Front Page News - Printings

A major part of the printing data is derived from the The Illustrated Collector's Guide to WISHBONE ASH. The book was written by Andy Powell. Published in 1995 by Collector's Guide Publishing, ISBN 1-896522-11-4. The discography section and catalogue numbers are by Dr. John (see About... Acknowledgements).

CDs Cat# Year Comments
USA
MCA MCAD 11027 1994  
UK
Beat Goes On BGOCD 405 1999 New England & Front Page News as 2on1 CD. REMASTERED!
Universal 380337-2 1999 (made in the EC)
3 CD set including:
  Wishbone Four,
  There's the Rub &
  Front Page News
GER
MCA MCD 11027 1994 (*)
MCA MCD 80337 199? 3 CD set including:
  Wishbone Four,
  There's the Rub &
  Front Page News
JPN
MCA UICY94493 2010 Paper sleeve imitating the original gatefold LP.
SHMCD (Super High Material CD).
WARNING!
DUBIOUS QUALITY REMASTER.

Click here for details.
MCA UICY9087 2007 Paper sleeve imitating the original gatefold album.
Re-print, originally released in 2001.
MCA UICY9087 2001 Paper sleeve imitating the original gatefold album.
RUS
CD MEDIA R ?? 199? (¤)
LPs Cat# Year Comments
UK
MCA MCG 3524 1977  
MCA MCL 1655 1985 Single sleeve with inside fold out information moved to back cover.
See Cover Art for details.
USA
MCA 2311 1977  
GER
MCA 62.093 1977  
MCA 20 561 320 ????  
JPN
MCA VIM 6143 1977 Info courtesy of Ben Reinhardt:
Orange OBI - With Japanese song sheet
FRA
MCA 511001 1977 (+)
MCA 201 561 1977 (××)
NL
EMI-BOVEMA 5C-062-99507 1977 (#)
ITA
MCA 4010 1977  
ESP
MCA 201 561 1977  
SWE?
MCA 2311 1977 At least the sleeve is printed in Sweden, since "SIB Tryck Tumba" is printed on the back cover.
AUS
MCA 2311 1977  
NZL
MCA MAP S 2311 1977  
CAN
MCA 2311 1977  
ZAF
MCA ML 4141 1977  
MCs Cat# Year Comments
UK
MCA TC-MCG 3624 1977 (×)
MCA MCLC 1655 1982  
       

(*) Information concerning the German CD MCD 11027 courtesy of Wolfgang Schmidt.
(#) Corrected cat# courtesy of Tsutomu Kubota.
(¤) Russian printing information courtesy of Doug Boyne.
(+) Printing information courtesy of Ben Reinhardt.
(×) Printing information courtesy of Philippe Gweganton.
(××) Cat # correction courtesy of Philippe Gweganton.

 

Written by: Rainer Frilund - Last update: Jun, 2010