20,000 vinyl LPs 267: U. K. Squeeze ~ Take Me I'm Yours on red vinyl

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U. K. Squeeze

 vinyl LP front cover
cover photo by Roger Stowell
photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

Julian (Jools) Miles Holland was born on this date in 1958. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine, The The and Bono.            

 

I have hundreds of albums I have bought over the years only because of the album cover. This is one of them; well, also because it was pressed as a limited edition on red vinyl.    

 

 

 

 U. K. Squeeze

 vinyl LP front cover sticker detail 

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

I took the record home and slapped it on the turntable. I liked the songs well enough but when it got to the last cut on the first side . . . I was dubfounded! Take Me I'm Yours started playing and I was completely blown away! 

Take Me I'm Yours was written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook. Difford later named the song one of the only tracks on the album that was representative of Squeeze. The song has been covered several times, including a unique take by Tim Curry on his 1981 album Simplicity. Curry's version is the same tempo but it is more sensual with an almost jungle feeling to it. Andrea Corr covered it on her album Ten Feet High. Her version is a tiny bit slower in tempo but is more electronic rock. Both versions are great (links below).                    

 

 

U. K. Squeeze

 vinyl LP back cover detail 

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

Take Me I'm Yours

I've come across the desert
To greet you with a smile
My camel looks so tired
It's hardly worth my while
To tell you of my travels
Across the golden East
I see your preparations
Invite me first to feast

Take me I'm yours
Because dreams are made of this
Forever there'll be a heaven in your kiss

Amusing belly dancers
Distract me from my wine
Across Tibetan mountains
Are memories of mine
I've stood some ghostly moments
With natives in the hills
Recorded here on paper
My chills and thrills and spills

Take me I'm yours
Because dreams are made of this
Forever there'll be a heaven in your kiss

It's really been some welcome
You never seem to change
A grape to tempt your leisure
Romantic gestures strange
My eagle flies tomorrow
It's a game I treasure dear
To seek the helpless future
My love at last I'm here

Take me I'm yours
Because dreams are made of this
Forever there'll be a heaven in your kiss
 

 

Julian (Jools) Miles Holland

 date & photographer unknown

 

 

Squeeze is an English rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. In the UK, their singles Cool for Cats, Up the Junction and Labelled with Love were top-ten chart hits. Though not as commercially successful in the United States, Squeeze had American hits with Tempted, Hourglass and 853-5937, and were considered a part of the Second British Invasion.    

 

U. K. Squeeze

 vinyl LP back cover detail 

album photo by George Greenwood

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

 

This, their first album, was produced by John Cale for A&M Records. Cale had been a member of Velvet Underground from whose album Squeeze took their name. However, the debut album's two hit singles, Take Me I'm Yours and Bang Bang were produced by the band themselves, as the label found Cale's recordings were not commercial.         

 

Jools left the UK group, Squeeze in 1982 to pursue a solo career having released the album, Jools Holland & His Milionaires. Bumble Boogie was featured on the US release of this album in 1982. A UK 45 was released on A&M in 1981. Despite the writing credits on the label, the song was based on a theme by Rimsky Korsakov, Flight of the Bumble Bee which appeared in his opera, The Tale of Tsar Saltan in 1900. In the rock and roll era, B Bumble & The Stingers reached #21 on the Hot-100 with their version of Bumble Boogie in 1961 (link below).     

 

 

U. K. Squeeze

 vinyl LP back cover detail 

album photo by George Greenwood

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

This is definitely an album that belongs on my 'desert island' list; the albums I would take if stranded somewhere alone (link below).           

