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Iain M Churches wrote:
Ian was indeed paying attention, and is correct in what he says.
I think that those who have been involved in the cutting process,
will agreed that the first generation was *always* used.

No it's not. It might have well be in the things you were involved in, but
is by no means universal. And perhaps more so where the product released
isn't being produced totally in house. Like for example an overseas
recording being released in the UK etc.

If you were the copyright owner of a recording, and an overseas company
subsequently negotiated publishing rights, would you send them the one and
only master tape? And yes, I'd have made a duplicate at the time...

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