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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
Digital Formats
Colour Codes
Country Codes
Sleeve Codes
Sleeve Special Codes
Sleeve Opening Codes
Issue Codes
Currency Codes
Picture Indicator
Title Strip



Listing of items is given the following format:

1
2 ( 3 )
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18




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. (SH) is added for Small Spindle Holes ***
8 Digital Format Item has been converted to a specific format or is only available in digital format ***
9 Country Country where the item was manufactered / printed ***
10 Colour Colour of the item / pages ***
11 Tracks No. of tracks on the item / stories in the book
12 Scans A camera (    ) appears if scans are available ***
13 InfoLink A disc (    ) appears if more info is available on other sites (eg. discogs)
14 Sleeve Sleeve / Cover description for the item. Code can be extended with special indications (eg. PICI is Picture Sleeve with Inner Sleeve) ***
15 Opening Specifies which side the sleeve / cover opens ***
16 Issue Information about the release of the item (or the sound quality in case of bootlegs) ***
17 Remark Clarifications concerning the item (includes Title Strip) / Title of the book
18 Sell Price (optional) Indication for the sell price in EURO (price is not fixed !) ***







Photo Indication

IMAGE IMAGE DESCRIPTION

INDICATES THAT SCANS ARE AVAILABLE
INDICATES THAT SCANS HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT BEFORE
APPEARS ON MOUSE OVER
INDICATES THE ACTIVE/SELECTED ITEM





Medium

When the media code is in between brackets, e.g. (CD), it means the music/data is only available
in the mentionded digital format, as the original item of which is was copied, is not in my possession

