Club Ninja

[Ian Jeffcock]

Tim, the UK mix is a bit more raw, not as many overdubs, my
understanding was that the UK release was rushed out early
to coincide with the tour. From the BOC FAQ about Club Ninja
(and totally worthwhile getting hold of all 3 mixes in my opinion!):

Notes:  There were three different releases by Columbia of this album,
each with a slightly different mix.  A somewhat rushed mix was released
in England in November of 1985 (this release is believed to be available
only on LP and cassette, but not on CD).  Another mix was released in
Holland in December of 1995.  The third mix (released in the U.S. and
elsewhere), was released in January 1986.  EPIC records released this
album as a "Collector's Choice" edition in 1992 using the Holland mix.
Produced by Sandy Pearlman. Instruments:  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar),
Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals, guitar), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser
(vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jimmy Wilcox (background vocals,
percussion), Tommy Zvoncheck (synthesizers, piano, organ), Thommy Price
(drums), Phil Grande (additional guitars), Kenny Aaronson (additional
bass).  This is the first CD recorded by BOC (as opposed to previous
releases, where the CD was later cut from the LP masters).  The spoken
words at the start of "When the War Comes" ("When the bones of our
oppressors... All hail the revolution") are done by New York DJ Howard
Stern (who's mother is presumably related to Eric Bloom's wife's
mother).  The European releases of this album do not contain these
spoken words.  In addition, on the first (England) mix, "White Flags"
does not end via fade-out.  This version is available on some single
versions of this song.  There are other various discrepancies between
the album and single releases due to the various mixes (there are
noticeable variations in "White Flags", "Make Rock Not War", "Spy In The
House Of The Night", "When The War Comes", "The Shadow Warrior", and
"Madness To The Method").  The song "White Flags" was originally
recorded on Hugh and Gordon Leggatt's 1982 album, *Illuminations*.
According to "Morning Final #2", the song "Shadow Warrior" was
originally a song called "I'm A Rebel" (with different lyrics), and
written (but not used) for the 1984 film, *Teachers*.  This album was
discontinued in the U.S., although it was re-released in March of 1997
on Koch records, with new liner notes.

At 05:00 8/08/04 -0400, you wrote:
>What was different about the U.K. vinyl edition?
>tim  8>)...