The Horrors

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Their debut album, issued in March 2007 on CD, CD/DVD and on vinyl which has become a pricey collectors item over the years.

The album features some re-recorded songs which initially appeared on their 2006 debut EP The Horrors.

LP release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – 1724179

Track listing:

Side A

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories

Side B

  1. She Is The New Thing
  2. Sheena Is A Parasite
  3. Thunderclaps
  4. Gil Sleeping
  5. A Train Roars

A nice vinyl edition was released for the album in 2007 which comes in a gatefold sleeve and a printed inner sleeve.

This was a highly desirable item and quite hard to find, until the LP was re-issued in June 2016. The second hand market price however seems to be rising again.

2016 LP release

Cat. nbr.: Metamerge Un Ltd. – MMUN2CDX

LP Side A

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories

LP Side B

  1. She Is The New Thing
  2. Sheena Is A Parasite
  3. Thunderclaps
  4. Gil Sleeping
  5. A Train Roars

7″ Side A

  1. Death At The Chapel

7″ Side B

  1. Horrors’ Theme

Track listing:

The album was re-issued on the 3rd of June 2016 on LP which comes with a bonus 7″. This release marked Horrors’ Theme‘s debut on vinyl.

200 copies pre-ordered through the band’s website were signed.

CD release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – 1724542

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars

The CD was released in most territories with 11 tracks including Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

It was released in a super jewel case in Europe.

CD release with bonus track

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – 1724178

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars
  12. Death At The Chapel

The UK CD edition had a bonus track being Death At The Chapel which is a re-recording from their 2006 EP. This edition was released in a super jewel case and has the band’s name and album title on a sticker applied on the case.

CD/DVD release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – 1726282

Track listing:

CD

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars
  12. Death At The Chapel

DVD

  1. Sheena Is A Parasite (video)
  2. Count In Fives (video)
  3. Gloves (video)
  4. Live Performance (UK, London, Underage Club)
  5. Live Performance (USA, New York, The Annex)
  6. Live Performance (Japan, Tokyo, The Astrohall)
  7. Interview with The Horrors
  8. Gallery
  9. Exclusive performance hidden within DVD

A CD/DVD edition was made available in the UK and Europe which was released in a digipack. The outer seal had a sticker with the band and album name. The DVD contains videos, live performances, an interview and a gallery.

The CD contains the bonus track Death At The Chapel.

Japanese CD release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – UICP-1080

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars
  12. Death At The Chapel
  13. Horrors’ Theme
  14. Kicking Kay

This Japanese CD edition contains three bonus tracks and comes in a regular jewel case.

US CD release

Cat. nbr.: Stolen Transmission – B0008929-02

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars
  12. Count In Fives (video)
  13. Gloves (video)

The US and Canadian CD issues were enhanced with a video section, containing two videos for the singles which were taken from the album prior to its release date.

Digital release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – unknown

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars

UK Album Sampler CDr release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – none

Track listing:

  1. Little Victories
  2. Draw Japan
  3. She Is The New Thing
  4. Sheena Is A Parasite
  5. A Train Roars

An album sampler was released in the UK and possible some other territories as well. It comes in a plastic sleeve with printed inserts. Each disc is watermarked to identify the recipient.

The copy in the photos is still sealed.

UK Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: Loog Records – none

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars

This is a promotional CDr from the UK which comes in a plastic sleeve with printed inserts. Each disc is watermarked to identify the recipient. The watermark in the above photo has been removed.

French Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: AZ – none

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars

A similar promotional CDr just as the UK one, though with French text on the artwork and on a different label.

US Promotional CD release

Cat. nbr.: Stolen Transmission – none

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper
  2. Count In Fives
  3. Draw Japan
  4. Gloves
  5. Excellent Choice
  6. Little Victories
  7. She Is The New Thing
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping
  11. A Train Roars

The promotional CD for the US came in a slim jewel case with a front insert.

UK In-House CDr release

Cat. nbr.: Universal Music Publishing Group – none

Track listing:

  1. Count In Fives
  2. Draw Japan
  3. Gloves
  4. Excellent Choice
  5. Little Victories
  6. She Is The New Thing
  7. Sheena Is A Parasite
  8. Thunderclaps
  9. Gil Sleeping
  10. A Train Roars
  11. Death At The Chapel

This promotional CDr was issued in the UK, possibly for in-house usage only, on the Universal Music Publishing Group label. The track Jack The Ripper is missing and the bonus track Death At The Chapel is included. Was this maybe the initial running order?

UK In-House CDr release

Cat. nbr.: none – none

Track listing:

  1. Jack The Ripper (Instrumental)
  2. Count In Fives (Instrumental)
  3. Draw Japan (Instrumental)
  4. Gloves (Instrumental)
  5. Excellent Choice (Instrumental)
  6. Little Victories (Instrumental)
  7. She Is The New Thing (Instrumental)
  8. Sheena Is A Parasite (Instrumental)
  9. Thunderclaps
  10. Gil Sleeping (Instrumental)
  11. A Train Roars (Instrumental)
  12. Death At The Chapel (Instrumental)
  13. Kicking Kay (Instrumental)
  14. Sister Leonella (Instrumental)

This is a rare in-house CDr which features full instrumental versions of the whole album plus two bonus tracks which ended up on singles (with vocals) sometime later. This disc was made 3 months in advance of the album release.

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