Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
Sleeve Condition: Good Plus (G+)
Shallow hairlines and paper scuffs on both LPs may cause light background noise. Edge and corner wear resulting in baldness on textured jacket along with both left and right hand seams split one inch down from top opening. Includes printed inner sleeves.
Notes:
First issue, earliest narrow spine version, with the following attributes:
Textured, single-pocket sleeve with 'XTC ENGLISH SETTLEMENT' embossed in the green area on front and back;
Spine is 4mm wide with white font – 'XTC ENGLISH SETTLEMENT' measuring 48mm across;
White illustrations on front and back are flat but sit flush with the textured green area;
Labels have just one pressing ring 32mm in diameter.
The sleeve art is configured at 90º, so appears to be top-opening.
Released with two printed inner sleeves with lyrics, credits and pics.
The wide-spine version, which also has no white titles, but with different embossing and pressing rings, is here: [r=4086632.
The further revised sleeve with white title lettering is here: [r=625816.
On spine :
Ⓟ & © 1982 Virgin Records Ltd.
On inner sleeve :
Recorded at The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, autumn 1981.
A1. Runaways 4:51
A2. Ball And Chain 4:28
A3. Senses Working Overtime 4:45
A4. Jason And The Argonauts 6:03
B1. No Thugs In Our House 5:16
B2. Yacht Dance 3:52
B3. All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late) 5:18
C1. Melt The Guns 6:31
C2. Leisure 5:01
C3. It's Nearly Africa 3:54
C4. Knuckle Down 4:26
D1. Fly On The Wall 3:11
D2. Down In The Cockpit 5:35
D3. English Roundabout 3:50
D4. Snowman 4:26
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout V 2223 A2 2 1 2 TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout V. 2223 - B1 * TOWNHOUSE 2
Matrix / Runout V. 2223 - C1 D 1 * 2 TOWNHOUSE
Matrix / Runout V2223 D2 WADDiES 6x RULES Hic ! TOWNHOUSE 2̶ 2 1
Matrix / Runout TOWNHOUSE
2603011683
Recorded At The Manor
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At The Town House
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