the CD). Matrix Information: Matrix information is the letters and numbers printed on a compact disc in the mirror band near the center hole of a compact disc.Also, some counterfeits have a rear cover with art printed on both sides so that album art can be seen through a clear plastic tray inside the CD. All of them have booklets that are reduced in size (for example, the Atom Heart Mother counterfeit CD has an 8-page booklet, while the official releases have a 24 page booklet). Some of them have the album title added to the cover (when the original does not have a title on the cover). However, counterfeit CDs can be identified in a number of ways. Most of them have the original matrix numbers. These illegal CDs are believed to have been pressed in Russia, and look almost identical to the real Italian ones, with 'Printed in Italy' in the bar code box on the back covers. Counterfeit European Compact Discs: In the mid-1990s, when the remastered Pink Floyd CDs were reissued, counterfeits of these CDs appeared in Europe.EMI's CD plant and distribution center is located at Caronno Pertusella on the outskirts of Milan. 1999 - On April 1, 1999, EMI Italy split off its CD manufacturing and distribution into a new unit, called EMI Operations Italy Spa.Compact Disc Pressing History (EMI Records):.This is a discography of Pink Floyd compact disc albums (CDs) that were released in Italy.Īny comments, corrections or additions to this discography would be appreciated. © copyright Vernon Fitch / The Pink Floyd Archives With contributions from Gianluigi Cosi & Syldalan Pink Floyd Archives-Italian CD Discography

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