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Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay – How Much Are They?

Jah Wobble - How Much Are They? album cover

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Label:Island Records – 12 WIP 6701, Island Records – 12WIP 6701
Format:
Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Stereo
Country:UK
Released:
Genre:Electronic, Rock
Style:Dub, Leftfield, Disco, New Wave

Tracklist

A1How Much Are They?
French Horn, Percussion, Electronic Drums [Rhythm Boxing] – Holger Czukay
Recorded By, Mixed By – Mark Lusardi*
Synth – Jah Wobble
A2Where's The Money?
B1Trench Warfare
B2Twilight World
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  • Recorded At – Inner Space Studio
  • Mixed At – Conny's Studio
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
  • Recorded By – Island Records Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut At – The Sound Clinic
  • Pressed By – EMI Records

Credits

  • Bass, Vocals – Jah Wobble
  • Design [Cover], Photography By – Angus MacKinnon
  • Drums, Percussion – Jaki Liebezeit
  • Edited By, Producer – Holger Czukay
  • Guitar, Organ, Piano – Holger Czukay
  • Lacquer Cut By – Jonz*
  • Recorded By, Mixed By – Holger Czukay (tracks: A2 to B2)
  • Written-By – Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble

Notes

Recorded at Inner Space and mixed at Conny's Studio
A1 recorded and mixed in London
Thanks to Hildegard Schmidt, Conny Plank and Tony Wilson
Holger Czukay courtesy of EMI Electrola Germany
A CODEX concept
This record is dedicated to Ian Curtis

℗ 1981 Original sound recording made by Island Records Ltd

Catalog number 12 WIP 6701 on sleeve; 12WIP 6701 on labels.

Runout information:
Runouts are stamped except for Jonz and Sound Clinic, which are hand-etched. Numerals 6, 1 and 1 that appear after Jonz and Sound Clinic respectively are perpendicular to the rest of the string. The stamped 6 may be mistaken for a G.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: MCPS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 12WIP 6701-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 12WIP 6701-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 12 WIP 6701 A-1U JONZ 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 12 WIP 6701 B-1U SOUND CLINIC 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 12 WIP 6701 A-1U JONZ 6 1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 12 WIP 6701 B-1U SOUND CLINIC 6 1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 12 WIP 6701 A-1U JONZ 6 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 12 WIP 6701 B-1U SOUND CLINIC 6 1

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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How Much Are They? (7", 45 RPM, Single)Island Records105 117Germany1981
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How Much Are They? (12", Maxi-Single, Stereo)Welt-Rekord1C 062-64 419Germany1981
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How Much Are They? (12", 45 RPM)Island Records12WIP 6701UK1981
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How Much Are They? (12", 45 RPM, Stereo)Island Records, Island Records12 WIP 6701, 12WIP 6701UK1981
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How Much Are They? (12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label, Stereo)Welt-Rekord1C 062-64 419 YZGermany1981

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  • djtoneti's avatar
    djtoneti
    In the 90’s Megabeat stole for a cover the piano

    https://youtu.be/uP8_4USvBps?si=JEYEr_ku49lgJE-e
    • enabler's avatar
      enabler
      All about 'Trench Warfare' - trippy ass lyrics and a really pleasing hiss throughout. I know 'How much are they' is regarded as a weirdo synth classic but the bass is so out of tune it's painful to listen to if you notice stuff like that. Overall tho this is a dope 12" very ahead of its time
      • DrLex's avatar
        DrLex
        ‘How Much Are They?’ is an absolutely brilliant track, way ahead of its time. If I would need to date this purely based on its musical qualities I would say it should be from around 1990, almost 10 years after it was actually made. The sweeping bass line combined with dub elements and reverberating drums and samples, is almost intoxicating.
        • mixmastermorris's avatar
          mixmastermorris
          Edited 19 years ago
          A classic of early '80s alternative music, the heavy Wobble bass fitting like a glove with Czukays dub experiments, if Lee Perry had been born in Prenzlauerberg this is what he would have sounded like. This is also the track sampled on the controversial Marcello/Derrick May 12" ...amongst others!

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