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songs from the new album street fighting years: australian promotional mc

tracks
1-1. Soul Crying Out(6:07)
1-2. Wall Of Love(5:20)
2-1. Kick It In(6:11)
2-2. Street Fighting Years(6:26)


catalogue
Virgin MINDSC1A


format
Transparent cassette with blue type in a custom card picture box.


release date
May 1989


credits
Produced by Steve Lipson and Trevor Horn


additional information
This custom promotional cassette carried four tracks from the album. It was housed in a unique "cigarette box" style card sleeve with a lid that hinged open. It also had its own unique colour sleeve.

Unfortunately no mint copies have ever surfaced. All the copies I've seen are badly scuffed at the edges and the delicate boxes have been slightly crushed.

Street Fighting Years is mistakenly labelled Street Fighting Man on the cassette itself.

It used to be scarce but most copies are now in collections so copies now rarely surface.

Virgin Australia also produced a similar promo for Real Life.







street fighting years: us promotional mc

tracks
1-1. Street Fighting Years(6:26)
1-2. Soul Crying Out(6:07)
1-3. Wall Of Love(5:20)
1-4. This Is Your Land(6:22)
1-5. Take A Step Back(4:23)
2-1. Kick It In(6:11)
2-2. Let It All Come Down(4:56)
2-3. Mandela Day(5:45)
2-4. Belfast Child(6:42)
2-5. Biko(7:34)
2-6. When Spirits Rise(2:01)


catalogue
A&M


format
Cassette with typed paper labels in plastic case with typed sleeve.


release date
May 1989


additional information
Now extremely rare, this US promotional copy of the album features a typed label and sleeve. The lack of album title, catalogue number and the inclusion of When Spirits Rise under the original title of The Lament, suggests this advance cassette was issued before the one below.

Many thanks to Erwin for the scans.




street fighting years: us promotional mc

tracks
1-1. Street Fighting Years(6:26)
1-2. Soul Crying Out(6:07)
1-3. Wall Of Love(5:20)
1-4. This Is Your Land(6:22)
1-5. Take A Step Back(4:23)
2-1. Kick It In(6:11)
2-2. Let It All Come Down(4:56)
2-3. Mandela Day(5:45)
2-4. Belfast Child(6:42)
2-5. Biko(7:34)
2-6. When Spirits Rise(2:01)


catalogue
A&M CS 3927


format
Transparent cassette with black type. No sleeve.


release date
May 1989


additional information
This promotional cassette of the album is now extremely rare. It includes the text "Pre-release cassette. For promotional use only" along the base.







street fighting years: japanese promotional mc

tracks
1-1. Street Fighting Years(6:26)
1-2. Soul Crying Out(6:07)
1-3. Wall Of Love(5:20)
1-4. This Is Your Land(6:22)
1-5. Take A Step Back(4:23)
2-1. Kick It In(6:11)
2-2. Let It All Come Down(4:56)
2-3. Mandela Day(5:45)
2-4. Belfast Child(6:42)
2-5. Biko(7:34)
2-6. When Spirits Rise(2:01)


catalogue
Virgin VJT-28201


format
White cassette with blue promotional label in white semi-opaque plastic cassette with colour paper insert.


release date
May 1989


additional information
One of the most interesting releases for the album was this promotional cassette from Japan. Housed in a semi-opaque plastic case, the cassette was pacakaged with a colour insert which featured the artist name and album title on one side, with track information on the other.

Very rare now - copies are difficult to find.

Many thanks to Erwin for the information.