Boney M. — Nightflight To Venus

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Different from [r=1149465] that has ℗ 5/1978 on label side A, bottom, above the red 33er triangle. This release includes a sheet of five detachable postcards, each with a picture of a band member, respectively of the band. It may not include in all batches of this release. Issued with a die-cut printed company vinyl liner containing other records, distributed by Ariola. [Notes concerning this particular album, its various versions, and pressings] This album came with incorrect tracks' duration, varying from version to version, and from pressing to pressing. There are 4 different versions (editions) of this album. The most significant difference is the length of 'Nightflight To Venus': - 1st pressing with [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1888169]7:11 min[/url], - 2nd pressing with 5:55 min (this one), - 3rd pressing with [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/471954]4:58 min[/url], - 4th pressing with [url=http://www.discogs.com/Boney-M-Nightflight-To-Venus/release/52669]4:46 min[/url], as the final and most common one. Some versions have no indication of a duration of 4:46 min, but can be recognized by their runout matrix (as [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/13845631-Boney-M-Nightflight-To-Venus]here[/url]). Actual durations submitted in tracklist. Durations given on cover / label: A1: 5:15 / 5:55 A2: 5:10 / 6:03 A3: 3:45 / 3:17 A4: 6:13 / 6:54 A5: 3:26 / 2:35 B1: 5:00 / 4:18 B2: 4:20 / 3:30 B3: 4:00 / 4:02 B4: 5:12 / 5:22 B5: 4:05 / 4:00 The tracks 'Nightflight To Venus' and 'Rasputin' play continuously without interruption (total duration 11:58 min.) [Sleeve] A Frank Farian-Production ℗4/78 Recorded at: Europasound Studios Offenbach and Union Studios Munich 1978 Im Ariola Vertrieb Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh Publishers: Far-Music (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B4) United Artists (track: A3) Burlington (track: A5) Blue Mountain (track: B1) Global (track: B5) [Label side A] ℗ 5/78 Made in Germany Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München [Label side B] ℗ 5/1978 [Additional runout information] The runouts are stamped except for the etched Roman numerals. This 2nd pressing of "Nightflight To Venus" was released with various variations. Mainly, inconsistencies related to tracks' duration printed on covers vs. tracks' duration printed on labels, exemplary for the tracks A1 / A2: - 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:55 / 6:03 (this one as well as [r1149465]), - 5:15 / 5:10 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on [r14215919]), - 4:46 / 5:51 vs. 5:15 / 5:10 (on [r8273544]). Similar 2nd pressings with the metalwork done by [l95728] destined to be used at other pressing plants. Identified by the etched ID No. found in runouts: [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/31152011-Nightflight-To-Venus/history#latest]Release 31152011[/url]: etched '05' = [l274031]