Quiet Life single
Quiet Life, one of the key Japan tracks, was a natural choice for a
single, and for collectors there are several versions to hunt for.
Japanese
7" - Dec 1979
A:
Quiet Life 4.14
B: Halloween 4.24
This
single, backed with "Halloween", is a unique edit lasting 4 minutes and
14 seconds, which basically omits the guitar solo but retains the full
ending of the song. This version has never been available on CD.
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Japanese picture insert |
Back of the picture insert |
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Japanese promo |
UK and Ireland August
1981
7"
version:
A: Quiet Life 3.34
B: A Foreign Place 3.14
12" version:
A: Quiet Life 4.52 - called "extended version" but it's the LP mix.
B1: A Foreign Place 3.14
B2: Fall In Love With Me 4.32
Another
different 7" version can be found here, the shortest, but skilfully
edited. According to the book "A Tourists Guide To Japan" this was an
experimental mix considered for release in Japan. This turned out to be
one of Japan's biggest hits and it is the only one of the Ariola Hansa
songs that they would mime live on British TV during the later stage of
their career. The 7" is backed with a previously unreleased track, "A
Foreign Place", a
very oriental number pre-dating "Tin Drum", and is joined on the 12" by
"Fall In Love With Me". The 12" sleeve may say you are
getting an "extended version", but this is the standard LP mix.
Interestingly, the demand for this 7" led to a fair proportion being
manufactured in Germany - these copies have silver/grey paper labels
pressed on the wrong sides. Another difference is that UK sleeves open
at the side while the German ones open at the top. Meanwhile, the
actual German version had a
different sleeve, a different b-side and was released by a different
company (see below) UK chart position: 19.
- UK
7" Hansa HANSA6
- Irish
7" HANSA6
- German
export 7" with Hansa International labels HANSA6
- UK
12" Hansa HANSA126 - in picture sleeve or record company sleeve.
- German export 12"
with Hansa International labels
- Irish
12" (thick cover with spine) Hansa HANSA126
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Front of the single sleeve |
Back of the 12" single sleeve - the 7" version is the same except that
Fall In Love With Me is not listed. |
UK 12" label |
UK 7" label |
German export 12" label |
7" German export label |
Irish 7" label |
Alternate Irish label missing the credit for John Punter |
UK 12" in Hansa sleeve |
This Arista sleeve was used for a lot of the Hansa UK 12" singles after
the picture sleeves were all sold out. |
UK 7" Test pressing |
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Holland
and Germany 1980, 1982
A:
Quiet Life 3.51
B: I Second That Emotion 3.46
- German
7" Rocktopus 101-754-100. Thanks Lech for the image!
- Re-issue
1982, with
sleeve stating "Top Ten UK Charts". 103-706-100. Some copies of this
were pressed for the UK market with the addition of a HANSA12 catalogue
number. These have Hansa International labels, not Rocktopus. See the
Second That Emotion discography page.
- Dutch
7" in unique sleeve Hansa 101685
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Original front sleeve 101-754-100 |
Back sleeve of 101-754-100 |
Information sheet included with promo copies |
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Re-issue 103-706-100 |
Back sleeve of 103-706-100 |
Info sheet that came with promo copies of 103-706-100 |
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Dutch picture sleeve
and label |
Back of the Dutch picture sleeve |
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