All four sides of my copy of Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed play white noise instead of music 🤔

Ha! I've HAD quite few labels off center and double labels on Columbia as well-interesting. Another oddity, when Tom Petty's New Moon Fever came out, I picked up the cassette, went to play it in my car and it was playing The Temptations. Big Temptations fan here but when I purchase Tom Petty that's what I except LOL-luckily, I was still in the Peach's parking lot, and they played it in the store b/c they never had that happen before and everybody cracked up. Yes, I did get a correct copy of Full Moon Fever that day.

I once bought a copy of the Who Sell Out. One side was labeled Guy Lombardo. I was still in the parking lot, so I exchanged it. I should have kept it.

I have the 7" single "Zerox" by Adam & the Ants - B-Side should be "Whip in my valise" - There was a limited edition with a live version of "You're so physical" on the B-side. My copy happened during the change-over at the plant, I have cover and label of the standard version, but the record plays the limited edition on the B-side. Apparently, fewer than 300 got out into circulation before the mistake was caught.

In 1976 I bought the album The Compleat Dancing Master by Ashley Hutchings and John Kirkpatrick. Loved it, but I did notice that there was something strange about the track listing on the label not matching up with the music. It was many years before I learned that my copy had side two from a different Ashley Hutchings album, Rattlebone and Ploughjack. Both albums are very similar in concept, being made up of old British folk dance music interspersed with historical readings, so it wasn't obvious that I was listening to side one of one album and side two of another.

Tool instead of U2? That's an improvement, I thought. And then you said the same out loud. Beautiful. Oh, and I'm glad you have carpeted floors. One of many reasons I'm subscribed.

Man! you crack me up. But that aside, I have my own misprints. The FM soundtrack where both LP's are record 2. And another one is The Cars Candy-O. The cover and vinyl is Candy-O but the labels are from the Cars first album. side 1 and side 2 labels at that! Love it! I am now subscribed!

Just looked at my copy of Deep Purple…same misspelling! Ha! They must have spelled it from how he sang it

I've encountered quite a few albums from the late 1960s which have the jacket and labels for the mono version, but play in stereo. Consumer demand for mono LPs was declining rapidly, and by then virtually all newer mono record players could play stereo records without any fear of damaging them, so it was cheaper for the record companies to press all copies of an album in stereo and then give some of them the catalog number for the mono version, rather than do a separate mono pressing.

My copy of Frank Sinatra's "In the Wee Small Hours" also has side B label on both sides (no pressing problems). My '78 reissue of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" says "stereo" everywhere, but it's actually the mono version. My copy of Tesla's "Five Man Acoustical Jam" has all four labels in the correct order, but the first record has sides 1 and 3, and the second LP has sides 2 and 4. The back cover of "The Challengers at the Teenage Fair" reads "The Challangers at the Teen-age Fair".

I gave you a thumbs up before I watched because I knew it would be a great video.

You know what I love about your videos, besides the fact they are informative and fun? You're not afraid of showing copies with wear/ringwear and other signs of well-enjoyed records, as opposed to those pristine copies we usually see on other videos like they are museum/architecture magazine pieces.

Got a early 1970’s Johnny Cash - songs of our soil that actually is Seals and Crofts - summer breeze album.

In the 70s, I had Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, with 'Set The Conthrols For The Heart Of The Sun' misspelled on the label.

About a year ago I ordered Steely Dan's "Can't Buy A Thrill" from Amazon and both sides had the "A" side label. I returned it for exchange and it was the same way, so I ended up getting a good copy from Acoustic Sounds. Last week I was at Walmart and bought four LPs, one of which was Stone Temple Pilots "Core" on red splatter vinyl. I have never seen a record with so many surface defects, with pits and bubbles galore. That's why I always prefer black vinyl which makes it easier to see any problems, unlike crap like the clear or multi-color ones.

