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1/4″ / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Special Edition. Printed in U.S.A.

On back cover:
Specially Plated and Pressed on 180g High-Definition Vinyl
Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab?

Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
For Charlie Gillett.
Thank you Robert Allan.
A1 Down To The Waterline 3:55
A2 Water Of Love 5:23
B1 Setting Me Up 3:18
B2 Six Blade Knife 4:10
B3 Southbound Again 2:58
C1 Sultans Of Swing 5:47
C2 In The Gallery 6:16
D1 Wild West End 4:42
D2 Lions 5:05

I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die

Includes blurb on front cover: “Contains Giant FULL-COLOR FISH GAME Complete With Instructions”.
Includes a large color “FISH GAME” insert
Has “STEREOLAB” on labels, not “STEREO”

Nearly identical to this other Stereolab pressing that does not have the Fish Game blurb on the front cover: [r12511642].
Also nearly identical to [r6036584] which doesn’t have the P in runouts.

First cat. # on cover, second on label.

A1 The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag 3:39
A2 Who Am I 4:05
A3 Pat’s Song 5:22
A4 Rock Coast Blues 3:42
A5 Magoo 4:56
B1 Janis 2:34
B2 Thought Dream 6:11
B3 Thursday 3:45
B4 Eastern Jam 4:23
B5 Colors For Susan 5:57

Biff Rose

Some copies released in a catalog dust sleeve featuring historical info regarding Thomas Edison titled “Mister Edison’s Little Lamb” by Richard Robinson Buddah/Kama Sutra Records.

1st Catalog # from Cover
2nd Catalog # from Labels
A1 All The Fondest Wishes 1:40
A2 Annie 2:17
A3 The Captain 2:01
A4 The Promise 3:23
A5 Diane 2:55
A6 Never Mind 3:03
B1 I’ll Walk Away 2:54
B2 C’mon Joe 2:16
B3 Love Song 2:11
B4 African Lullabye / Little Monk 2:14
B5 I Forgot To Tell You 3:37
B6 Passing Parade 2:13
B7 Nothing To Gain 2:31
B8 All The Fondest Wishes

Songs For A Tailor

Includes lyric insert.

“CTH” suffix in matrix numbers on labels denotes a [l403953] pressing.

Several different variations exist with suffixes that vary from CTH.

Some CTH pressing covers had a black matte paper on back cover (as opposed to blue in pictures).

Produced by arrangement with The Robert Stigwood Organization, Limited.
Released in the U.S.A. by special arrangement with Polydor Records, Ltd.

© 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

All selections published by Casserole, BMI.
[insert] © 1969 Casserole Music Corp.

Joe Hiseman & Dick Heckstall-Smith, members of Colosseum, appear by kind permission of Dunhill Records.

A1 Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out Of Tune 3:39
A2 Theme For An Imaginary Western 3:27
A3 Tickets To Water Falls 2:59
A4 Weird Of Hermiston 2:20
A5 Rope Ladder To The Moon 2:51
B1 The Ministry Of Bag 2:47
B2 He The Richmond 3:34
B3 Boston Ball Game, 1967 1:44
B4 To Isengard 5:28
B5 The Clearout 2:36

The Wishing Chair

? Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
© Elektra/Asylum Records
© 1985 10,000 Maniacs

[l211933] – Denoted by “[Allied ‘?’ logo]” on its position in the matrix string in the BaOI fields.

* Atlantic/Elektra/Nonesuch/Asylum: AR at end of label matrix or printed somewhere else on label by itself
* Label Denotes An Allied Record Company Pressing ‘?’ Ending in AR: ST-E-60428-1-A-AR & ST-E-60428-1-B-AR

Recorded at Livingstone Studios, London
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

All songs published by Christian Burial Music, ASCAP © 1985 10,000 Maniacs

Printed in U.S.A.

Includes inner picture sleeve with lyrics.

“Lilydale” appears on label, “Lily Dale” appears on inner sleeve.

Song B3- “Among The Americans”, Cherokee for Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the U.S.A., “Jaksa Chula Harjo*.

