JARS OF CLAY - FRAIL AUTHENTICITY GUIDE

Taken from the Jarchives messageboard, with permission from the author stand_1998

What is the Frail CD?: * background information; * direct reference to the existence of the Frail CD on the 1996 release Jars Of Clay Interactive - The Complete Jars Of Clay Experience: "audio selections from Frail, the critically-acclaimed demo project"
Why create this guide?: * to help would-be Frail CD purchasers know what to look for in an authentic release; * to clear up all the false information and speculation that is scattered throughout the internet; * to help stop the sale of many factory-pressed fraud CDs known as the "black ring" or "CHRISTIAN CD 021227"
Facts confirmed by Jars of Clay lead singer, Dan Haseltine:: * there were two pressings by Disc Makers; * only 1500 units were created; * the frauds had the black ring around them
Authentic CD Attributes:: * factory-pressed disc (ie. CD data side is silver); * disc has an inner-ring CD matrix: DIDX 021227 (visible on front and back); * the text on all printed materials is clear and crisp; * half-tone (black and white) images
What About the "black ring" CD?: * even though it's a pressed 'silver' CD, it's fake and was confirmed by Dan; * many quality issues and fake/duplication errors (see images below)

Images comparing an authentic CD to the fake "black ring" CD:
note: images scanned using calibrated (IT8 targets) Epson Perfection V600 at 600dpi