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This section explains the different tables and codes used in the Collector References.
Please send any correspondence about this site to: Jan Guns (aprilsnow@telenet.be)
If you are a collector of Prince/ items and are looking for some 'rare' pressings, let me know.
I regularly visit the record shops in Brussels and I also spend some time at record fairs, so I might be able to find that item for you.


Code Explanation


Explanation for items
Media Codes
Colour Codes
Country Codes
Sleeve Codes
Sleeve Opening Codes
Issue Codes
Currency Codes
Picture Indicator



Listing of items is given the following format:

1
2 ( 3 )
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16




Explanation

NUMBER NAME EXPLANATION DETAILS

1 Artist Performer (only used in specific cases eg. various artists)
2 Title Title of the item (for books, this field contains the serie name)
3 No. Of Items Total number of items for the mentioned title
4 Year Year when the item was released / published
5 Catalogue No. The catalogue number (ISBN) of the item
6 Barcode / Record Company For barcode encrypted items / Record Company in case of bootlegs
7 Medium Sort of medium ***
8 Country Country where the item was manufactered / printed ***
9 Colours Colour of the item / pages ***
10 Tracks No. of tracks on the item / stories in the book (codesBGed info on tracks and scans)
11 Scans A camera () appears if scans are available ***
12 Sleeve Sleeve / Cover description for the item ***
13 Opening Specifies which side the sleeve / cover opens ***
14 Issue Information about the release of the item ***
15 Remark Clarifications concerning the item / Title of the book I
16 Sell Price (optional) Indication for the sell price in EURO (price is not fixed !) ***





Photo Indication

IMAGE IMAGE DESCRIPTION

Indicates that scans are available for the item
Indicates that scans or details have been looked at before
Appears when the cursor moves over the image
Indicated the item is the active one (was selected)





Media

CODE MEDIUM DESCRIPTION

7 VINYL SINGLE
7-SH VINYL SINGLE - SMALL HOLE
7-SHC VINYL SINGLE - SMALL HOLE + FREE CASSETTE
2x7 VINYL SINGLE - DOUBLE
2x7-SH VINYL SINGLE - DOUBLE - SMALL HOLE
3x7 VINYL SINGLE - TRIPLE
4x7 VINYL SINGLE - QUADRUPLE
P7 VINYL SINGLE - PIC. DISC
P7-SH VINYL SINGLE - PIC. DISC - SMALL HOLE
7-C VINYL SINGLE - COLOURED
7-CH VINYL SINGLE - COLOURED - SMALL HOLE
7BOX VINYL SINGLES - BOX
12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE
2x12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE - DOUBLE
3x12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE - TRIPLE
4x12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE - QUADRUPLE
P12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE - PIC. DISC
12-C VINYL MAXI SINGLE - COLOURED
CDS CD SINGLE
CDS-E CD SINGLE - EXTRA
CDS-V CD SINGLE - VIDEO
CD-RS CD - RECORDABLE SINGLE
CDSAC CD SINGLE - ACETATE
CDS3 CD SINGLE - 3 INCH
CDSBX CD SINGLE - BOX
MCD CD MAXI
2MCD CD MAXI - DOUBLE
2MCDVD CD MAXI AND DVD
CS CASSETTE SINGLE
LP VINYL LP
2LP VINYL LP - DOUBLE
LP-C VINYL LP - COLOURED
2LP-C VINYL LP - COLOURED - DOUBLE
PLP VINYL LP - PICTURE DISC
CD CD - COMPACT DISC
CD-E CD - ENHANCED
XRCD CD - EXTENDED RESOLUTION
2CD CD - DOUBLE
3CD CD - TRIPLE
4CD CD - QUADRUPLE
5CD CD - QUINTIPLE
6CD CD - SEXTET
8CD CD - EIGHT
CDBOX CD - BOX
CVBOX CD & VC BOX
CDROM CD - ROM
CD-R CD - RECORDABLE
2CD-R CD - RECORDABLE - DOUBLE
3CD-R CD - RECORDABLE - TRIPLE
4CD-R CD - RECORDABLE - QUADRUPLE
5CD-R CD - RECORDABLE - QUINTET
6CD-R CD - RECORDABLE - SEXTET
SHM SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD
2SHM SUPER HIGH MATERIAL CD - DOUBLE
DVD DVD
2DVD DVD - DOUBLE
3DVD DVD - TRIPLE
4DVD DVD - QUADRUPLE
5DVD DVD - QUINTIPLE
6DVD DVD - SEXTET
8DVD DVD - OCTET
HDDVD DVD - HDDVD
BRD DVD - BLUE RAY DISC
DVD9 DVD - DUAL LAYER
DVDX DVD - BOX
DVD+R DVD+RECORDABLE
DVD-R DVD-RECORDABLE
2DVD+R DVD+RECORDABLE - DOUBLE
5DVD+R DVD+RECORDABLE - QUINTET
VCD VIDEO CD
2VCD VIDEO CD - DOUBLE
UMD UMD MUSIC VIDEO
MC MUSIC CASSETTE
2MC MUSIC CASSETTE - DOUBLE
3MC MUSIC CASSETTE - TRIPLE
CSBOX CASSETTE BOX
8TR 8 TRACK CASSETTE
DCC DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE
2VC VIDEO CASSETTE - DOUBLE
VC VIDEO CASSETTE
VC8 VIDEO CASSETTE - 8MM
LD LASER DISC
VD VIDEODISC - CAPACITANCE ELECTRONIC DISC SYSTEM
COMIC COMIC BOOK
COM-X X-RATED COMIC BOOK
SPORT SPORTS BOOK
CHILD CHILD BOOK
IBOOK ILLUSTRATED READING BOOK
BOOK READING BOOK
MAG MAGAZINE
TOURB TOUR BOOK
SHEET SHEET MUSIC
ENCY ENCYCLOPEDIA
EDU EDUCATIONAL
MAN MANUAL
DICT DICTIONARY
REST RESTAURANT GUIDE
TRAVL TRAVEL GUIDE
HIST HISTORY BOOK
ATLAS ATLAS EN KAARTENBOEK
FLYER FLYER
PC POST CARD
TIKET ENTRANCE TICKET
NECK NECKLACE
PIN PIN
MATCH MATCHES
BADGE BADGE
TAMB TAMBORINE
MONEY DOLLAR BILL
TAT TATTOO
PHO PHOTOGRAPH
CAL CALENDAR
HONEY HONEY JAR
CAND CANDLE
AWD AWARD
SHRT T-SHIRT
PERF PERFUME
POS POSTER
MOBIL MOBILE
TEDDY TEDDY BEAR
GUIT GUITAR PICKS
STD STAND
STP POSTAL STAMP
GAZ GAZETTE
PEN PENCIL
STICK STICKER
SWET SWEAT BAND
EAR EARRING
COAS COASTER
TS TITLE STRP
WTCH WATCH
CONF CONFETTI





