The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2x LP w/ Poster -- VG+

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Various – The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label:    MCA Records – MCA2-14000, Motown – MCA2-14000
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Pinckneyville #1
Country:    US
Released:    1978
Genre:    Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:    Soul-Jazz, Soul, Vocal, Disco, Soundtrack, Ballad
        Main Title (Overture, Part One)    (2:34)
A1.1        Universal Logo    0:16
A1.2        Wiz Title    0:10
A1.3        Home
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
0:08
A1.4        Believe In Yourself    0:34
A1.5        He's The Wizard
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
Saxophone – Jerome Richardson
0:27
A1.6        Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
0:59
        Overture (Part Two)   
A2.1        Home
Guitar – Eric Gale
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
1:00
A2.2        Aunt Em
Guitar – Eric Gale
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
1:03
A3        The Feeling That We Have    3:30
A4        Can I Go On?    1:56
A5        Glinda's Theme    1:09
A6        He's The Wizard    2:52
A7        Soon As I Get Home / Home
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
4:01
B1        You Can't Win
Vocals – Michael Jackson
3:14
B2        Ease On Down The Road #1
Saxophone [Tenor] – Michael Brecker
3:50
B3        What Would I Do If I Could Feel?    2:18
B4        Slide Some Oil To Me    2:19
B5        Ease On Down The Road #2
Vocals – Michael Jackson
1:30
B6        (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion    2:23
B7        Ease On Down The Road #3
Vocals – Michael Jackson
1:24
B8        Poppy Girls    3:27
C1        Be A Lion    4:04
C2        End Of The Yellow Brick Road
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
1:01
C3        Emerald City Sequence
Piano – Richard Tee
6:41
        So You Wanted To See The Wizard    (2:48)
C4.1        So You Wanted To See The Wizard    0:17
C4.2        A Sorry Phoney    1:59
C4.3        Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
0:32
C5        Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
3:13
D1        Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News    3:01
        A Brand New Day    (7:51)
D2.1        Liberation Agitato    0:54
D2.2        A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part One)
Written-By – Luther Vandross
2:43
D2.3        Liberation Ballet    2:40
D2.4        A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part Two)
Written-By – Luther Vandross
1:43
        Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)    (2:54)
D3.1        Dorothy's Intro    0:42
D3.2        Believe In Yourself    2:12
D4        The Good Witch Glinda    1:10
D5        Believe In Yourself (Reprise)    2:13
        Home    (3:27)
D6.1        Home    2:50
D6.2        Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
0:37

    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
    Copyright © – Universal City Studios, Inc.
    Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville

    Engineer – Bruce Swedien
    Harmonica – Toots Thielemans
    Liner Notes [Inside 12-Page Booklet] – Bruce Swedien, Quincy Jones, Sidney Lumet
    Producer – Quincy Jones
    Written-By – Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones

Pressing at MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville as indicated ◈-P-◈ (two diamond shapes with a P in the middle) stamped in runout.

Pinckneyville pressing #1, with minor label variation.
Side 1 label has the tracks which are printed above the center hole, appearing in four lines of text.

Compare with Pinckenyville #2 Various - The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) which relegates the same side 1 track information to five lines of text. The other sides may have similar differences.

Produced for Quincy Jones Productions
© 1978 by Universal City Studios, Inc. ℗ 1978 MCA Records, Inc. - Printed in U.S.A.

Gatefold sleeve.
Includes a quad-fold poster + 12-page booklet including story.
Written by Quincy Jones, pictures, all credits, list of Musicians and Lyrics to the songs.

B2 "Ease On Down The Road #1" duration stated as 3:19 in error.

    Matrix / Runout (A-side label): MCA 1535
    Matrix / Runout (B-side label): MCA 1537
    Matrix / Runout (C-side label): MCA 1538
    Matrix / Runout (D-side label): MCA 1536
    Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, Variant 1): MCA 1535 AM4 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, Variant 1): MCA 1537 AM6 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (C-side runout, Variant 1): MCA 1538 M6 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (D-side runout, Variant 1): MCA 1536 AM5 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, Variant 2): MCA 1535 AM4 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, Variant 2): MCA 1537 AM4 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (C-side runout, Variant 2): MCA 1538 M6 ◈-P-◈
    Matrix / Runout (D-side runout, Variant 2): MCA 1536 AM5 ◈-P-◈
    Pressing Plant ID (Stamped on A+B+C+D sides): ◈-P-◈