THE BLUE NILE HATS VINYL LINN 1989 LKH2 & 210241-630 EXCHANGE PRESS EXCELLENT+
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Great early issue of the second Blue Nile album, Hats. This is the German pressed release, also released in 1989, which uses a greater spread of the disc for the grooves (i.e. less run-out). I have my own copy, only reason I am selling.
Has bass clef embossed on label and ▷◁ stamped on the rear of the sleeve.
Hats is the second studio album by Scottish band the Blue Nile, originally released on 9 October 1989 on Linn Records and A&M Records.
After a prolonged delay in which an entire album's worth of work was scrapped, the Blue Nile released Hats to rave reviews, including a rare five-star rating from Q magazine. It also became the band's most successful album, reaching number 12 on the UK albums chart and spawning three singles: "The Downtown Lights", "Headlights on the Parade", and "Saturday Night".
On its initial release in 1989, Hats received highly positive reviews from music critics. Describing the album as "absolutely superb", David Cavanagh of Sounds found that Hats differed significantly from A Walk Across the Rooftops in both its recording technology and aspired moods.
The Blue Nile – Hats
Label: Linn Records – LKH2, Linn Records – 210241-630 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Europe Released: 1989 Genre: Electronic, Pop Style: Abstract, Ambient, Synth-pop
A1 Over The Hillside 5:03 A2 The Downtown Lights 6:26 A3 Let's Go Out Tonight 5:12
B1 Headlights On The Parade 6:11 B2 From A Late Night Train 3:59 B3 Seven A.M. 5:09 B4 Saturday Night 6:26
Distributed By – Virgin Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Linn Records Copyright © – Linn Records Published By – Buchanan Music Pressed By – Sonopress – C-9604 Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange Performer – Paul Buchanan, Paul Joseph Moore, Robert Bell Producer – The Blue Nile Recorded By – Calum Malcolm Sleeve [Album Sleeve Design] – Marr Associates Ltd Written-By – P. Buchanan* Different mastering than Hats. Note that Side B is pressed wider than on the other. Glossy cover
Record pressed and manufactured in Germany.
Some copies have an additional unidentified debossed stamp "I E", and/or Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH's debossed stamp "▷◁" on the back cover. Please check photo gallery for details.
Barcode: 5 012980 020010 Rights Society (Boxed together): GEMA STEMRA BIEM Price Code: PM262 Pressing Plant ID: Bass clef Other (Debossed stamp, back cover): ▷◁ Other (Additional debossed stamp, back cover): I E Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side A, etched): 020 C-9604 A-1 The Exchange Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side B, etched): 020 C-9604 B-3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side A, etched): C-9604 A-4 II 020 [some crossed out numbers] LKH 2 A-10 The Exchange Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side B, etched): LKH 002 B II 020 C-9604 B-6 II Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout side A, etched): 020 C-9604 A-2 The Exchange Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout side B, etched): 020 C-9604 B-2 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Runout side A, etched): LKH 2 A11 The Exchange 020 C-9604 A-5 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Runout side B, etched): LKH 2 B10 The Exchange 020-C9604 B-5
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