CODE DESCRIPTION

7 VINYL SINGLE
7/MC VINYL SINGLE SMALL HOLE / MUSIC CASSETTE
2x7 VINYL SINGLE (2)
7-BOX VINYL SINGLES BOX
10 VINYL MAXI SINGLE 10 INCH
12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE
2x12 VINYL MAXI SINGLE (2)
CDS CD SINGLE
CDS3 CD SINGLE - 3 INCH
CDS-AC CD SINGLE - ACETATE
CDS-EX CD SINGLE - EXTRA
CDS-VID CD SINGLE - VIDEO
CDS/DVD CD SINGLE / DVD
CDS-BOX CD SINGLE - BOX
2CDS CD SINGLE (2)
MCD CD MAXI
2MCD CD MAXI (2)
CS CASSETTE SINGLE
LP VINYL LP
LP/CD VINYL LP / CD
2LP VINYL LP (2)
2LP/CD VINYL LP (2) / CD
2LP/CD/BRD VINYL LP (2) / CD / BLUE RAY DISC
2LP/2CD VINYL LP (2) / CD (2)
3LP VINYL LP (3)
3LP/2CD/BRD VINYL LP (3) / CD (2) / BLUE RAY
4LP VINYL LP (4)
5LP VINYL LP (5)
6LP VINYL LP (6)
10LP/DVD VINYL LP (10) / DVD
12LP/BRD VINYL LP (12) / BLUE RAY DISC
13LP/DVD VINYL LP (13) / DVD
CD CD
CD/BOOK CD / BOOK
CD/DVD CD / DVD
CD-SHM CD SUPER HIGH MATERIAL
CD-BS BLUE SPEC CD2
CD-EH CD ENHANCED
CD-HD CD HIGH DEFINITION
CD-ROM CD ROM
CD-XR CD EXTENDED RESOLUTION
CD-BS/BRD BLUE SPEC CD2 / BLUE RAY
2CD CD (2)
2CD-HD CD HIGH DEFINITION (2)
2CD-XR CD EXTENDED RESOLUTION (2)
2CD/BRD CD (2) / BLUE RAY DISC
2CD/DVD CD (2) / DVD
2CD-BS/BRD BLUE SPEC CD2 (2) / BLUE RAY
2CD-BS/DVD BLUE SPEC CD2 (2) / DVD
2CD-SHM CD SUPER HIGH MATERIAL (2)
3CD CD (3)
3CD/DVD CD (3) / DVD
3CD-BS BLUE SPEC CD2 (3)
4CD CD (4)
4CD/DVD CD (4) / DVD
4CD-BS/DVD BLUE SPEC CD2 (4) / DVD
5CD CD (5)
5CD/DVD CD (5) / DVD
6CD CD (7)
7CD/BRD CD (7) / BLUE-RAY
8CD CD (8)
8CD/DVD CD (8) / DVD
10CD CD (10)
CD-BOX CD - BOX
CD/VC-BOX CD & VC BOX
DIG DIGITAL FORMAT
DVD DVD
DVD5 DVD - DUAL LAYER 5
DVD9 DVD - DUAL LAYER 9
DVD-HD DVD - HIGH DEFINITION
DVD+R DVD+ RECORDABLE
DVD/BOOK DVD/ BOOK
BRD BLUE RAY DISC
BRD/DVD BLUE RAY DISC / DVD
BRD-3D DVD - BLUE RAY DISC 3D
UMD UMD MUSIC VIDEO
VCD VIDEO CD
2DVD DVD (2)
2DVD9 DVD (2) - DUAL LAYER 9
2VCD VIDEO CD (2)
2DVD/2BRD DVD (2) / BLUE RAY DISC (2)
3BRD BLUE RAY DISC (3)
3DVD DVD (3)
4DVD DVD (4)
5DVD DVD (5)
6DVD DVD (6)
8DVD DVD (8)
MC MUSIC CASSETTE
2MC MUSIC CASSETTE (2)
3MC MUSIC CASSETTE (3)
8TR 8-TRACK CASSETTE
NAB 8-TRACK LIKE CASSETTE
DCC DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE
VC VIDEO CASSETTE
VC8 VIDEO CASSETTE 8MM
2VC VIDEO CASSETTE (2)
LD LASER DISC
LDVCD LASER DISC VIDEO CD
VD VIDEO DISC - CAPACITANCE ELECTRONIC DISC SYSTEM
VHD VIRTUAL HARD DRIVE
2LD LASER DISC (2)
COMIC COMIC BOOK
COM-X X-RATED COMIC BOOK
CHILD CHILD BOOK
IBOOK ILLUSTRATED READING BOOK
BOOK READING BOOK
MAG MAGAZINE
BOOK/DVD BOOK / DVD
ENCY ENCYCLOPEDIA
CARDS CARDS
EDU EDUCATIONAL
FLYER FLYER
CRDS PLAYING CARDS
PC POST CARD
TIKET ENTRANCE TICKET
KEY KEYCHAIN
MAGN MAGNET
NECK NECKLACE
DEC DECORATION
PIN PIN
MATCH MATCHES
BADGE BADGE
TAMB TAMBORINE
MONEY DOLLAR BILL
TAT TATTOO
CAL CALENDAR
HONEY HONEY JAR
CAND CANDLE
AWD AWARD
HAT HAT
SHRT T-SHIRT
TWL TOWEL
MKUP MAKE-UP
PERF PERFUME
POS POSTER
MOBIL MOBILE
TEDDY TEDDY BEAR
GUIT GUITAR
GUITP GUITAR PICKS
LOGO LOGO
STP POSTAL STAMP
NWSPPR NEWSPAPER
PEN PENCIL
STICK STICKER
SWET SWEAT BAND
EAR EARRING
COAS COASTER
TS TITLE STRIP
WTCH WATCH
CONF CONFETTI
BLLN BALLOON
BAG SHOPPING BAG
GLOV GLOVES
MAP MAP
PLYL PLAYLIST
DRST DRUM STICK
INFL INFLATABLE





Digital format

CODE DESCRIPTION

APE MONKEY'S AUDIO FILE
AVI AVI
FLAC FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
FLDX FLAC/DIVX
FLM4 FLAC / MP4
FLMV FLAC / MOVIE
FLV FLASH VIDEO
FLVB FLAC /VOB
FLVOB FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC / VIDEO OBJECT
ISO ARCHIVE FILE OF AN OPTICAL DISC (DISC IMAGE)
M4A MPEG-4 PART 14 OR MP4
M4V VIDEO FORMAT
M4VOB MPEG-4 PART 14 OR MP4 / VIDEO OBJECT
MKV MKV
MOV MOVIE
MP3 MPEG-1 OR MPEG-2 AUDIO LAYER III
MP4 MPEG-4 PART 14 OR MP4
MPKV MP4 / MKV
NRG NERO IMAGE
PDF PDF
VOB VIDEO OBJECT
WAV WAVEFORM AUDIO FILE FORMAT
WMA WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO
WMV WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO





