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The Cruella de Ville record: Drunken Uncle John

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Release year: 1982
Label: Good Vibrations
Catalog Number: GOT-16
Format: 7 inch, 45 R.P.M.
Side A: Drunken Uncle John (Click for details)
Side AA: Those Two Dreadful Children (Click for details)

Yes, the two sides are called "A" and "AA". This record has no "B-side". It also has no explicit title so it would generally be named after the 'A' side. This is made even more confusing for collectors because there is a DIFERENT record which has Those Two Dreadful Children as Side A and Drunken Uncle John as Side AA. I call that one Those Two Dreadful Children (TTDC) and this one Drunken Uncle John (DUJ)

The master tape for this record was leasd to Polydor so they could release TTDC. When Polydor returned the tape, it was THE WRONG TAPE. The original master tape is presumably still lost in the depths of the Polydor vault.

Poster Cover

Unlike a typical 7-inch cardboard cover this record has a "Poster Cover" folded around it. Unfolded, the cover is 16.5 inches wide and 11.5 inches tall. Cover Front

Text on poster cover:

Lyrics to Those Two Dreadful Children

Lyrics to Drunken Uncle John

Logo: "CRUELLA DE VILLE" (early verson)

Credits:
"RECORDED BY MUD AT HOMESTEAD STUDIOS."
"PHOTOGRAPHS BY GERARD CARDWELL"
"PRINTS BY CHRIS HILL"
"ART & DESIGN BY COLIN MUINZER"
"NO THANKS AT ALL TO BEVIN JOHN (AND QUEENS MUSIC DEPARTMENT) WHO DID HIS SLY BEST TO DENY US ACCESS TO THE PIANO PRACTICE ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR."

Address:
"GOOD VIBRATIONS RECORDS"
"102 g.t. Victoria S.T. Belfast 29152"

Mystery text: At the top right of the credits box it says "ALL 4D" or "ALL 4 D"

Side A Label

Side A Label

Text on label:

Top:
"GOOD VIBRATIONS"
"DRUNKEN UNCLE JOHN"
"(P. Muinzer)"

Bottom:
"CRUELLA DE VILLE"

Left:
"(P) 1982 Good Vibes Music"

Right:
"GOT 16A"

Encircling: "All Rights Of The Manufacturer Reserved Unauthorized Public Performance & Copying Of This Recording Is Prohibited"

Text etched/stamped/scratched in master:

Scratched: "GOT-16-A1" and "(P) Gerry" (or the (P) may be a P inside a C)

Side AA Label

Side AA Label

Text on label:

Top:
"GOOD VIBRATIONS"
"THOSE TWO DREADFUL CHILDREN"
"(C. Muinzer)"

Bottom:
"CRUELLA DE VILLE"

Left:
"(P) 1982 Good Vibes Music"

Right:
"GOT 16AA"

Encircling: "All Rights Of The Manufacturer Reserved Unauthorized Public Performance & Copying Of This Recording Is Prohibited"

Text etched/stamped/scratched in master:

Scratched: "GOT-16-B1" and "(P) Gerry" (or the (P) may be a P inside a C)