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
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French label |
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
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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.
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