HELLO, YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A RARE CHINA CRISIS CD DIARY OF A HOLLOW HORSE RELEASED IN 1989 ON VIRGIN RECORDS UPC: 075021522527. THIS CD IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING - NOT A REISSUE AND IS OUT OF PRINT. THIS CD PRESSING CONTAINS A BONUS TRACK THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE OR LP. ITEM IS IN OVERALL NEAR MINT CONDITION. CD HAS NO MARKS- LOOKS MINT, PICTURE SLEEVE, REAR TRAY INSERT ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION- NO HOLES, CUT-OUTS OR SAW CUTS- THERE IS A LIGHT INDENT ON THE CD BOOKLET FROM CD LID PEG. JEWELCASE IS NEW. ITEM IS NOT SEALED, BUT COMES STORED IN A POLY BAG SLEEVE.
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A bit fiery for most in the new romantic camp during the early '80s, China Crisis was inspired by similar sources but injected their pop songs with occasional political commentary and bluesy, reggae rhythms. Mostly a duo of vocalist/keyboard player Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, the group formed in 1979 near Liverpool. The first China Crisis single, "African and White, " didn't appear until 1982, but it was quickly picked up by Virgin and made the British charts. Realizing they needed a proper band, Daly and Lundon recruited bassist Gazza Johnson and drummer Kevin Wilkinson, and recorded their debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Another single, "Christian, " hit number 12, followed by two singles from second album, Working with Fire and Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2. China Crisis spent 1984-85 making their biggest chart run, beginning with their first Top Ten hit, "Wishful Thinking. " Third album Flaunt the Imperfection was produced by the sympathetic Walter Becker (from Steely Dan), and resulted in the hit singles "Black Man Ray " and "King in a Catholic Style. " A critical mistep followed in 1986, What Price Paradise?, though China Crisis worked with Becker once more on 1989's Diary of a Hollow Horse, which earned critical raves though not much commercial movement. ~ All Music Guide Product Details Audio CD (October 25, 1990) Original Release Date: 1989 Label: A&M Track Listings 1. St. Saviour Square 2. Stranger by Nature 3. Sweet Charity in Adoration 4. Day After Day 5. Diary of a Hollow Horse 6. Red Letter Day 7. In Northern Skies 8. Singing the Praises of Finer Things 9. All My Prayers 10. Age Old Need 11. Back Home (Only appears on the CD version)