Colour

CODE DESCRIPTION


NOT SPECIFIED
B&G BLACK & GOLD
B&W BLACK & WHITE
BLA BLACK
BLT BLACK (TRANSPARANT)
BLU BLUE
BLW BLUE &WHITE
BRT BROWN (TRANSPARANT)
BUT BLUE T(RANSPARANT)
BWG BLACK &WHITE & GOLD
CCT CRYSTAL CLEAR
COL COLOURED
CWS WHITE (CLEAR SWIRL)
CWT WHITE (CREAMY)
GET GREEN (TRANSPARANT)
GOL GOLD
GOT GOLD(TRANSPARANT)
GRN GREEN
GRT GREY (TRANSPARANT)
GRY GREY
MAR MARBLE
ORA ORANGE
P&G PURPLE & GOLD
PCH PEACH
PIN PINK
PUR PURPLE
PUT PURPLE (TRANSPARANT)
PWT WHITE (PEARL)
R&W RED & WHITE
RED RED
RPC RED & PURPLE & CREAM
SIL SILVER
TRA TRANSPARENT
TWT WHITE (TRANSLUCENT)
W&P WHITE & PURPLE
W&R WHITE & RED
WHI WHITE
YEL YELLOW
YET YELLOW (TRANSPARANT)
YLP YELLOW & PURPLE





Country

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

???(*) UNKNOWN
AFG AFGHANISTAN
ARE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ARG ARGENTINA
AUS AUSTRALIA
AUT AUSTRIA
BEL BELGIUM
BGR BULGARIA
BNL(*) BENELUX
BRA BRAZIL
CAN CANADA
CHE SWITZERLAND
CHL CHILE
CHN CHINA
COL COLUMBIA
CZE CZECH REPUBLIC
GER(*) GERMANY
DNK DENMARK
ECU ECUADOR
EU(*) EUROPEAN
EGY EGYPT
ESP SPAIN
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
JAM JAMAICA
JPN JAPAN
KGZ KYRGYZSTAN
KOR KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
LUX LUXEMBOURG
MAR MAROC
MEX MEXICO
MYS MALAYSIA
NLD NETHERLANDS
NOR NORWAY
NZL NEW ZEALAND
PER PERU
PHL PHILIPPINES
POL POLAND
PRT PORTUGAL
RUS RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SAU SAUDI ARABIA
SCA(*) SCANDINAVIA
SCT(*) SCOTLAND
SGP SINGAPORE
SVK SLOVAKIA
SWE SWEDEN
SYR SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
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





Sleeve

CODE DESCRIPTION


NO SLEEVE / NO ARTWORK
(ARI) COMMERCIAL (ARISTA)
(ASE) COMMERCIAL (ASYLUM-ELEKTRA)
(ATL) COMMERCIAL (ATLANTIC)
(CAP) COMMERCIAL (CAPITOL)
(CBS) COMMERCIAL (CBS)
(COL) COMMERCIAL (COLUMBIA)
(CSC) COMMERCIAL SLEEVE CARDBOARD
(DCA) COMMERCIAL (DISCOS CENTROAMERICA)
(DCP) COMMERCIAL (DISCOS CENTROAMERICA PLA)
(DCS) COMMERCIAL (DICESA)
(DIS) COMMERCIAL (DISCO)
(DJU) COMMERCIAL (D.J.U.)
(EMI) COMMERCIAL (EMI)
(EPC) COMMERCIAL (EPIC)
(EPP) COMMERCIAL (EPIC PLASTIC)
(FEC) COMMERCIAL (FEDISCOS PAPER)
(FEP) COMMERCIAL (FEDISCOS PLASTIC)
(GFN) COMMERCIAL (GEFFEN RECORDS)
(GST) COMMERCIAL (GOLD STANDARD)
(HIS) COMMERCIAL (HISPAVOX)
(KNY) COMMERCIAL (KINNEY)
(MAT) COMMERCIAL (MATEHUALA)
(MCA) COMMERCIAL (MCA)
(MDR) COMMERCIAL (MOBILE DISCO)
(ME) COMMERCIAL (MUSIC EXPRESS)
(PEP) COMMERCIAL (PEERLESS PLASTIC)
(PLA) COMMERCIAL (PLASTIC)
(RCA) COMMERCIAL (RCA)
(STR) COMMERCIAL (STARLINE)
(TC) COMMERCIAL (TRANS CANADA)
(TSK) COMMERCIAL (TUSK)
(URB) COMMERCIAL (URBAN SLEEVE)
(VIR) COMMERCIAL (EL VIRREY)
(WB) COMMERCIAL (WB)
(WBP) COMMERCIAL (WB PLASTIC)
(WBR) COMMERCIAL (WARNER REPRISE)
(WEA) COMMERCIAL (WEA)
(WEP) COMMERCIAL (WEA PLASTIC)
(WHT) COMMERCIAL (WHITE)
ART ARTWORK AVAILABLE
CAH CARDBOARD HOUSING
CBP PICTURE SLEEVE CARDBOARD
CBRD CARDBOARD
CBX CARDBOARD BOX
CLM CLAM SHELL
CLOTH CLOTH
DGF DIGIFLEX
DGFB DIGIFLEX IN CARDBOARD BOX
DGP DIGIPACK
DGPB DIGIPACK IN CARDBOARD BOX
FLP FLP
GLAS GLAS
HC HARD COVER
JBX JEWEL CASE(S) IN CARDBOARD BOX
JC JEWEL CASE
MAP MAP
MB METAL BOX
MTL METAL
PAP PAPER
PBX PICTURE SLEEVE IN CARDBOARD BOX
PCB PLASTIC HOUSING IN CARDBOARD BOX
PIC PICTURE SLEEVE
PIP PICTURE SLEEVE PLASTIC
PLA PLASTIC SLEEVE
PLAS PLASTIC
PLH PLASTIC HOUSING
POS POSTER BAG
QPCK Q-PACK / STICKERS
RNG RINGS
SC SOFT COVER
SLP SLIPCASE
SLPB SLIPCASE(S) IN CARDBOARD BOX
SNP SNAP PACK
SPE SPECIAL PACKAGING
WAX WAX
WBX WOODEN BOX
WOD WOOD





