The
Art Of Parties/Life Without Buildings
UK, Italy and France
April
1981
7" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 3.55
B: Life Without Buildings 6.34
12" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 6.41
B: Life Without Buildings
Collectors
should look out for the 7" with the
fold-out sleeve. The photographs are by Steve and I use some of them on
the banner at the top of this site. Some copies of the 12" feature a
black and
white "12" for the price of a 7"" type sticker. Both the 7" and 12"
versions here are different to the "Tin Drum" album version. The 12"
version can also be found on "Exorcising Ghosts" and "The Very Best of
Japan".
UK chart
position:
48.
- UK 7"
Virgin VS409 - with fold-out or standard
picture sleeve
- Italian
7" (click
here to
view a large scan courtesy
of Roberto Spiga)
- French 7"
(with injection moulded labels, same
picture sleeve as the UK version) 103285
- UK 12"
Virgin VS40912 - early copies have a sticker on the front saying you
should not pay more than £1.15
- UK promo cassette VS409, very few in quantity
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UK 7" sleeve |
UK 12" sleeve with price sticker |
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Images from inside the fold-out 7" cover |
Back of the fold out sleeve |
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Very rare promo cassette, sold on eBay in January 2012 for £67UKP.
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UK 7" label |
French label |
Italian sleeve, back sleeve and record |
The
Art Of Parties/My New Career
Japan
& Australia April 1981
7" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 3.55
B: My New Career 3.51
12" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 6.41
B: My New Career 3.51
It seems
that these countries preferred to release
a more commercial b-side than the UK! The Australian 12" is rare and
can be distinguished by the bold rendering of "My New Career" at the
bottom of the sleeve. The record label says that My New Career is timed
6.40 but the record plays the regular album version.
- Japanese
7" Victor VIPX1580
- Australian
7" Virgin VS409
- Australian
12" Virgin VS40912
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Japanese
picture insert
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Japanese promo label
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Japanese stock label
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Australian 12" promo label
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Detail of the My New Career label
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Back of the Australian 12"
promo
sleeve. The regular edition is the same except it lacks the gold promo
stamp shown to the left of Sylvian.
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Back of the
Australian 7" picture sleeve
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The
Art Of Parties Canadian EP
- Virgin
VEP-305 - two different label designs, see images below.
- The Art
Of Parties (12" version)
- The Width
Of A Room
- Life
Without Buildings
- The
Experience Of Swimming
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First label design, manufactured by Polygram
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Press release; right-click and save image to download a just about
readable version.
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Second label design, manufactured by Virgin Records Canada
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The
Art Of Parties/Visions of China
Spanish
promotional 7"
A:
Art Of Parties (album version)
B: Visions Of
China
This
was issued to promote Tin Drum and has a
unique picture sleeve.
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