Phoenix Studio Line — Simon Bassline Smith / Swan-E / Phantasy

Catalogue note

Original Phoenix Productions fold-out promotional leaflet for a £8.99 Phoenix Studio Line double-cassette featuring Simon Bassline Smith, Swan-E and Phantasy. Independent tape archives document this exact artist combination and place related Simon Bassline Smith Phoenix releases in 1993, supporting high-confidence late-1993 attribution. The reverse catalogue/merchandise panels advertise other DJ cassette combinations, a £35 MA2 flight jacket and £16 padded record bag by Fulham Road mail order.

Advertised programme: Featured double-cassette: Simon Bassline Smith / Swan-E / Phantasy. Other Studio Line double cassettes advertised: Mickey Finn/Kenny Ken; Easygroove; Mickey Finn/Simon 'Bassline' Smith; Swan E/Phantasy/Simon 'Bassline' Smith.

Graphic-design significance: The featured cover uses an electric blue water/lightning texture behind oversized outlined names, glossy computer-rendered spheres and the Phoenix identity. It is a distinct artist-cover variant from the Easygroove leaflet despite sharing catalogue/merchandise panels, showing a coherent artist-specific series design.

Historical context: Hardscore dates Simon Bassline Smith's Phoenix Studio Mix to September 1993 and Phoenix Productions Volume 1 to 1993. Golden Era Jungle independently lists Simon Bassline Smith's Phoenix Studio Line as the Swan-E & Phantasy double pack, while also cataloguing individual Phoenix Studio Line tapes by Phantasy and Swan-E.

Production note: Full-colour digital/airbrushed cassette-art panels with monochrome merchandise/order advertising on coated paper; exact process/stock not established.

Condition note: Very Good appearance, ungraded. Original fold/panel creases integral. Light edge/corner handling and minor rubbing, with several small puncture/staple-like holes near margins. Colours vivid and text highly legible.

Confidence / uncertainty: No date printed; late 1993 is high-confidence based on independently catalogued Phoenix releases and exact artist combination. No tape/side/volume numbers inferred. Printed prices are original retail prices, not present-day valuations.

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