Culture ClubColour By Numbers

Label:

Virgin – V 2285

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Scandinavia

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Karma Chameleon
Written-ByHay*
4:11
A2 It's A Miracle
Written-ByHay*
3:25
A3 Black Money 5:19
A4 Changing Every Day 3:18
A5 That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You) 2:46
B1 Church Of The Poison Mind 3:29
B2 Miss Me Blind 4:31
B3 Mister Man 3:36
B4 Stormkeeper 2:47
B5 Victims 4:56

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyVirgin Records
  • Produced ForDo Not Erase Productions
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByAriola Group Of Companies
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music Ltd.
  • Published ByPendulum Music Ltd.
  • Recorded AtRed Bus Studios
  • Engineered AtCBS Studios, London
  • Mastered AtCBS Studios, London
  • Lacquer Cut AtCutting Room
  • Pressed ByAudiodisc AB

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings]Trevor Bastow
  • Backing Vocals [Additional]Jermaine Stewart
  • Band [Culture Club Are], BassMikey Craig*
  • Band [Culture Club Are], Drums, PercussionJon Moss
  • Band [Culture Club Are], Guitar, KeyboardsRoy Hay
  • Band [Culture Club Are], VocalsBoy George
  • Engineer [Red Bus Engineers]Simon Humphrey
  • Engineer [Strings Engineered By At CBS Studios]Mike Ross*
  • FlutePat Seymour*
  • HarmonicaJud Lander*
  • KeyboardsPhil Pickett
  • Lacquer Cut ByPD*
  • Make-UpLynne Easton
  • Mastered ByTim Young
  • Mixed By [Digitally]Steve Levine
  • Percussion [Additional]Graham Broad
  • Photography ByJamie Morgan*
  • Piano [Acoustic]Julian Lindsay
  • Producer [Produced By]Steve Levine
  • Saxophone [Saxophones]Steve Grainger
  • Sleeve [Sleeve Produced By]Assorted iMaGes*
  • Stylist [Styling]Sting Ray (7)
  • TromboneKenneth McGregor
  • TrumpetTerry Bailey
  • Vocals [Female]Helen Terry
  • Written-ByCulture Club (tracks: A3 to B5)

Notes

Issued with a three/six-page fold-out insert with pictures and lyrics in blue monotone.
Some releases also included a 7-inch flexi-disc with Boy George interview.

Cat# 205 730 appears on back cover & insert,
Cat# V 2285 on back cover, spine & insert,
Cat# 97448 on insert only.
Cat# V 2285 can be misinterpeted as V2285.

[On back cover:]
[MC logo] TCV 2285 Culture Club - Colour By Numbers
Distributed by the Ariola Group Of Companies in the Benelux, , Spain, , Austria and Switzerland
produced [...] for Do Not Erase Productions
℗ 1983 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1983 Virgin Records Ltd

[On labels:]
produced [...] for Do Not Erase Productions
℗ 1983 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1983 Virgin Records Ltd
published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
except [A1 & A2] Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd/Pendulum Music Ltd/Warner Bros Music Ltd

Made in England (on labels).

Runout: The matrix is stamped, except all "PD-CR" / "AudioDisc" info is etched

Some editions come with a G.R.S. sticker.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: n©b
  • Price Code (): - 320
  • Price Code (): AE 660
  • Price Code (Spain): - 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): V2285A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): V2285B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped/etched, variant 1): V-2285-A PD-CR AudioDisc made this one!
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped/etched, variant 1): V-2285-B AudioDisc II PD-CR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped/etched, variant 2): V-2285-A PD-CR AudioDisc
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped/etched, variant 2): V-2285-B AudioDisc I PD-CR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped/etched, variant 3): V-2285-A PD-CR AudioDisc IV
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped/etched, variant 3): V-2285-B AudioDisc IV PD-CR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped/etched, variant 4): V-2285-A PD-CR AudioDisc III
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped/etched, variant 4): V-2285-B AudioDisc III PD-CR

Other Versions (5 of 186)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Colour By Numbers (LP, Album, Picture Disc) Virgin VP2285 UK 1983
Colour By Numbers (LP, Album, Stereo) Virgin V 2285, V2285, 205 730, 97448 UK 1983
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Colour By Numbers (LP, Album) Virgin 205 730 1983
Colour By Numbers (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Black Label) Epic QE 39107 US 1983
Colour By Numbers (LP, Album, Virgin Records MFD) Virgin VL 2271 Canada 1983

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