EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA LP 1976 FIRST SPECIALTY PRESS PARTIAL SHRINK HYPE POSTER

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FIRST SPECIALTY PRESSING FROM 1976;  STILL MOSTLY IN ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP, THE TOP RIGHT QUARTER OF THE FRONT COVER IS MISSING THE SHRINK;  HYPE STICKER ON FRONT COVER;  MINOR CORNER WEAR AND RING WEAR;  SEE PICTURES, USE ZOOM;  MISSING ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE, BUT IT HAS THE POSTER;  LABELS LOOK FINE;  VINYL VISUALLY LOOKS GREAT WITH ONLY A COUPLE SCUFFS/MARKS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND;  PLAY TESTED FINE, NICE SOUND; 



Eagles – Hotel California

Label: Asylum Records – 7E-1084 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: Rock Style: Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Country Rock, Soft Rock

A1 Hotel California Lead Vocals – Don Henley Percussion – Don Henley Soloist [Guitar Solos] – Don Felder, Joe Walsh Written-By – Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey 6:30 A2 New Kid In Town Electric Guitar – Don Felder Electric Piano, Organ – Joe Walsh Guitarrón [Guitarone] – Randy Meisner Lead Vocals – Glenn Frey Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, John David Souther 5:04 A3 Life In The Fast Lane Clavinet – Glenn Frey Lead Guitar – Joe Walsh Lead Vocals – Don Henley Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh 4:46 A4 Wasted Time Guitar – Don Felder Lead Vocals – Don Henley Organ – Joe Walsh Piano – Glenn Frey Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey 4:55 B1 Wasted Time (Reprise) Arranged By [Strings Arranged], Conductor [Conducted By] – Jim Ed Norman Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Jim Ed Norman 1:22 B2 Victim Of Love Lead Guitar – Don Felder Lead Vocals – Don Henley Slide Guitar – Joe Walsh Written-By – Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, John David Souther 4:11 B3 Pretty Maids All In A Row Lead Vocals – Joe Walsh Piano – Joe Walsh Synthesizer – Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh Written-By – Joe Vitale, Joe Walsh 4:05 B4 Try And Love Again Guitar [Gretsch Guitar] – Joe Walsh Lead Guitar – Glenn Frey Lead Vocals – Randy Meisner Written-By – Randy Meisner 5:10 B5 The Last Resort Lead Vocals – Don Henley Pedal Steel Guitar – Don Felder Synthesizer – Don Henley, Joe Walsh Written-By – Don Henley, Glenn Frey 7:25

Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation Produced For – Pandora Productions Ltd. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asylum Records Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Record Company – Warner Communications Inc. Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound Mastered At – Sterling Sound Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At – Criteria Recording Studios Copyright © – Long Run Music Copyright © – Fingers Music Copyright © – WB Music Corp. Art Direction – Don Henley, Kosh* Artwork [Poster] – Norman Seeff Concertmaster [Concert Master] – Sid Sharp* Engineer – Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal Graphics – Kosh* Lacquer Cut By – LH* Mixed By – Bill Szymczyk Performer [The Eagles Are] – Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner Photography By [Cover Photography By] – David Alexander (5) Producer – Bill Szymczyk Vocals, Bass, Guitarrón [Guitarone] – Randy Meisner Vocals, Drums, Percussion – Don Henley Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar – Don Felder Specialty Records Corporation pressing variant of original US release
Graphics inner with credits. Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Initial copies Included a foldout 3 panel poster of group in B&W Sepia.
Some copies had a hype sticker added to the shrink wrap.
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami & the Record Plant, Los Angeles, March-October 1976. Mixed at Miami.
This release has "SP" in the label matrix, denoting a Specialty Records Corporation pressing.

Below Hotel California lyrics (on bottom right gatefold interior): ©1976 Long Run Music, Fingers Music, WB Music Corp, (ASCAP) Used by permission. All rights reserved.(Copyright in dispute)
Runouts are etched. Rights Society: ASCAP Price Code (Spine): 0698 Pressing Plant ID: SP, SRC Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 7E-1084-A SP Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 7E-1084-B SP Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 7E 1084 A RE SP -3 "IS IT SIX O'CLOCK YET? STERLING LH 1-2 SRC 6E-103 - A1 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 7E 1084 B -1 RE SP 6E-103 B "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING LH