AL STEWART TEST PRESSING OF THE YEAR OF THE CAT WITH WHITE LABELS
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AL STEWART
TEST PRESSING OF
THE YEAR OF THE CAT 1976
WHITE LABELS AND ONLY CARDBOARD SLEEVES .
THE COVERS IS NOT PROPERLY TRIMMED AND THE LPS HAS ONLY WHITE LABELS
ON THE LABEL IS WHITE RCA RS1082 AL STEWART.
Year of the Cat
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . For the song, see Year of the Cat (song).Year of the CatStudio album by Al StewartReleasedJuly 1976 (UK), October 1976 (US)RecordedJanuary 1976Abbey Road Studios, LondonGenreRockLength38:55LabelEurope: RCA (original release)
EMI (1990 & 2001 CD reissues)
US: Janus (original release)
Arista/Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (1987 CD reissue)
Rhino (later CD reissue)ProducerAlan ParsonsAl Stewart chronologyModern Times
(1975)Year of the Cat
(1976)Time Passages
(1978)Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic [1]Robert ChristgauB?[2]
Year of the Cat is the seventh studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1976 and engineered by Alan Parsons; it is considered his masterpiece,[3] its sales helped by the hit single "Year of the Cat", "one of those 'mysterious woman' songs,"[4] co-written by Peter Wood. The other single from the album was "On the Border". Stewart wrote "Lord Grenville" about the Elizabethan sailor and explorer Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591).[5]
Stewart had all of the music and orchestration written and completely recorded before he even had a title of any of the songs. In a Canadian radio interview he stated that he has done this for 6 of his albums, and he often writes four different sets of lyrics for each song.[6] The title track derives from a song Stewart wrote in 1966 called "Foot of the Stage" with prescient lyrics about Tony Hancock, one of Britain's favorite comedians who tragically committed suicide two years later.[7] When Stewart discovered that Hancock was not well known in the United States, he went back to his original title "Year of the Cat".[8]
Contents
- 1 Cover art
- 2 Track listing
- 2.1 1976 Original LP edition
- 2.2 2004 Remaster bonus tracks
- 3 Personnel
- 4 Charts
- 5 References
Cover art
The cover design, by Hipgnosis and illustrator Colin Elgie, depicts a woman who has an apparent obsession with cats. She can be seen in the mirror dressing up as a cat for a costume party, and all of the items on her dresser have feline motifs.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Al Stewart, except where indicated.
1976 Original LP edition
Side 1
- "Lord Grenville" – 5:02
- "On the Border" – 3:23
- "Midas Shadow" – 3:16
- "Sand in Your Shoes" – 3:04
- "If it Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It" – 4:30
Side 2
- "Flying Sorcery" – 4:22
- "Broadway Hotel" – 3:58
- "One Stage Before" – 4:41
- "Year of the Cat" (Stewart, Peter Wood) – 6:37
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