The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: EU; RCA International, NK 83843; 1980.

The cover is the full size picture without borders that was also used in the EMI/ RYKO releases.

The re-issue coincides roughly with the RCA PL issue LP’s. Although made in West Germany they were intended for Europe wide distribution, hence the different languages used on the cassette and price codes on the cover, the rear of the cover is blank. There are several variants for the cassette itself.

The track sequence is different from the original LP.

Side 1: Five Years; Soul Love; Moonage Daydream; Lady Stardust; It Ain’t Easy.

Side 2: Starman; Star; Hang On To Yourself; Ziggy Stardust; Suffragette City; Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide.

Black ink printed directly onto white shell. The mechanical rights society ‘BIEM’ appears below GEMA (German copyright collection agency) on the cassette and the rear cover has no track list on it. No Label Code on the spine, it appears on the rear cover.

 

Grey/ silver ink printed directly onto black shell and black ink printed directly onto white shell versions exist. The mechanical rights society ‘BIEM’ appears above GEMA (German copyright collection agency) on the cassette and the rear of the cover has the release date and distribution details on it. The track list appears on the rear. No Label Code on the spine, it appears on the rear cover.