Dude. You’ve got a great channel, 4 videos in and you got a new subscriber now

Very entertaining New Zealand Beatles VI has Beatles IV printed on both sides labels. Continued the mistake with 3 different kater pressings on different label designs. Thanks for sharing

I've come across many of these same issues, but my most interesting misprint is for the 2 LP WHAM! compilation that came out last year. The back cover gives the correct running order of each side, but has two A5's, all of side C is C1, all of aide D is D1. There is an insert card with a note from Andrew Ridgeley acknowledging and apologizing for the error, and said rather than having reprints done for free, it would use less resources to include the card instead.

Good topic Robert. Misprints and errors to a stamp collector are called "freaks" for obvious reasons. When I was in college radio, 1969, the station was shipped the latest releases from Paula Records, out of Shreveport LA. Two lps that I liked and played on air were "Next Exit" by Five by Five (LPS-2202) and "The Uniques" by the Uniques (LPS-2204). I bought a stock copy of "Next Exit" the following year. Then just a few years ago I bought "The Uniques" on eBay in still sealed condition. When that record arrived, I broke the shrink-wrap and enjoyed listening to Side 1, sounding just fine like it did in college. Then I flipped the album over to play side 2 and was in for a shock -- it was the side 2 label for "Next Exit" by Five by Five. The music on the platter, however, was side 2, "The Uniques." I read that the Paula-Ronn-Jewel conglomerate used the same pressing plant as Chess Records in Chicago.

Urban myth ( electric landlady)...really enjoyed this ..Peace and Love, Terry Tutor

British singer Kirsty MacColl (duet with Shane MacGowan and the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York") made an album titled Electric Landlady. It recieved quite positive reviews back in the good ol' days once known as the Nineties!

I have a copy of the first Left Banke LP, like your Blues Magoos, where it's inside a mono cover and it has the mono labels but the actual record is stereo.

I've had a few mispressings, mostly missing labels, double labels, and even a recent 8 track cartirgde recently that was something else entirely. Worst one I had was situational. I was into Erausre a lot in the late 1980s, and was after one particular remix of Supernature. Couldn't find it anywhere, and in the end I was visiting somewhere in Wales and found one. Walked all the way back to the car and thought "I'll check this record before I go" and was glad I did. The bloody label had been smeared all over the record. So I had to march all the way back to the shop and get my money back. Was not impressed. Still never found that 12".

In the summer of 1975, I purchased a Paul Simon LP from a record store (have no idea which store) when I lived in Providence RI and the second side of the album was someone like Dean Martin or someone of his ilk. I should have kept it but returned it to the record store in order to get a correct copy.

Back in the early 80's I bought CCR's Chronicle and one of the two discs actually had the same side pressed twice, so I had side one, side two, side three and side three.

Hey Robert! We just got 24 inches of snow here in Colorado so I’ve been stuck in the house. Listened to a lot of 45’s. I run my turntables through a PA system and you can really tell the difference in sound quality of records. I was blown away by how awesome most of my 50’s 45’s sounded. Especially The Elegants Little Star. That’s a 68 year old piece of vinyl. My roommate who is the used guy at the local record store confirmed this to me. 50’s records were made really well. It was a burgeoning industry then and quality was important. Just some food for thought. Rock On!

Great video as always-you really could make a 5-hour movie about Beatles misprints alone! I have a copy of the Moody Blues’ “On The Threshold Of A Dream” which fades out all the songs on side one when they’re supposed to lead right into one another. I thought that was just how the album was supposed to sound until I bought a cassette copy!

Sometimes, as Amish kids growing up on the farm here in Arthur Illinois, we would buy a gavvel (manure fork) down to the hardware store, only to find a tine out of line.

I recently bought the first Led Zeppelin album. Opened the jacket and discovered it contained the bonus disc from the deluxe edition of Led Zeppelin iii.

I have Jethro Tull - Bursting Out. A spelling error on the spine of the first US, Canada, Spain and Sweden LP pressings listed the title as "Busting Out". I also have the Deep Purple album you talked about.

