LONDON 0 HULL 4 - The Housemartins - 1986 LP Elektra 9 60501-1 1st PROMO Hype EX
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Description
London 0 Hull 4 is the debut album by The Housemartins, released in June 1986. It contains the singles "Flag Day" (#124 UK), "Sheep" (#54 UK), "Happy Hour" (#3 UK) and "Think for a Minute" (#18 UK).
The title refers to the band's home city of Kingston upon Hull and is in the format of a football score. It also refers to Paul Heaton's assertion that the Housemartins were only the fourth best band in Hull. In other words, Hull had four great bands, compared to none from London. The other three Hull bands in question were Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl and The Gargoyles. The title 'London 0 Hull 4' was used by various newspapers as a headline in October 2008 after the city's newly promoted football team, Hull City, beat West Ham United to take a fourth win out of four against London-based clubs (having previously beaten Fulham, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur).
THIS COPY is a 1st SRC PROMO pressing from 1986 on the Elektra label (see Notes, below).
The vinyl is in Excellent [EX] or better condition.
The original cover shows only light ringwear. It has a "cut out" cut on the spine, the gold PROMO stamp on the back, and a hype sticker on the front. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
The original inner sleeve, with lyrics printed on one side, has a small split in the middle of the bottom seam. Overall, the original inner sleeve is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.
Notes
For Promotion Use Only
Recorded at Strongroom Studios
Mixed at Air Studios
Mastered by Atlantic Studios, NYC
All songs published by Go! Discs Ltd., except *B5 published by Go! Discs Ltd. / Island Music, BMI.
All lyrics © 1986 Go! Discs Ltd.
Printed in U.S.A.
Issued inside commercial sleeve with barcode.
Issued with full color printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Sleeve may contain custom sticker and/or "Loan for Promotional Use Only" gold stamped on sleeve.
9 60501-1 appears on sleeve spine; 60501-1 appears on inner sleeve and labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 0 7559-60501-1 1
Matrix / Runout (Label A side): ST-E-60501-A-AR
Matrix / Runout (Label B side): ST-E-60501-B-AR
Matrix / Runout (Etched A side): ST E 60501 A - 1 1 2 SPAR △14408 B-25465-A1 0-
Matrix / Runout (Etched B side): ST E 60501B - 1 \ 2 SPAR 0- △14408-X B-25466-B1
Matrix / Runout ( Stamped sides A & B): ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
Matrix / Runout ( Stamped sides A & B): SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)
Other (Labels embossed sides A & B): A
Rights Society: BMI
ENJOY!
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