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Visage The Anvil
1982 Vinyl
New Wave
Synth-pop

Main image
Polydor
backing vocals Lorraine
backing vocals Perri Lister
bass Barry Adamson
composed by Billy Currie
composed by Dave Formula
composed by Midge Ure
composed by Rusty Egan
composed by Steve Strange
costume designer [steve's clothes] Antony Price
design [presentation] Grafica Industria
design [presentation] Peter Saville
engineer John Hudson
engineer [assistant] Brian Tench
engineer [electronic assistance] Peter Wood
hair Ollie
hair Robert Lobetta
lacquer cut by Ray Staff
musician [visage] Billy Currie
musician [visage] Dave Formula
musician [visage] Midge Ure
musician [visage] Rusty Egan
musician [visage] Steve Strange
photography by Helmut Newton
photography by [inner sleeve] Robyn Beeche
producer Midge Ure
producer Visage
saxophone Gary Barnacle
Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Inc.
Copyright (c) PolyGram Inc.
Published By Metropolis (7)
Published By Warner Bros. Music
Published By Hot Food Music
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By Mood Music Ltd
Recorded At Mayfair Studios
Lacquer Cut At Trident Studios
Pressed By PRS Ltd.
Produced For Morrison O'Donnell Productions Ltd.
Billy Currie and Midge Ure appear courtesy of Chrysalis Records.
Textured sleeve with picture inner. In some copies the inner is printed on heavy stock.

The beautiful sleeve was designed by Factory´s resident artist Peter Saville. Texture looks and feels similar to early pressings of Joy Division´s Unknown Pleasures. Photographs of Steve Strange and group shown on poster were taken by Helmut Newton.

Initial copies came with poster.
Made in England.
The company name used on this release PolyGram Records Inc. (New York) refers to [l129352].
Durations do not appear on this release. Timings via stopwatch.

Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 2 ∇ 420 V 1 1 3 (Variant 1, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 2 ∇ 420 V 1 1 3 (Variant 1, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 1 (Variant 2, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 2 ∇ 420 V 1 1 2 (Variant 2, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 2 (Variant 3, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 2 (Variant 3, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 3 (Variant 4, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 2 ∇ 420 V 1 1 1 (Variant 4, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 6 (Variant 5, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 2 (Variant 5, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 A // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 1 5 (Variant 6, A-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: POLD 5050 B // 3 ∇ 420 V 1 6 (Variant 6, B-side runout, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: RAYS (All variants, runouts, etched)



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