Dream Baby Dream / Mr Ray (first edition)

UK-only various artists EP that commemorated Suicide vocalist Alan Vega's 70th birthday. It was limited to 8,000 copies, pressed in two different runs of 4,000 each. It comes in a black-and-white cardboard picture sleeve with individually numbered sticker on rear.

This is copy number 2423 (from the first batch).

This copy's runout groove etchings:

Side 1 (hand-etched): PTYY17 A signature B839112-01 A2
Side 2 (hand-etched): PTYY 17 B. signature

This is the first 10" in the Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series.

Track A recorded live for the Dust Devils solo tour 2005.
Track B1 recorded for the The Cars NBC TV "Midnight Special" (28th September 1979). Previously unreleased.
Track B2 recorded at 6/8 Studio, New York City.

Cut at Dubplates, Berlin.

All songs published by Rev/Vega Music.

First edition limited edition of 4000 copies.
Cover features a machine-numbered sticker.

Repressed a month later in another edition of 4000 copies (here) due to heavy demand.

Matrix#s on vinyl are etched.

Companies, etc.

Lacquer Cut At – Dubplates & Mastering
Published By – Rev/Vega Music
Recorded At – 6/8 Studios
Pressed By – Optimal Media Production – B839112

Credits

Photography By Cover Art Photograph "stars" – Edward Mapplethorpe
Songwriter – Vega, Rev