Name: Difficult Shapes And Passive Rhythms
Brand: China Crisis

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Universal Music GmbH

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Extended format: No

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Release date

2017-09-22

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5375951

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600753759516

Artist

China Crisis

Label EU

Caroline

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China Crisis is an arty synth-rock group that was formed in Liverpool, UK in 1979. The band consists of Gary Daly on vocals, Eddie Lundon on guitar, Brian McNeill on keyboards, Gazza Johnson on bass, and Kevin Wilkinson on drums.
Their unique sound combines elements of new wave and pop music, creating a distinct and captivating style. With their thought-provoking lyrics and catchy melodies, China Crisis has gained a loyal following over the years.
Similar artists to *China Crisis* include Heaven 17, Blancmange, ABC, Thomas Dolby, Scritti Politti, Kajagoogoo, Nick Heyward, Altered Images, New Musik,
The Lotus Eaters,
Howard Jones,
Propaganda,
The Colourfield,
Prefab Sprout,
The Human League,
Japan,
Thompson Twins,
Ultravox,
Fiction Factory
and Naked Eyes.

Caroline Records is a renowned music label that has had an interesting history. Originally established as a European offshoot of Virgin in the 1970s, it was later revived in the 1980s as a distributor and pseudo-indie label under Virgin/EMI. In 2013, Universal Music brought back the brand through Capitol Music Group. Caroline Records serves as a label for various releases bearing the *Caroline* or *Caroline Records* brands, as well as fulfilling distributor and other company roles.

The catalog number formats used by Caroline have varied over time, with prefixes like *CAROL* and *CAR*. It is important to use these numbers exactly as they appear on the release to avoid any confusion. In recent years, Caroline also adopted the standard EMI numbering system alongside their CAROL-prefix numbers.

Similar to Island Records, Caroline has been inconsistent about incorporating the word "Records" into their logos and contact information throughout their history. However, on Discogs it is considered correct to always refer to them as *Caroline Records*, even if "Records" is not present. The oldest logo of Caroline was reintroduced for several new releases in the mid-2010s. While it may be more appropriate to omit "Records" from their name now, there are too many releases associated with this label to make such edits at this point.

Newest Listed Items

Debut studio album by Liverpool's China Crisis, remastered and reissued on 3 shades of vinyl by Last Night From Glasgow. Originally released 40 years ago, the album spent 17 weeks in the UK album charts and spawned hit singles "Christian", "African & White" and "No Blue Horizons".

Difficult Shapes And Passive Rhythms

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