Format: LP
Release date: 19/10/1979
Label: Stiff
Catalogue No.: SEEZ 17
Secondary Cat. No.: –
Barcode: none
Chart Position: 2
Release notes: –
Tracks:
One Step Beyond…
My Girl
Night Boat To Cairo
Believe Me
Land Of Hope & Glory
The Prince
Tarzan’s Nuts
In The Middle Of The Night
Bed & Breakfast / Bed And Breakfast Man
Razor Blade Alley
Swan Lake
Rockin’ In A♭
Mummy’s Boy
Madness (hidden track)
Chipmunks Are Go!
Track B7 – ‘Madness’ was intentionally not listed on the sleeve and label of the UK releases. It remained unlisted on all UK releases until 2009.
Has spent a colossal 79 weeks in the top 100 including 9 weeks in the top ten. Peaked at no.2 in early February 1980 coinciding with the chart success of My Girl 7″.
Certified Silver (60,000) on 3rd December 1979, Gold (100,000) on 17th December 1979, Platinum (300,000) on 29th May 1980.
Variant 1
Initial releases omitted the word ‘Man’ from Bed & Breakfast Man on the label and sleeve rear. They are fairly common
Sleeve
Stickers
Inner
Shiny side-opening card inner
Labels
All titles Copyright Control
Label profile is 62mm lip with a 32mm ring
Lacquer cut by Steve Angel (SA) at Trident Studios. Pressed by CBS, Aston Clinton
Runouts: any combination of A1, A2, A4, A5 & B2, B3, B4:
A-Side: SEEZ.167.A.1 THAT NUTTY SOUND. SA. / SEEZ 17 A-2 THAT NUTTY SOUND / SEEZ-17.A4 SA THAT NUTTY SOUND….. / SEEZ 17 A5 THAT NUTTY SOUND SA
B-Side: SEEZ.17.B.2 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN SA / SEEZ 17 B-3 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN / SEEZ 17 B-4 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN STEVE
Variant 2
Same as variant 1 but with the word ‘Man’ on the sleeve rear
Runouts: any combination of A4, A5, A6, A7 & B3, B4, B5:
A-Side: SEEZ-17.A4 SA A THAT NUTTY SOUND….. / SEEZ 17 A5 THAT NUTTY SOUND SA / SEEZ-17-A-6 THAT NUTTY SOUND STEVE / SEEZ 17 A7 STEVE THAT NUTTY SOUND
B-Side: SEEZ 17 B-3 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN / SEEZ 17 B-4 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN STEVE / SEEZ.17.B.5 FROM CAMDEN TOWN STEVE
Variant 3
Same as variant 2 but with different labels – ‘All titles Nutty Sounds/Warner Bros Music Ltd…’
Runouts:
A-Side: SEEZ 17 A7 STEVE THAT NUTTY SOUND…
B-Side: SEEZ-17-B6 DIRECT FROM CAMDEN TOWN…. D STEVE
Variant 4
Different pressing plant, possibly Damont, or MPO (France). These are fairly uncommon.
Inner
Matt card side-opening inner with wide curve
Labels
Label profile is flat with a 32mm ring
Runouts:
A-Side: SEEZ 17 A1 JA TAPE ONE
B-Side: SEEZ 17 B 1 JA TAPE ONE
Lacquer cut by Jack Adams (JA) at Tape One Studios
There seem to be as many Portuguese pressings in the UK second-hand market as UK pressings. Perhaps they were imported to meet demand.
Portugal SEEZ 17 NP
(Pressed using UK plates)
See also…
OVED 133 (1985)
Barcode: none
OVED 133 (1988)
Barcode: 5 012981 013318
OVED 133 (1992)
Barcode: 0777 7 86430 1 2 / 5 012981 013318
OVED 133 (1992)
Barcode: 07777 7 86430 1 2
In Print
Music Press Articles
Songbook
52-page songbook ‘KY 16049’ features 8 tracks from ‘Absolutely’, 4 from ‘One Step Beyond…’
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