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original

Original CD booklet

original CD back

Original CD back - no barcode!

UK CD

Original UK CD

Second UK CD booklet

UK CD

Second UK CD disc

VJCP22009

insert

Disc

Japanese double CD from 1988, insert and disc

Canvas

36015

Japanese double CD from 1991 VJCP-36015

canvas

36042

Japanese re-issue double CD

remastered

UK remastered CD in jewel case

back sleeve

Back sleeve of the remastered CD

cdr

UK double CDR promo
Oil On Canvas (June 1983)
  1. Oil On Canvas
  2. Sons Of Pioneers
  3. Gentlemen Take Polaroids (not on first UK CD or Canadian CD)
  4. Swing (not on first UK CD or Canadian CD)   (end of Side One on vinyl)
  5. Cantonese Boy
  6. Visions Of China
  7. Ghosts
  8. Voices Raised In Welcome, Hands Held In Prayer (end of Side Two on vinyl)
  9. Nightporter
  10. Still Life In Mobile Homes
  11. Methods Of Dance (end of Side Three on vinyl)
  12. Quiet Life
  13. The Art Of Parties
  14. Canton
  15. Temple Of Dawn

Billed as "Japan recorded live" it actually contains a lot of studio material, including three new instrumentals and a re-recorded "Night porter". Masami Tsuchiya plays guitar.

There are three versions to look out for on CD: Japanese double CD which contains what was on the vinyl edition (VJD-25009 or VJCP-36015), original UK CD (CDVD-2513) which has a couple of tracks missing and the UK/USA CD, (CDV-2513/CAROL-1832) which has everything that was on the vinyl set, but it is re-sequenced so that there is no break in the applause or music. The Japanese LP edition is supposed to include an 8 page photo booklet.

In addition to the live tracks there are three new instrumentals: Oil On Canvas, Voices Raised In Welcome Hands Held In Prayer and Temple Of Dawn. UK chart position: 5, Japan (national chart - 11 - a real achievement), No1 on overseas artists chart.

Some people have commented that they would like to find a CD version with packaging that approximates the beautiful LP set. What you need to find is the Japanese 2CD version. The booklet includes lyrics and the Anton Corbijn photographs. 

  • UK double album: VD2513
  • Australian double LP: VD2513
  • New Zealand souble LP: VD2513
  • Canadian double LP: VD2260
  • French double LP: 302178
  • German double LP: 302178-406
  • Dutch double LP: 302178-406
  • Italian double LP: AVID 22513
  • Chinese (Taiwan) LP: 3032 - this has a black sleeve!
  • UK/EU original CD (white border booklet, no barcode, made in France by MPO): CDVD2513. Later pressings made in Holland and have barcode on the back. 
  • Canadian CD: V2 86479 is on the CD but on the spine it is V2 0777 7 86479 2 8
  • UK re-issue CD 1992 with all tracks and green border booklet (made in Holland or Austria): CDV2513
  • USA CD with picture booklet: CAROL 1832-2
  • UK Remastered 2-CD version (no extra tracks!) CDVX2153
  • UK Remaster 1CD jewel case version: CDVR 2513
  • Japanese double LP with booklet: VIP6/7
  • Japanese cassette: VCW-3722
  • Japanese double CD, 1988: VJD25009-10
  • Japanese double CD re-issue (1991): VJCP36015
  • Japanese double CD re-issue (1993): VJCP-36042-3 
  • Japanese double remastered CD (2003) VJCP-68603-4
Thanks for the scans Ozboyz and Stefan!

UK label

UK record label, matching the sleeve design.

Australian promo (click here for large version) and the regular label

Chinese label

New Zealand and Chinese (Taiwan) LP labels

Japanese white labelVIP 6-7

Japanese promo and stock labels

Japaneseremaster

Japanese remastered version, front and wrap around obi.

UK cassette

Oil On Canvas

1st UK cassette inlay and tape  TCVD 2513

unofficial tape

Max

Unofficial tape, including tracks from "Assemblage" MAX 2071

malaysian

Malaysian cassette T60J5, which omits Canton, Temple Of Dawn and Voices Raised... 

Canvas UK discs

UK remastered CD's.

caroline 1832-2

USA CD booklet rear and picture disc

Video advert

Hong Kong and UK adverts for the video that were included with some early copies of the LP.

Oil on canvas

Japanese LP

canvas

Japanese promo LP

Canvas

Japanese re-issue LP, promo

Hong Kong

Hong Kong LP with free poster

back sleeve

Back of the LP sleeve

Canadian LP label

French LP label. This uses the same matrix as the German and Dutch LP's.

Italian label

Italian LP label

German/Dutch LP label

Cassette

Front of the UK re-issue cassette, OVEDC 406

Australian

Australian Cassette

Canadian cassette

IMD tape

IMD8773

Another unofficial tape, this one on the IMD label (IMD 8773)

canvas silver

UK Silver presentation disc


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