Basia London Warsaw New York Vinyl LP - Epic E 45472 Near Mint First Pressing (1990) with Cruising for Bruising Condition: Near Mint Vinyl and VG+ Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays beautifully throughout with nice fidelity -- clean copy. Original cover is strong with great color, still has gloss. Minor blemish on back. Includes original inner sleeve with lyrics in great shape. London Warsaw New York is the second solo studio album by Basia, released in February 1990 by Epic Records. It spawned one of Basia's biggest hits, "Cruising for Bruising". The album's title was inspired by the tag "London Paris New York" often seen on perfume packaging. Basia decided to replace Paris with Warsaw to emphasize the fact that she is Polish, and that the album was written between the three countries represented by those cities. All three cities are name-checked in the song "Copernicus": "Our love will take this globe by storm/If it's London, Warsaw, or New York". "Baby You're Mine" was released as the lead single in early 1990 and was met with moderate success. "Cruising for Bruising" followed as the second single and became Basia's biggest hit yet. In North America, it served as the first single, followed by "Baby You're Mine". The final single was the cover of "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" which charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary list. London Warsaw New York is often regarded as Basia's best album. It became Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Album of 1990. Track listing A1 Cruising For Bruising 4:08 A2 Best Friends 4:01 A3 Brave New Hope 4:06 A4 Baby You're Mine 3:34 A5 Ordinary People 4:58 B1 Reward 5:08 B2 Until You Come Back To Me 3:51 B3 Copernicus 3:51 B4 Not An Angel 4:23 B5 Take Him Back Rachel 4:18 Credits Basia Trzetrzelewska ? vocals Danny White ? keyboards, programming Andy Ross ? guitars (1, 4) Marc Antoine ? wah wah guitar (2) Peter White ? guitars (2, 4?10), accordion (5) Julian Crampton ? bass (2, 9) Andres Lafone ? bass (4, 8, 10) Andy Gangadeen ? additional drums (1, 2, 4, 8), drums (3) Snowboy ? percussion (1, 3, 10), congas (2), berimbau (4), shaker (4) Robin Jones ? percussion (5, 8) Steve Gregory ? saxophone (5) Ronnie Ross ? baritone saxophone (8), bass saxophone (9) Bud Beadle ? saxophone (10) Kevin Robinson ? trumpet (2, 5, 7, 9, 10) Fiachra Trench ? string arrangements (3) Gavyn Wright ? strings leader (3), strings (4) _____________________________________________ Shipping: Calculated domestic shipping via Media Mail or Priority Mail. 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MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint. NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. 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