I.R.S. Importnummern | 7" Singles |
The Intercord Record Service I.R.S. was spun off from the former Intercord Import Service (IIS) in 1986. Intercord Record Service is a largely independent operating business unit within the Intercord Tonträger GmbH. I.R.S. signed marketing channel contracts with a lot of domestic and foreign labels and sell their sound storage media in German-speaking countries.
When on the German market the record went out of print then the I.R.S. (Importservice from Intercord) ordered UK releases. To differentiate those the records got an own sticker which was posted on the back side of the cover.
The key is as follow: - first 3 numbers "900" potentially for Mute Records - for BONG the "0" and for MUTE "2" - the last 2 digits follow the UK numbers.
I.R.S.900012 | 7BONG12 | 1986 | 7" | Single | RADIO EDIT
Tracklist:
A | A Question Of Time (Radio Edit **) | 3:08
B | Black Celebration (Live) | 5:57
Matrix:
Var. 1:
A | 7BONG-12 FSA² SOUND CLINIC 1 MT G DAMONT
B | 7BONG-12-B1 3 MT I DAMONT WOT SOT A CHEMICS U USE ?
Var. 2:
A | 7BONG-12 F A² SOUND CLINIC MT.5 DAMONT E
B | 7BONG-12 B-I. 4MT. DAMONT A WOT SOT A CHEMICS U USE?
Comment:
This single includes the rare "Radio Edit **" of the song "A Question of Time". There is a verse missing at the "Radio Edit". A hint for UK-Collectors: Those in search for this rare mix, should absolutely pay attention to the lead-out groove of the A-side. The shorter duration of the "Radio Edit" causes a larger lead-out groove. This means more distance between Song and Label. A tiny detail is noticeable at nearly all Singles of this "Radio Edit". The blue lettering on the label of the b-side is not centrical to the black lettering.
Perhaps this hints are useful for someone to get hold of one of this unusual rare Singles. I am looking forward to a piece of good news at my guestbook.
