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UK LP with sticker mentioning the limited edition lyric sheet

UK label

French label

Spanish label
 
Japanese double CD
VJCP-36017

Japanese double CD VJCP-36044-45

Japanese cassette

Original Japanese CD design 32VD-1122


German, UK and Dutch CD's

Insert from Japanese 11 track CD 32VD-1112 showing "The Best Of Japan".

Japanese promo CD, VJD-128
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Exorcising Ghosts (October
1984)
- Methods Of Dance
- Swing
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- Quiet Life
- A Foreign
Place
- Night porter
- My New Career
- The Other Side Of Life
- Visions Of China
- Taking Islands In Africa
(remix)
- Ghosts
- Sons Of Pioneers
- Voices Raised In
Welcome, Hands Held In Prayer (no crowd noise)
- Life Without Buildings
- Talking Drum (edited
intro)
- The Art Of Parties (12"
version)
Compilation album which
was supervised by Sylvian. Again, the Japanese CD version is the one to
look out for as it is a double with some extra tracks. It must be
mentioned that the selection of tracks was definitely geared towards
the Japanese market, with a large proportion of tracks previously
unavailable on album in that country. Unfortunately, what was true in
Japan was not true in the UK and, therefore, the album's promotion,
mentioning "unreleased tracks" was incorrect for the domestic market,
attracting criticism at the time. UK chart position: 45.
- UK double LP (some
copies have a silver diamond shaped sticker and a Russell
Mills designed insert with the lyrics for the Quiet Life, Gentlemen
Take Polaroids and Tin Drum album lyrics): VGD3510
- UK cassette VGDC3150
- Same catalogue number on
the New Zealand pressing
- Japanese LP
20VB-1015.16
- Japanese cassette
40VC-1015
- Japanese re-issue LP
JL-1003~4 (Virgin Best Selections edition)
- Japanese double CD:
VJCP-36017.
- Japanese double CD
re-issue: VJCP-36044-45
- Canadian LP with single
slipcase style sleeve and inner sleeves using the UK lyric sheets
(thanks Obsidian!) CDVR 2513
- German/Dutch/Belgian
LP 302 500-370 - has inner sleeves with lyrics. Lists "Quiet Life" as
having a running time of 7.47 but sadly this is a typo.
- Greek LP VGD 3510
- Spanish LP XD 302500


UK cassette
inlay and tape

German/Dutch/Belgian label

Italian LP label

Back of the Japanese double CD VJCP-36017

Unofficial tape, alternate tracklisting New Wave 9661

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Japanese LP

Japanese
re-issue LP

Japanese promo label

Japanese re-isue label "The Best Of Japan"

New Zealand LP label

Greek LP label
Canadian LP label

Master tape

Detail of master tape box
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Exorcising
Ghosts (11 track version)
- Methods Of Dance
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- Quiet Life
- Night porter
- My New Career
- The Other Side Of Life
- Visions Of China
- Ghosts
- Life Without Buildings
- Talking Drum (edited
intro)
- The Art Of Parties (12"
version)
- Original UK CD VGDCD-3510 - silver disc
- Original German CD VGDCD-3510 - blue disc
- Dutch/EU CD VGDCD-3150 - silver disc - this pressing is currently (Spring 2008) distributed throughout Europe.
- Japanese CD (1986) 32VD-1112 - with added title "The Best Of Japan"
- Japanese CD (1988)
VJD-28094
- Japanese
re-issue CD VJD-128

Japanese CD VJD-28094

Japanese re-issue CD
VJD-128

Back cover of Japanese promo version, VJD-128

Back of the West German original CD with no barcode.
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Original Japanese CD booklet (32VD-1122) - typography as on the vinyl album

Back cover of 32VD-1122

Back cover of the UK 1st pressing, with promo sticker and no barcode.

Back cover of the UK CD with barcode

Back
cover of another UK CD with the barcode in a different place. The
numbering on the barcode is the same, as are the discs inside.

Back cover of the Dutch CD
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