Compilation of twelve single tracks - six A:s and six B:s - pressed in Germany for the Swedish market. Four of the songs also appeared on their UK "Begin Here" album https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/04/begin-here-lk-4679.html , remaining eight UK non-LP. After comparing with some of the original '45:s I'm confident no further tampering was done for the issue and what you get is the first made single cuts right on. The audio shifts a tiny bit between tracks depending on differing studio facilities, but as a whole it's beautiful and just as it was. I've seen quite a few theories and "facts" about the album on the net lately, most of them wrong. Some say it was originally issued in Holland and Japan as "I Love You", others claim it was a UK project that was withdrawn domestically and released in Sweden only. There may be early Dutch or Japanese Zombies compilations, but this is definately not one of those. Back cover images are from a gig they had at a handball arena somehwere in Stockholm (on a few of them you can see the clock and counter in the background) and front "goal" pic probably taken before the event (same dresses). Original print by AB Roos Tryckerier, Stockholm. I don't believe it was a wrecked UK project either, just one in a long line of Swedish compilations containing UK non-LP cuts from then prominent acts, many of them made in Germany due to lack of domestic pressing plants. However that may be it's a fantastic album, filled with top songs and stunning audio. In fact the "Begin Here" numbers sounds way better here than on the UK album - not as loud and offensive, making them clearer and more natural. US 2014 vinyl and CD re-issues on Varese Sarabande (302 066 568 1/2), whereof the CD having six bonus tracks. UK 2016 "record store day" vinyl on Not Bad Records (BADLP 013) came with two bonus tracks. Premiere Swedish had labels as shown here and thin, fully laminated cover. (ZÖZ*) (SWÄU*) (PÖP*)
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