| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
1. Waltzinblack
2. Just Like Nothing On Earth
3. Second Coming
4. Waiting For The Meninblack
5. Turn The Centuries Turn
6. Two Sunspots
7. Four Horsemen
8. Thrown Away
9. Manna Machine
10. Hallow To Our Men
Bonus tracks:
11. Top Secret
12. Maninwhite
13. Tomorrow Was Hereafter |
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| Availability: |
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Wednesday 25th November
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| Year of Release: |
2006 |
| Artist: |
The Stranglers (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
The Gospel According To TheMenInBlack (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 32.99, US$ 55.09
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| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
CD ALBUM |
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No-one packages a CD album quite like the Japanese. Known as a culture for elaborate and
excessive packaging, their approach to the CD album is no exception. From the visual
delights of the artwork and packaging, to the content itself, you will without doubt get
your money's worth here. The inclusion of the famous 'obi-strip' not only adds a uniquely
intriguing aspect, but is also a great marketing tool for the Japanese labels. The
term 'obi-strip' is derived from the name of the piece of wide fabric - the obi - that a
geisha woman wears around her waist over the traditional Kimono dress. An amazing amount
of information is packed onto this little wraparound piece of paper, often noting special
tracks, concert dates, discography information and release anniversaries. And, as this
information is intended to be read in the home market, it’s all printed in Japanese kanji
and ~kana script! Whilst they are safely sealed on new release CD’s they are often
discarded once opened, so they should be considered a real bonus when intact on out-of-print
CD’s.
In recent years we have seen the obi-strip occasionally replaced with a sleeve sticker,
no less attractive and equally unique to the Japanese pressing. Japanese CD albums often
benefit from extra music and new video-style content, to further entice the Japanese public
to buy their native release and not an import. Non-album tracks and exclusive mixes often
feature and there are a huge amount of 'Japan-Only' releases that do not have an equivalent
release elsewhere in the world. Japanese pressings will nearly always include a lyric
booklet or fold-out lyric sheet. These are dual-language, printed in both the ~kana script
and in English, the latter often having some wonderful mis-translations!
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| Record Label: |
Toshiba |
| Catalogue No: |
TOCP-67946 |
| Country of Origin: |
Japan
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Condition : |
This item is brand new. |
| EIL.COM Ref No |
STRCDTH361746 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
4988006843639 |
| Related Artists: |
A Marriage Of Convenience, Celia & The Mutations, Dave Greenfield & J.J. Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Ouida & The Numbers, The Purple Helmets |
| Complete Stock List: |
The Stranglers |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call 011-44-1474-815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number STRCDTH361746 |
