I've remember a yellow variant of the stuff from the late 80s. It was pure shit. It had a certain oil in the gum base that spread into the paper being hung as well as the wall. After 3 months the stains were the size of large coins ... and if you tried to remove it it would tear the paint right off of the wall ... cause it also broke down the paint and made it blister.
I'm a thumbtack man from now on because of it.