(fax) 08?

[Christian von Ompteda]

Here's an old post from Dave @ Fax USA that I found in the depths of my 
email. Hopefully this solves the issue, since it came from the man himself.

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Ask and ye shall receive. Here are Namlook's answers:

> 1. Why have the new releases got barcodes on them?


In order to facilitate worldwide distribution.

> 2. What does the "08/" for PK and PS mean?


In Germany, 08/15 is a synonym for "average"--a thing that everyone has 
/ does--a German saying for "nothing special at all".

So our products started with 08/16 (get it ?) and 08/15 was 
"Synthadelic" a persiflage on the hardcore/cheap as cheap can go sample 
.. mainly born from a joke and a main statement about FAX music.. it is 
NOT average ... not for the money but for the MUSIC itself in the first 
place.

> 3. Why aren't the PW catalog numbers preceded by 08/ like the mains 
> and the subs?


Because 08/ is a German joke and probably not understood by the rest of 
the world.

Dave

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Tim Wright wrote:

>Good research, Hellmuth.
>
>But does that mean we're back to square one?  PK08/15 was just an
>afterthought in the Fax catalogue: Synthadelic 3 has got PK08/36
>etched in the run-in, but it's crossed out and replaced by PK08/15.
>Looks like the signs of a minor cock-up and quick fix, rather than the
>basis of the whole numbering system.
>
>Also, I can't imagine PK branding his first release on his own new
>label as "about average", he doesn't seem that sort of bloke.  (Yes I
>know, 08/16 was first, I'm talking hypothetically.)
>
>I very vaguely seem to remember someone saying that Pete considered
>Fax his 8th musical project or somesutch, but I could well be totally
>wrong here.  Anybody?
>
>
>Cheers,
>Tim
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