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THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE DOUBLE LP
WEST GERMANY / BENELUX
- GEMA STEMRA BIEM 3 LATER PRESSING
- By Phil Singleton, Peter Reich and Paul Lilienthal

The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle (Virgin 300 277 (disc 1) / 278 (disc 2)  / 279-406 (sleeve) )
Released 1980s

Side One. The God Save The Queen Symphony / Johnny B. Goode / Road Runner / Black Arabs Medley / Anarchy In The U.K.
Side Two. Substitute / Don't Give Me No Lip Child / (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone / L'Anarchie Pour Le U.K. / Belsen Was A Gas / Belsen Vos A Gasser
Side Three. Silly Thing / My Way / I Wanna Be Me / Something Else / Rock Around The Clock / Lonely Boy / No One Is Innocent
Side Four. C'mon Everybody / E.M.I. (Orch.) / The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle / Friggin' In The Riggin' / You Need Hands / Who Killed Bambi

W German/Benelux Notes. Mid 80s re-issue
Pressing Identifiers:

Black and white 'GEMA STEMRA BIEM' labels

Barcode on rear sleeve (although this 'black and white labels' edition has also been found in a sleeve without a barcode!)
Rear catalogue numbers 300 279-406 (album) 500 279-421 (cassette)

Also shown is another label print run with different positioning of text/logos.

The sides are not named 1 - 4. Instead, both discs have their own catalogue number (S 300 277 / S 300 278) and the labels on both LPs state Side 1 and Side 2. The sleeve also has a unique catalogue number (300 279-406).

Track listing is the same as UK Version 2.

Inner gatefold sleeve layout is the same design as all West German pressings.

The album includes the unique version of No One Is Innocent.
Benelux black & white
Benelux black & white
Benelux black & white
Barcode and rear catalogue numbers
Benelux black & white
Benelux black & white
Benelux black & white
Benelux black & white
West German / Benelux Mid 1980s pressing

West German / Benelux Mid 1980s pressing
Example of another label print run with different positioning of text/logos.
Most obvious on Record 1 Side 1 & Record 2 Side 2, although all labels vary from previous black & white set.

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Special thanks to Peter Reich and Patrick (Paul) Lilienthal for scanning their collections for use in this feature.

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