RADIO-ACTIVITY (Netherlands, 1976)
Capitol 5C 264.82087


Another Netherlands original issue here, it's like waiting for a bus isn't it! This time, the lovely (and I think quite rare) Radio-Activity!
 

These first editions from the Netherlands, and indeed also the Fame reissues, were not the most lavish editions; as far as I recall, they all came in 1-panel J-cards of rather thin paper. Radio-Activity is no exception, no fold-outs here, and in fact, no liner notes either, apart from the track list. Those wanting to know who wrote or produced the music, would have had to look elsewhere. I love how they chose to brighten up the original sleeve design with a bright pink background, though! (The spine was originally the same colour as the front; must have been left in the sun at some point).


The cassette is bright blue, with black print directly onto the plastic (ie. no paper labels). The rights society is STEMRA, BIEM is not mentioned. I have a notion that "BIEM" was used for export articles, so this indicates that this edition would have been sold only in the Netherlands (later, for Electric Cafe, or for FAME reissues, it would be common to see the same edition of a release sold across Europe, and these were often manufactured in The Netherlands). Yeah, well anyway. There's not enough pink in my Kraftwerk cassette collection, so I appreciate it when it turns up!




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