Japan – Obscure Alternatives = 苦悩の旋律

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Label:	Ariola Hansa – AHA-6003
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Japan
Released:	Oct 27, 1978
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Glam

Tracklist

A1	Automatic Gun = オートマティック・ガン Backing Vocals – Anna & Claudine	4:04
A2	. . . . Rhodesia = 熱きローデシア	6:49
A3	Love Is Infectious = 愛の伝染	4:10
A4	Sometimes I Feel So Low = 孤独な安らぎ	3:44
B1	Obscure Alternatives = 苦悩の旋律	6:49
B2	Deviation = 若き反抗	3:23
B3	Suburban Berlin = 郊外ベルリン	4:59
B4	The Tenant = 愛の住人	7:12

Companies, etc.

Licensed Through – Hansa Productions Ltd.
Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Copyright © – Nomis Productions Ltd.
Made By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.

Credits

Arranged By – Japan
Backing Vocals [Additional Backing Vocals] – Ray Singer
Bass, Saxophone, Vocals – Mick Karn
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Steven Jansen*
Engineer [Engineered By] – Chris Tsangarides
Guitar [Guitars], Vocals – Rob Dean
Liner Notes – 渋谷陽一*
Mastered By [Mastering] – Ian Cooper
Mixed By – Ray Singer
Photography By [Photographs] – Fin Costello
Producer [Produced By] – Ray Singer
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Keyboards – Richard Barbieri
Tape Op [Tape Operators] – TR5
Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian
Written-By, Composed By, Music By, Lyrics By – David Sylvian

Notes

1978 Japanese-edition vinyl album + OBI with rainbow labels. This release includes a gatefold lyric insert in English and Japanese.

Initial copies included a card enabling the purchaser to request a copy of 日本語シートレコード in-store. The flexi was not supplied by default with the LP.

The Japanese promo release also uses the same catalogue # VIP-6593 見本盤.

[Labels]:
STEREO
VIP-6593
(AHA-6003)
➃

[Spine]:
VIP-6593

[Back of Sleeve]:
VIP-6593

Ⓚ VICTOR MUSICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. ℗ 78

[Inner Photo Sleeve]:
VIP-6593
Special thanks to Anna and Claudine for vocals on Automatic Gun
All titles published by Chadwick Nomis Ltd
Music and lyrics by David Sylvian
All titles © 1978 by Nomis Productions Ltd for all countries

[Obi - front]:
VIP-6593 ¥2,500

[Erratum]:
Track A2 English title:
on the back of the sleeve and page 4 of insert: ".... Rhodesia"
on page 2 of the insert and the label: "......... Rhodesia"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AHALH-8007-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): AHALH-8007-B
Price Code (List price incl. local tax): ¥2,500
Other (Tax code on back of sleeve): Ⓚ
Other (Track quantity indentifier on labels): ⓸
Other (Japanese Industrial Standard symbol on side A runout): 〄
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 1): 〄Ⓑ AHALH 8007 A Ⓢ 111 ✢✢✢ C
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 1): AHALH 8007 B 112 ✢✢✢
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 2): 〄Ⓑ AHALH 8007 A Ⓢ 112 ✢✢✢ D
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 2): AHALH 8007 B 112 ✢✢✢
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 3): 〄Ⓑ AHALH 8007 A Ⓢ 112 ✢✢ WA
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 3): AHALH 8007 B 111 ✢
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped, variant 4): 〄Ⓑ AHALH 8007 A Ⓢ 111 ✢ ẅ Ḃ
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped, variant 4): AHALH 8007 B 112 ✢✢

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Obscure Alternatives (LP, Album, Stereo, Damont)	Ariola Hansa	AHALH 8007	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Obscure Alternatives (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby)	Ariola Hansa	ZCAHA 8007	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Obscure Alternatives (Cassette, Album, Stereo, Dolby)	Hansa International	400 166, 400 166-352		1978
Recently Edited	Obscure Alternatives (LP, Album, Santa Maria)	Hansa Records	SW-50047, SW 50047	US	1978
Recently Edited	Obscure Alternatives (Cassette, Album, Dolby)	Ariola Records America	SW4 50047	Canada	1978