Colours

CODE COLOUR DESCRIPTION


NOT SPECIFIED

GREY TR
B&W BLACK & WHITE
BLA BLACK
BLT BLACK TR
BLU BLUE
BRT BROWN TR
COL COLOURED
GOL GOLD
GOT GOLD TR
GRN GREEN
GRY GREY
MAR MARBLE
MAT MARBLE TR
ORA ORANGE
PIN PINK
PUR PURPLE
PUT PURPLE TR
RED RED
SIL SILVER
TRA TRANSPARENT
WHB BROKEN WHITE
WHI WHITE
YEL YELLOW





Countries

Country codes are in accordance with the ISO-3166 International Country Code Standard.
Some non-standard codes have been added, marked with (*),
because the indication on the item itself is either unclear or missing.

CODE COUNTRY NAME

???(*) UNKNOWN
ABW ARUBA
AFG AFGHANISTAN
AGO ANGOLA
ALB ALBANIA
AND ANDORRA
ARG ARGENTINA
ARM ARMENIA
AS(*) ASIAN
AUS AUSTRALIA
AUT AUSTRIA
AZE AZERBAIJAN
BDI BURUNDI
BEL BELGIUM
BGD BANGLADESH
BGR BULGARIA
BHR BAHRAIN
BHS BAHAMAS
BIH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA
BLR BELARUS
BNL(*) BENELUX
BOL BOLIVIA
BRA BRAZIL
CAN CANADA
CHE SWITZERLAND
CHL CHILE
CHN CHINA
CMR CAMEROON
COL COLUMBIA
CUB CUBA
CYP CYPRUS
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
GER(*) GERMANY
DNK DENMARK
DZA ALGERIA
ECU ECUADOR
EU(*) EUROPEAN
EGY EGYPT
ESP SPAIN
EST ESTONIA
FIN FINLAND
FRA FRANCE
UK(*) UNITED KINGDOM
GRC GREECE
GTM GUATEMALA
HKG HONG KONG
HRV CROATIA
HUN HUNGARY
IDN INDONESIA
IND INDIA
IRL IRELAND
ISR ISRAEL
ITA ITALY
JPN JAPAN
KGZ KYRGYZSTAN
KHM CAMBODIA
KOR KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
LUX LUXEMBOURG
LVA LATVIA
MEX MEXICO
MYS MALAYSIA
NLD NETHERLANDS
NZL NEW ZEALAND
PER PERU
PHL PHILIPPINES
POL POLAND
PRT PORTUGAL
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SAU SAUDI ARABIA
SCA(*) SCANDINAVIA
SCT(*) SCOTLAND
SGP SINGAPORE
SLV EL SALVADOR
SWE SWEDEN
THA THAILAND
TUR TURKEY
TWN TAIWAIN
UKR UKRAINE
URY URUGUAY
USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VEN VENEZUELA
WGE(*) WEST GERMANY
YUG YUGOSLAVIA
ZAF SOUTH AFRICA
ZWE ZIMBABWE





