Specimen - Batastrophe - 1983 US 1st Press Mini LP - Sire 1-25054
Cover - VG Corner bump. Handwritten dedication on the back cover. Vinyl - VG Light scratches and scuffs.
The 1983 US original on Sire, a six-song mini album gathering Specimen's early UK singles for the American market. Specimen were the house band at the Batcave, the London club singer Olli Wisdom started in 1982 that gave goth and deathrock a home. Guitarist Jon Klein later joined Siouxsie and the Banshees. Produced by Nick Tauber and John Punter, Allied pressing with 1-25054-A-SH1 in the runout. Includes The Beauty Of Poisin, Syria, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Returning From A Journey.
