Men At Work RARE 'Business As Usual' Japan LP + Obi + insert Colin Hay, Greg Ham

	A$		120
	$		80

Description

VERY RARE Multi Award Winning Album 'Business As Usual' by 'Men At Work'.  
Ten-track Japanese pressing, complete with fold out picture / lyric / insert, glossy sleeve and obi-strip.
Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, Jerry Speiser and Greg Ham formed the brilliant Australian rock band, 'Men At Work' in the late seventies.
'Business as Usual' is their debut studio album.
This edition is the first press Japanese STEREO release on the Epic label. Made in Japan with high quality Japanese black vinyl, 1982.
Vinyl Grade: Excellent condition. Record surfaces are clean and smooth with a beautiful sheen. No scratches, a very slight minor surface scuff. Sound quality is superb.
Labels: Lovely, clean labels with no spindle marks. Near Mint Condition.
Cover: Clean, glossy intact cover, crisp clean corners and edges, no splits, no corner wear and showing only the slightest signs of shelf-wear.
Obi: Intact, original Obi strip in excellent condition. Some wear on the fold-over edges. (See photos).
Insert: Near Mint Condition - smooth, clean and undamaged. Paper is slightly yellowed due to its vintage but no foxing, folds or tears.
 
Multi Award Winning Album including the following:

• Grammy for Best New Artist (US)
• Best Debut Album (Aust)
• Juno Award for International Album of the Year (CARAS, Canada)

The Album hit number one on the Australian Music Album Charts and remained there for over two months.
It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard 200.
The opening track, 'Who Can It Be Now?' with it's haunting saxophone is new wave GOLD!
Track three is the original 'Down Under' that topped the charts in the US and UK simultaneously.
It is still a tremendously popular favourite in Australia.
Track List
1. Who Can It Be Now?
2. I Can See It In Your Eyes
3. Down Under
4. Underground
5. Helpless Automaton
6. People Just Love To Play With Words
7. Be Good Johnny
8. Touching The Untouchables
9. Catch A Star
10. Down By The Sea

Vinyl LP record - Men At Work – Business As Usual - 1982
EPIC label
Manufactured by EPIC SONY Inc (Tokyo, Japan)
STEREO
ES 25.3P-379

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