Sleeves

CODE SLEEVE DESCRIPTION


NO SLEEVE
(ARI) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (ARISTA)
(ASE) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (ASYLUM-ELEKTRA)
(ATL) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (ATLANTIC)
(CAP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (CAPITOL)
(CBS) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (CBS)
(CLS) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (COLLECTOR SERIES)
(COL) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (COLUMBIA)
(DCA) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (DISCOS CENTROAMERICA PLA)
(DIS) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (DISCO)
(DJU) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (D.J.U.)
(EMI) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (EMI)
(EPC) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (EPIC)
(EPP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (EPIC PLASTIC)
(FEC) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (FEDISCOS PAPER)
(FEP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (FEDISCOS PLASTIC)
(GFN) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (GEFFEN RECORDS)
(GST) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (GOLD STANDARD)
(KNY) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (KINNEY)
(MCA) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (MCA)
(MDR) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (MOBILE DISCO RECORDS)
(ME) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (MUSIC EXPRESS)
(PEP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (PEERLESS PLASTIC)
(PLA) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (PLASTIC)
(RCA) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (RCA)
(TC) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (TRANS CANADA)
(TSK) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (TUSK)
(URB) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (URBAN SLEEVE)
(VIR) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (EL VIRREY)
(WB) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (WB)
(WBP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (WB PLASTIC)
(WEA) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (WEA)
(WEP) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (WEA PLASTIC)
(WHT) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE (WHITE)
CAH CARDBOARD HOUSING
CBL CARDBOARD BOX - LONG BOX
CBL CARDBOARD BOX - LONG BOX
CBRD CARDBOARD
CBX CARDBOARD BOX
CBX CARDBOARD BOX
CF3 CARDBOARD FOLD GATE - 3 INCH
CFG CARDBOARD FOLD GATE
CFL CARDBOARD FOLD GATE - LONG BOX
CLOTH CLOTH
CS3 CARDBOARD SLIP CASE - 3 INCH
CSC CARDBOARD SLIP CASE
CSI CARDBOARD SLIP CASE - INSERTS
FLG FOLDGATE PICTURE SLEEVE
FLI FOLDGATE PICTURE SLEEVE & INNER SLEEVE
FLP FLP
FLYER FLYER
GLAS GLAS
HC HARD COVER
JCA JEWEL CASE - BACK & FRONT INSERTS
JCAL JEWEL CASE -INSERTS - LONG BOX
JCAS SLIM JEWEL CASE - BACK & FRONT INSERTS
JCB JEWEL CASE - BACK INSERT ONLY
JCBS SLIM JEWEL CASE - BACK INSERT ONLY
JCF JEWEL CASE - FRONT INSERT ONLY
JCFS SLIM JEWEL CASE - FRONT INSERT ONLY
JCN JEWEL CASE - NO INSERTS
JCNS SLIM JEWEL CASE - NO INSERTS
JCS JEWEL CASE - STICKERS
LGB CARDBOARD GIFT BOX - LONG BOX
MATCH MATCHES
MRB METAL ROUND BOX
MTL METAL
NECL NECKLACE
PAP PAPER
PCB PLASTIC HOUSING IN CARDBOARD BOX
PHO PHOTOGRAPH
PIC PICTURE SLEEVE
PIC PICTURE SLEEVE
PII PICTURE SLEEVE & INNER SLEEVE
PIL PLASTIC PICTURE SLEEVE
PIN PIN
PLA PLASTIC SLEEVE
PLAS PLASTIC
PLH PLASTIC HOUSING
PLH PLASTIC HOUSING
PLI PLASTIC SLEEVE & INSERTS
POS POSTER BAG
PRB PLASTIC ROUND BOX
PSC PLASTIC SLIP CASE
SC SOFT COVER
SPE SPECIAL PACKAGING
TAT TATTOO
WAX WAX





Sleeve Opening

CODE CODE DESCRIPTION

B COVER/SLEEVE OPENS AT BOTTOM SIDE
H COVER/SLEEVE OPENS AT TOP AND BOTTOM SIDE
L COVER/SLEEVE OPENS AT LEFT SIDE
R COVER/SLEEVE OPENS AT RIGHT SIDE
T COVER/SLEEVE OPENS AT TOP SIDE
X NOT YET CHECKED





Issues

CODE ISSUE DESCRIPTION


NORMAL ISSUE
A-PC ADVANCED PROMOTIONAL
A-TST ADVANCE TEST PRESSING
DJ PROMOTIONAL DJ
DJ-ED SPECIAL DJ EDIT
DJ-GS PROMOTIONAL DJ - GOLDSTAMP
PC PROMOTIONAL
PC-GS PROMOTIONAL - GOLDSTAMP
PC-JB PROMOTIONAL - JUKE-BOX
PC-RA PROMOTIONAL - RADIO
SEDVD SPECIAL EXTENDED DVD





Currency Rates

CODE CURRENCY DESCRIPTION RATE

AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1,5975
CAD CANADIAN DOLLAR 1,4446
EUR EURO 1,0000
GBP ENGLISH STERLING POUND 0,6733
HKD HONG KONG DOLLAR 10,6981
THB THAILAND BATH 40,7922
USD AMERICAN DOLLAR 1,3666
YEN JAPANESE YEN 162,5390