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Label:

MCA Records – MCG 6030

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Alsdorf Pressing

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Hey Mister Heartache
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Vocals [Additional]Junior (2)
Written-ByS. Byrd*
4:34
A2 You Came
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:33
A3 Four Letter Word
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:02
A4 Love In The Natural Way
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:07
A5 Love's A No
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:16
B1 Never Trust A Stranger
Producer [Produced By]Ricki Wilde*
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:04
B2 You'll Be The One Who'll Lose
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:32
B3 European Soul
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
5:20
B4 Stone
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByR. Wilde*
4:41
B5 Lucky Guy
Keyboards [Additional]Bias Boshell
Producer [Produced By]Tony Swain
Written-ByT. Rundgren*
2:38

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Recorded AtSelect Sound Studios
  • Mixed AtSelect Sound Studios
  • Published ByRickim Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Published ByZomba Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Made ByWEA Musik GmbH
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗MCA Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©MCA Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByRecord Service GmbH
  • Lacquer Cut AtRecord Service Alsdorf
  • Pressed ByRecord Service Alsdorf

Credits

  • Backing VocalsRicki Wilde*
  • DesignMichael Nash Associates
  • Engineer [Engineered By]James Richards (2)
  • GuitarSteve Byrd
  • Keyboards, Programmed ByTony Swain
  • Lacquer Cut ByH*
  • Mixed By [Mix Engineered By]Richard Lengyel
  • Photography ByRussell Young (3)

Notes

In contrary to Close, this is the Alsdorf pressing - acc. to the runout # and pressing ring.

Junior appears courtesy of London Records.

Recorded digitally on Mitsubishi X-850.
Recorded and mixed at Select SoundStudios for Big M Productions Limited.

All songs published by Rickim Music Publishing Co. Ltd. except "Hey Mister Heartache" published by Rickim Music Publishing Co. Ltd./Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. and "Lucky Guy" published by Warner Brothers Music Ltd.

℗ 1988 MCA Records Ltd.
© 1988 MCA Records Ltd.
Made in
Manufactured in . Pressé en Allemagne
Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf.
[Warner 'W' logo] A Warner Communications Company

Issued with custom inner sleeve with lyrics.

Some copies were released with a sticker on front:
"Contains Smash-Hits
Hey Mr. Heartache,
You Came
and
Never Trust A Stranger
255 588-1"

[Additional runout information:]
Runouts are stamped, everything after the side-identifiers (including the cut#: A#/B# - if present) is faintly hand-etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 22925 55881
  • Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 022925558817
  • Label Code: LC 1056
  • Price Code:
  • Price Code (:): WE 381
  • Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA/BIEM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-AXX 22 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-B H 43
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-A H 34
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-B H 78
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-Axx 19 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-Bxx 17 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-A 6 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-B 76 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): Vacant
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-A 42 H
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-Bx H 40
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-A x H 27
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8): R/S Alsdorf 255588-1-Bx H 24

Other Versions (5 of 87)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Close (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro) MCA Records MCAC-42230 US 1988
Close (CD, Album) MCA Records MCD 06030, DMCG 6030 1988
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Close (LP, Album) MCA Records SX 2708, MCG 6030 Poland 1988
Recently Edited
Close (CD, Album) MCA Records MCAD-42230 US 1988
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Close (LP, Album) Gong SLPXL 37281 Hungary 1988

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  • FlatWaxAU's avatar
    FlatWaxAU
    Outstanding pressing - dead-quiet, fiat and great sonics. Better than any recent repress / reissue.

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