Sleeve Special Code

CODE DESCRIPTION

I COMES WITH INNER SLEEVE - Add 'I' AFTER THE SLEEVE CODE; HTML_TDEnd





Sleeve Opening

CODE DESCRIPTION

NO NEED TO SPECIFY
B BOTTOM
H TOP AND BOTTOM
L LEFT
R RIGHT
T TOP
X NOT YET CHECKED





Issue

CODE DESCRIPTION


NORMAL ISSUE
APC ADVANCED PROMOTIONAL
ATST ADVANCE TEST PRESSING
AU AUDIENCE
DJ PROMOTIONAL DJ
DJED SPECIAL DJ EDIT
DJGS PROMOTIONAL DJ - GOLDSTAMP
GS PROMOTIONAL - GOLDSTAMP
JB PROMOTIONAL - JUKE-BOX
PC PROMOTIONAL
PF PROFESSIONALY FILMED
PFA PROFESSIONALY FILMED / AUDIENCE
RA PROMOTIONAL - RADIO
SB SOUNDBOARD
SB/AU SOUNDBOARD / AUDIENCE
SEDVD SPECIAL EXTENDED DVD
WL PROMOTIONAL - WHITE LABEL





Title Strip

TYPE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

TYPE 01 Hit Pop
TYPE 02 Star Title Strip Co. (Pittsburgh PA)
TYPE 03 Italian (With or without picture)
TYPE 04 Sterling Title Strips Co. (Pittsburgh PA) / Blue-lined on blue
TYPE 05 Star Title Strip Co. (Pittsburgh PA) / No stars
TYPE 06 Lasered
TYPE 07 Classic Hit / Oldy / Soul
TYPE 08 Other
TYPE 09 Other
TYPE 10 Sterling Title Strips Co. (Pittsburgh PA) / Pink-lined on pink
TYPE 11 Red-lined on white
TYPE 12 Other
TYPE 13 Picture/Drawing
TYPE 14 Sterling Title Strips Co. (Pittsburgh PA) / Red-lined on white
TYPE 15 WEA / Red-lined on white
TYPE 16 Other
TYPE 17 Blue Nadisq
TYPE 18 Complete sheets
TYPE 19 JBR
TYPE 20 Chart Hits
TYPE 21 ? (Red Blocks)
TYPE 22 Blocked Stars NOT FOUND





Currency Rate

CODE CURRENCY RATE

AUD AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1,6018
CAD CANADIAN DOLLAR 1,5852
EUR EURO 1,0000
GBP ENGLISH STERLING POUND 0,8768
HKD HONG KONG DOLLAR 9,6550
THB THAILAND BATH 3,4555
USD AMERICAN DOLLAR 1,2302
YEN JAPANESE YEN 130,9910