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Crystal Ball LP question

Postby GrandIllusionist725 » Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:29 am

I recently went onto eBay and won a LP lot which contained Gowan's Great Dirty World and Strange Animal, also with the lot came JY's City Slicker, and finally, it came with two copies of Crystal Ball. I already owned Crystal Ball but having a couple more copies can't hurt right?

My question is, how many pressings were there of this album? I'm looking at it and on the back, on the bottom left corner, it has:
Mid. by RCA Music Service under License
6550 East 30th Street

and so on...

Also, the spine letters are in white. The record itself has different looking font, the letters that read STYX and Crystal Ball are small and farther at the top.

Now, on the other record, the spine letters are pink, that Mid.by RCA thing is not on the back of the record, and the vinyl lettering is more bold and farther at the bottom.

I know it's just weird, and I'm not usually this descriptive about records but when it comes to Styx, I need to be.

Any help from any collector out there would help!

THANKS!
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Re: Crystal Ball LP question

Postby Toph » Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:46 am

GrandIllusionist725 wrote:I recently went onto eBay and won a LP lot which contained Gowan's Great Dirty World and Strange Animal, also with the lot came JY's City Slicker, and finally, it came with two copies of Crystal Ball. I already owned Crystal Ball but having a couple more copies can't hurt right?

My question is, how many pressings were there of this album? I'm looking at it and on the back, on the bottom left corner, it has:
Mid. by RCA Music Service under License
6550 East 30th Street

and so on...

Also, the spine letters are in white. The record itself has different looking font, the letters that read STYX and Crystal Ball are small and farther at the top.

Now, on the other record, the spine letters are pink, that Mid.by RCA thing is not on the back of the record, and the vinyl lettering is more bold and farther at the bottom.

I know it's just weird, and I'm not usually this descriptive about records but when it comes to Styx, I need to be.

Any help from any collector out there would help!

THANKS!


Probably its a "record club" copy - you know get these 6 albums for a penny and you only have to buy 3 at regular club prices....
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Re: Crystal Ball LP question

Postby GrandIllusionist725 » Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:43 am

Toph wrote:
GrandIllusionist725 wrote:I recently went onto eBay and won a LP lot which contained Gowan's Great Dirty World and Strange Animal, also with the lot came JY's City Slicker, and finally, it came with two copies of Crystal Ball. I already owned Crystal Ball but having a couple more copies can't hurt right?

My question is, how many pressings were there of this album? I'm looking at it and on the back, on the bottom left corner, it has:
Mid. by RCA Music Service under License
6550 East 30th Street

and so on...

Also, the spine letters are in white. The record itself has different looking font, the letters that read STYX and Crystal Ball are small and farther at the top.

Now, on the other record, the spine letters are pink, that Mid.by RCA thing is not on the back of the record, and the vinyl lettering is more bold and farther at the bottom.

I know it's just weird, and I'm not usually this descriptive about records but when it comes to Styx, I need to be.

Any help from any collector out there would help!

THANKS!


Probably its a "record club" copy - you know get these 6 albums for a penny and you only have to buy 3 at regular club prices....



Ohh okay, didn't think about that. Kind of like the whole BMG thing, instead of the bar code reading it was from record club, it would just have that stamp :D
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Postby sniper16 » Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:43 pm

different countries press thier own copies so their could be many versions with slight differences, i have a colored or clear maybe blue version that was printed in canada.
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Postby brywool » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:49 am

Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.
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Postby chowhall » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:37 am

brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.


Not. Good album, but the best? Not by a long shot.
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Postby Everett » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:54 am

brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.
Geez i quess you guys never heard of an album called pieces of eight have you?
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Postby Toph » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:41 am

brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.


Worst of the A&M era...especially the DDY contributions.
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Postby Blue Falcon » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:44 am

Thenightbull wrote:
brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.
Geez i quess you guys never heard of an album called pieces of eight have you?


Pieces of Shite 8)
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Re: Crystal Ball LP question

Postby Hollywood » Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:41 am

GrandIllusionist725 wrote:
Toph wrote:
GrandIllusionist725 wrote:I recently went onto eBay and won a LP lot which contained Gowan's Great Dirty World and Strange Animal, also with the lot came JY's City Slicker, and finally, it came with two copies of Crystal Ball. I already owned Crystal Ball but having a couple more copies can't hurt right?

My question is, how many pressings were there of this album? I'm looking at it and on the back, on the bottom left corner, it has:
Mid. by RCA Music Service under License
6550 East 30th Street

and so on...

Also, the spine letters are in white. The record itself has different looking font, the letters that read STYX and Crystal Ball are small and farther at the top.

Now, on the other record, the spine letters are pink, that Mid.by RCA thing is not on the back of the record, and the vinyl lettering is more bold and farther at the bottom.

I know it's just weird, and I'm not usually this descriptive about records but when it comes to Styx, I need to be.

Any help from any collector out there would help!

THANKS!


Probably its a "record club" copy - you know get these 6 albums for a penny and you only have to buy 3 at regular club prices....



Ohh okay, didn't think about that. Kind of like the whole BMG thing, instead of the bar code reading it was from record club, it would just have that stamp :D


It is a BMG copy. They were at one-time known as the RCA record club and then change their name to BMG.
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Postby pinkfloyd1973 » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:35 pm

Thenightbull wrote:
brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.
Geez i quess you guys never heard of an album called pieces of eight have you?



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Re: Crystal Ball LP question

Postby Abitaman » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:33 pm

Hollywood wrote:
GrandIllusionist725 wrote:
Toph wrote:
GrandIllusionist725 wrote:I recently went onto eBay and won a LP lot which contained Gowan's Great Dirty World and Strange Animal, also with the lot came JY's City Slicker, and finally, it came with two copies of Crystal Ball. I already owned Crystal Ball but having a couple more copies can't hurt right?

My question is, how many pressings were there of this album? I'm looking at it and on the back, on the bottom left corner, it has:
Mid. by RCA Music Service under License
6550 East 30th Street

and so on...

Also, the spine letters are in white. The record itself has different looking font, the letters that read STYX and Crystal Ball are small and farther at the top.

Now, on the other record, the spine letters are pink, that Mid.by RCA thing is not on the back of the record, and the vinyl lettering is more bold and farther at the bottom.

I know it's just weird, and I'm not usually this descriptive about records but when it comes to Styx, I need to be.

Any help from any collector out there would help!

THANKS!


Probably its a "record club" copy - you know get these 6 albums for a penny and you only have to buy 3 at regular club prices....



Ohh okay, didn't think about that. Kind of like the whole BMG thing, instead of the bar code reading it was from record club, it would just have that stamp :D


It is a BMG copy. They were at one-time known as the RCA record club and then change their name to BMG.


Now changed to Yourmusic.com (or something like that) Went into affect this past month.
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Postby brywool » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:13 am

Thenightbull wrote:
brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.
Geez i quess you guys never heard of an album called pieces of eight have you?



Pieces of 8, not as good because "Lords of the Ring" (Dumb. It was like One Tin Soldier of the 80s), "The Message" (horrible- sounds like a guy trying out a synth in a store).
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Postby brywool » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:15 am

Toph wrote:
brywool wrote:Crystal Ball- best album they ever did.


Worst of the A&M era...especially the DDY contributions.


Ballerina's a freakin masterpiece. Mademoiselle is also a great song. It think it was a really great well-rounded album. No concepts, just a great record.
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Postby LordofDaRing » Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:26 am

This old man is a classic!
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Postby bugsymalone » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:13 am

None of those above. "Equinox". Far and above the best Styx album.


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