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Genre:Rock Style:Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Tracklist:
A1. Is There A Better Way 3:30 A2. Mad About The Boy 3:32 A3. Ring Of A Change 4:21 A4. Blue For You 4:15 A5. Rain 4:20 B1. Rolling Home 3:05 B2. That's A Fact 4:22 B3. Ease Your Mind 3:30 B4. Mystery Song 6:44
General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Specific features:
- Embossed gatefold sleeve.
- Comes with a printed inner sleeve containing lyrics, photos, and other information.
- This particular pressing must have "MELYS"/"MELY" or "MELYS/MELYS" etched on side A/B:
Runout inscriptions are stamped, except for hand-etched "MELYS", "MELY", and "IBC" - appearing on some variants as "I.B.C.", or "I∙BC∙". Most variants' side A/B have "MELYS"/"MELY", except for some variants that have "MELYS" on both sides, e.g. variants 7, 9 and 15.
Transcribed "❋" found on some of the variants stand for two characters that were heavily stamped over with 6- or 8-pointed star, and therefore can't be deciphered with 100% accuracy.
Release 36620539: gatefold cover, also "Printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.", but the runout inscriptions have "MELYS" only on side A, and "420'" only on side B.
Some copies were used as "Promos" in the UK with a gold stamped 2 star logo on front top right of cover (see image).
Unlike the other UK releases, the sleeve here has "Printed and made by Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd." on back cover (see image).
[Gatefold inside:
Andy Bown appears by permission of GM Records
Recorded December 75/January 76, Phonogram Studios, London
All timings are approximate
[Labels:
℗ 1976 Phonogram Records Ltd.
Made in England
Publishers:
A1, A4, B1, B3: Valley Music
A2, A3, B2: Valley Music/Shawbury Music
A5, B4: Shawbury Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) Phonogram Records Ltd. Marketed By Phonogram Ltd. Published By Valley Music Published By Shawbury Music Recorded At Phonogram Studios Lacquer Cut At I.B.C. Studios Pressed By Phonodisc Ltd. Printed By Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd. Made By Howards Printers (Slough) Ltd.
