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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Focus B 4th Oct 2020		12" Single Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do (1977)	Perhaps this needs to be listed under Rods?
Focus B 26th Sep 2020		12" Single The Manish Boys - The Manish Boys (1982)	Thanks Lee. I was puzzled as to why it gave the date of 1982 when they'd already issued it on 10" that year.
Focus B 22nd Aug 2020		12" Single Bradford - Gang Of One (1990)	Sleeve and label images uploaded
Focus B 28th Jun 2020		12" Single Cabaret Voltaire - Hypnotised (The Fon Force Mix) (1989)	Uploaded limited edition folder sleeve and labels. Large poster featuring the light purple artwork within pack. According to the sleeve, it boasts the catalogue number 12RS 6227.
Focus B 18th Jun 2020		12" Single Television - Marquee Moon (1977)	What a fantastic 12". I remember playing it for the first time on buying it new.. Loved it so much I played the mono B-side afterwards. What a great promotion seeing the 7" was divided over both sides. Record Mirror rated it 10 stars when their usual maximim was five. A timeless classic, up there with The Doors Light My Fire. Actually, I found the album disappointing, seeing the best tracks had already been issued on singles.
Focus B 8th Jun 2020		12" Single Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (Extended Version) (1983)	Sleeve and label images uploaded.
Focus B 7th Jun 2020		12" Single Sun Dial - Exploding In Your Mind (1990)	Images uploaded. This copy purchased for £2-99 on 02/03/1991.
Focus B 29th May 2020		12" Single Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun (1991)	Sleeve and label images uploaded. Made In France.
Focus B 22nd May 2020		12" Single Motörhead - Motorhead (1977)	Things were happening in 1977. A new single by the latest Punk band! Certainly fitted into the era perfectly. Equally good B-side which is, unarguably, pure Punk! I wanted this single when I first heard it on the radio. I was dismayed it retailed for 99p when most 12" singles sold for 75p, 5p more than a 7". Glad I swallowed my pride and purchased it though. Nearly 43 years later it still plays like new despite regular playing over the years.
Focus B 9th May 2020		12" Single The High - Box Set Go (1990)	Added sleeve and labels
Focus B 8th May 2020		12" Single The House Of Love - Beatles And The Stones (1990)	This came in a variety of different colour sleeves. The copy I used to have was blue with a daisy. As awful as this record. Great band with a number of great records, but thought this was dreadful.
Focus B 8th May 2020		12" Single The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit (1990)	Sleeve and labels uploaded
Focus B 8th May 2020		12" Single The House Of Love - Destroy The Heart (1988)	Uploaded the commercially released version sleeve and labels.
Focus B 8th May 2020		12" Single The Seers - Sun Is In The Sky (1989)	Sleeve uploaded.
Focus B 7th May 2020		12" Single Top - Number One Dominator (1991)	Uploaded the standard 12" picture sleeve. I seem to recall this was also issued as an etched 12" as well.
Focus B 3rd May 2020		12" Single Something Happens - Parachute (1990)	Uploaded the rather awful sleeve and labels. Doesn't reflect on the quality of the music. I understand A1 is also known as Take A Parachute And Jump. It's a good song which deserved to be a hit.
Focus B 30th Apr 2020		12" Single Bazooka Joe - Smallville (1990)	Uploaded edited front sleeve to replace my carelessly uploaded one plus the missing B side label.
Focus B 30th Apr 2020		12" Single The Honey Smugglers - Closer (1991)	The commercially released version is credited to Honey Smugglers, not The Honey Smugglers.
Focus B 28th Apr 2020		12" Single V2 - Man In The Box (1978)	My copy has Side B labels on both sides.
Focus B 28th Apr 2020		12" Single The La's - Timeless Melody (1990)	Purple picture sleeve and labels uploaded. B2- Recorded live in a stable in Liverpool on a cassette player.
Focus B 27th Apr 2020		12" Single Snuff - Flibbiddydibbiddydob (1990)	Sleeve and labels uploaded.
Focus B 26th Apr 2020		12" Single Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1989)	Sleeve and labels uploaded.
Focus B 26th Apr 2020		12" Single Simple Minds - I Travel (1980)	I stand open to correction, but I seem to recall the version of Kaleidoscope differs from the flexidisc that came with some copies of the UK I Travel7".
Focus B 21st Apr 2020		12" Single The La's - Feelin' (1991)	Labels uploaded.
Focus B 14th Apr 2020		12" Single The Charlatans - Indian Rope (1990)	Another difference between the original and the 1991 re-issue is this was distributed by Nine Mile/Cartel while the latter was distributed by Revolver.
Focus B 6th Feb 2020		12" Single Motörhead - Overkill (1979)	Interesting you should mention that Hawkmarty. I purchased my copy through mail order which came housed in a plain black die-cut sleeve.
Focus B 6th Sep 2018		12" Single Jah Wobble - Dreadlock Don't Deal In Wedlock (1978)	Rather shockingly this 12" retailed at £1.99. Usual price of 12" singles cost around £1.49 at the time!
Focus B 24th Dec 2017		12" Single Ultravox - Quiet Men (Full Version) (1978)	The version here is unique to this 12". I've since heard the 7" version which is a clumsy edit of this. Why they needed to edit it for the 7" I don't know as this 12" "Full Version" runs for just over 4 minutes. From what I recall the version on the, "Systems of Romance" LP is a different recording to this.
Focus B 16th Mar 2017		12" Single The Who - Substitute (1976)	Hi Apollo59. Yes it is. They usually called it, "Mono Enhanced Stereo" (as on the "Meaty Beaty" compilation album). This is usually the "double tracked" style with one of the channels marginally behind the other to give the stereo effect.
Focus B 14th Mar 2017		12" Single The Who - Substitute (1976)	Thanks Apollo59 for confirming that. "Pictures" is in the duophonic style reprocessed stereo on this single. They thankfully left, "Substitute" in its original mono. As well "Pictures" being reprocessed the mix differs from the original 1967 7" which has more prominent guitar. Proper mono too of course!

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