The untitled album by :$OVIET:FRANCE:, also known as 'hessian', 'the hessian album', 'the burlap album' or 'OK Boys', is a music album

Music Album

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 of recordings which became the second commercial release by the British avant-garde

Avant-garde

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 music group Zoviet France

Zoviet France

Zoviet France is a prolific music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music category...

. Recorded in December 1981, it was the first released in 1982

1982 in music

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 in 12 inch vinyl album format by the British record label

Record label

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, Red Rhino Records

Red Rhino Records

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. Subsequently, a re-edited version was released in 1985

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 by Red Rhino Records, and then re-released by the British label Charrm

Charrm

Charrm was a British record label based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK operated by the company Charrm Limited. It was founded in 1989 and ceased trading in 2002...

 in 12 inch vinyl album and compact disc

Compact Disc

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 (CD) formats (UK, 1990

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). The vinyl album versions are significant for being packaged in custom made screenprinted

Screen-printing

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate...

 hessian (burlap

Burlap

Hessian , or burlap in the US, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres, or may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products...

) bags. The CD version is different from the vinyl versions in featuring an extended version of the last track, Ji Boys.

Production details

1982 edition

• Label: Red Rhino Records
  Red Rhino Records
  Red Rhino Records, also known as Red Rhino, was a British record label which was developed by the independent record shop and wholesaler of the same name, all formed and run by "Tony K"...
  
   (UK)
• Catalogue number: RED12
• Format: 12 inch vinyl album with hand made sleeve (manually screenprinted
  Screen-printing
  Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate...
  
   hessian
  Burlap
  Hessian , or burlap in the US, is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres, or may be combined with other vegetable fibres to make rope, nets, and similar products...
  
   bags)
• Artwork: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
• Total running time: 00:25:17

1985 edition

• Label: Red Rhino Records (UK)
• Catalogue number: RED12
• Format: 12 inch vinyl album with hand made sleeve (manually screenprinted hessian bags)
• Artwork: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
• Total running time: 00:25:17

1990 edition

• Label: Charrm
  Charrm
  Charrm was a British record label based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK operated by the company Charrm Limited. It was founded in 1989 and ceased trading in 2002...
  
   (UK)
• Catalogue numbers: CHARRMLP2 (12 inch vinyl); CHARRMCD2 (CD)
• CD EAN
  European Article Number
  An EAN-13 barcode is a 13 digit barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code system developed in the United States...
  
  : 5016266900225
• Formats: 12 inch vinyl album with commercially manufactured sleeve (screenprinted hessian bags); audio CD with commercially printed inlay and traycard
• Artwork: original artwork and design by :$OVIET:FRANCE:
• Total running time: 00:32:30

Track listing

1. "Ritual"
2. "Mudbast Boys"
3. "Sem Boys"
4. "Bring Hessa":
5. "Mounw"
6. "JI Boys"

External links

• discogs.com, a community-built database of music information
• Jim's Music Pages: :zoviet*france, a fan site with discography and cover art
• pretentious.net, a fan site with discography and information