 

U. K. Squeeze

red  vinyl LP, side 1

  

U. K. Squeeze

red  vinyl LP, side 1

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Sex Master - 2:20
A2 - Bang Bang - 2:03
A3 - Strong In Reason - 4:12
A4 - Wild Sewerage Tickles Brazil - 3:49
A5 - Out Of Control - 4:41
A6 - Take Me I'm Yours - 3:48

Side 2:

B1 - The Call - 5:18
B2 - Model - 3:02
B3 - Remember What - 2:51
B4 - First Thing Wrong - 3:51
B5 - Hesitation (Rool Britannia) - 3:49
B6 - Get Smart - 2:06

Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
    Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
    Recorded At – Morgan Studios
    Recorded At – Pathway Studios
    Recorded At – Surrey Sound Studios
    Record Company – A&M Records, Inc.
    Published By – Almo Music Corp.
    Published By – Javeberry Music

Credits:

    Art Direction – Michael Ross (3)
    Bass – Harry Kakoulli*
    Design – Nick Marshall (7)
    Drums – Gilson Lavis
    Engineer – Greg Jackman*, John Wood
    Keyboards – Jools Holland
    Lead Guitar, Vocals – Glenn Tilbrook
    Photography By – George Greenwood, Roger Stowell
    Producer – John Cale (tracks: A1, A3 To A5, B1 To B6), U.K. Squeeze* (tracks: A2, A6)
    Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Chris Difford
    Written-By – C. Difford* (tracks: A1 To A3, A5 to B6), G. Tilbrook* (tracks: A1 To A3, A5 to B6), U.K. Squeeze* (tracks: A4)

Notes:

Translucent red vinyl edition.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side A, On Label): SP-5111
    Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side B, On Label): SP-5112
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): AM SP 5111 K1
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): AM SP 5112 K1
    Rights Society: ASCAP

U.K. Squeeze* ‎– U.K. Squeeze
Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-4687
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Red Translucent
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock
Style: Pub Rock

Viewfinder links:        

        

The Viewfinder 'desert island' vinyl LP list        

B Bumble & The Stingers        

John Cale        

Tim Curry        

Eric Clapton        

Earl Palmer        

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov        

Sting        

        

Net links:        

        

Christina Rocks ~ Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours documentary  

Progrography ~ U.K. Squeeze (1978) review         

Punk News ~ Squeeze

Songfacts ~ Take Me I'm Yours by Squeeze        

Squeeze website        

udiscovermusic ~ Take Me I’m Yours: Squeeze Make A Chart Start   

        

YouTube links:        

        

Andrea Corr ~ Take Me I'm Yours        

Tim Curry ~ Take Me I'm Yours        

Jools Holland ~ Bumble Boogie        

U. K. Squeeze ~              

        Complete album            

        The Call       

        First Thing Wrong       

        Hesitation (Rool Britannia)      

        Model      

        Out Of Control        

        Strong In Reason          

        Take Me I'm Yours          

        Take Me I'm Yours (live)         

        Take Me I'm Yours (NY 1999) (5 mins., 29 secs)     

        Wild Sewerage Tickles Brazil

        

        

        

"Without the piano my life would be a disaster -
nobody would hold me in any regard.
It's the thing that saved me."
              ~ Jools Holland

        
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Sunday, January 24, 2021   

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20,000 vinyl LPs 221: Crossroads ~ Robert Johnson

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Crossroads original soundtrack vinyl LP front cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®

Robert Leroy Johnson was born on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. He was an American blues singer, songwriter and musician. Johnson's poorly documented life and death have given rise to much legend. The one most closely associated with his life is that he sold his soul to the devil at a local crossroads to achieve musical success. The film, Crossroads, was based on this ledgend.  

 

Crossroads original soundtrack
vinyl LP album front cover
photo of album cover by Styrous®

         
The recordings by Johnson in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. He is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Delta blues style. In September of 1998, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum paid tribute to Robert Johnson even though Johnson only recorded 29 songs before dying in August of 1938.   

Robert Johnson, Memphis - circa 1935

photo by the Hooks Bros

     

Hellhound on My Trail is the reason Johnson had such an influence on the Delta Blues form of music. It is his most famous song out of the 29 songs recorded before his early death. The song is rated as one of the 100 greatest musical works of the 20th century by National Public Radio and as the best blues poetry by music historian Samuel Charters. Johnson is a legendary figure who allegedly sold his soul to the devil in return for his musical talent. The song is meaningless if detached from his persona as his early death is believed to be related to the song—he had a hellhound after him because of his bargain with the devil. It is entwined with his mystique.  

