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Mercury LP MG21120/SR61120 - "California Nights"

This was the last of Lesley's standard Mercury LPs to be issued in both Mono & Stereo. It was still issued using the same piece of paper for the front cover of both Mono & Stereo releases. It was, again, mounted lower if the jacket was to contain a Stereo record, making the top band visible, or higher, if it was to hold a Mono LP, making the bottom band visible.

To the right is an image of what the original Stereo front cover looked like. The black band across the top of the cover with the Stereo number is rather difficult to see. The Mono front cover was the exact cover but mounted higher which allowed the Stereo information to wrap around the top while exposing the Mono information at the bottom. The block below shows a comparison of the two different versions.

Front Cover

The Mono & Stereo versions of the back cover of this LP were identical.

To the right is an image of what the original back cover looked like on both the Mono & Stereo pressings.

Back Cover

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