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The Last Magician Of Rational Thought - cut from the back cover - view of the cover notes

The Last Magician Of Rational Thought - Cover (Front)

This is the fourth of Palazzograssi's bootleg production.
The first was Silence Is Platinum, the second one Victims Of Circumstance
and the third one, Reverberation Across The Nation had first been postponed
but in effect, has never got released.


Release Notes

• Label: Palazzograssi Records Inc.
• Catalogue#: PG04
• Format: 7" Vinyl Single
• Release Date: 1988
• Limited edition of 1526 copies (see back cover notes)

Sources according to Cover

• The four tracks featured on this EP were recorded on January 11th 1985

and are alternative studio recordings completed prior to the final sessions

for the First And Last And Always album.

Tracks

Back cover with a number above 1500

Remarks

• all on white vinyl
• copies with numbers above 1526 do exist
• record has to be played at 33rpm
• vinyls have either plain white labels or black ones
• text on A-side of black labels: "The Last Magician" "A"
• text on B-side of black labels: "Of Rational Thought" "B"
• A-side ROGI: "PG04-A"
• B-side ROGI: "PG04-B"

Varieties

A number of varietes exist which can basically be described as:

The Standard Versions

• white sleeves with red text, numbering on the back, plain white labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with red text, numbering on the back, black labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with green text, numbering on the back, plain white labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with green text, numbering on the back, black labels on white vinyl

These are the numbered copies of the common limited edition of 1,500.

• the 26 refers to copies coming in silver gatefold sleeves with green text numbered with the letters from A - Z
• these are all accompanied by white vinyl singles with plain white labels
• the letter A exists twice

Pictures of Standard Versions

White sleeve with red print version

Cover and vinyl with black label

Back cover and vinyl with black label

Silver gatefold sleeve, green print

Common gatefold version (complete view)

White sleeve with green print

Special Edition - white gatefold sleeve, red print

Special Edition with white vinyl

Special Edition - The inside is silver.

Back cover without numbering or text

Unique issue with b/w textured card sleeve

Special Edition

Apart from the above issues, a Special Edition of some 26 further copies was released. These have white gatefold covers with red print. The vinyl is white with
plain white labels. They are numbered from A - Z on the back and the inside of
the gatefold cover is silver.


Unreleased Editions & Testproofs

• The second set of the standard versions with vinyls with black labels and with white covers in red and green print, respectively, were not released, i.e. the numbers 002 (red text edition) and 602 (green text edition), respectively.

• A second gatefold edition of 26 numbered fron A - Z similar to the released version but with Palazzograssi in black instead of green letters on the back cover was produced as for private distribution but never got that far. The accompanying vinyls have plain white labels. The covers are glossy silver gatefold sleeves with green print.

• More or less logically, some promo was produced as well. The sleeve is a gatefold one in silver with green text but no numbering on the back. The issue came with white labels on white vinyl and has been kept for private use only. We don't have
  any information on how many of these exist.

• One unique issue exists which has a white textured card cover with black outline text. This copy is not numbered and does not have the Palazzograssi print on the back.

there are ... some more which shall find mention here as soon as possible.