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Condition: VG+ (Vinyl & Original Functional Die-Cut "Winking" Gimmick Sleeve) --- TRACKLIST --- Side 1: A1. Action (3:44) A2. Yesterday's Rain (5:16) A3. White Mice (5:00) A4. Healer (7:18) Side 2: B1. The Lies In Your Eyes (3:48) B2. Cockroach (4:51) B3. Lady Starlight (3:12) B4. Keep It In (5:00) B5. 4th Of July (4:24) --- PRESSING & RELEASE DETAILS --- • Label & Cat #: Capitol Records – ST-11496 (ST 1-11496) • Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Original 1st US Pressing • Year / Country: 1976, US • Matrix / Pressing: Stamped "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" and Winchester "─◁" plant mark in dead wax • Gimmick Packaging: Original interactive die-cut animated sleeve with pull-tab mechanism ("Winking Instructions: First Pull Up Then Push Down") • Production: Produced & Arranged by SWEET for Chinebridge Limited (Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich & Central Sound Studios, London) • Lineup: Brian Connolly (Lead Vocals), Andy Scott (Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals), Steve Priest (Bass, Vocals), Mick Tucker (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) --- RECENT SOLD COMPS (eBay) --- • [eBay Sold Comps for Sweet – Give Us a Wink LP (ST-11496)](https://www.ebay.com/shop/sweet-give-us-a-wink?_nkw=sweet+give+us+a+wink): $14.00 – $25.00 (Recent average for working die-cut copies: ~$18.00 – $20.00) --- ALBUM NOTES & KEYWORDS --- • Notes: A hard-rocking tour de force from British glam icons Sweet, marking their first fully self-produced and self-written album. Packed with heavy riffs, razor-sharp harmonies, and proto-metal energy, highlighted by their iconic anthem "Action" (later famously covered by Def Leppard), "The Lies in Your Eyes," and the heavy driving rocker "Cockroach." • Keywords: Sweet, The Sweet, Brian Connolly, Andy Scott, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker, Action, Def Leppard, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Proto Metal, Die-Cut Sleeve, Winking Cover, Capitol Records 1976, 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!