Love Battery released four albums and three EPs between 1989 and 1999.  There were a couple that were only released in countries outside the U.S.  This is an attempt to review all of them.

Love Battery's first release, the six-song Between the Eyes EP, had many incarnations.  It was first recorded for Sub Pop, then licensed to Tupelo for European release (12") and Waterfront for Australian release (10").  The Australian version was available on yellow and black vinyl.  The U.S. Sub Pop version was never released on vinyl, but did come out on cassette and cd.

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Tupelo 12"	Tupelo Test Press
Waterfront 10"	Waterfront 10"

The Out of Focus 12" was only released in Europe as a single leading up to the release of the Dayglo album.  It was a 4-song EP containing two songs that were on the cd version of Between the Eyes, along with a cover of the Troggs' "Come Now."

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The first full-length Love Battery album.  Most say it's their best.  I say it's a toss up between this and Far Gone.  The only vinyl version came out on Sub Pop Europe, exclusively on black vinyl.

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SP208 Sleeve


SP94/266 
Limited Sleeve

The Far Gone LP is a brutal story.  Love Battery was making the jump to a major label, and Far Gone was scheduled for release on PolyGram.  The deal fell through due to a contractual dispute with Sub Pop.  Knowing that Love Battery still planned to bolt for a major label, Sub Pop decided to release the album, but had no incentive to put much effort into it.  They took the rough mix demo for Far Gone and released it as the album without final production.  It shows.  The album contains some of the best songs written by Love Battery, and I wish I could hear them with some better production.  Once the album was released, Sub Pop buried it, providing minimal promotional support and quickly allowing it to disappear into their back catalogue.  As far as the vinyl was concerned, they released it domestically in limited quantities, all on black vinyl, and as a European release on both black and red vinyl.  The red vinyl version was limited to 500 copies.  As with many color vinyl releases, there were some copies of this record in which the red and black mixed.  I found a red one with speckled black in it.  See below.

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SP208	SP94/266 Test Press	SP94/266 Sleeve Sticker
SP94/266 Red	SP94/266 Red w/ Some Black	SP94/266 Black
SP208 Advance CD Insert	SP208 Advance CD

Love Battery did eventually make the major label jump.  Leading up to the release of their Straight Freak Ticket album, the Nehru Jacket EP came out.  The vinyl version was a blue 10" EP.  There was also a cd made.  Two of the tracks also appeared on Straight Freak Ticket.  The vinyl was for promotional use.  The cd was sold in stores.

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10"

CD

Love Battery's first (and only) major label full-length, released no Atlas Records.  No vinyl versions exist as far as I know.  This thought is confirmed by the back of the "Fuzz Factory" promo cd, which lists "Atlas cassette and compact disc Straight Freak Ticket."

There was one more severely underpublicized Love Battery album, released on the barely-still-functioning C/Z Records.  Even though I was paying close attention, I had no idea when it was released, and it took me a couple of months to be able to purchase a copy.  There were no vinyl versions.