SickthingsUK - Easy Action (Release Information)

Detailed Release Information

This is not a complete list of every known variant release. If you have another variant feel free to send in scans and info.
Note: The majority of original vinyl releases feature an error on the back cover with 'Beautiful Flyaway' and 'Lay Down And Die, Goodbye' in the wrong order and with the wrong timings.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

STS 1061

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Straight pink Label, Straight Cat number. Gatefold sleeve. Does this exact number/label combination actually exist?

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Straight label on front cover includes WB logo. Bizarre Label version. Extremely Rare. 'Zapped' inner sleeve. Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Front Cover misprinted with the band name in red instead of white. Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listng.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Gatefold, Pink labels with Warner Brothers number.The sleeve incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00. There was a flier included with the album promoting the release "Zappéd". Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listng.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

White Label Promo, gatefold sleeve with DJ timing slip.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Gatefold, Warner Brothers green labels with Straight logo. The sleeve incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00. There was a flier included with the album promoting the release "Zappéd". Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Gatefold, Warner Brothers green labels. Band logo is red and black rather then the normal white and black. The sleeve incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00. There was a flier included with the album promoting the release "Zappéd". Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1973+

Notes:

Gatefold, Warner Brothers palm tree labels with Straight logo. There are two slight variations to the copyright at the bottom of the label. Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1973+

Notes:

Gatefold, Warner Brothers palm tree labels without Straight logo. There are three slightly different labels:

The first has a longer copyright text around the bottom of the label.
The second has a shorter copyright and the word "Stereo"
The third has the shorter copyright WITHOUT the word "Stereo"

Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Rhino Records/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

2009

Notes:

Rhino reissue on both green and black vinyl with Palm tree labels. Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Rhino Records/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

2009

Notes:

Rhino 180gm reissue on black vinyl. Badly mastered as the end of "Below Your Means" appears on Side B before "Return Of The Spiders". Tracks B4 and B5 are reversed on cover listing.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Rhino Records/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

RCV1 1845

Release Date:

2018

Notes:

Rhino reissue on gold vinyl with green Warner Brothers labels. Tracks B4 and B5 listed correctly. Rhino Records - "Start Your Ear Off Right" Release. Some copies are miss-pressed with the 2018 Rhino re-release of "Killer" (which in turn is also miss-pressed with 'Easy Action'.).

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Enigma Retro

Cat. Number:

7 73391-2

Release Date:

1989

Notes:

First CD Issue.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Enigma Retro

Cat. Number:

ALCD 08000401

Release Date:

2000

Notes:

Re-issue.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Bizarre/Straight/Rhino

Cat. Number:

R2 70350

Release Date:

1989

Notes:

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

CWX 1845

Release Date:

Notes:

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WAR M 51845

Release Date:

Notes:

Black tape in black cover.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Enigma Retro

Cat. Number:

7 73391-4

Release Date:

1989

Notes:

Release co-incided with the first CD release.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Straight

Cat. Number:

STS 1061

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

First (only?) UK pressing on Straight label and cat. number. Gatefold Sleeve.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Straight/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Warner Brothers gold label. The sleeve has B4 and B5 the wrong way round and incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Straight/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1971

Notes:

Warner Brothers dark green label. Gatefold. The sleeve has B4 and B5 the wrong way round and incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Straight/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Warner Brothers green label. Gatefold. The sleeve has B4 and B5 the wrong way round and incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00. Two slightly different labels.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Straight/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Warner Brothers palm tree label. Gatefold. The sleeve has B4 and B5 the wrong way round and incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

Early 80s?

Notes:

Warner Brothers beige label, so assumably a later reissue. No Gatefold? The sleeve has B4 and B5 the wrong way round and incorrectly lists track B4 with a length of 7:30 and B5 with a length of 3:00.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

70s

Notes:

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Straight/Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

CWX 1845

Release Date:

70s

Notes:

Looks like a budget reissue going by the "super saver" logo. Black tape in stardard cassette case.

Country:

Canada

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

8WM-1845

Release Date:

1972

Notes:

Yellow cartridge.

Country:

Columbia

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WS 1845

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Rhino Records

Cat. Number:

8122 79927 0

Release Date:

2008

Notes:

European CD reissue

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

603497864553

Release Date:

2018

Notes:

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WPCR-14300

Release Date:

December 21st 2011

Notes:

SHM-CD Reissue. Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese. Conterfeits exist.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

GWEA-5086

Release Date:

1970s

Notes:

This version is strangely renamed "Hard Rock". Different back cover and palm tree labels have spanish song titles with English translations.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

LWB-5086

Release Date:

1981

Notes:

Another mexican version is renamed "Hard Rock". Different back cover. This time with whote Warner Brothers labels. Labels have spanish song titles with English translations.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Discos Mozart S.A. de C.V.

Cat. Number:

CDD 50639

Release Date:

2013

Notes:

A weird presumably pirate release with completly different cover art from decades later. This one is called "Greates Hits" and the track listing on the cover is for 'Killer', but the music on the disc is actually 'Easy Action'!!

Country:

Mozambique

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBC 1197

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Green Warner Brothers label.

Country:

South Africa

Format:

Label:

Warner Brothers

Cat. Number:

WBC 1197

Release Date:

1970

Notes:

Green Warner Brothers label.

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