Album

Cash Cows

Various

1980 · Electronic, Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

Cash Cows by Various

Cash Cows is an Electronic album by Various, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Respectable Street3:37
  2. A2The Black Hit Of Space4:09
  3. A3Sheba3:31
  4. A4Ain't That Peculiar4:50
  5. A5West One [Shine On Me]2:54
  6. A6Arena5:23

Side B

  1. B1Kick Down The Doors4:12
  2. B2Hands 2 Take4:21
  3. B3Yes Eyes3:01
  4. B4Dirty Blue Gene3:47
  5. B5Are You Sure4:03
  6. B6Taking On The World3:12
  7. B7Attack2:39

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • New Wave

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Track A1 from the album 'Black Sea (New Zealand 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2173 Cassette TCV2173
Track A2 from the album 'Travelogue (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2160 Cassette TCV 2160
Track A3 from the album 'QE2 (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2181 Cassette TCV 2181
Track A4 from the album 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2180 Cassette TCV 2180
Track A5 from the album 'Grin And Bear It (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2188 Cassette TCV 2188
Track A6 from the album 'The Absolute Game (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2174 Cassette TCV 2174
Track B1 from the album '' V2167 Cassette TCV 2167
Track B2 from the forthcoming Fourth Wall (UK 1981) (opens in a new tab) album V2190
Track B3 from the album 'Distinguishing Marks (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2170
Track B4 from the album 'Doc At The Radar Station (Australia 1981) (opens in a new tab)' V2172
Track B5 from the album 'Glory Road (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' V2171 Cassette TCV 2171
Track B6 from the album 'Sanity Stomp (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab)' VGD 3504
Track B7 from the album 'Paris Au Printemps = Paris In The Spring (UK 1980) (opens in a new tab) (Paris In The Spring)' V2183 Cassette TCV 2183
Album referred to on front and back covers and spine as "Cash-Cows" but as "Cash Cows" on the labels.
Artist at B4 referred to as "Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band" on back cover, and as "Captain Beefheart" on the labels.
NOTE: on 5/12/1980 former Professionals (opens in a new tab) bassist Andy Allan (opens in a new tab) stopped the distribution of the album (after 20,000 copies had been sold) with a temporary court injunction, because the Professionals track had been included without his permission. The matter was settled in court on 10/12/1980 when Virgin (opens in a new tab) were ordered to withdraw the album and reissue it in the new year without the Professionals track.Here is the reissued version Cash-Cows (UK 1981) (opens in a new tab)

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Rare pressing on Gatefold · 8 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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