Various Artists / No Wave
Japan Orig. LP


A&M AY – 1 ( Cover & Disc: AMLE 68505 )

Appendices: “Original OBI”, “Insert”, “UK Patent Plain Inner Sleeve” & “Orange Disc”

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1979 ) of UK new wave compilation album, coming with complete appendices. This album includes 15 tracks of new wave / punk rock from UK. This Japanese copy uses UK made cover and orange disc (A&M AMLE 68505), and released as Japanese copy (A&M AY – 1) with obi and insert added.

An included insert shows “Japanese liner notes” & “English lyrics”. Plain inner sleeve is printed with the text of UK Patent Number. It’s hard to find this item even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Side A: Going down again ( The Secret ), Is she really going out with him ( Joe Jackson ), Roxanne ( The Police ), Don’t care ( Klark Kent ), Love in the first degree ( David Kubinec ), Head case ( Bobby Henry ), Take me I’m yours ( Squeeze )

Side B: Lucky lizard ( The Secret ), Bang bang ( Squeeze ), Line shooter ( David Kubinec ), Valid or void ( Shrink ), Office girls ( Klark Kent ), Sunday papers ( Joe Jackson ), Can’t stand losing you ( The Police ), Hideous ( The Dickies )


Condition: VG/M ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for partly worn corners, bottom ( middle ) and slightly other outer edges. It’s partly creased in the left top corner of back side, while the left-rim of back side is stained with minor spots. Otherwise it has no tear, ring-wear, dent, strip & writing…OK.

DISC: Disc is TOP in condition, keeping glossy. It has none of any scuff, scratch, hairline & spindle-mark on each label, which can be rated as "MINT". No flaw on the groove & label …very clean disc, we guarantee you.

OBI: VG, being stained with minor brown spots on the surface of back side. A bottom-flap of back side is partly creased.

INSERT: VG, being lightly tanned on the surface of each side.

PLAIN INNER SLEEVE: G+, being rippled with minor brown spots in places on the surface of each side. Ring-wear is in part on one side. Otherwise no tear or split on outer edges.