Ghent Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 @daveyjones and/or any knowledgeable collectors: Had a fan send these pics over on Instagram. They believe this to be an original Flyswatter. Looks pretty legit. What are your thoughts? Safe to say it’s the real deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtmd Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 I'm not an expert or even knowledgeable at all about this stuff but I remember reading somewhere that real Flyswatter cassettes had no writing on them because they were done in such a rush, so the tape would be blank. I've also seen one (online) where the text looks a little different, I'm not sure which would be the real version (or if both are or if neither are). I'd be skeptical but also I don't really know anything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, mahtmd said: I'm not an expert or even knowledgeable at all about this stuff but I remember reading somewhere that real Flyswatter cassettes had no writing on them because they were done in such a rush, so the tape would be blank. I've also seen one (online) where the text looks a little different, I'm not sure which would be the real version (or if both are or if neither are). I'd be skeptical but also I don't really know anything! Yeah, they said the writing on cassette would have been added later. I have no idea either, that's why I posted. Would be a bummer if Flyswatter was getting scammed on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Backing Track Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 Would not put it past Tom to do such a thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 tell them to rip the tape to WAV and check the spectrals. that's the only way to tell that it's an actual analog dub, and not mp3. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ182 Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 Weird question I somehow missed over the years - what is the design on the cover of Flyswatter supposed to be? I always thought it looked like the Atlanta Braves logo haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Champ182 said: Weird question I somehow missed over the years - what is the design on the cover of Flyswatter supposed to be? I always thought it looked like the Atlanta Braves logo haha It's a close up from under a microscope I'm pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Ghent said: @daveyjones and/or any knowledgeable collectors: Had a fan send these pics over on Instagram. They believe this to be an original Flyswatter. Looks pretty legit. What are your thoughts? Safe to say it’s the real deal? oh i forgot one other thing. i'd tend to believe it's fake because the tape is a production blank (no markings at all). you couldn't buy tapes like that at the store. all the flyswatters were hand dubbed at home on commercial cassettes. mine (real tape), for instance, is memorex. looks like this: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Champ182 said: Weird question I somehow missed over the years - what is the design on the cover of Flyswatter supposed to be? I always thought it looked like the Atlanta Braves logo haha Haha that is a really good question and it has honestly never crossed my mind. I guess ive always looked at it and thought: “damn that looks like shit but awesome!” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Kay said: It's a close up from under a microscope I'm pretty sure. It was done by Mark, it's some sort of artwork of his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 i'm sure that's fake. the spine looks like a blurry scan and yet the track list is super clean because someone traced back over all of it with a pen or marker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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