CD Singles - Comments by MicSmith

CD Singles - Comments by MicSmith

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
MicSmith 24th Aug 2021		CD Single Peter Gabriel - Biko (1988)	I bought the CD edition of this single in the run up to Christmas in December 1987, so the January release date claimed isn't correct. I believe this was the third format of four to be issued after the 12" (9 November 1987) and cassette (unconfirmed by most likely 23 November or 30 November 1987). The best indication for a release date for the CD that I have is 7 December 1987 or 14 December 1987 although confirmatory evidence is still being sought for this and the 7".
MicSmith 28th Jul 2019		CD Single Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1988)	Definitely a 1988 release. That Music Master entry is interesting - John Has A Headache? Never been released officially (and only unofficially in audience quality live versions) I've often wondered why certain discographies include this mistake - it seems it might be from Music Master.
MicSmith 15th Jul 2019		CD Single Peter Gabriel - Big Time (Extended Version) (1987)	I recall that when this single appeared on CD it exceeded the maximum length permitted for singles so it contravened the rules around what counted as a single for the singles chart purposes. The single was difficult to get hold of for a while suggesting that Charisma has pulled it from shops. It had been suggested that an edited version of the single would be pressed to deal with this problem but I think all Charisma/Virgin did in the end was to reissue the same single with the bar code masked in part by the sticker. I assumed this was so it didn't count towards the singles sales, although by the time these appeared the single had long since disappeared from view anyway.