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ALBUM COMPILATIONS & IMPORTS

Gilbert's music has been packaged and repackaged many times! It seems that the U.K. released the most albums. The albums that you will find here are "Greatest Hits" packages as well as "import" albums that were pressed in foreign countries. [Dragging your mouse over the flags will highlight the country name].

YR C'TRY ALBUM TITLE LABEL RECORD # SONGS NOTES
1972 United States Humble Beginnings of England's... Pickwick SPC 3334 5 Pre-MAM demos fake Stereo, b side is Englebert Humperdink
1972 Korea Himself LIMING RECORDS LM-2429 12 Same songs as second printing of US version of Himself.
1972 Uruguay Back To Front LONDON MAM SS 503 12 Contains"Alone Again Naturaly" instead "Clair." Cover graphics from US Himself. Spanish titles
1973 Argentina Soy Un Escritor, No Un Boxeador MAM 6479 10 Spanish titles
1973 Espana Soy Poeta Y No Un Atleta MAM TXS 3014 10 LP the same as UK counterpart.
1973 Espana Exitos EMI Odeon 12 I Wish I Could Cry
1973 Germany I'm A Writer Not A Fighter MAM 28 331-7 10 Album printed especially for the German Record Club
1974 Espana Soy Un Extrano En Mi Jardin MAM TXS 3021 15 Stranger In My Own Back Yard. Gategold opens to beach photo the rest on lyric sheet.
1974 Japan Stranger In My Own Backyard MAM GP 138 15 Lp comes with poster/mailing envelopes/lyric sheet
1974 Italy Gilbert O'Sullivan E Le Sue Canzoni RIFI RDZ-ST 14233 5 Apparently this LP was released twice in Italy. This first 1/74 issue appears to be rarer than the reprint with the different cover.Imagine my surprise when I opened the box!
1974 Italy Gilbert O'Sullivan E Le Sue Canzoni VARIETY REL ST 19254 5 5 pre-MAM demos sung by Gilbert plus 5 instrumentals. This second issue from 12/74 credits the 5 instruments to Victor Bacchetta Orchestra.
1974 Sweden Gilbert O'Sullivan GRAND PRIX GP-10039 5 5 pre-MAM demos sung by Gilbert plus 5 songs by Swedish artists.
1974 Singapore Gilbert O'Sullivan's Greatest Hits Fanfare FF 1274 16 A Mix of Back To Front & I'm A Writer with Alone Again (Naturally) and Why, Oh Why Oh Why.
1975 Argentina Un Extrano En Mi Proprio Patio MAM XZAL-8044A 15 Spanish Titles. LP does not have the gatefold photos
1975 Japan Gilbert O'Sullivan MAM GEM-1093/4 25 Two LP set of Back To Front & I'm A Writer -- "Alone Again (Naturally)" instead of "Clair."
1976 Espana Sus Grandes Exitos (Greatest Hits) MAM C 064-98298 12 Gatefold/same as UK version
1976 United Kingdom Greatest Hits MAM MAMA 2003 12 Gatefold / first official GH package
1977 Argentina Grandes Exitos (Greatest Hits) MAM 6465 12 no Gatefold/songs same as UK version
1977 Argentina Southpaw MAM 6802 12 Lp comes with Titles translated in Spanish. No inner sleeve
1977 Japan Greatest Hits MAM EFS 80723 0 Gatefold/Lyric sheet/additional songs
1977 Japan SouthPaw MAM EFS-80974 0 Lyric sheet
1979 Germany Himself MAM 6.24289 AL 14 Repacked Himself LP from the Profile Series
1980 Argentina Lejos del Centro CBS 20.166 12 "Off Centre" - No Gatefold - backcover in B&W
1980 japan Off Centre EPIC 27.3P-260 12 "Off Centre" - w/Gatefold PROMO
1980 Netherlands 20 Greatest Hits EMI AdeH 49 20 Advertise on TV, Mirror cover
1980 United Kingdom Spotlight MAM SPOT 1002 24 two record set
1980 United Kingdom Original Superstars MPF 4M 024 -13214 2 I Wish I Could Cry/Mr. Moody's Garden
1980 Germany Portrait MAM 6.28514 DO 24 two record set
1980 Germany 20 Super Hits MAM 6.24671 20
1980 Espana Historia de La Musica Rock CBS LSP 15425 12 "Off Centre" with different cover
1981 United Kingdom Gilbert O'Sullivan EMI MFP50399 12 Liner notes by Nigel Hunter
1981 United Kingdom 20 Golden Greats K-Tel NE 1133 20
1981 United Kingdom 20 of the Very Best Pickwick SHM 3090 20
1982 Brazil Life & Rhymes EPIC 144758 12 Covers states (in portugues) includes the hits: Bear With Me, A Minute Of Your Time, What's In A Kiss
1983 Germany Stranger In My Own Backyard Platinum PLP 51 14 Repackage of original
1983 Germany Southpaw Platinum PLP 52 14 Repackage of original
1983 Germany Himself Platinum PLP 53 14 Repackage of original
1983 Germany Back To Front Platinum PLP 54 15 Repackage of original
1983 Germany I'm A Writer Not A Fighter Platinum PLP 55 10 Repackage of original
1984 Germany Greatest Hits of Gilbert O'Sullivan Platinum PLP 9042/3 14 Repackaged of "Himself", "Back To Front" and "I'm A Writer" in a boxset. Notice backwards "G" on sweater!
1984 United Kingdom The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan Pickwick SHM 3156 20
1985 Belgium Greatest Hits BR MUSIC BRLP 46 Great Photo of GOS On Cover!
1985 United Kingdom 20 Golden Pieces Bulldog BDL-2050 20
1985 Australia The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan Possum 2523661 16
1986 Japan Alone Again Kitty H30K 20022 14
1986 Netherlands The Very Best Of .... Arcade ADEH 451 16
1987 Germany Frobisher Drive Ultraphone 6.26710 AP 16 Album only released in Germany
1987 United Kingdom Unforgettable - 16 Golden Classics Castle UNCD4 16
1988 Japan Another Side Kitty H30U20009 14
1988 Brazil Alone Again E Outros Sucessos Fama 9001 12 Singles and album tracks up to "Writer"
1989 Germany His 20 Most Beautiful Songs Teldec 246 475-1 AS 20 Includes Get Down'90 plus We Will '87
1990 Espana Collection Konga Musica CXLP 118 Gatefold/ two record set
1991 United Kingdom Nothing But The Best Castle CTVLP 107 18 Nice graphics
1992 Korea Alone Again (Naturally) della/Han So Ri DL-7795 14 Painting of Cape Cod MA on cover

Updated January 16, 2004.

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