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A+P

A+P · 1981 · Vinyl-Lp · DE · 6.24616 AP

Specific features: - 1st edition with the song "Dachau" as the 2nd song on side A. - Released in an 8-panel fold-out gatefold cover - individual photos of all 4 A+P members on the four inside panels of the fold-out gatefold cover. - Band's name on the front cover printed as "A+P", but on the labels printed as "A & P". - Initial copies of the 1st edition came with a 16-page, A5 paper size, booklet - including lyrics, band photos, and artwork. The booklet was advertised on the cover with a black sticker: "mit Textbeilage". Later copies of this same pressing came without the sticker, and without the booklet. - Some copies came with a DIN A4 promotional insert. - Two pressing rings recognizable on labels, broad pressing ring around the spindle hole, and outer, slightly sloped, pressing ring. - Runout inscriptions are stamped, except for the stylized hand-etched H1 (ℋ1). [On rear cover]: All tracks published by Ed. Meridian Produced by A & P in Atlantis Studio, Munich Made in Germany [On Label rim]: Manufactured (Hergestellt) by Teldec, Germany Catalog# "6.24616 AP" printed on spine and rear cover, catalog# "6.24 616" on label. Lacquer Cut and Pressed By credits derived from the information found in runouts, i.e.H1, and stamped matrix inscriptions.