Catalog number on inner label: 601 096
Catalog number on back of sleeve & spine: 601 096-213
Release date estimated as between 1990 and 1992 based on Ariola connection (1978-1992), label design (1989-1998 in UK/US, 1990-1998 in Germany).
Runout etchings on this particular pressing point to stampers from 1989, i.e. on both sides "89" can be found in deadwax as a part of the runout inscriptions.
The A-side label and sleeve say Sex Mix (8:20) but the A-side actually plays the U.S Mix (7:25).
Distributed by the Ariola Group of Companies.
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh.
Additional text on A-side label: »From Dry To Moist«
Additional text on B-side label: »From Soft To Hard«
℗ 1983 Original Sound Recording Made by ZTT
There are at least six editions of this German 12" single, all with the same sleeve, cat#, and list of tracks printed on them. Most are misprinted labels. They can be distinguished by what track their A-side actually plays and what matrix codes are etched in the run-out area near the labels:
1. Relax original 1983 edition, correctly labeled; its A-side actually plays the 8:20 Sex Mix edit, which is an echo-ey "dub" version bearing almost no resemblance to the hit single/LP version and is an edit of the original 16 minute "Sex Mix". "83" appears in the A-side etchings. Also with "84" in the matrix etchings for the 2nd edition.
2. Relax 1984 reissue, correctly labeled; its A-side actually plays the 8:20 Sex Mix edit, which is an echo-ey "dub" version bearing almost no resemblance to the hit single/LP version and is an edit of the original 16 minute "Sex Mix". "83" appears in the A-side etchings. B-side etching say "84"
3. Relax 1984 reissue, with incorrectly misprinted labels stating the 8.20 Sex Mix; its A-side actually plays the 7:25 U.S. Mix, which is an extended version that sounds like the hit single with a long instrumental intro. "84" appears in the A-side etchings.
4. Relax 1985 repress of the 1984 reissue, again with incorrectly misprinted labels stating the 8.20 Sex Mix; its A-side actually plays the 7:25 U.S. Mix. "85" appears in the A-side etchings.
5. Relax The 1989 repress of the 1984 reissue, again with incorrectly misprinted labels stating the 8.20 Sex Mix; its A-side actually plays the 7:25 U.S. Mix. "89" appears in the A-side etchings, but without "II" at the end.
6. Relax 1990s A repress of the 1984 reissue, again with incorrectly misprinted labels stating the 8.20 Sex Mix; its A-side actually plays the 7:25 U.S. Mix. Unlike previous editions, it has dark blue labels containing light blue text and the PolyGram-era Island logo. "89" appears in the A-side etchings, with "II" appended.
The 7:25 U.S. Mix has been mistakenly called New York mix due to compilation CD's incorrectly calling it the New York Mix, in fact the 8.20 was un-officially known as the New York mix but its correct title is the "Sex Mix Edit", source from Inside The Pleasuredome. The U.S. Mix source comes from the "And Suddenly There Came A Bang", the official ZTT booklet.
℗ 1983 Original Sound Recording Made by ZTT