I’ll just take this belt to a linn dealer tomorrow and ask them whether it’s the real deal or not?. I would expect it is as it came with the Majik LP12 apparently , but I cannot feel any difference to the texture on either side of it. Even tried it on my lips as was suggested elsewhere and it didn’t feel rough or smooth same either side. Could be sat here for a month of Sundays taking the platter off spinning the belt around inside out upside down, you name it I’ve tried it and it’s made not a jot of difference