Computer World (Indonesia, 1982) Unofficial release
Concert CC-1930


Breaking new ground here today, with a label I haven't featured before: Here's another Indonesian edition of Computer World.


I say Indonesian, in spite of some strong indications of this being a Japanese cassette - both the cassette shell and outer case are injection molded with "JAPAN". Makes it look like the country of manufacture was Japan, but Discogs has the Concert label down as Indonesian, and although I know that Japan has a thriving unofficial record industry, I've never seen a Japanese pirate cassette, so I'll go with Indonesia until I'm told otherwise by someone in the know.


It's an odd release, in some ways. It's clearly marked with "1982", famously the year after this album was released all across the world. The buzz words on the front are surprising - did they really know what a "digital recording" was in Indonesia in 1982?? (Computer World was not a digital recording, in fact, even Electric Cafe was analogue) At the same time, this cassette is in stereo, "also playable mono", a typically sixties slogan...


The J-card is on two-panel glossy paper, printed on one side. The track list on the right is divided into four sections, marked "A B C D" - giving a surprising 8-track feel. The cassettes are grey with paper labels, which have the "Concert" logo in gold print. The tracklists on label, backflap and right panel all list the track "Homecomputer" as "Homecomputa", but apart from that, this doesn't have that cheap feeling that some unofficial releases have. Nice one, thanks Indonesia!






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