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  • Rockmelons* - Tales Of The City (LP, Album, Roc)4367498556

    Released:  May 1988
    Label:        Truetone Records
    Country:    Australia  
    Genre:       Electronic, Funk / Soul
    Style:         Disco, Synth-pop, Funk, Soul
    Format:      LP, Album, Roc

    Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
    Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

    Released in an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve with credits on one side.  Inner sleeve has cartoon panels drawn by Matthew Martin:  side with credits has a panel for each song;  the other side has a series of three panels titled "A Rockmelon...", with a bird wearing a hat and glasses and holding a cane which breaks out of a rockmelon.
    Side A label is orange with the True Tone logo on top of this.  True Tone logo comprises the label name in silver over a green diamond.  The label name has a black shadow, and the green diamond has a light green "shadow".  The side A label has the tracklisting, writing credits and matrix no.s for both sides A and B.
    Side B label has a stylised drawing of a rockmelon with a slice cut out of it.  There is no text on it.
    In the runout matrix no.s, "LEON" is underlined on both sides.  In the runout matrix no. on side A, "MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301" is stamped, all other characters are hand-etched.
    
    Outer and inner sleeves:
    Manufactured and distributed by the EMI Music Group Australasia
    ℗ & © 1988 True Tone
    
    Side A label:
    THIS SIDE
    (P) & (C) 1988 True Tone
    OTHER SIDE
    (P) & (C) 1988 True Tone
    Tracks A1, A2, B1, B4: SBK Songs/MCA
    Track A3: Warner Bros
    Tracks A4, A5, B3: SBK Songs
    Track B2: Rondor
    Recorded at 301 Studios, Sydney, Australia
    
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    Released in an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve with credits on one side. Inner sleeve has cartoon panels drawn by Matthew Martin: side with credits has a panel for each song; the other side has a series of three panels titled "A Rockmelon...", with a bird wearing a hat and glasses and holding a cane which breaks out of a rockmelon.
    Side A label is orange with the True Tone logo on top of this. True Tone logo comprises the label name in silver over a green diamond. The label name has a black shadow, and the green diamond has a light green "shadow". The side A label has the tracklisting, writing credits and matrix no.s for both sides A and B.
    Side B label has a stylised drawing of a rockmelon with a slice cut out of it. There is no text on it.
    In the runout matrix no.s, "LEON" is underlined on both sides. In the runout matrix no. on side A, "MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301" is stamped, all other characters are hand-etched.

    Outer and inner sleeves:
    Manufactured and distributed by the EMI Music Group Australasia
    ℗ & © 1988 True Tone

    Side A label:
    THIS SIDE
    (P) & (C) 1988 True Tone
    OTHER SIDE
    (P) & (C) 1988 True Tone
    Tracks A1, A2, B1, B4: SBK Songs/MCA
    Track A3: Warner Bros
    Tracks A4, A5, B3: SBK Songs
    Track B2: Rondor
    Recorded at 301 Studios, Sydney, Australia
    Track List
    A1. New Groove
    A2. What's It Gonna Be?
    A3. Jump
    A4. Thief
    A5. Dreams In The Empty City
    B1. Get Back On The Groove
    B2. Rhymes
    B3. Boogie Tron
    B4. Money Talks
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