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Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? (7", Single, M/Print, Lab)

Condition:
Media:  Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve:  Very Good Plus (VG+)

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M (Mint) – Unplayed, still sealed in original packaging.

NM (Near Mint) – Played a few times, no defects; cover almost like new.

VG+ (Very Good Plus) – Light signs of use, plays excellent; minimal cover wear.

VG (Very Good) – Clearly used, audible noise or clicks; worn cover.

G (Good) – Heavily played, noise likely; cover with visible damage.

Generic – Original cover missing, record comes in a generic sleeve.

Comments:
minor edgewear at opening

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Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave

General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):

Standard 'Beggars Banquet' black on red, paper labels that erroneously bears a '?' in the title of the B-side (though the sleeve is correct), unlike this version (which has a similar, but different misprint).

Another WEA West Drayton release, but with different label design and no B-side '?' can be found here: [r=15066880.

Label Notes:
Marketed By WEA Records Ltd.
Beggars Banquet / Andrew Heath Music Ltd
℗ 1979 Beggars Banquet

Sleeve Notes:
dp delga press limited
All Titles Published By Beggars Banquet / Andrew Heath Music
[A-Side From The Album Replicas BEGA 7
© 1979. A Beggars Banquet Recording Distributed By WEA Records Ltd. A Warner Communications Company.

Release Note:
Track durations do not appear on the release.

This is the WEA, West Drayton pressing. A similar version pressed by Damont is here: [r=7458373.

Matrix variant 4: S-55 in the A-side deadwax is inverted and looks like S-22.

Flip-back, paper sleeve. All runouts are etched.

 

A. Are 'Friends' Electric? 5:19B. We Are So Fragile 2:49

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 B2 W-L STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 2 STRAWBERRY.Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY. 2Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY S-55Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY S-24Matrix / Runout STRAWBERRY S-9 BEG 18 A1Matrix / Runout S-11 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 [underscored D] IB STRAWBERRYMatrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY [underscored D] A [initials]Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 EG STRAWBERRY. Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY..Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 4 A CA STRAWBERRY Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY 4 BCMatrix / Runout STRAWBERRY. S-9 BEG 18 A1 wMatrix / Runout S-10 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY

 

Record Company Warner CommunicationsPhonographic Copyright (p) Beggars BanquetCopyright (c) Beggars BanquetPublished By Beggars BanquetPublished By Andrew Heath Music Ltd.Mastered At Strawberry MasteringPrinted By Delga Press LimitedDistributed By WEA Records Ltd.Marketed By WEA Records Ltd.Pressed By WEA Records Pressing Plant, West DraytonData provided by Discogs
Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B2 W-L STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 2 STRAWBERRY.
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY. 2
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 STRAWBERRY S-55
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY S-24
Matrix / Runout STRAWBERRY S-9 BEG 18 A1
Matrix / Runout S-11 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 [underscored D] IB STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY [underscored D] A [initials]
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 EG STRAWBERRY.
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY..
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 A1 4 A CA STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY 4 BC
Matrix / Runout STRAWBERRY. S-9 BEG 18 A1 w
Matrix / Runout S-10 BEG 18 B1 STRAWBERRY

 

Record Company Warner Communications
Phonographic Copyright (p) Beggars Banquet
Copyright (c) Beggars Banquet
Published By Beggars Banquet
Published By Andrew Heath Music Ltd.
Mastered At Strawberry Mastering
Printed By Delga Press Limited
Distributed By WEA Records Ltd.
Marketed By WEA Records Ltd.
Pressed By WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton

Data provided by Discogs
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