THE MIX (Canada, 1991)
Elektra 96 8694


Today, I bring you the Canadian edition of The Mix. It's not what you'd call a major collectable, I suppose, but I haven't had an official The Mix for ages, so - here it is!


There are not as many different editions of The Mix as there are of the albums before it. Cassette releases sort of had a window in Western Europe, where from the mid-70s to the early '90s, popular albums would see reissues and variants across the territories. I think you can find three times as many official versions of The Man-Machine or Autobahn as of this one! In fact, this is the last one I own that I haven't posted, so I must rush out and find the remaining few... They're quite rare though so who knows.


Anyway. Again, the packaging is more or less based on the German/ EU release, via USA;  4-panel J-card, including full-size backflap, printed on both sides. The songwriting/publishing credits and larger print for the other liner notes are pretty similar to the US editions. Again, I find it cool that the inside is nearly black and white, but the red details around the robot graphic means both sides are in colour. Cassette is black with silver on-body print. 






 

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