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Other known matrix variants
Known matrix stamper variants of this pressing (different mother numbers, stamper letters, or re-cuts).
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Variant 2
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DSTR 11 A // 4 ▽ 420 H- B
DSTR 11 B // 2 ▽ 420 H
Tracklist
Side A
- Brothers In Arms (6:00)
Side B
- Going Home - Theme From 'Local Hero' (Live Version) (5:03)
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Historical context & other notes
From the main release
In October 1985, Vertigo released the title track, "Brothers in Arms," in the UK as a single, catalog number DSTR 11, on seven-inch vinyl with several label variants.
Side A contained a six-minute edit of the title track, while Side B contained the instrumental "Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)" from the live album Alchemy (1984, Vertigo VERY 11).
The single was released simultaneously in a few versions: a standard 7" (DSTR 11), a 7" picture disc (DSPIC 11), a 10" (DSTR 1110), a 12" maxi single (DSTR 1112) with three tracks ("Brothers in Arms" in its full version, "Going Home" live, and "Why Worry" instrumental 3:55), and the first in the world CD single (884 285-2).
Releasing so many versions of a single wasn't industry standard in 1985, but this mechanism proved remarkably effective: the market was saturated with every possible format and price point to appeal to every audience segment.
Other releases
This album's releases in other countries, or special editions within the same market. Full per-country chronology lives in each country's hub page.
