Media Condition: Good Plus (G+)
Sleeve Condition: Good (G)
Some background crackle in quiet sections and a few clicks. Lots of surface marks but it does play well with no skips.
Notes:
℗ 1979 Beggars Banquet (labels) © 1979 A Beggars Banquet Recording (back cover) This version has square corners on the printed inner sleeve, not round and has the metalwork carried out at [l277213, different from any of the other UK issues listed. Runouts are hand-etched except "STRAWBERRY", which is stamped. There are four separate UK LP releases or versions issued in 1979. All are similar with minor differences as shown below: This version: issued with a (square cornered inner sleeve, marked 'STRAWBERRY' - lacquer cut by, mastered by '[l277213.' (ALI)(runouts)), with 5 lines of text below TUBEWAY ARMY on label. '[r=5409666': issued with a (square cornered inner sleeve, marked 'STRAWBERRY' - mastered by, metalwork by (EG) '[a2481513', (runouts)), with 5 lines of text below TUBEWAY ARMY on label. '[r=14004519': issued with a (round cornered inner sleeve, marked 'STRAWBERRY' - mastered by, metalwork by (EG) '[a2481513', (runouts)), with 3 lines of text below TUBEWAY ARMY on label. Also has a pronounced label rim edge. '[r=49235': issued with a (round cornered inner sleeve, marked 'STRAWBERRY' - mastered by, metalwork by (EG) '[a2481513', (runouts)), with 3 lines of text below TUBEWAY ARMY on label. Recorded at Gooseberry Studios, London. Mixed at Marcus Music AB, London. Distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
A1. Me! I Disconnect From You
A2. Are 'Friends' Electric?
A3. The Machman
A4. Praying To The Aliens
A5. Down In The Park
B1. You Are In My Vision
B2. Replicas
B3. It Must Have Been Years
B4. When The Machines Rock
B5. I Nearly Married A Human
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 A*
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 B*
Matrix / Runout (ALI) S - 25 BEGA - 7 A5 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 B-1 S-4 (ALI) STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (ALI) BEGA - 7 A5 S-15 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 B 5 S 2 (ALI) STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 A5 STRAWBERRY S3 (ALI)
Matrix / Runout BEGA 7 B5 STRAWBERRY S-18 (ALI)
Matrix / Runout S-28 (ALI) BEGA 7 A5 STRAWBERRY
Matrix / Runout (ALI) BEGA 7 B-1 S 16 STRAWBERRY
Phonographic Copyright (p) Beggars Banquet
Copyright (c) Beggars Banquet
Recorded At Gooseberry Sound Studios
Mixed At Marcus Recording Studios
Published By Beggars Banquet
Published By Andrew Heath Music Ltd.
Marketed By WEA Records Ltd.
Distributed By WEA Records Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At Strawberry Mastering
Mastered At Allied Records Ltd.
Pressed By WEA Records Pressing Plant, West Drayton