6 LP Boxset with Joe Jackson’s first 6 major records (excluding the soundtrack “Mike’s Murder”).
These records (and the catalogue number on the labels) are:
Record 1: Look Sharp! 829 819-1 393 187-1
Record 2: I’m The Man 829 818-1 393 221-1
Record 3: Beat Crazy 829 817-1 393 241-1
Record 4: Jumpin’ Jive 829 816-1 393 271-1
Record 5: Night & Day 829 815-1 394 906-1
Record 6: Body & Soul 829 814-1 395 000-1
The records each have a paper sleeve with a print of the original covers.
I think I somewhere read about a release date in 1985, which would make sense to me.
All the albums in the box (originally released between 1979 and 1984) weren't originally pressed in Germany. All A&M records sold in Germany were pressed in Holland up to a certain point in the mid-1980's. The next Joe Jackson album Big World from 1986 was already available as German pressing. So I guess this box was made when this change in A&M's pressing policy happened. There was also a change in label design.
Perhaps some people included the German 10" promo compilation from 1986 in the box, but I seriously doubt that it was an original part of it.
Even The Joe Jackson Archive isn't quite sure about the release date, but there it was set to 1988?. I couldn't find any other information about this record on the web (besides a German site claiming there should also be an extra 10" in this box).
But if you have any other info, please share.
Thanks for the work! I think it's also worth mentioning, that the booklet consists of the original inner sleeves of I'm The Man & Beat Crazy and the inner gatefold sleeve artwork of Night & Day.
I somehow had a release date 1985 in mind, but can't verify that at the moment.