The Art Of Parties/Life Without Buildings

April 1981

7" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 3.55
B: Life Without Buildings 6.34
12" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 6.41
B: Life Without Buildings

Collectors should look out for the 7" with the fold-out sleeve. The photographs are by Steve and I use some of them on the front page of this site. Some copies of the 12" feature a black and white "12" for the price of a 7"" type sticker. Both the 7" and 12" versions here are different to the "Tin Drum" album version. The 12" version can also be found on "Exorcising Ghosts". UK chart position: 48.

• UK 7" Virgin VS409 - with fold-out or standard picture sleeve
• Italian 7" (click here to view a large scan courtesy of Roberto Spiga)
• French 7" (with injection moulded labels, same picture sleeve as the UK version) 103285
  
• UK 12" Virgin VS40912

The Art Of Parties/My New Career

Japan & Australia April 1981

7" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 3.55
B: My New Career 3.51
12" version:
A: The Art Of Parties 6.41
B: My New Career 3.51

It seems that these countries preferred to release a more commercial b-side than the UK! The Australian 12" is rare and can be distinguished by the bold rendering of "My New Career" at the bottom of the sleeve.

• Japanese 7" Victor VIPX1580
• Australian 7" Virgin VS409
• Australian 12" Virgin VS40912

Aussie 12" promo label and Japanese promo label

Japanese picture insert

Back of the Australian 7" picture sleeve

Back of the Australian 12" promo sleeve. The regular edition is the same except it lacks the gold promo stamp shown to the left of Sylvian.

The Art Of Parties Canadian EP

• Virgin VEP-305

1. The Art Of Parties (12" version)
2. The Width Of A Room
3. Life Without Buildings
4. The Experience Of Swimming

The Art Of Parties/Visions of China

Spanish promotional 7"

A: Art Of Parties (album version) 
B: Visions Of China

This was issued to promote Tin Drum and has a unique picture sleeve.

• 7" V267.