JOSEF K The Only Fun In Town 2LP LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE 1981_2014 UK/EU re
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THIS IS THE 2014 UK/EUROPEAN REPRESSING on LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE label. IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + INSERT + HYPE STICKER. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any deterioration, BUT light discolouration on right corners (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable; INSERT also in great condition; for details see photos. The vinyls in EX condition (looks unplayed or barely played).
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JOSEF K
Scottish post-punk band who only released one album, but were hugely influential. Inspired by the artsy side of the '70s New York scene and the anti-careerist stance of punk, Edinburgh natives Paul Haig (vocals, guitar), Malcolm Ross (guitar), and Ronnie Torrance (drums) formed a band with an apparently unmentionable name. Future Exploited member Gary McCormack came and went as the bassist, with the trio eventually renaming itself TV Art. David Weddell eventually filled the gap, with the band frequently playing in and around their town. By the end of 1979's summer, they had recorded a demo and changed their name to Josef K.
"THE ONLY FUN IN TOWN"
<reissue, originalli published 1981>
2LP LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE TWI 052
PRINTED IN BENELUX for UK/EUROPEAN MARKET 2014 REPRESSING
IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + INSERT+ HYPE STICKER
NOTES: The legendary 1981 album on Postcard Records plus single tracks and John Peel session. Double gatefold vinyl with bonus art print. 2014 remaster for vinyl from original analogue production master.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 08527 00135 6
Label Code: none
LABEL: LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE - BLACK/MULTICOLOR ARTWORK LABELS - GOLD/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: TWI 052
Catalog on labels: (Sides A & D) TWI 052
Matrix / Runout (Side A): BE44543-01 A1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side B): BE44543-01 B1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side C): BE44543-02 C1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side D): BE44543-02 D1 HL
On labels: (Side B) Produced by Josef K and Mark Francois
℗ and © 1981; 2014 Josef K/Crepuscule
(Side D) Single tracks released on Postcard and Absolute 1979-1981.......Octave.
John Peel session recorded 15 June 1981........with BBC Music.
On Spine: Printed and manufactured in Benelux
On Back Cover: Tracklist
tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The jittery, frenetic Scots of Josef K may have recorded what would prove to be Postcard's lone full-length in less than a week, but it's no shambling matter. Much of The Only Fun in Town's material had indeed been recorded and scrapped earlier, so the focus of the LP is unwavering. The sound of many a post-punk band at the turn of the '80s involved scratchy and tinny guitars, jerky rhythms bordering on danceable, and sometimes melodic but generally spastic vocals -- a sound that had the tendency to wear thin on most ears after lengthy exposure. But Josef K did their job and got the hell out of Dodge here; the ten tracks whip by in roughly half an hour. Though slightly derivative with shades of Fear of Music-era Talking Heads, XTC's second and third records, and Joy Division without the inner chaos, The Only Fun in Town nonetheless influenced a legion of U.K.-based bands centered on the Creation label's mid-to late-'80s roster...(AllMusic)
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