Club Ninja

[Tim]

Ian
Many thanks for the info.
tim  8>)...
Ian Jeffcock wrote:
 >
 > 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>)...