Vinyl Album - Various Artists - Amnesty International Proudly Present The Secret Policeman's Ball ~ The Music - Island

Vinyl Album

Artist:	Various Artists
Title:	Amnesty International Proudly Present The Secret Policeman's Ball ~ The Music
Label:	Island
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	12 WIP 6598
Date:	May 1980
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	12 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Pete Townshend	Pinball Wizard	Townshend	7.0 Rate
A2	Pete Townshend	Drowned	Townshend	7.0 Rate
A3	Tom Robinson	1967 (So Long Ago)	Robinson	7.0 Rate
A4	Tom Robinson	Glad To Be Gay	Robinson	8.0 Rate
B1	Neil Innes	Spontaneous	Innes	6.0 Rate
B2	John Williams [Guitarist]	Cavatina	Myers	5.0 Rate
B3	John Williams [Guitarist]	Bach~Bourree	Bach Arr. Williams	4.0 Rate
B4	Pete Townshend And John Williams [Guitarist]	Won't Get Fooled Again	Townshend	7.0 Rate

Notes

Produced by Martin Lewis.
Recorded at "The Secret Policeman's Ball" The 1979 Amnesty International Comedy Gala, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London on 27th, 28th & 30th June 1979.

Although this record has a 12" style Cat#, it is played at 33 1/3 RPM.

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janiejjones 10th Dec 2014		fanx, fine!



nboldock 10th Dec 2014		Okay... I have made them into a List instead and will move them to Various Artists now.



janiejjones 10th Dec 2014		PLEASE can we have this under "Various" artists finally?



TopPopper 3rd Sep 2014		33 rpm pulls it across the line into "albums" for me. It's too remote from a single to be considered one. No A-side, no 7-inch equivalent. The artist field though - Secret Policeman's Ball was the title of the event. There's no such act, so surely it has to be various?



Billy Two 3rd Sep 2014		There really is no right or wrong on this. It's an album that's been marketed as a 12", so both sides are correct.



janiejjones 3rd Sep 2014		May be a totally silly idea, but I feel for a long time that there is no reason anymore to differentiate between 12" formats (or 9,5" to 16", if need be), any time more than 2 songs are there, it is no longer really a single, and discussions are prone to arise. Just merge them all, and let marketing arguments go to sleep. I at least have them sitting in my shelves by size (and then there is the story of the 4 track mini-album that could be a maxi single..... to be continued, no doubt)



nboldock 3rd Sep 2014		I agree about the cat no and all, but everything else flies in the face of our own definition of an EP/single. And they even contradict themselves by calling it an album on the back. Maybe we should put it on BOTH worlds if we can't decide.



sladesounds ● 3rd Sep 2014		This kind of problem was discussed with CD singles here. Using the principles listed there; It was marketed as a 12" EP by Island and elsewhere on the web it shows as that (Wikipedia). It has a 12" cat #. 12" top opening style sleeve that didn't come with an inner. Not what you would expect with an album even a budget one. Yes a fair few tracks than the average 12"EP at that time but every category will have an exception or two. For the record my view is its a 12" EP/Single and should be credited as Various Artists.



nboldock 3rd Sep 2014		I tell you what it HAS highlighted though... we've got the two John Williamses lumped together...



Billy Two 3rd Sep 2014		I'd agree it ought to stay here. The 12" Cat# was possibly used purely to enforce and emphasise the budget price of the record ? Anyhow, it's pretty certain that 8 track / 34min records on 12" World would only lead to future strife !!



nboldock 2nd Sep 2014		Definitely an album for me and I also think the decision to list these under Amnesty International (which I had a hand in) makes sense, as it (a) keeps them together and (b) avoids having them lumped into the Various Artists bottomless pit. If it ain't broke...



Graham7 2nd Sep 2014		I'd argue that it should stay here. 8 tracks, running time around 34 minutes. Note the flash on the back cover - "Profits from this Album go to Amnesty International". Maybe it's in a smaller cover so you could store it inside your copy of the Comedy LP?



TheJudge 2nd Sep 2014		I agree - this belongs with the 12" singles given that cat#.



janiejjones 2nd Sep 2014		I would prefer this to be filed under "Various Artists". (along with it's brethren) How would AI have benefitted from this at all, if profits only were given away, from an extra low price range product? Another good argument to merge 12"world into this one. The sleeve is a typical 12" single type one, no inner. Manufactured and distributed by EMI Records Limited Deadwax A: (etched) A PORKY PRIME CUT (stamped) 1 12 WIP 6598 A-3U (etched) THE TRIANGLE HAD A POINT (stamped) 3 B: (stamped) 1 12 WIP 6598 B-1U (etched) A PORKY PRIME CUT (stamped) 1 1 (etched) DODGE ALL MENACES!

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