Tracklist
| A1 | Sometimes I Feel So Low | 3:50 | |
| A2 | Automatic Gun | 4:03 | |
| A3 | . . . . Rhodesia | 6:49 | |
| A4 | Love Is Infectious | 4:09 | |
| B1 | Obscure Alternatives | 6:49 | |
| B2 | Deviation | 3:23 | |
| B3 | Suburban Berlin | 4:59 | |
| B4 | The Tenant | 7:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Quality Records Limited
- Manufactured By – Quality Records Limited
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ariola America, Inc.
- Copyright © – Ariola America, Inc.
- Copyright © – Quality Records Limited
- Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
Credits
- Arranged By [Arr By] – Japan
- Engineer [Eng] – Chris Tsangarides
- Producer [Prod. By] – Ray Singer
- Written-By – David Sylvian
Notes
Canadian edition vinyl album, which has a different track order to the UK version and uses a red instead of a blue logo on the front of the sleeve. In addition, the final track 'The Tenant' has the final few seconds missing and was clearly missing from the master/stampers used. As such, at 7:08, the track is several seconds shorter than European versions.
Another Canadian pressing exists Obscure Alternatives; however, the label on that release includes 33 1/3 RPM & 380 BIRCHMOUNT RD, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1K 1M7 printed on both labels.
[LABELS]:
ARIOLA™
RECORDS
America
SW 50047
℗ 1978 Ariola America, Inc.
© 1978 Canada - Quality
Records Limited
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED
[SPINE]:
SW 50047 OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES JAPAN ARIOLA RECORDS/HANSA RECORDS Shorewood [logo] LITHO IN CANADA
[BACK OF SLEEVE]:
ARIOLA™
RECORDS
America
SW 50047
HANSA RECORDS [logo]
© ℗ 1978 ARIOLA AMERICA INC.
© 1978 CANADA-QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED. MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA BY
Quality RECORDS LIMITED/380 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1K 1M7
[ERRATUM]:
Track A3 is printed as RHODESIA on the label and as . . . . Rhodesia on the sleeve.
Another Canadian pressing exists Obscure Alternatives; however, the label on that release includes 33 1/3 RPM & 380 BIRCHMOUNT RD, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1K 1M7 printed on both labels.
[LABELS]:
ARIOLA™
RECORDS
America
SW 50047
℗ 1978 Ariola America, Inc.
© 1978 Canada - Quality
Records Limited
MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED
[SPINE]:
SW 50047 OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES JAPAN ARIOLA RECORDS/HANSA RECORDS Shorewood [logo] LITHO IN CANADA
[BACK OF SLEEVE]:
ARIOLA™
RECORDS
America
SW 50047
HANSA RECORDS [logo]
© ℗ 1978 ARIOLA AMERICA INC.
© 1978 CANADA-QUALITY RECORDS LIMITED. MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA BY
Quality RECORDS LIMITED/380 BIRCHMOUNT ROAD, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1K 1M7
[ERRATUM]:
Track A3 is printed as RHODESIA on the label and as . . . . Rhodesia on the sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched): SW-50047-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched): SW-50047-B
Other Versions (5 of 68)
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| Obscure Alternatives = 苦悩の旋律 (LP, Album, Stereo) | Ariola Hansa | VIP-6593, AHA-6003 | Japan | 1978 | |||
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Obscure Alternatives (LP, Album, Stereo, Damont) | Ariola Hansa | AHALH 8007 | UK | 1978 | ||
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Obscure Alternatives (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby) | Ariola Hansa | ZCAHA 8007 | UK | 1978 | ||
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Obscure Alternatives (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby) | Hansa International | 400 166, 400 166-352 | 1978 | |||
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Obscure Alternatives (LP, Album, Santa Maria) | Hansa Records | SW-50047, SW 50047 | US | 1978 |
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Reviews
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First Canadian Pressing, Oct. 1978, This Canadian version has a different track order to the UK one and has a Red Band Logo instead of the Blue one. -
Out of all pressings of Obscure Alternatives, the Canadian and US releases are the only ones with brighter gamma on the cover art. This is truly the best in of cover art clarity. -
On this pressing the final track, The Tenant, is cut off a second or so before the end.
Otherwise, a nice pressing with a lovely feel to the sleeve.
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