Sinéad O'Connor – The Lion And The Cobra

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Label:	Chrysalis – BFV 41612, Ensign – BFV 41612
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Jackie Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	2:29
A2	Mandinka Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Marco Pirroni Mixed By – Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips, Terence Morris (a.k.a.t.roy)* Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	3:46
A3	Jerusalem Written-By, Arranged By – A. McMordie, J. Reynolds, M. Clowes, S. O'Connor	4:12
A4	Just Like U Said It Would B Written-By – S. Wickham* Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	4:27
A5	Never Get Old Voice [Spoken Word] – Enya Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	4:35
B1	Troy Arranged By – Clowes* Arranged By [Strings] – Mike Clowes Directed By [Strings] – Gavyn Wright Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	6:28
B2	I Want Your (Hands On Me) Mixed By – Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips, Terence Morris (a.k.a.t.roy)* Written-By, Arranged By – J. Reynolds, M. Clowes, R. Dean, S. O'Connor, R. Hollifield*	4:38
B3	Drink Before The War Arranged By – J. Reynolds, Clowes Written-By, Arranged By – S. O'Connor*	5:20
B4	Just Call Me Joe Arranged By – K. Mooney, L. Winer Guitar, Bass Guitar – Kevin Mooney Voice [Spoken Word] – Leslie Winer Written-By – Black. Moon E*	5:50

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Published By – Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Rare Blue Music, Inc.
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Island Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Oasis Studios
Mixed At – Eden Studios
Mixed At – Tapestry Studios
Mastered At – Tape One
Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Rob Dean
Bass Guitar – 'Spike' Hollifield*
Co-producer, Engineer – Kevin Moloney
Cover [Art] – John Maybury (Sean Pen-cil)*, Steve Horse*
Drums, Drum Machine – John Reynolds
Keyboards, Synth – Mike Clowes
Management – T.A.L. Ltd.
Mastered By – Jack "Jacko" Adams*
Mixed By – Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3, B4), Kevin Moloney (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3, B4), Sinéad O'Connor (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3, B4)
Photography By [Cover Pic] – Kate Garner, Kim Bowen
Producer – Sinéad O'Connor
Tape Op [Eden] – Caroline*, Jaybee*
Tape Op [Oasis] – Ian (72)
Vocals, Electric Guitar – Sinéad O'Connor

Notes

Came with printed inner sleeve.

Recorded at Oasis Studios, Camden, London.
Mixed at Eden Studios, Chiswick, London
A2 and B2 mixed at Tapestry Studios, Putney, London
Mastered at Tape One, London

℗ & © 1987 Chrysalis Records Ltd.
All songs published by Dizzy Heights Music Pub. Ltd./Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP) except:
A3 Published by Dizzy Heights Music Pub. Ltd./Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Copyright Control
A4 Published by Dizzy Heights Music Pub. Ltd./Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Island Music Inc. (BMI)
B4 Published by Rare Blue Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Enya speaks on "Never Get Old' courtesy of WEA Records Ltd.
Kevin Mooney appears on "Just Call Me Joe" courtesy of Chrysalis Records Ltd.

Barcode EAN-13 Is an International 13 digit barcode system where first digit(s) is Country of origin.

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA - An etched "G" was present on all lacquers that went there. 1980s pressings generally had a "G" followed by "I" in the deadwax.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Carrollton, GA): G
Barcode (Text): 0 4411-41612-1
Barcode (Scanned): 04411416121
Barcode (Scanned ): 0044114161219
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): BFV 41612 AS
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BFV 41612 BS
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A etched): BFV-41612-A-1A G1 MASTERDISK A22
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B etched): BFV-41612-B 1B G3 MASTERDISK B1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A etched): BFV-41612-A-1A G1 MASTERDISK C7 ( unreadable scratch over)
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B etched): BFV-41612-B (unreadable scratch over) 1B G3 MASTERDISK DMM C25B1 [unreadable scratch of]
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side A etched): BFV-41612-A-1A G1 MASTERDISK A੨7 (unreadable scratch over)
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side B etched): BFV-41612-B (unreadable scratch over) 1B G3 MASTERDISK B3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Lion And The Cobra (CD, Album)	Ensign, Chrysalis, Ensign	cdp32 1612-2, CCD 1612, CDP 3216122	UK	1987
Recently Edited	The Lion And The Cobra (LP, Album)	Chrysalis	832 995-1	France	1987
Recently Edited	The Lion And The Cobra (Cassette, Album)	Ensign	ZCHEN 7	UK	1987
	The Lion And The Cobra (CD, Album)	Ensign, Chrysalis	258 563, 258 563-222	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	The Lion And The Cobra (LP, Album)	Chrysalis, Chrysalis, Ensign	CHS-41612, CHS 41612	Canada	1987

Reviews

Midnight_Mic Jul 24, 2022
Songs are killer, but pressing sounds flat and dead. The music of Mandinka could sound like ear candy, but just plain old flat here. Keep looking.
Da_Full_Monty May 23, 2022
Thought this was missing from my collection but found tonight....pleased to find my copy not in the Os...one of two lps I bought back in the 80s on first listen at the record store (Bascom Ave Tower Records Cambell CA..)
nickihoy Jan 10, 2022
What a debut album! Just bought it this weekend and don't regret it at all...especially for $15 at my local record store.