STYX PIECES OF EIGHT SEALED 1980 USA Nautilus 1/2 SPEED GATEFOLD LP
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Label: Nautilus
Product Code:SD NR 15
Format: 1/2 Speed Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Original Factory Sealed Non Bag
This Auction is for a Nautilus Half-Speed MasterSound Limited Edition Albums have been OUT OF PRINT since the early 80s. These Albums were mastered in Half-Speed technology which allows more time for the Original Session Master Tape to be transferred perfectly to Vinyl. Each has superior packaging and unique static free inner sleeves to protect each piece of vinyl. Known for their pure and natural sound - still considered some of the best Vinyl ever created.
Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album by Styx, released on September 1, 1978.
Like the band's previous album, The Grand Illusion, it managed to achieve triple-platinum certification, thanks to the hit singles "Sing for the Day", "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade".
The band members produced and recorded the album (like their previous three efforts) at Paragon Studios in Chicago with recording engineer Barry Mraz and mixing engineer Rob Kingsland. "I'm O.K" was recorded at Paragon and St. James Cathedral. This would be the last album to be produced at Paragon Studios.
Some[who?] consider the album to be Styx' second concept album, The Serpent Is Rising arguably being the first, as well as the last Styx album with significant progressive rock leanings that characterized their previous albums. The theme of the album, as Dennis DeYoung explained on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to Pieces of Eight, was about "not giving up your dreams just for the pursuit of money and material possessions".
Two of the album's ten tracks are instrumentals: the DeYoung synthesizer showcase "The Message" and Tommy Shaw's closing "Aku-Aku" (although for the latter, there was one lyric spoken, the title of the song). "The Message" serves as a prelude for "Lords of the Ring", and "Aku-Aku" is a postlude for "Pieces of Eight".
The album's cover was done by Hipgnosis. DeYoung stated in the same 1991 interview with Redbeard on the "In the Studio" episode that he initially hated the cover but grew to like it as he got oldeGreat White Hope 4:23
I'm O.K. 5:42
Sing For The Day 4:56
The Message 1:08
Lords Of The Ring 4:31
Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 4:03
Queen Of Spades 5:38
Renegade 4:13
Pieces Of Eight 4:45
Aku-Aku 3:00
RECORD CONDITION:
THE ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED NON BAG.
GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP W/ CORNER WEAR
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
No split seams
No creases
No ring wear
No cut-out (drill) holes.
No cut-out corners
No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)
No yellowing from aging
No writing
No mold or mildew spots
No water damage
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