      

"The Crossroads", where Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for mastery of the blues, according to the legend, is the intersection of U.S. Routes 61 and 49, at Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States.

      

Clarksdale, MS Crossroads 

photo by Joe Mazzola

The 1986 film, Crossroads, directed by Walter Hill and starring Ralph Macchio, was based on this Johnson legend. I think this is the best film Macchio has appeared in; he did not actually play the guitar but he does an amazing job of going through the motions of doing it.       

      

Crossroads movie poster

The film featured a score written by Ry Cooder, which was performed by Arlen Roth, Steve Vai and Cooder on guitars and Sonny Terry along with Frank Frost on harmonicas.          

Ry Cooder & Sonny Terry  

photo by Susan Titelman

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP album back cover detail

detail photo of album back cover by Styrous®

Ry Cooder is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer and record producer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries, so, he was a perfect choice to score the music for the film.         

He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, David Lindley, The Chieftains, The Doobie Brothers, and Carla Olson & the Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village. He also produced the Buena Vista Social Club album (1997), which became a worldwide hit. Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.    

Cooder was ranked eighth on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" (David Fricke's Picks). A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at number 32.    

        

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP album back cover
back cover photos by Susan Titelman

photo of album back cover by Styrous®

Arlen Roth is an American guitarist, teacher, and author. From 1982–1992, he was a columnist for Guitar Player magazine. Those ten years of columns became a book, Hot Guitar. He has performed and recorded with the Bee Gees, Rory Block, Cindy Cashdollar, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, John Entwistle, Art Garfunkel, Danny Gatton, Vince Gill, Levon Helm, Bill Kirchen, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, David Lindley, Don McLean, Steve Morse, Phil Ochs, Brad Paisley, John Prine, John Sebastian, Simon and Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow, James Taylor, Kate Taylor, Livingston Taylor, Rick Wakeman, Joe Louis Walker, and Steve Wariner.              

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP album back cover detail
back cover photos by Susan Titelman

detail photo of album back cover by Styrous®

Steve Vai is an American guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, producer and three-time Grammy Award winner. He has worked with Frank Zappa and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J. Blige, Spinal Tap and Ozzy Osbourne.          

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP album back cover detail

detail photo of album back cover by Styrous®

My favorite cut on the album is Viola Lee Blues. It has a dixieland, funeral procession feeling to it but a little more upbeat and opens with a great mandolin played by Cooder. It features Walt Sereth who plays soprano sax, George Bohannon on baritone horn with a vocal by Cooder (link below).        

       

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP album back cover detail

detail photo of album back cover by Styrous®

Sonny Terry was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts. In 1938 Terry was invited to play at Carnegie Hall for the first From Spirituals to Swing concert, and later that year he recorded for the Library of Congress.      

Terry was also in the 1947 original cast of the Broadway musical comedy Finian's Rainbow. He also appeared in the film The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg. He appeared in the 1979 Steve Martin comedy The Jerk. Terry collaborated with Ry Cooder on Walkin' Away Blues. He performed the cover of Crossroad Blues by Robert Johnson for the film Crossroads.     

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP record label, side 1

photo by Styrous®

Crossroads original soundtrack 

vinyl LP record label, side 1

photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Crossroads, Backing Vocals – Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Green, Bass – Nathan East, Drums – Jim Keltner, Guitar, Vocals – Ry Cooder, Harmonica – Sonny Terry, Piano – Jim Dickinson - 4:23

A2 - Down In Mississippi, Bass – Jorge Calderon, Drums – Jim Keltner, Guitar, Mandolin – Ry Cooder, Percussion – Miguel Cruz, Piano – Jim Dickinson, Vocals – Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Green* - 4:26

A3 - Cotton Needs Pickin’, Bass – Richard "Shubby" Holmes, Drums – John Price, Guitar – Otis Taylor, Ry Cooder, Organ – Jim Dickinson, Vocals, Harmonica – Frank Frost - 2:58

A4 - Viola Lee Blues, Bass – Jorge Calderon, Drums – Jim Keltner, Horn [Baritone] – George Bohannon, Piano, Guitar – Jim Dickinson, Saxophone [Soprano] – Walt Sereth, Vocals, Mandolin – Ry Cooder - 3:11