Got a copy of John R.Miller Depreciated with correct cover and labels but when I put the album on it was The Beatles Revolver. Also 2LP anniversary version of Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup came with same record twice as did the replacement

I've had lots of examples. A recent was Coltrane's A Love Supreme, 3LP set that only had 4 of the six sides with the last record a duplicate of the second record. Misprints are all over the place. Also remember once I got a VU box in the 90's - the Peel Slowly one - but the first cd was a '90's female r&b group, the rest being what you'd expect.

Humble pie lost and found compilation from 1972. First two albums from 1969. The album safe as yesterday has growing closer on the cover and record. But it's natural born bugie on the record. Had British version of song list on label.

Now I need to go through my collection and look at some of the records you brought up or mentioned below.. I haven't seen it mentioned of your shirt being a little off. 🤔Good video.

My copy of Heart's "Private Audition" has the labels on the two vinyl sides reversed. No biggie, but strange on the first listen when you were wanting to hear "City's Burning"! 😅

I have a copy of CCR Bayou Country that has Willie & the Poor Boys on Side 2.

On the first pressings of Jethro Tull Bursting Out, the spine says Busting Out

I haven't run into too many of these things. My first copy of Born to Run had the John Landau misprint. One of the LPs in my Kids Are Alright album had the same label on both sides. My Bob Dylan Tempest album had two of the same LP. I've had quite a few off center LPs though, which I find far more annoying sound-wise than warping.

this one i own and have seen several times..jethro tull's live album..the front says 'bursting out' but the spine says 'busting out'..and it never got fixed...

Great video! I have a reissue copy of Bobbi Humphrey’s Fancy Dancer which has the label for Donald Byrd’s Places and Spaces on both sides. It must have been the morning after the Christmas party at the pressing plant lol.

I have a copy of "Spectres" by Blue Oyster Cult where the side 2 label is blank, just like the Santana LP that you displayed. I always thought this was a real rarity in my collection, but apparently Columbia did this fairly often!

Nice touch with the buttons on the shirt.

Hey Robert, new subscriber from the U.K. here. Last year the U.K. biggest record store HMV release a whole load of special edition of records, kind of like their own RSD. One of the records issued was a picture disc of Ultravox’s Vienna album, only it played a live concert from the band. Still don’t believe HMV or the label, Chrysalis have fixed that one

So far, I've been lucky I guess. Only 2 albums with center label issues: - Marvin Gaye What's going on 50th anniversary edition, the side B of the first record has no label it's all black - Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the second record has a double label on one of the sides, I call it the bubbly side. I may have records with misprints but I don't recall any. (sound was perfect on this video ;-) )

I recently purchased a copy of Peter Tosh’s Legalize it. I was pretty surprised when I flip it to the B side and Christmas music starts playing 😂

I have a few. I have a comp called English Cats & Others on the Brookville label that plays side 4 on both sides of disc two. New Order’s Substance 87 for the CD also included all of the b-sides of the singles. The song titled “Mesh” is actually the song “Cries And Whispers”. Also the song “The Perfect Kiss” is listed as “Perfect Kiss”. I’ll be good and keep it to those examples.

I bought Neil Young's Somewhere Under the Rainbow double LP and it had the same disc twice. I took it back to the record store and changed it for a copy with both discs, after much shenanigans. When I originally bought it I was asked for my email address so they could email the receipt instead of giving me a paper one. Of course I never received the email so I didn't have a receipt. I'm insisting on a physical receipt in future!

I had a cassette copy of the Grateful Dead’s Anthem of the Sun, but the songs from side 2 were listed as being on side 1, and vice versa.

Early CD pressings (including mine) list the song "Draft Resister" as "Draft Register" on Steppenwolf's "Monster". Quite a different message...

