"A major disaster with a minor dose"

• Above: Diminished Responsibility Spanish LP release, 1981, front and back covers.
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Cat. No: PL 43507
Label: RCA Victor
Recorded: September 1980
Released: 1981

Side One:

You Don't Belong (Harper, Garratt) 3.00
So What (Harper, Garratt) 1.42
Confrontation (Harper, Garratt, Roberts) 2.26
Fatal (Harper, Garratt) 2.44
Time And Matter (Harper, Garratt, Gibbs) 2.36
Violent City (Harper, Garratt) 2.37
Too Tired (Harper, Garratt, Roberts) 1.07

Run-out groove:

Side Two:

Party In Paris (Harper) 2.55
Gangster (Harper, Gibbs) 1.45
Face The Machine (Harper, Gibbs) 2.53
New Order (Harper, Garratt, Gibbs, Wesson) 2.53
Just Another Jungle (Harper, Garratt, Slack) 2.26
Collision Cult (Harper, Garratt) 3.40

Run-out groove:

Line Up

Rhythm Guitar/Vocals: Charlie Harper
Lead Guitar: Nicky Garratt
Bass: Alvin Gibbs
Drums: Steve Roberts
Synthesiser: Mal Wesson
Keyboards: Captain Sensible

Last Spanish release on RCA and the only LP to have its titled translated into the local language (Responsabilidad Disminuida). The back cover is made up of one side of the UK inner sleeve and the track listing, released with a plastic inner sleeve and orange RCA labels. Includes one sided paper insert featuring the lyrics & Steve Roberts cartoon image taken from the UK release.

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 Promo Side 1  Promo Side 2

 Side 1             Side 2

Promo copy images courtesy of Angel Cobreces, many thanks.
We shudder to think what that would fetch on Ebay (see below)!

• Above: Promo info sheet (Anybody speak Spanish?)

• Above: Spanish release of Diminished Responsibility sells for £201 on ebay on the 2nd of March 2010.

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