A5 - See You In Hell, Blind Boy, Arranged By [Strings] – Kirby Johnson, Piano – Van Dyke Parks, Synthesizer – Alan Pasqua, 2:12

Side 2:

B1 - Nitty Gritty Mississippi, Backing Vocals – Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Green, Bass – Nathan East, Drums – Jim Keltner, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Vocals, Piano – Jim Dickinson - 2:57

B2 - He Made A Woman Out Of Me, Bass – Nathan East, Drums – Jim Keltner, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Organ – William "Smitty" Smith, Piano – Jim Dickinson, Vocals – Amy Madigan - 4:12

B3 - Feelin' Bad Blues, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Keyboards [Dolceola] – Jim Dickinson - 4:17

B4 - Somebody's Callin' My Name,  Arranged By, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Vocals – Arnold McCuller, Bobby King, Sam King, Willie Green - 1:45

B5 - Willie Brown Blues, Bass – Nathan East, Drums – John Price, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Harmonica – Frank Frost, John "Juke" Logan, Piano – Jim Dickinson, Vocals – Joe Seneca - 3:46

B6 - Walkin' Away Blues, Guitar – Ry Cooder, Harmonica – Sonny Terry - 3:40

Companies, etc.

    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits:

    Engineer [Second] – David Ahlert, Judy Last, Tony Chiappa
    Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
    Recorded By – Mark Ettel
    Remix – George Massenburg

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode (text): 0 7599-25399-1
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A, etched except SRC[logo] stamped): 1-25399-A-SR1 SRC[logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B, etched except SRC[logo] stamped): 1-25399-B-SR2 SRC[logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A, etched except SRC[logo] stamped): 1-25399-A-SR3 SRC[logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B, etched except SRC[logo] stamped): 1-25399-B-SR2 SRC[logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side A, etched except [SRC logo]): 1-25399-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side B, etched except [SRC logo]): 1-25399-B-SR3 [SRC logo] 1-

Ry Cooder ‎– Crossroads - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 1 - 25399
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Blues, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Delta Blues

       
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Bee Gees        
Captain Beefheart        
Eric Clapton
Bob Dylan         
Duane Eddy
John Lee Hooker         
Steve Martin       
Van Morrison
Phil Ochs     
Ozzy Osbourne          
Public Image Ltd (PiL)         
The Rolling Stones     
John Sebastian         
Simon & Garfunkel           
Spinal Tap       
Sonny Terry     
Rick Wakeman       
Whitesnake         
Neil Young          
Frank Zappa          
       
Net links:        
       
Cast        
Film's music chronology          
Plot        
     
Reference sites:          
       
choose901 ~ Hooks Brothers Photography Documented Black Memphis    
eltastate.edu ~   
     Hooks Brothers: Portrait of 20th Century African-American Life in Memphis  
Mississippi Blues Travelers ~ Hooks Brothers Photography Studio
NPR ~ Robert Johnson At 100, Still Dispelling Myths
Robert Johnson Blues Foundation ~ Robert Johnson      
udiscovermusic ~ The Devil’s Music: The Life And Legacy Of Robert Johnson 
     
YouTube links:        
        
Crossroads ~ 
    Crossroads - Ry Cooder (Studio Version)       
    Down In Mississippi      
    Cotten Needs Pickin'          
    Viola Lee Blues    
    See You in Hell, Blind Boy   
    He Made a Woman Out of Me              
    Feelin' Bad Blues     
    Somebody's Callin' My Name     
    Willie Brown Blues   
    Walkin' Away Blues                  
    Steve Vai vs Ralph Macchio Epic Guitar Battle                
    Crossroads guitar duel (extended version) (9 min., 30 sec.)     
   
          
         
           
  
             
Styrous® ~ Friday, May 8, 2019                

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20,000 vinyl LP 215: The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)

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The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP front cover detail
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On March 19, 1975, the movie version of Tommy, based on the rock opera by The Who, opened in New York City.                         

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP front cover
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The movie was directed by Ken Russell. Russel is responsible for some pretty amazing and surreal films; Tommy is right up there at the top of them.              