When I was over in Canada in 1980 I bought a Canadian press of the Aerosmith debut as it had the original sleeve design rather than the version I had/have which was a UK press and had the band close up picture cover with clouds behind and the words "Featuring Dream On"...still had the essay on the back . It wasn't an orig. 1973 Canadian press but according to the catalogue no. the 1976 repress. It still had Walking the Dig listed. 🤪

My 1987 Motown CD issue of Jackson 5 Greatest Hits had 5 cover inserts.

Misspellings in Fear Inoculum by Tool - the 3-disc version. Check the poster credits.

I have a record by The Beatles, it has a white cover but it doesn’t have The White Album printed on the jacket or label 😢. Same with the record that has baby dolls and animal carcass. I can’t find The Butcher Cover anywhere on the record or the jacket. Mistakes galore

My older brother’s best friend in college at CU. was a campus dj. He gave my brother a record which he gave me. A copy of Michael Jackson’s Thriller which had just been released. Everything about this album is Thriller until you play it. It’s Combat Rock by The Clash. They both were on the same label and released at the same time so that might explain it. Screw-ups happened in the 80’s too.

I have a cd of AC/DC Highway To Hell, Japanese pressing with Tough Too Much.

The one that comes to mind in my collection is Cheap Tricks' first album. Mine has the songs printed upside down on the label. You can tell because the Epic one label one way and them the songs etc... were stamped on the label upside down from the Epic. Just fun! Great video!

I have been putting my friend's records into Discogs for him lately. He has an off-center copy of James Gang Rides Again that was making me fear for my stylus. So much swaying back and forth. Sounded like it was dying. I was ironically checking it to make sure the "Bolero" section was indeed removed (and not just removed from the label and jacket). I have read that the Blues Magoos stereo mispressing might not have actually been a mispressing at all, but a form of market research. Like you said, you were not supposed to play stereo records with mono cartridges (because the stylus does not move up and down). Mercury were supposedly trying to get a read on how many people were still using mono-only cartridges (who would then return those copies as defective when they didn't play right). There are other Mercury releases from that period that were "secretly stereo," presumably for this purpose. Again, just something I read (in a few places). Not an original theory. Wow, that looks like a Beyonce album I could enjoy!

I bought a CD set of Eric Clapton at Walmart and 2 CDs were both the same. Getting my money back was aggravating because the person working thought since it was open I could have copied it. I said I just want to trade for a new one. I found one and took it to the service counter and opened it and it had two of the same disc. So I got my money back and obviously they were misprints.

An interesting video Robert. I never seen that many record screwup's before and some I never even of heard of never mind seen. Like I said an interesting video....

Not vinyl specifically, but early production runs of The Cars “Panorama” 8-track cart have the song printed as “Misfit Kit” on Program 1 instead of “Misfit Kid.”

If you find a printing error on coins or paper money; you've got real money! And a lot of it. I remember a guy that came all the way from Wyoming for a misprinted 5 dollar bill I had. I live in the east. He didn't want to take a chance of me mailing it. Why not big money on record misprints? The way many record collectors buy like crazy; records are worth more than money. Here are some errors I discovered. 1. An album by Frank Zappa says on the cover Shiek Yerbouty, instead of Shake Your Booty. Ironically enough, a promo album called Shake Your Booty by K C. and the Sunshine Band, says on the back cover Casey & The Sunshine Band. Mistakes on 78 rpm records were common. My copy of Moon Over Kalamazoo by Elijah Rathbone, clearly shows rings like Saturn going around it. Didn't they ever look up and see what the moon looks like? Another 78 titled I Told You Don't Move While I'm Shaving You, Now We Need Some Rags by The Barbers Of Seville, NOT The Barbers Of Civil, like it says on the back cover. My 78 copy of Bush Mop by The Toronto Cardinals says The Toronto Robins on the side 2 label, on the song Whisper Way More Loudly. My 78 rpm copy of Bushwacked By Fate by The Bohemeths says The Bohemians on the side 2 label and the song I Wish You'd Fall Into The Wishing Well And Get Covered Up With Coins. My 78 copy of Me Myself And Rye by Zederiah Pike says Zederiah Poke on the side 2 label on the song Wash My Clothes More Often Or Else. Ridiculous Errors! I wish records were money.

