Elvis Costello - Spike

This is the R/S Alsdorf pressing. The TELDEC pressings can be found here: [r=12760002] (without embossed number) and [r=18031225] (with embossed number).

Issued in a cardboard sleeve with a glossy finish. The Warner 'W' logo is debossed in the bottom right-hand corner of the back cover. Some copies feature a yellow or red sticker showing the artist's name and both catalogue numbers. Includes a poly-lined paper inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.

The copyright notice on the labels is in English, French and German.

Direct Metal Mastering By credit is derived from the etched runout signature ED of Edgar Duchrow at TELDEC-Press GmbH.

[On labels]
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH [Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company.
Published by (G.B. only) [...]
℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.

[On back cover]
Lyrics [...] © 1988, 1989 Plangent Visions Music Inc. ASCAP
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company [Warner 'W' logo] [...] © 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured in Germany · Pressé en Allemagne. TELDEC Record Service GmbH [Warner 'W' logo] A Warner Communications Company
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood; Southlake Studios, New Orleans; Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin and AIR Studios, London
Mixed at Ocean Way Studios
Additional Mixing at AIR Studios
Mastered [...] at Masterdisk, NYC

[Inner lyric sleeve]
© 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

The runouts are stamped; everything behind the string is etched.