Porcupine Tree Identifying Counterfeits

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Lightbulb Sun

The original release a 1CD release. A limited initial pressing of 20,000 copies of the CD comes in a transparent plastic slipcase with the text printed onto it, which can be removed to leave a text-free version of the front cover image. A re-issue of Lightbulb Sun is released on the 21st of april 2008 through KScope/Snapper.
The Super Jewel Box is packed in a cardboard slipcase. The slipcase has the title printed on it, the booklet has no title. This re-issue contains an audio CD with the 2008 remastered audio and a DVD-A with the 2008 remaster in high defenition format and in surround and contains the original remix.

The counterfeit is identifiable by the fact that it has the title printed on the coverart and that is uses the background image of the paperboard slipcase of the KScope/Snapper Limited Tour Edition (blue) on the back cover, instead of the orange backcover. The text on the CD spine is also wrong ("Porcupine Tree_ Lightbulb Sun Special Edition").
(matrix number of the counterfeit: GP-00GT 000005).

Two 2-disc editions exist, click on the links to view the details:

A Korean 1CD edition does exist, click on the link to view the details:

On all editions the booklet has NO bandname and title on the cover!

Original artwork (front) Counterfeit artwork (front)
Original artwork (back) Counterfeit artwork (back)
Original jewelcase
(European Tour Edition 2CD)
Counterfeit jewelcase
Re-issue 2008 artwork
with slipcase (front)
Re-issue 2008 artwork
with slipcase (back)