Obscure Alternatives

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Automatic Gun Backing Vocals – Anna & Claudine	4:02
A2	…Rhodesia	6:48
A3	Love Is Infectious	4:10
A4	Sometimes I Feel So Low	3:42
B1	Obscure Alternatives	6:47
B2	Deviation	3:22
B3	Suburban Berlin	4:59
B4	The Tenant	7:11
Bonus Vinyl - Live In Tokyo EP
C1	In Vogue (Live In Tokyo)	6:11
C2	Deviation (Live In Tokyo)	3:21
C3	Obscure Alternatives (Live In Tokyo)	6:05
C4	Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Tokyo)	4:08
Bonus Vinyl - The Inbetween Tracks
D1	I Second That Emotion (7" Version)	3:45
D2	Life In Tokyo (7" Version)	3:33
D3	European Son (7" Version)	3:40
D4	Life In Tokyo (12" Extended Version)	7:05

Companies, etc.

• Licensed Through – Sony Music Entertainment
• Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hansa Productions Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Hansa Productions Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Nomis Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
• Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 87380

Credits

• Arranged By – Japan
• Backing Vocals [Additional Backing Vocals] – Ray Singer
• Bass, Saxophone, Vocals – Mick Karn
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Steven Jansen*
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Chris Tsangarides
• Guitar [Guitars], Vocals – Rob Dean
• Mastered By [Mastering] – Ian Cooper
• Mixed By – Chris Tsangarides, Japan, Ray Singer
• Photography By [Photographs] – Fin Costello
• Producer [Produced By] – Ray Singer
• Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Keyboards – Richard Barbieri
• Vocals, Guitar – David Sylvian
• Written-By, Composed By – David Sylvian

Notes

180 Gram reissue of album originally released in the UK on Hansa in 1978. Limited to 1000 red vinyl copies. Sticker on outer plastic sleeve states:

Music On Vinyl
Expanded Vinyl Edition
Classic Japan Album Series
Limited red vinyl edition includes Bonus LP featuring 4 live tracks and 4 inbetween tracks.
180 gram vinyl audiophile pressing

Originally released ℗ & © 1978 Hansa Productions Ltd. This release ℗ & © 2010 Sony Music Entertainment: manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. for Sony Music Entertainment. Made in the EU.

It also includes a thin card replica of the original lyric sheet.

The track "Obscure Alternatives" has the same shorter intro as appears on all CD releases since 2004.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 713748 980672
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 87380 1A MOVLP 175
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 87380 1B MOVLP 175
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): 87380 1C MOVLP 175
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): 87380 1D MOVLP 175

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AHALH 8007	Japan	Obscure Alternatives ‎(LP, Album)	Ariola Hansa	AHALH 8007	UK	1978
BVCM-37799, 82876-56694-2	Japan	Obscure Alternatives ‎(CD, Album, Enh, RE, RM)	BMG, Hansa	BVCM-37799, 82876-56694-2	Japan	2006
BVCM-37219, 74321-87410-2	Japan	Obscure Alternatives ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RM)	BMG, Hansa	BVCM-37219, 74321-87410-2	Japan	2001
AHALH 8007	Japan	Obscure Alternatives ‎(LP, Album)	Hansa, Ariola	AHALH 8007	UK	1978
TC-FA 41 3098 4, FA 41 3098 4	Japan	Obscure Alternatives ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Bla)	Fame, EMI	TC-FA 41 3098 4, FA 41 3098 4	UK	1984

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