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A	はじめにリズムありき (In The Beginning There Was Rhythm) Producer – Dennis Bovell, Dick O'Dell, The SlitsWritten-By – The Slits	5:44
B	意志あるところ (Where There's A Will..) Producer – Dave Anderson , The Pop GroupWritten-By – The Pop Group	5:48

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Tokuma Musical Industries Co., Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Japan Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade
• Copyright (c) – Rough Trade
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Music
• Recorded At – Foel Studio

Notes

Japanese pressing. Manufactured by Japan Records Inc., Tokyo © Made in Japan ℗ 1981

The Slits track is a completely different version than the UK pressing, replaced with the CBS 7" & 12" version.
(Note: Some of the other Japanese Rough Trade releases also have track(s) in different version than the UK Rough Trade 7"s.)

A) はじめにリズムありき (In The Beginning There Was Rhythm) (5:44) - ザ・スリッツ (The Slits)
B) 意志あるところ (Where There's A Will..) (5:48) - ザ・ ポップ・グループ (The Pop Group)

Japanese liner-notes, lyrics translation (The Pop Group only), and Japanese Rough Trade release catalog printed inside the folded sleeve. The vinyl comes in a printed company inner-bag sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): RT-5-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): RT-5-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): RT-5A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): RT-5B1
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (Price): ¥700

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Y1, RT 039A	The Slits / The Pop Group	The Slits / The Pop Group - In The Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's A Will.. ‎(7")	Y Records, Rough Trade	Y1, RT 039A	UK	1980
Y1	The Slits	In The Beginning There Was Rhythm ‎(7", S/Sided, Promo)	Y Records	Y1	UK	1980
Y1, RT 039A	The Pop Group	Where There's A Will There's A Way ‎(7", Promo, S/Sided)	Y Records, Rough Trade	Y1, RT 039A	UK	1980
ATS 501	The Slits / The Pop Group, Delta 5	The Slits / The Pop Group, Delta 5 - In The Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's A Will.. / Anticipation ‎(12")	Arletty	ATS 501	Finland	1980
Y1, RT 039A	The Slits / The Pop Group	The Slits / The Pop Group - In The Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's A Will.. ‎(2x7", S/Sided, Promo)	Y Records, Rough Trade	Y1, RT 039A	UK	1980

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