The Stranglers - ‘Live (X Cert)’ - Japanese 1st Pressing 🇯🇵

[@ianemery4355]

Wow Ken I'm very impressed and yes the 2nd pressing has the blue sleeve which is the one I've got! This is a brilliant item! Shame about the Obi! But I would have done the same as you! Big well done! Happy Christmas Ken and all your Subscribers! 👍 🎄

[@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk]

Hi, Ian! Thankyou. It took a fair bit of research to come to where we are today on this release. It's also the first release where I managed to get it 'piecemeal'. Shame about that missing OBI, but .. hey .. 90% is better than 0% .. and the likelyhood of finding a 100% complete version is (as Elvis Costello once sang) less than Zero. Have a great festive time, Ian 👍 🎄

[@garybridge-ku7bf]

I'm sorry you couldn't find one with the obi Ken, I've got a complete one which is mint, but what suprised me was the cover is not laminated like the UK one. Hope you do get one complete one day. Have a great x-mas and good health and good luck for the coming year. (They do come round ever so quick as we get older) 😊

[@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk]

Hi, Gary. Congratulations on having a complete one! That's fantastic! You're right that these years come 'round quicker as we knock-on. Have a great Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

[@paulmcguigan6213]

Ooooh I wonder what the South African pressing is ? , I only saw the red sleeve appear about 5 years ago Ken , remember the release of the gatefold with poster and 7 , previous to that I can’t recall seeing the first press with a single

[@stevenelkins]

I wonder why the label on the actual vinyl says “X Certs”, i.e. as per the re-titled 2nd edition rather than “Live (X Cert)” ?

[@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk]

Hi, Steven. Good question and one which I’d put down to the art department in different territories receiving only partial information.

[@stevenelkins]

So are the labels on first and second pressings identical then?

[@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk]

I haven’t got them in hand, so I couldn’t say right now, but I’d expect them to have subtle differences. Have a look at the Japanese LP section at baroquebordello. Scans will be there 👍

[@reneschraven]

Just curious, do you collect bootlegs as well?? Recently I was lucky enough to get my hands on "London Ladies" and "A Night In London" and that got me in the mood for looking at more vinyl bootlegs.

[@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk]

Hi, Rene. I've got a few .. mostly the 7" coloured vinyl ones. Feel-free to check out the 'Bootlegs' section on my own site .. www.kenworthing.com/StranglersBootlegs.html

[@reneschraven]

​@@NoMoreHeroesPunkPostPunk I did see those video's you did on the singles. Currently my collecting is all about bootlegs from 75 to 85 post-punk era and was looking for video's of people showcasing those.