AL STEWART Year Of The Cat MFSL 1976 L LP Original Master Recording MFSL 1- 009 Please see my other auctions of rare vinyl, rare Chinese cd/vcds, books, video games and also check the ebay rating and pictures Ship only in the continental USA 

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Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat

Label:

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 1-009

Series:

Original Master Recording

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gatefold, First Cover

Country:

US

Released:

1978

Genre:

Rock, Pop

Style:

Pop Rock, Folk Rock A1 Lord Grenville Written-By – Al Stewart 5:00 A2 On The Border Written-By – Al Stewart 3:22 A3 Midas Shadow Written-By – Al Stewart 3:08 A4 Sand In Your Shoes Written-By – Al Stewart 3:02 A5 If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It Written-By – Al Stewart 4:28 B1 Flying Sorcery Written-By – Al Stewart 4:20 B2 Broadway Hotel Written-By – Al Stewart 3:55 B3 One Stage Before Written-By – Al Stewart 4:39 B4 Year Of The Cat Written-By – Al Stewart, Peter Wood (2) 6:40

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Janus Records
• Copyright © – Janus Records
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Recorded At – Davlen Sound Studios
• Mixed At – Davlen Sound Studios
• Mastered At – JVC Cutting Center
• Produced For – Kinetic Productions Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – JVC Cutting Center
• Produced For – Janus Records
• Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
• Designed At – Hipgnosis (2)
• Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Licensed From – Janus Records
• Record Company – GRT Corporation
• Record Company – Mobile Fidelity Productions, Inc
• Published By – Dick James Music
• Published By – Pepper Music Inc.

• Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Phil Kenzie
• Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Andrew Powell
• Backing Vocals – David Pack, John Perry (7), Stuart*, Tony Rivers
• Bass – George Ford
• Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliot*
• Guitar – Al Stewart, Peter White, Tim Renwick
• Harmonica – Graham Smith
• Keyboards – Al Stewart, Don Lobster, Peter Wood (2)
• Management [Direction] – Luke O'Reilly (2)
• Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By [Half Speed Master Lacquers By] – Stan Ricker
• Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Rob Brimson
• Producer [Produced By] – Alan Parsons
• Sleeve [Sleeve Design], Design [Sleeve Design] – Colin Edge*
• Triangle – Marion Driscoll
• Violin – Bobby Bruce

This is for the ORIGINAL Mobile Fidelity release with banner font set in a standard, non-italic typeface.

=> Original Mobile Fidelity pressings of this title use a standard typeface for cover banner text "ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING".
=> Subsequent repressings used the familiar italic font for the banner text.

The second pressing (with the italic banner type) of this title can be found here: Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat

Issued in a gatefold sleeve with musician photos, lyrics and credits appearing on the interior of the gatefold. Copies may include inserts: form to return for anything found objectionable in the pressing; and a single-fold Original Master Recordings insert with an excerpt from 'the absolute sound', list of releases and details of the equipment used.

[From back]
"℗ © Janus Records, a division of GRT Corporation"

[From spine]
"Printed in U.S.A."

[From gatefold interior]
"All selections.. published by Dick James Music (BMI), with the exception of "Year of the Cat", which was... published by Dick James Music (BMI) and Pepper Music Inc. (ASCAP).
Half Speed Master Lacquers by Stan Ricker, JVC
Imported High Definition Vinyl
Static Free Inner Sleeve
Manufactured and distributed by special license from Janus Records (GRT Corp.) by the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
Additional recording and mixing at Davlen Sound Studios, Universal City
Produced... for Janus Records, A Division of GRT® Corporation
Tim Renwick appears courtesy of CBS Records; George Ford & Stuart Elliot appear courtesy of EMI Records; Peter Wood appears courtesy of Private Stock Records, and David Pack appears courtesy of 20th Century Records."

[From labels]
"℗ Janus Records, A Division of GRT Corp. Manufactured & distributed by special license from Janus Records/GRT Corp.
Pressed in Japan

[Runouts]
Variant 3 has an actual ÷ rather than / as usually used in MFSL and has only one ✢ on side B
Variant 4: Runouts are recorded anti-clockwise towards the spindle hole. All are stamped except etched on side A 'SR ÷ 2', '1' in ⓂFSL1, and '✰⤫'. The ✰ is more like 8 dots in the shape of a star.

• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MFSL 1-009 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MFSL 1-009 B
• Rights Society (A1 to B4): BMI
• Rights Society (B4): ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): MFSL 1009A L 〄Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012 -Ⓐ 132 ⁜⁜⁜ E SR/2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): MFSL 1009B 162 ⁜ L G
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): MFSL 1009A L 〄Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012 - Ⓐ E131⁜⁜ V SR/2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): MFSL 1009B 161⁜⁜ L
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): MFSL 1009A L 〄 Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012-Ⓐ E 131 ✢ ✢ V SR ÷ 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): MFSL 1009B 162 ✢ L
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): G SR ÷ 2 MFSL 1009A L 〄 Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012 - Ⓐ 132 ✰⤫
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): L MFSL 1009B 162 ✢
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): MFSL 1009 L 〄 Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012 - Ⓐ 131 ⁜ SR÷2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): L MFSL 1009B E16 ⁜⁜
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): MFSL 1009A L 〄 Ⓑ ⓂFSL1-012 - Ⓐ 132 ✢✢ D SR÷2 G
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): MFSL 1009B 161 ⁜⁜ + L 2