A1 Can’t Ignore The Train 2:43
A2 Just As The Tide Was A Flowing 2:25
A3 Scorpio Rising 3:06
A4 Lilydale 3:11
A5 Maddox Table 3:19
A6 Everyone A Puzzle Lover 3:17
A7 Arbor Day 2:59
B1 Back O’ The Moon 3:32
B2 Tension Makes A Tangle 3:33
B3 Among The Americans 3:07
B4 Grey Victory 3:07
B5 Cotton Alley 3:23
B6 My Mother The War 3:31

Happy Sad

Early stereo repress with red big “E” style labels.

No address or rim text on labels.

The text arrangement on the labels is different
from other similar versions.
Stereo appears on both sides of the center hole.

A1 Strange Feelin’ 7:49
A2 Buzzin’ Fly 6:00
A3 Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway) 10:47
B1 Dream Letter 5:10
B2 Gypsy Woman 12:19
B3 Sing A Song For You 2:36

The Songs From The Wizard Of Oz (Plus Songs About

The Songs From The Wizard Of Oz
A1 Over The Rainbow
A2 In The Merry Old Land Of Oz
A3 Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead
A4 Follow The Yellow Brick Road
A5 If I Only Had A Brain
From The Scarecrow Of Oz
A6 Happy Glow (The Scarecrow Song)
The Songs From The Cowardly Lion Of Oz
B1 Trouble In Oz
B2 Livin’ A Lovely Life
B3 Just Call Smarmy
B4 The Pup-Pup-Puppet Polka
B5 The Oz-phabet
B6 If You’ll Just Believe

Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas

A1 O Holy Night 1:48
A2 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 3:20
A3 Hark The Herald Angels Sing 1:48
A4 Away In The Manger 2:12
A5 Joy To The World 1:40
A6 The First Noel 1:49
A7 Silent Night 2:50
B1 O Come All Ye Faithful 2:44
B2 Sleep My Little Jesus 2:17
B3 Angels We Have Heard On High 1:45
B4 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2:10
B5 We Three Kings 2:07
B6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 1:25

Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The Haunted House

This is not to be confused with the album of the same name, Disneyland Records 2507, from 1979. Though identical in title, its content is almost entirely unique.

Front cover states “Added Bonus Inside… Spooky Party Hints”.

Track 10 on side A is misspelled as “The Mastian Monsters” on the center label (but spelled correctly as “The Martian Monsters” on sleeve). On other versions this misspelling has been corrected.
A1 The Haunted House
A2 The Very Long Fuse
A3 The Dogs
A4 Timber
A5 Your Pet Cat
A6 Shipwreck
A7 The Unsafe Bridge
A8 Chinese Water Torture
A9 The Birds
A10 The Martian Monsters
B1 Screams And Groans
B2 Thunder, Lightning And Rain
B3 Cat Fight
B4 Dogs
B5 A Collection Of Creaks
B6 Fuses And Explosions
B7 A Collection Of Crashes
B8 Birds
B9 Drips And Splashes
B10 Things In Space

Talk Is Cheap

SRC logo stamped in runouts and “E A S T” embossed around center hole on side B denote [l=Specialty Records Corporation] pressing.
Remainder of runouts etched, mastering stamped.

Catalog number 7 90973-1 appears on the spine, catalog number 1-90973 appears on the labels, inner sleeve.

Recording Studios: Air Studios, Montserrat, Le Studios, Montreal, Canada
Additional Studios: The Hit Factory, Atlantic Studios, Bermuda Sound Recording Studios, House Of Music, Royal Recording Studio, Studio 900
Mixed at: Atlantic Studios, The Hit Factory

℗ & © 1988 Virgin Records America, Inc.
All songs published by Promopub B.V. (PRS) © 1988

Manufactured and distributed […] through arrangement with Atlantic Records.

Issued with printed inner sleeve with credits and photo.

Hype sticker with catalog number 1-90973, affixed to shrinkwrap or front cover on some copies:
Talk Is Cheap featured Take It So Hard plus Struggle make No Mistake Locked Away and more
A1 Big Enough 3:20
A2 Take It So Hard 3:12
A3 Struggle 4:05
A4 I Could Have Stood You Up 3:10
A5 Make No Mistake 5:03
A6 You Don’t Move Me 4:47
B1 How I Wish 3:32
B2 Rockawhile 4:35
B3 Whip It Up 3:58
B4 Locked Away 5:49
B5 It Means A Lot 5:21