The Business: The Definitive Singles Collection
~ Release by Madness (see all versions of this release, 1 available)
Annotation
Released as 3 CDs in a Fatbox in Cardboard Sleeve with 52 page booklet.
Booklet is a glossy scrap book style, full of photos and notes about the band. Various news quotes and facts from the 1980s. Full discography in the back.
Many of the tracks have short interviews tagged onto the end.
Inside fatbox is a four page booklet with track credits listed.
Matrix CD1: 839287 2 . 4 EMI SWINDON
Mould SID CD1: ifpi-1405
DiscID CD1: i9MwdP_TQFIjxmBztNRXAxaS1ZQ-
Matrix CD2: 839288 2 . 2 EMI SWINDON
No SIDs
DiscID CD2: 1Prk7vc6JFJdMpu7VdL.OAkqE3U-
Matrix CD3: 839289 2 . 1 EMI SWINDON
No SIDs
DiscID CD3: .2N1fF7TjH4hcvO2CSMJt4lNmCw-
Note this Album is released in Nov 1993, just before the start of SID codes officially appearing in April 1994. Many copies of this seem to have no Mould SIDs on one or more CDs in the box. Mastering SIDs even rarer.
Most copies have Father:Mother:Stamper numbers in the matrix (939287 2 . 4 :1:33) The above example is missing this (as seen in the photos)
Production continued into the year, more of the CDs had SID codes appear and the numbers in the matrix increased. Finally Mastering SIDs made an appearance.
As SIDs first became compulsory in April 1994 variants of this release shows Swindon adding the ability to different machines during the start of the year.
Tracklist
| 1CD |
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| 3CD |
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Credits
Release
| manufactured in: | United Kingdom |
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| rights society: | BIEM STEMRA |
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| manufactured by: | EMI Swindon |
| copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1993) |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/490961 [info] |
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| ASIN: | UK: B0000071RN [info] |
Release group
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/2377849 [info] |
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| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000454511 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q7720755 [info] |