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Genre:Rock Style:New Wave, Art Rock
Tracklist:
A1. Taking Your Life In Your Hands 4:45 A2. Thoughtless Kind 2:45 A3. Santies 5:56 A4. If You Were Still Around 3:24 A5. Close Watch 2:11 A6. Mama's Song 0:58 B1. Broken Bird 4:43 B2. Chinese Envoy 3:11 B3. Changes Made 3:12 B4. Damn Life 5:11 B5. Risé, Sam And Rimsky Korsakov 2:12
General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
On the labels:
℗ 1982 Original Sound Recording Made by ZE Records
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München
When the release was taken over into the Ariola mid-price program around 1985, cat# 204 951-320 on the cover rear was stuck over with stickers showing mid-price cat# 204 951-270, indicating excess stock copies from the 1st edition.
A new cover rear layout with updated price code and companies was eventually used for the barcoded, DM-cut reissue [r=3988874 in 1987.
- yellow Ze Records labels
- catalog numbers: '204 951' on labels / '204 951-320' on sleeve rear & spine
- cover with glossy finish
- stamped matrices
- similar pressing with blue Island Records 'sunset' labels: [r=10962303
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Rights Society GEMA STEMRA Label Code LC 6499 Price Code 320 Pressing Plant ID [Bass clef] Matrix / Runout S 204 951 A Matrix / Runout S 204 951 B Matrix / Runout 204951 A-1/82 S III Made in Germany Matrix / Runout 204951 B-1/82 S III Made in Germany
Record Company Ariola Eurodisc GmbH Recorded At Skyline Studios Mixed At Skyline Studios Phonographic Copyright (p) ZE Records Copyright (c) ZE Records Pressed By Sonopress Printed By Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH Distributed By Ariola Group Of Companies
