THE BLURRED CRUSADE (1982)

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Credits

Steve Kilbey (Lead Vocals, Bass, All Keyboards, Slide Guitar)
Peter Koppes (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Tubular Bells, Piano on "You Took")
Marty Willson-Piper (Electric and Acoustic 12 and 6 String Guitars, Lead Vocal on "Field of Mars")
Richard Ploog (Drums, Percussion)

Executive Producer: Chris Gilbey
Produced By Bob Clearmountain
Management: Michael Chugg Management Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 80, North Sydney NSW 2060, Australia
Arranged And Co-Produced By The Church
Illustration by Paul Pattie
Design by Ian McPherson

Arista Reissues: Digital Remastering by Bill Inglot and Ken Perry at K DISC, Los Angeles.

Releases (rev. March 14, 2024)

• LP - EMI Parlophone PCSO 7585 (Australia) - Feb. 22, 1982 - inner sleeve w/lyrics - with sides labeled "Our Side" and "Their Side"
• First pressing. Labels have "MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY E M I (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED" printed at 6 o'clock under the EMI logo.
• LP - EMI Parlophone PCSO 7585 (Australia) - inner sleeve w/lyrics - with sides labeled "Our Side" and "Their Side"
• Later pressings. Labels have no text at 6 o'clock under the EMI logo, "Australasia" at 12 o'clock in curved text.
• LP - STUNN STUNN 025 (New Zealand) - insert w/photos & lyrics
• LP - EMI EMC 252 (New Zealand) - inner sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• 2LP - Carrere CAL 140 (UK) - Test Pressing on 2 one-sided records
• LP - Carrere CAL 140 (UK) - gatefold sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• LP - Carrere CALS 140 (Scandinavia) - gatefold sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• "Made in EEC." "Distributed in Scandinavia and Finland by EMI."
• LP - Carrere 67.907 (France) - gatefold sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• LP - Carrere 2934 148 (Germany) - gatefold sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• LP - Carrere 2934 148 (Germany) - inner sleeve w/photos & lyrics
• LP - Carrere CRE 25154 (Italy)
• LP - Carrere CRE 25402 (Spain) - 1983
• LP - Carrere/RGE 308.7038 (Brazil) - 1984
• LP - Carrere/RGE 304.7067 (Brazil) - 1988 Reissue
• LP - Carrere CAL 140 (UK) - 1984 Reissue, plain polyethylene sleeve
• LP - EMI 056 43 0050 1 [on spine] / 056-4300501 [on labels] (Spain) - 1987 Reissue - Fama edition
• LP - Carrere CAR 72713 (Italy) - 1988 Reissue
• LP - Arista AL 8564 (USA) - 1988 Reissue, Remastered
• LP - Arista AL 8564 (USA) - 1989 Reissue, Remastered
• LP - EMI 5895834 (Australia) - 2024 Reissue, 180 gram Blue vinyl
• CASS - EMI Parlophone TC-PCSO-7585 (Australia/New Zealand) - Feb. 22, 1982 - Dolby
• Variant 1:  Cover
  Variant 2:  Cover
• CASS - EMI Parlophone TCEMC-252 (New Zealand) - Dolby HX Pro
• CASS - STUNN STUMC 025 (New Zealand) - Dolby
• CASS - Carrere CAC 140 (UK) - Dolby
• CASS - Carrere 70.907 (France)
• CASS - Carrere 3134 148 (Germany)
• CASS - Carrere TC-CALS 140 (Scandinavia)
• CASS - Carrere 7307067 (Brazil)
• CASS - Carrere 50 CAR 72713 (Italy) - 1988
• CASS - Parlophone 256-4300504 (Spain)
• CASS - RGE 738.7038 (Brazil) - 1984 - Dolby B
• CASS - Arista AC-8564 (USA) - 1988 Reissue, Remastered - BASF Chrome, Dolby
• CD - Arista ARCD-8564 (USA) - Reissue, Remastered
• Variant 1: Matrix: ARCD8564 6/88 1DB1 - June 1988
  Variant 2: Matrix: ARCD8564 9/88 1DB1 - September 1988
  Variant 3: Matrix: ARCD8564 8/90 1DC5X - August 1990 - Affordables edition
• CD - Arista 259336 (UK) - Reissue, Remastered
• CD - Arista 885019 (Germany) - Reissue, Remastered
• CD - Carrere CDCAL 140 (UK) - Reissue
• CD - EMI 7906252 & 0777 7 90625 2 2 [on trayliner] / Parlophone CDP 7906252 [on disc] (Australia) - 1996 Reissue, white cover, w/lyrics Cover
• CD - EMI 7906252 & 0777 7 90625 2 2 [on trayliner] / Parlophone CDP 7906252 [on disc] (Australia) - 1996 Reissue, white cover, no lyrics? - CD artwork differs from one above
• CD - EMI CDP 790625 2 [on trayliner] / Parlophone CDP 790625 2 [on disc] (Australia) - 1996 Reissue, white cover, no lyrics? - All artwork differs slightly from two above
• 2CD - EMI 7243 5 39496 0 0 (Australia) - July 8, 2002 - Reissue, Remastered, w/photos & lyrics
    Digitally remastered by Don Bartley at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia, April 2002.
    Bonus Disc Tracks (click or tap a title for details)
  1. Life Speeds Up (7:04) –  /
  2. The Golden Dawn (instrumental) (4:45) – 
  3. The Blurred Crusade [Short Film] - QuickTime format
           composed of the You Took () & Almost With You () videos
• Variant 1: - black lettering on CDs
  Variant 2: - black CD labels with white lettering
• CD - EMI 5099991817228 (Australia) - 2010 - Reissue
    Digitally remastered by Don Bartley at Studio 301, Sydney, Australia, April 2002.
    Includes the following bonus tracks (click or tap a title for details)
  11. Life Speeds Up  –  /
  12. The Golden Dawn (instrumental)  – 
• CD - Second Motion Records CD-SMR-024 (USA) - Oct. 19, 2010 - Reissue
    In cardboard sleeve, includes 12-page booklet of photos with extensive liner notes by Marty Willson-Piper. Review in The Big Takeover
    Digitally remastered by Don Bartley at Studio 301, Sydney, Australia, April 2002.
    Includes the following bonus tracks (click or tap a title for details)
  11. Life Speeds Up  –  /
  12. The Golden Dawn (instrumental)  – 

  Also released as a doublepack with Of Skins And Heart:

• 2CASS - EMI TP 2 (Australasia) - 1987 - Dolby Cover
• "EMI Twin Pack Cassettes" line. White cassettes with blue lettering. Cassettes are labeled TC-TP-250312 and TC-TP-250313.
• 2CASS - EMI TC-TP-250312 (Australasia) - 1987 - Dolby Cover
• "EMI Twin Pack Cassettes" line. Clear cassettes with light gray lettering. Cassettes are labeled TC-TP-250312 and TC-TP-250313.
• 2CD - EMI 8147382 (Australia) - 1996 in a fat double CD case Cover

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