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP back cover
photo by Styrous®

The music world people in the film is outstanding: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, all Who members, of course, as well as, Caleb Quaye, Phil Chen, Eric Clapton, Arthur Brown, Nicky Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Tina Turner, Ronnie Wood, Elton John and many others.         

                                  

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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The Theater and film world was well represented by amazing talent as well: Oliver Reed, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell, Paul Nicholas and Ben Aris.           

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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Russell admitted he did not like the music - he disliked rock music in general - but he loved the theme of the film, being about a messiah. Russell and Townshend worked on the film together for a year. Russell had been working on a script called The Angels which was to star Mia Farrow about a pop star called Poppy Day who becomes a messianic figure, and reworked some of that script's sequences for Tommy. He also used scenes from another unfilmed script of his, Music Music Music about a composer who writes music for TV commercials (this turned into what became known as the "baked beans" scene with Ann Margret (link below).       

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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Mick Jagger was reportedly offered the role of The Acid Queen but insisted on singing three of his own songs so the role was given to Tina Turner. What a fantastic stroke of fortune. Turner's perfomance absolutey MADE the film stunning. Of course, Elton John as the Pin Board Wizard was an extraordinary stroke of luck. Russell says Pete Townshend wanted Tiny Tim to play Pinball Wizard but Stigwood overruled him. Elton John initially turned down the role of the Pinball Wizard and among those considered to replace him was David Essex, who recorded a test audio version of the Pinball Wizard song. However, producer Robert Stigwood held out until John agreed to take the part, reportedly on condition that he could keep the gigantic Dr. Martens boots he wore in the scene. 

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
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Tommy was written in 1968 and recorded by The Who in 1969. Three years later a version of the opera was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. The two albums sold ten million copies between them.          

       

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1     Prologue - 1945 - 3:00
A2     Captain Walker/ It's A Boy - 2:37
A3     Bernie's Holiday Camp - 3:43
A4     1951/ What About The Boy? - 2:49
A5     Amazing Journey - 3:19
A6     Christmas - 3:39
A7     Eyesight To The Blind, written by Sonny Boy Williamson - 3:21

Side 2:

B1     Acid Queen - 3:47
B2     Do You Think It's Alright - 0:56
B3     Cousin Kevin, written by John Entwistle - 3:07
B4     Do You Think It's Alright - 0:45
B5     Fiddle About, written by John Entwistle - 1:40
B6     Do You Think It's Alright - 0:30
B7     Sparks - 3:05
B8     Extra, Extra, Extra - 0:45
B9     Pinball Wizard, Producer – Gus Dudgeon - 5:14
C1     Champagne - 4:42
C2     There's A Doctor - 0:22
C3     Go To The Mirror - 3:57
C4     Tommy Can You Hear Me? - 0:56
C5     Smash The Mirror - 1:22
C6     I'm Free - 2:36
C7     Mother And Son - 3:26
C8     Sensation - 2:49
D1     Miracle Cure - 0:23
D2     Sally Simpson - 5:13
D3     Welcome - 4:15
D4     T.V. Studio - 1:15
D5     Tommy's Holiday Camp, arranged by Martyn FordOrgan – Gerald Shaw, written by Keith Moon - 1:30
D6     We're Not Gonna Take It - 5:47
D7     Listening To You / See Me, Feel Me - 3:13

Companies, etc.

    Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Incorporated
    Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
    Published By – Track Music, Inc.

Credits:

