Yin Yang wrote:I always wondered why some countries had releases that were unique to that country, like the stereo versions of the "Easy come, easy go" songs in New-Zealand and Australia but nowhere else.
Or a soundtrack LP for "Jailhouse rock" in South-Africa.
Then there are the errors of faulty mastering (one channel instead of two) or wrong speed.
Once I read that the versions were specially changed to make the song more homogeneous to the musical rhythm in vogue in that country.
Do you think you find more Elvis records in America, Italy or South Africa?
Already in Italy it was difficult to find them, think in South Africa where probably Jailhouse rock will be the first they have seen.
In 1986 I bought the American version of the "Welcome to my world" LP and paid it like your $ 100 back then. Here is one of the rip-offs of being Italian.