Computer World (Italy, 1989)
EMI 54 1643704


Something different today: An Italian reissue of Computer World.


This came out in the late 1980s, apparently after Capitol sold the rights, because the Capitol logo from earlier editions is gone. Publishing is credited to Kling Klang Musik, and the phonographic copyright is credited to Golden Cloud - which I believe was a UK company, so maybe the copyright was licenced via the UK? 


Anyway, rather than amend the original design to correspond with the then-current rights holders, they've gone down an entirely different route this time: The original LP cover is reproduced in the top right corner, a large white stripe across the middle has the band name, and then the album title and full track list is below that stripe. At least three Kraftwerk albums came out in Italy in the late 80s with similar design - we've seen one of them, Trans-Europe Express, before, and The Man Machine has pink background colour (I'm sure I will post that one too at some later date!). I suppose if you cast a brief glance on the front, this small graphic may be enough to tell you what it is if you're familiar with it, and - well, if you're not, perhaps you're not in the market for this release anyway? 


Surprisingly, the 1-panel J-card has no print on the inside, but you get the songwriting credits and track lengths on the backflap. The cassette comes in a tinted clear shell with white on-body print. Not that often to be seen, and I kinda like the "facsimile" look... It looks like what it is: A late-80s reissue.









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