Counterfeit 'Amused to Death' Vinyl lp?


Recently I won a bid on Ebay for a Roger Waters, 'Amused to Death' vinyl lp. I was so excited!! The record was supposed to be a Sony 180 gram, and looked as if it were original.
However, within listening to the first three minutes of side A, I could tell it was not. Flat sounding, sounds mono(maybe it is). Can someone tell me if there is a way to identify if it is actually a conterfeit copy?
Thanks!
louisl
Look at the leadout area of the record. There is usally some hand-written notation there indicating mfgr., etc.

From your description it sounds like you got taken. File a complaint with FleaBay, not that it will do you any
good...

-RW-
Have the original on Columbia records - reads "Roger Waters A side 1" or something like that hand written on the lead out. If yours is a Sony Records its a Japanese release, from what I read Europe and US releases were all on Columbia records. Sony now owns Columbia don't know if they did in 1992

On the counterfeit issue I've read that they made them from the CD - don't know the mechanics of it.

Good Listening

Peter
Thanks for your responses. As an update, I contacted the guy I purchased the record from, and asked him for a refund. He asked that I return it to him, my cost, and that he would give me a refund. Of course, that's yet to be done, wish me luck!