Lodger

Original UK release in outside laminated portrait style gatefold cover, on orange RCA Victor labels. Thin paper credits/lyrics/photos insert. Some with poly-lined 'Important Notice' standard RCA inner sleeve with copyright instructions, 'Made In England R.S.' [Robert Stace], 'U.K. Patent No. 1,072,844, Brevete SGDG 1,405,719, Eire 28160'. First catalogue number on cover and insert, 2nd on labels, 3rd on labels, and in parentheses on cover and insert, 4th (US cat.#) in parentheses on labels. Recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland Mixed at Record Plant Studios, New York City Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios, New York City ℗ 1979 RCA Corporation [labels] © 1979, RCA Records, Bedford Ave., London W1 [insert] Sleeve © 1979 RCA Ltd. [cover] A1, A2, A5, B3: © 1979 Bewlay Bros Music, Fleur Music, and E. G. Music Ltd A3, A4: © 1979 Bewlay Bros Music and Fleur Music B1: © 1979 Bewlay Bros Music, Fleur Music, E. G. Music Ltd., and 100 MPH Music Track A4 appears on label as "Yassassin", but as "Yassassin (Turkish for: Long Live)" on the lyrics insert. RCA Limited, Record Division, 1 Bedford Avenue, London WC1 Also available on cassette BOW K 1 Printed in England by Delga Press Ltd., Bromley, Kent [insert] Roger Powell appears through the courtesy of The pressing plant can be identified through the characteristic stamper codes and 25mm pressing ring. Most copies also have an elevated pressing ring at ca. 83 mm. In Norway, this was issued with a round post manufacture hype sticker featuring the text “NYTT ALBUM DAVID BOWIE Lodger PL/PK 13 254 LP/MC4” printed in black. Apart from the sticker, it is identical. Runouts are etched, except for stamped 'STERLING'.