Howard Jones - Human's Lib | Vinyl LP | Preowned
Howard Jones's debut album Human's Lib, a preowned 1984 WEA vinyl LP complete with its printed lyrics inner sleeve.
Human's Lib launched Howard Jones's career in 1984 and brought the synth-pop hits New Song, What Is Love? and Hide And Seek. This European WEA stereo pressing was manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf, and the rear sleeve carries the embossed Warner "W" logo. A cornerstone of 1980s synth-pop and new wave collections.
Release Details
Artist: Howard Jones
Title: Human's Lib
Label: WEA
Catalogue No: WX1
Country: Europe
Year: 1984
Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo
Tracklist
A1. Conditioning
A2. What Is Love?
A3. Pearl In The Shell
A4. Hide And Seek
A5. Hunt The Self
B1. New Song
B2. Don't Always Look At The Rain
B3. Equality
B4. Natural
B5. Human's Lib
Identifiers
Label Code: LC 4281
Price Code: U
Price Code: WE 361
Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
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Notes
Comes with a printed lyrics inner sleeve. Some came with a sticker on the shrink wrap.
Sleeve: ©1984 A [WEA logo] Recording. Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf. Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf. [W logo] a Warner Communications Company. [Embossed 'W' (Warner logo)]
Inner sleeve: All songs published by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Label side A: * 1-5 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. ℗ 1983 (2). ℗ 1984 (1, 3, 4, 5). WEA Records Ltd. * G.B. only
Label side B: * 1-5 Warner Bros. Music Ltd. ℗ 1983 (1). ℗ 1984 (2, 3, 4, 5). WEA Records Ltd. * G.B. only
Labels: Made In Germany By WEA Musik GmbH. A Warner Communications Company. GB: WX1
There also exists a version similar to this one, but with different price codes: Discogs release r16365270.
The R/S Alsdorf part of the runouts is stamped (R/S Alsdorf 240335-1 A / A̶ B), the rest is etched. Note that the "A" at the end of the Alsdorf part of the Side B runout is struck out.
Grading:
Media: Very Good (VG) — shows signs of previous play, plays through well with some surface noise.
Sleeve: Good Plus (G+) — noticeable wear, which may include minor seam splits or heavier handling marks.
