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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metamatic (LP) | Virgin | V 2146 | UK | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (Cass, Album) | Virgin | TCV 2146 | UK | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP) | Polydor | 2473 795 | France | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP) | Virgin France S.A. | 201 434 | France | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP) | Virgin Records (Spain) | 1-201.434 | Spain | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP) | Metal Beat, Virgin, Virgin | 201 434, 201434-270 | Europe | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP, Album) | Metal Beat, Metal Beat, Virgin, Virgin | 201 434, 201 434-320 | Germany | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 201 434-320, 201.434 | Netherlands | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP, Album) | Metal Beat | VIL 12146 | Italy | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (LP, Album) | Metal Beat, Virgin | 201 434 | Netherlands | 1980 | |
| Metamatic (Cass, Album, RE) | Virgin | OVEDC 46 | UK | 1984 | |
| Metamatic (LP, RE) | Virgin | OVED 46 | UK | 1984 | |
| Metamatic (CD, Album) | Virgin | CDV 2146 | UK | 1993 | |
| Metamatic (CD, RE) | Virgin Records (Japan) | VJCP-23196 | Japan | 1993 | |
| Metamatic (CD, Album, RM) | Edsel Records | EDCD 702 | UK | 2001 | |
| Metamatic (CD, Album, RM, RE + CD, RM) | Edsel Records | EDSD 2013 | UK | 2007 | |
| Metamatic (LP) | Victor Musical Industries | VIP 6949 | Japan |
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referencing Metamatic, LP, V 2146
agreed, this sound launched the careers of untold numbers 'detatched sounding' synthetic moody electro and synthpop artists for the next decades. if you listen to new stuff Adult., Le Car, and stuff on Clone records today, it sounds just like this album did 25 years ago.
referencing Metamatic, LP, V 2146
This is propably the single most influential recording of the 80's kickstarting the whole 'New Romantic' synth-pop sound of practically every band that was big in the 80's (Falco, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, etc.) released in 1980.