Description Bulk shipping: $1 shipping on each additional item Klark Kent 1980 10" EP. Vinyl clean, glossy, little evidence of play. Die cut jacket in excellent condition, some scuffing and evidence of ring wear. Loosely wrapped original shrink has seam split but retains original warning sticker & price code. This first press matches all the identifiers in the Discogs listing below - green vinyl, shrunken IRS label, "Musical Madness from the Kinetic Kid"on the spine, and warning sticker on shrink. It is the 12" die cut jacket with the 10" EP inside, EP sleeve has lyrics.Rear of jacket is replete with tongue in cheek trivia of the faux band such as "Klark Kent, or Klerk Kunt as his name is pronounced in Llandyckk, the Welsh fishing village where his psyche first materialized." As the real story goes, according to the band Wiki, Copeland originally intended to record "Don't Care" with The Police but Sting had difficulties identifying with the lyrics and felt he couldn't do it justice. Sensing that the song had potential, Copeland went on to record it himself, playing all the instruments and singing. In order not to disrupt the career of The Police, which at the time was an emerging band, Copeland chose to record under the pseudonym "Klark Kent". Released as a single by A&M in 1978, "Don't Care" reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart. When Klark Kent was subsequently invited to Top of the Pops to perform the song, Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers, Kim Turner and Miles Copeland showed up wearing masks to disguise their identity. Copeland's voice couldn't be heard through the mask, which was also deemed as particularly scary by the show's producers, so he eventually had to drop it in favor of heavy make-up and shades, making his real identity quite clear. You can see this video on Youtube, just look up Klark Kent. This is a great piece of early Police history. Info from Discogs: Tracklist A1 Don't Care 2:08 A2 Away From Home 2:55 A3 Ritch In A Ditch 2:46 A4 Grandelinquent 3:09 B1 Guerilla 3:32 B2 My Old School 2:44 B3 Excess 3:12 B4 Theme For Kinetic Ritual 4:18 Companies, etc. Copyright (c) – Kinetic Kollections Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S., Inc. Published By – Kinetic Kollections Manufactured By – A&M Records, Inc. Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc. Produced At – Surrey Sound Studios Pressed By – Fidelatone Mfg. Credits Art Direction, Typography [Lyrical Deciphering] – Karl Grasso* Engineer – Chris Gray (2), Martin Moss Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Clarinet, Percussion, Vocals – Klark Kent (3) Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith, Inc* Producer – Klark Kent (3) Producer, Engineer – Nigel Gray Written-By – Klark Kent (3) Notes First pressing: 10" green translucent vinyl, with a 10" printed inner sleeve, in a 12" die-cut outer sleeve. Rainbow IRS center labels. Labels are slightly smaller in diameter, giving the impression of a 12" shrunk to 10" rather than resembling a standard 10". The spine reads "Musical Madness from the Kinetic Kid" Some copies (possibly only promos) have a b&w-on-green hype sticker on front cover: "You have just purchased an I.R.S. product. Keep in mind, however, that this is no ordinary record. It has been specially sealed under clinical laboratory conditions guarded by 12 armed security officers. Upon contact with light, this 8-song album will shrink to 10 inches and turn green. Exercise extreme caution. WARNING ©1980 I.R.S., Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. SP-70600" Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): IR SP 070600-A F2Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): IR SP 070600-B F3 Other Versions (5 of 15) View All