TIMES SQUARE Original Soundtrack cassette, England edition

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Front cover of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

Back cover of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

Here’s the soundtrack cassette as it was released in England. I guess it’s not surprising that it uses the UK version of the soundtrack album cover, without Tim Curry on a button on Robin’s lapel.

The insert of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

Inside of the cardboard insert of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

Other than that, it’s not much different from the US version, except that it has even more information printed on both sides of the insert.

Side 1 of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

Side 2 of the English audiocassette edition of the soundtrack to TIMES SQUARE (1980).

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The full opened outside of the 2-sided promotional poster. As this was designed to be looked at while being opened and then turned to the other side, the sections comprising the folded outside are upside down. Text: THERE'S NOTHING TO DO BUT PLAY MUSIC AND SCREAM YOUR LUNGS OUT. TIMES SQUARE ROBERT STIGWOOD PRESENTS TIMES SQUARE STARRING TIM CURRY TRINI ALVARADO ROBIN JOHNSON PETER COFFIELD HERBERT BERGHOF SCREENPLAY BY JACOB BRACKMAN STORY BY ALAN MOYLE AND LEANNE UNGER DIRECTED BY ALAN MOYLE PRODUCED BY ROBERT STIGWOOD AND JACOB BRACKMAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS KEVIN McCORMICK AND JOHN NICOLELLA ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BILL OAKES R RESTRICTED UNDER 17 REQUIRES ACCOMPANYING PARENT OR ADULT GUARDIAN SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON RSO RECORDS AND TAPES AN EMI RELEASE DISTRIBUTED BY AFD EMI RSO® Records Inc. AFD ©1980 Associated Film Distribution DESIGN: SEININGER & ASSOCIATES PRINTED IN U.S.A. THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY AND THAT'S RUNNING AWAY AND HANGING OUT AND SETTING YOURSELF FREE. TIMES SQUARE THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 2 RECORD SET FEATURING MUSIC BY "ROCK HARD" - SUZI QUATRO "TALK OF THE TOWN" - THE PRETENDERS "SAME OLD SCENE" - ROXY MUSIC "DOWN IN THE PARK" - GARY NUMAN "HELP ME!" - MARCY LEVY & ROBIN GIBB "LIFE DURING WARTIME" - TALKING HEADS "PRETTY BOYS" - JOE JACKSON "TAKE THIS TOWN" - XTC "I WANNA BE SEDATED" - THE RAMONES "DAMN DOG" - ROBIN JOHNSON "YOUR DAUGHTER IS ONE" - ROBIN JOHNSON & TRINI ALVARADO "BABYLON'S BURNING" - THE RUTS "YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE" - D.L. BYRON "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" - LOU REED "THE NIGHT WAS NOT" - DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE "INNOCENT, NOT GUILTY" - GARLAND JEFFREYS "GRINDING HALT" - THE CURE "PISSING IN THE RIVER" - PATTI SMITH GROUP "FLOWERS IN THE CITY" - DAVID JOHANSEN & ROBIN JOHNSON

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