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Condition: VG+ (Vinyl) / G+ to VG- (Sleeve; prominent vintage marker writing on front cover and center label, along with bottom edge wear—priced accordingly) --- TRACKLIST --- Side 1: A1. Warm Leatherette (4:25) A2. Private Life (5:11) A3. A Rolling Stone (3:33) A4. Love Is The Drug (7:13) Side 2: B1. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (3:50) B2. Bullshit (5:20) B3. Breakdown (5:30) B4. Pars (4:05) --- PRESSING & RELEASE DETAILS --- • Label & Cat #: Island Records – ILPS 9592 • Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Original 1st US Pressing • Year / Country: 1980, US • Label Style: Classic Light Blue/Grey Island Records sunset logo label • Production: Produced & Mixed by Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin at Compass Point Studios (Nassau, Bahamas) • The Compass Point All Stars: Sly Dunbar (Drums), Robbie Shakespeare (Bass), Wally Badarou (Keyboards), Mikey Chung (Guitar), Barry Reynolds (Guitar), Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (Percussion) • Visual Art: Iconic cover photography and styling by Jean-Paul Goude --- RECENT SOLD COMPS (eBay) --- • [eBay Sold Comps for Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette LP (ILPS 9592)](https://www.ebay.com/b/Grace-Jones-Vinyl-Records/176985/bn_56204893): $10.00 – $18.00 (Copies with sleeve writing/wear average ~$12.00 – $14.00; clean copies command $22.00 – $30.00+) --- ALBUM NOTES & KEYWORDS --- • Notes: The groundbreaking 1980 release that launched Grace Jones' iconic "Compass Point Trilogy" (*Warm Leatherette*, *Nightclubbing*, *Living My Life*). Ditching traditional disco for a radical, razor-sharp fusion of post-punk, dub reggae, funk, and new wave, the album features unforgettable reimaginings of The Normal ("Warm Leatherette"), The Pretenders ("Private Life"), Roxy Music ("Love Is the Drug"), and Tom Petty ("Breakdown"), anchored by the legendary rhythm section of Sly & Robbie. • Keywords: Grace Jones, Sly and Robbie, Compass Point All Stars, Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin, Jean-Paul Goude, New Wave, Post-Punk, Dub, Reggae, Synth Pop, Island Records, Vintage Vinyl --- STORE POLICY --- • Fast 1-day shipping • Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping • Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store!