Orpington, Kent

 

UK Pressing

 

   

Now It's Gone / Don't Go Back

Catalogue Number - 2059 141

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1979

 

UK Acetate

   

Above is an original UK Double Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Strawberry' Studio label from 1979.

     

Above is an original UK Double Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Strawberry' Studio label from 1979.
This was Martin Mason's own copy that was given to him.

 

UK Pressing

 

   

Maybe Tomorrow / I Don't Wanna Know / Hey Girl

Catalogue Number - POSP 101

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

Italian Pressing

 

   

Maybe Tomorrow / I Don't Wanna Know / Hey Girl

Catalogue Number - 2059 202

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

Australian Pressing

 

   

Maybe Tomorrow / I Don't Wanna Know / Hey Girl

Catalogue Number - 2059 202

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

German Pressing

 

   

Maybe Tomorrow / I Don't Wanna Know / Hey Girl

Catalogue Number - 0030.256

Label - Metronome Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Pressing
(Silver Plastic Label)

 

   

Something's Missing / This Is What They Want

Catalogue Number - POSP 146

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Pressing
(Red Plastic Label)

 

       

Something's Missing / This Is What They Want

Catalogue Number - POSP 146

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

German Pressing

 

   

Something's Missing / This Is What They Want

Catalogue Number - 0030.296

Label - Metronome Records

Year Of Release - 1980

UK Acetate

Above is an original UK One Sided Acetate 10" on the 'Master Room'' Studio label from 1980.
Even though this acetate only has a label on one side stating "Something's Missing', there is a unaccredited track cut on the B-Side
which is 'Don't Wanna Know' which was actually one of the B-Side tracks to 'Maybe Tomorrow'.

 

Irish Pressing

   

Something's Missing / This Is What They Want

Catalogue Number - POSP 146 (2059 239)

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Pressing

 

   

The British Way Of Life / The Way It's Got To Be

Catalogue Number - 2059 258

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

German Pressing

 

   

The British Way Of Life / The Way It's Got To Be

Catalogue Number - 0030.315

Label - Metronome Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Acetate

Above is an original UK One Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Polygram' Studio label from 1980.

 

UK Acetate

   

Above is an original UK Double Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Abbey Road" Studio label from 1980.

 

UK Pressing

 

  

In My Street / I'll Keep Holding On

Catalogue Number - POSP 185

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Acetate

 

Above is an original UK Double Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Town House" Studio label from 1980

 

UK Pressing

 

   

One More Minute / Who's Killing Who

Catalogue Number - POSP 270

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1981

 

German Pressing

 

   

One More Minute / Who's Killing Who

Catalogue Number - 0030.403

Label - Metronome Records

Year Of Release - 1981

 

Irish Pressing

   

One More Minute / Who's Killing Who

Catalogue Number - POSP 270

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1981

 

UK Acetate

   

Above is an original UK Double Sided 7" Acetate on the 'Strawberry' Studio label from 1981.

 

UK Pressing

 

   

Turn Away Again / Turn Away Again (Again)

Catalogue Number - POSP 288

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1981

 

UK Pressing

   

UK Freebie that came with the UK copy of the debut LP.

Now It's Gone / Things We Said

Catalogue Number - KRODS 1 (2814 203)

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

UK Pressing

 

   

The Chords - So Far Away LP

Side 1
Maybe Tomorrow / Happy Families / Breaks My Heart / Tumbling Down / Hold On, I'm Coming / I'm Not Sure

 

Side 2
Something's Missing / It's No Use / What Are We Gonna Do Now? / She Said, She Said / Dreamdolls / So Far Away

Catalogue Number - POLS 1019 (2383 575)

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

 

German Pressing

   

       

The Chords - So Far Away LP

Side 1
Maybe Tomorrow / Happy Families / Breaks My Heart / Tumbling Down / Hold On, I'm Coming / I'm Not Sure / Things We Said
Side 2
Something's Missing / It's No Use / What Are We Gonna Do Now? / She Said, She Said / Dreamdolls / So Far Away / Now It's Gone
 Catalogue Number - 0060.312

Label - Metronome Records

Year Of Release - 1980

As you can see, the German pressing included two extra tracks than the UK pressing. However, the UK pressing gave away a free single that included these extra tracks (Things We Said / Now It's Gone).

 

French Pressing

     

           

The Chords - So Far Away LP

Side 1
Maybe Tomorrow / Happy Families / Breaks My Heart / Tumbling Down / Hold On, I'm Coming / I'm Not Sure / Things We Said
Side 2
Something's Missing / It's No Use / What Are We Gonna Do Now? / She Said, She Said / Dreamdolls / So Far Away / Now It's Gone
 Catalogue Number - 2383 575

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

As you can see, the French pressing included two extra tracks than the UK pressing. However, the UK pressing gave away a free single that included these extra tracks (Things We Said / Now It's Gone).

 

Swedish Pressing

 

   

The Chords - So Far Away LP

Side 1
Maybe Tomorrow / Happy Families / Breaks My Heart / Tumbling Down / Hold On, I'm Coming / I'm Not Sure / Things We Said

 

Side 2
Something's Missing / It's No Use / What Are We Gonna Do Now? / She Said, She Said / Dreamdolls / So Far Away / Now It's Gone

Catalogue Number - Polydor Super 2383 575

Label - Polydor Records

Year Of Release - 1980

As you can see, the Swedish pressing included two extra tracks than the UK pressing. However, the UK pressing gave away a free single that included these extra tracks (Things We Said / Now It's Gone).

 

UK Second Pressing

 

Below is the double sided insert that came with this release.

 

   

The Chords - No One Is Listening Anymore LP

Side 1
SOMETHING'S MISSING / HAPPY FAMILIES / IT'S NO USE / NOW IT'S GONE / I'M NOT SURE / THE BRITISH WAY OF LIFE

 

Side 2
SO FAR AWAY / I'LL KEEP ON HOLDING ON / TUMBLING DOWN / MAYBE TOMORROW / BREAKS MY HEART / THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT

Catalogue Number - PHZA 1

Label - Unicorn Records

Year Of Release - 1986

 

 

 

The above review is for the unreleased acetate "Empty Dreams" and
is from the fanzine "Empty Dream" #1 from 1981

 

 

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