(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (single)

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Tracks Release date Media Catalog number Comments
Side A:
Red Shoes [2:50]
Side B:
Mystery Dance [1:38]
1977-07-07 7" Stiff BUY 15 UK, no ps (with company sleeve variants)
Side A:
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes [2:50]
Side B:
Mystery Dance [1:38]
1977-__-__ 7" Stiff SRS 510.040 France, ps
1977-__-__ 7" Stiff SRS 510.040 Netherlands, ps
1977-__-__ 7" Stiff BUY 101 New Zealand, no ps and promo
1. Red Shoes [2:50]
2. Mystery Dance [1:38]
2003-10-27 5" CD Edsel BUY 15 UK, available only in Singles, Volume 1 box set



"Red Shoes / Mystery Dance" Excerpt from Stiff Records collecting guide - compiled by David Cooper
With thanks to Richard Arthur for the information

VARIANT #1

  • BUY 15 7" push-out centre, black & white label, company slve
Square thumb cut, with "Delga press limited"
Matrix:
pressed BUY 15 A-3U & etched 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, HE'S GONNA BE A 'star symbol', A PORKY PRIME CUT
pressed BUY 15 B-3U & etched 'ELVIS IS KING BELIEVE IT
another variation with pressed A-3U / B4U is also available
  • BUY 15 7" as above with different matrix messages
Matrix:
etched BUY 15 A2 & HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
etched BUY 15 B2 & LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS
  • BUY 15 7" as above with different matrix messages
Matrix:
etched BUY 15 A2 & 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, PORKY PRIME CUT
pressed BUY 15 B-3U & etched ELVIS IS KING BELIEVE IT
  • BUY 15 7" as above with 'FACTORY SAMPLE' stickered A-side label

VARIANT #1a

  • BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label, company slve (as above)
Matrix:
etched BUY 15 A2 & HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
etched BUY 15 B2 & LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS

(some of the above copies were available in the 'phone directory' sleeve)

VARIANT #2

  • BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label states 'Made in England', company slve
Large curve thumb cut
Matrix:
etched BUY 15 AI + LYM 7481 & 'HELP US HYPE THE ELVIS, A PORKY PRIME CUT
etched BUY 15 B2 + LYN 7482 (L & N are reversed) & A PORKY PRIME CUT, LARGER THAN LIFE AND MORE FUN THAN PEOPLE - ELVIS
This variation is also available in STIFF BUY's 11-20 Box Set 7" as above, with push-out centre

VARIANT #3

  • BUY 15 7" solid centre, black & white label states 'Made in England', company sleeve
Small curved thumb cut
Matrix:
etched BUY 15 AI + stamped AY50332 & BILBO TA1PE
etched BUY 15 B1 + stamped AY50332 & BILBO TAPE (various W#'s also etched)

This variation is the 1981 re-issue from GRAB 3 pack.

UK sleeve variants

UK RED SHOES SQ CUT SLEEVE.JPG UK RED SHOES LG CURVE CUT SLEEVE.JPG UK RED SHOES SM CURVE CUT SLEEVE.JPG
Variant #1
"Delga Press"
Variant #2
Lge curve thumb cut
Variant #3
Sml curve thumb cut



Artwork

7" UK Stiff BUY 15
RED SHOES UK BUY 15 A.JPG RED SHOES UK BUY 15 B.JPG

7" France Stiff SRS 510.040
Images to follow

7" Netherlands Stiff SRS 510.040
RED SHOES NETHERLANDS SRS 510.040 FRONT.JPG RED SHOES NETHERLANDS SRS 510.040 BACK.JPG RED SHOES NETHERLANDS SRS 510.040 A.JPG RED SHOES NETHERLANDS SRS 510.040 B.JPG

7" New Zealand Stiff BUY 101
RED SHOES NEW ZEALAND BUY 101 A.JPG RED SHOES NEW ZEALAND BUY 101 B.JPG

7" New Zealand Stiff BUY 101 Promo
RED SHOES NZ PROMO BUY 101 A-SIDE.jpg RED SHOES NZ PROMO BUY 101 B-SIDE.jpg
Images with thanks to Stephen Tomlinson

5" CD UK Edsel BUY 15
RED SHOES EDSEL FRONT.JPG RED SHOES EDSEL BACK.JPG RED SHOES EDSEL DISC.JPG

Credits

Charts

  • did not chart

Notes

  • Etched in the runoff for side A is "Help us Hype Elvis" & "A Porky Prime Cut". Side B contains "Larger Than Life More Fun Than People - Elvis".
  • A mispressed version of the UK 7" has a Max Wall track ("Dream Tobacco") on the B-side.

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