    Acoustic Guitar – Alan Ross (2) (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, B8, C2, C4 to C5, C8 to D1, D6), Chris Stainton (tracks: C4)
    Arranged By – Nicky Hopkins
    Arranged By [Assistant] – Nicky Hopkins
    Bass – Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels (tracks: D6), David Wintour* (tracks: B3), Dee Murray (tracks: B9), John Entwistle (tracks: A6 to B1, C5), Phil Chen (tracks: A5, B2, B4, B6, C3, C8, D2), Tony Stevens (tracks: B8, D1)
    Brass – John Entwistle (tracks: A1, B5, C6)
    Co-producer – Ken Russell (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to B8, C1 to D7)
    Drums – Graham Deakin (tracks: B2, B4, B6, D2), Keith Moon (tracks: A6), Kenny Jones (tracks: A7 to B1, B8, C2, C5 to C6, D1), Mike Kelly (tracks: A4, D6), Nigel Olsson (tracks: B9), Richard Bailey (tracks: C3), Tony Newman (tracks: A5, B3, C8)
    Featuring – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A2, C7, D3 to D4), The Who (tracks: A3, B5, B7, C1, D7)
    Guitar – Caleb Quaye (tracks: A4, C3, D6), Davey Johnstone (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7, D2), Mick Ralphs (tracks: A4), Ronnie Wood* (tracks: B1, C2)
    Horns – John Entwistle (tracks: C8, D6 to D7)
    Keyboards – Pete Townshend
    Organ – Chris Stainton (tracks: A4, D6 to D7)
    Percussion – Ray Thomas (tracks: B9)
    Piano – Chris Stainton (tracks: C2), Elton John (tracks: B9), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A4 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6, C3 to C4, C6, C8, D2, D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: B8, D1)
    Producer – Kit Lambert
    Synthesizer [Arp] – Pete Townshend
    Vocals – Alison Dowling (tracks: A3, A6), Ann Margret (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C1, C3 to C5, D3 to D4), Elton John (tracks: B9), Eric Clapton (tracks: A7), Jack Nicholson (tracks: C3), Keith Moon (tracks: B5, D5), Margo Newman (tracks: A2), Oliver Reed (tracks: A3 to A4, A6, B2, B4, B6, C2 to C3, D3 to D4), Paul Nicholas (tracks: B3), Pete Townshend (tracks: A2, A5, D2), Roger Daltrey (tracks: C1, C3, C6 to C8, D2 to D3, D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: B8, D1), Tina Turner (tracks: B1), Vicki Brown (tracks: A2)
    Vocals [Choral] – Alison Dowling (tracks: D6 to D7), Billy Nicholls (tracks: D6 to D7), Helen Shappell (tracks: D6 to D7), Jess Roden (tracks: D6 to D7), John Entwistle (tracks: D6 to D7), Kit Trevor (tracks: D6 to D7), Liza Strike (tracks: D6 to D7), Margo Newman (tracks: D6 to D7), Mylon La Fevre* (tracks: D6 to D7), Paul Gurvitz (tracks: D6 to D7), Pete Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Sarah McIntosh (tracks: D6 to D7), Simon Townshend (tracks: D6 to D7), Vicki Brown (tracks: D6 to D7)
    Written-By – Pete Townshend (tracks: A1 to A6, B1 to B2, B4, B6 to D4, D6 to D7)

Notes:

Very similare to Monarch Pressing Various - Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording) but with a "R" on the label which notes a different pressing plant.

Gatefold cover with color inner sleeves with lyrics.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #88
    Matrix / Runout (Side B ): PD2-9502-1 TML-M #JP
    Matrix / Runout (Side C ): PD2-9502-3 TML-S #8b
    Matrix / Runout (Side D ): PD2-9502-4 TML-S #3
    Pressing Plant ID (Printed on labels): R

Various ‎– Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label: Polydor ‎– PD 2-9502
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Classic Rock, Mod

       

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP record sides 1 & 2
detail photo by Styrous®

The Who ~ Tommy (the soundtrack)
vinyl LP record sides 3 & 4
detail photo by Styrous®

     

Viewfinder links:    

     
Eric Clapton        
Roger Daltrey            
David Essex          
Mick Jagger        
Elton John          
Jack Nicholson       
Tommy: 50 years on        
Tina Turner       
The Who       

        

Net links:    

        

Rolling Stone ~ Tommy (Original Soundtrack Recording)     

The Who website         

       

YouTube links:    

       

Elton John ~ Pinball Wizard      
Ann Margret - Tommy (Smash the mirror)            

Tina Turner ~ The Acid Queen (good audio)     
Tina Turner ~ The Acid Queen (bad audio. gppd video)     

          

       

     

       

          

        

          

         

Styrous® ~ Thursday, March 19, 2020       
        

        

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