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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark · 1980 · Tape · GB · DID 2

First version, released in a blue 12x12 grid die-cut sleeve with an orange title sticker. Includes an orange and black inner sleeve with credits and track list. The positioning of the hand applied sticker can vary making the die cuts on the cover appear to tilt right (correct spine print orientation), tilt left (upside-down spine print orientation) or have the opening at the top (spine print on bottom) but it is all the same cover. Recorded and mixed at The Gramophone suite (Liverpool, United-Kingdom). ℗© 1980 Dindisc limited. All titles published by Dinsong Limited. Durations not listed on the release. Other versions are detailed below: 2nd Version [r=3011657] Black 12x12 grid die-cut sleeve with pink insert. (10,000 copies) 3rd Version [r=3597234] Grey 10x10 grid die-cut sleeve with orange insert. (10,000 copies) 4th Version [r=1303102] Blue 10x10 grid die-cut with orange sleeve insert. (10,000 copies) 1st Repress [r1726968] Black, white and orange artwork adapted from the initial cassette release. (40,000 copies) 1st Reissue [r=1813212] Grey 10x10 grid non-die-cut with orange printed lozenges (This sleeve is similar in design to the US album cover) Runouts are all etched apart from variant 5 where the lone characters "4" and "A" on side A and "3" and "A" on side B are stamped.