I have an English pressing of the first Mott the Hoople album with side one having a different order of songs even though the label had the authorized track listing printed on it. I actually prefer this song sequencing over the standard one.

Back in 87 a friend of mine bought " A Hard Days Night" on cd when they were first released. He went to play it , it was Pink Floyd " Meddle" even though the disc and all was The Beatles.

I had a MOV reissue of "Goodbye And Hello" by Tim Buckley whiich had completely something else on the B-Side (a Deep Purple spin-off record, IIRC). But to complete the Beatles' list, there's a French issue of Abbey Road where "The End" is presented under its original title, "Ending". Weird thing is that is not a first-press mistake as this pressing is from the late 1970's...

I have the vinyl edition of Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live 1964. But the spine says Volume 5 (just as it does on Live 1975).

I have a copy of Ziggy Stardust with that double label thing, on Side 2. Never gave it too much thought if I’m honest.

Electric Landlady was a typo on an early reference acetate. That info is in the episode of Classic Albums.

I have a Mofi One-Step of The Nightfly and the second disc both says Side 4, but it does play sides 3 and 4 so not a total bust! Cheers

On the topic of Townes Van Zandt misspellings, my old band did a 7” where we covered “Dollar Bill Blues” and it was credited to “Towes Van Zandt”

I have a copy of Humble Pie - Rock On and it's all good but the gatefold is from The Yes Album

Ive got a mispressed copy of Genesis "Foxtrot" which has side A on both sides. Im waiting to hear Suppers Ready but get Watcher of the Sky again. Bummer!

“Poncho and Lefty”, “Woman from Tokayo”, “Electric Landlady “ That’s so funny! 😆 I enjoyed the video.

I had a very odd encounter with somebody on Discogs who altered my entry of a Beethoven symphony and then claimed it was a misprint. Yet they couldn't back it up. The far more likely explanation is that their copy was simply misplaced into the wrong jacket...

I have a vinyl copy of a live album called "Apocalypse" by the 80's Christian band Stryper, but is spelled Striper on the album's front cover.

I have a cd copy of Opeth - Morningrise. It’s misspelled as MORNIGRISE (missing the second N) on the spine of the CD case. Also, Helmet’s debut album Strap It On has a song called “Bad Mood,” but in the booklet it’s spelled “Bad Moon.”

I've got a copy of the Doors Soft Parade with the spindle hole off center, sounds like you are listening to it on a boat. Till I got the cd I thought that was they way the album is suppose to sound. But honestly even the cd doesn't improve the album that much.

Bought the 2 disc Kink Kronikles many years ago and it had 2 disc 1's. The way they packaged that thing, 2 cd jewel cases wrapped together, it doesn't seem unsurprising.

Tangerine Dream: Tangram. The first CD edition has a blue cover instead of a red one. Personally, I love this buggy version of the release.

My favorite one is there was a recent mispress of a Taylor swift record and on the wax it was a cabaret Voltaire album. The closest thing I have is a Elvis Costello Spanish single where his name is spelled Evlis Costello

My mexican double album of Kiss' Alive II includes “Take Me” on the track list... but it was never included in the running order. I know some early copies in the US also listed “Hooligan” and “Do You Love Me?”

I recently bought Purple Mountains, and both the sides were side 2

The oddest mispressing I have is “Oh Good Grief!” by Vince Guaraldi. Side one is indeed the Guaraldi, but side 2 is “Anthem Of The Sun” by the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead album has a catalog number just 2 numbers higher than the Guaraldi album.

I think the only one I have is At The Drive-In’s ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! 7” with “Insigate The Role” instead of “Instigate The Role”

This episode reminds me of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, "Why am I such a misprint?"

