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Curious record side labeling

Do any of the jazz gurus on here know why some double-set records have this curious side labeling where record 1 has sides A and D, and record 2 sides B and C? It does not make much sense to me, and I wonder what purpose it serves other than to confuse the listener. I noticed this with a couple of Coltrane records from the '60s, recently with "The Other Village Vanguard Tapes."
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don_c55
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That side selection is for LP playback on a stacked record changer.

You stack both LPs on the changer.

You play side A on the first LP, then the changer drops the other Lp to play side B next.

Then you flip both LPs over, and play sides C and D.

Record changers are no longer made for LPs.
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