Found it — this is “Fast Product - The First Year Plan” (1979, UK compilation on EMI, cat. EMC 3312), featuring the debut singles from the Fast Product label’s roster: Mekons, Scars, The Human League, 2.3, and Gang of Four. That distinctive forest photo with kids holding toy guitars/drum kit is the well-known original sleeve art.

eBay Title (80 char limit):

VARIOUS Fast Product The First Year Plan LP 1979 UK Vinyl Gang Of Four Mekons

eBay Description:

Various Artists – Fast Product: The First Year Plan (LP, 1979, UK)

Classic post-punk compilation on the legendary Fast Product label (Bob Last’s Edinburgh imprint), collecting the debut singles from five hugely influential bands:

• The Mekons – Never Been In A Riot / Heart & Soul / 32 Weeks / I’ll Have To Dance Then / Where Were You

• Scars – Adult/ery / Horrorshow

• The Human League – Being Boiled / Circus Of Death

• 2.3 – All Time Low / Where To Now?

• Gang Of Four – Love Like Anthrax / Armalite Rifle / Damaged Goods

Iconic sleeve design featuring band members photographed as children with toy instruments in a forest setting — one of the most recognisable covers of the UK post-punk era.

Condition:

The outer sleeve is in excellent condition, the printed cardboard inner sleeve has some discolouration towards the bottom of the sleeve.

The vinyl is VG+ with a couple of light marks.

From my own collection

Please see the photos

A key artifact of the Sheffield/Leeds/Edinburgh post-punk scene — essential for collectors of Gang of Four, Human League, and Mekons.