Even 78 crazy stuff. Appropriate labels for both Blind Lemon Jefferson songs but plays the same tune on both sides. Uncle Dave Macon 78 same label on both sides but luckily two different songs (Never make love no more/Cross Eyed Butcher). Then for an LP Jethro Tull on a green label Chrysalis label Aqualung LP, side one and side 2 labels are appropriate but the lp on side 2 plays a side of Tulls A Passion Play LP.

Hello Not so funny like the U2/Tool mistake maybe but in a japan pressing on a double it was Pink Ployd, take care, fun video

My original cover of Feats, Don't Fail Me Now by Little Feat had an incorrect song listing on the back cover. I think the couple of out of place titles showed up on their next album.

I have a first pressing of Tame Impala's Currents who's side 1 is a double label

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day Robert also what is your favorite band from the 1960s ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

I was given a freebie double CD with a recent ebay order called Country Faithfuls (50 Billboard Country Chart Hits From 1959-60). It is not to be found on Discogs. One track listed on the back cover is Ruby Don't Take Your Guns To Town by Johnny Cash. I don't know if Ruby ever took her guns to town. If she did I hope there was a better outcome than with Bill. Another track listed is Hell Have To Go by Jeanne Black. Possibly about her travel plans? There were other errors, but they are the most interesting.

Hi Robert on the album Goats Head Soup by the Stones they misspell Kieth Richards name Kieth Richard, I bought it on vinyl when it came out I have a CD I bought last year, and it's still misspelled. I bought a copy of Gladis Knight and the Pips Imagination on CD and everything was correct except the music on it was Aritha Frankelin

I've got an old press of The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" where the label on side one is mistakenly for the "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. The record however properly plays both sides of Yesterday And Today.

In the way back I bought Metallica's Master of Puppets on CD. The disc was new. Metallica was printed on the CD but it was actually a Janet Jackson album. The guy at the record store was convinced I somehow recorded on the CD. He was so angry about it. Mind you, this was years before we had CD-Rs.

One more messed up music, back in the 80's I was a member of Columbia House records and I ordered a cassette of Sammy Hagar and it did not have any tape in it. I went to KMART and exchanged it for the same tape. It would take forever to have Columbia House to send a new tape. They already sent me the wrong tape for what I ordered and it took a long time to get what I ordered. They sent me Simon and Garfunkel live in Central Park. It's funny know as I have it on CD including Simon and Garfunkel complete catalog. Lol

The CD copy of the Melvins’ Ozma album included their previous album Gluey Porch Treatments as bonus material, however even Wikipedia points this out: “The CD version includes the entire Gluey Porch Treatments album. The track listing that is printed on the CD lists 34 tracks, but the CD only has 33 tracks. This is due to ‘Paperbacks’ and ‘Happy Grey or Black’ being mistakenly combined on track 23 and not split into separate tracks as credited.”

I have a Max Webster "Universal Juveniles" album . Side two is actually Kenny Rogers greatest hits side two.

My copy of Mind Games has the Apple on side 1 cut

My Hendrix cassette tape spells the song Voodoo Chile. And I have seen Voodoo Chili. I like that better.

I don't have any misprints/errors to share, but I do have a case of "mis-translation". My Japanese import of The Stray Cats' "Rant n' Rave with The Stray Cats", contains a complete lyric sheet in both Japanese and "English". Some of the translations are funny, some baffling . Like in "She's Sexy & 17", the opening lyric "I ain't goin' to school, it starts too early for me" is translated as "I ain't going to school, if Sarsky asks for me". Who is Sarsky? The principal? Hutch's partner? Then later in the song, for the lyric "Dig that sound, shake it around", it says "Dig that sand, shake it around". I don't know if you encounter this a lot on your imports; if so, maybe it could be the subject of a future video!

I love it when you troll the trolls!